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Rabbi Carl M. Perkins |
Peter Seresky, President Gil Brodsky, Editor |
January 16, 2009, Friday, 20 Tebeth, 5769 |
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Our condolences go out to Marcia and Jonathan Lazar and their family on the loss of Marcia’s father, Sanford (Sandy) Cooper. The funeral will be held on Friday, January 16th, at 11 am at Levine Chapels, 470 Harvard Street in Brookline, with burial at Lindwood Memorial Park in Randolph. The family will be sitting shiva at the home of David and Linda Cooper, 80 Lanewood Avenue in Framingham. Shiva hours: Friday following the burial, Saturday 5-9 pm, Sunday and Monday from 12-8 pm, and Tuesday from 12-6 pm.
Our condolences also go out to Leslie and Skip Portey and their family of the passing of Leslie’s mother, Ida Gross, on Friday, January 9, prior to sundown. The funeral was held in New York on Sunday, and Leslie will be sitting shiva all this week in New York with her family.
Hamakom yinacheim otam... May the Divine Presence comfort them, among all the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
Progressive Dinner — Saturday night, February 7
Progressive dinner is back by popular demand! You don’t want to miss this great social event. If you’ve been to one of TA’s Progressive Dinners in the past, you know how much fun this is. If you haven’t, well, you’re in for a real treat! Meet new friends, learn things about old friends that you never knew. You’ll start out at one of two locations for hors d’ouevres, and there you’ll receive your assignment where you’ll have dinner, and off you go! After dinner, everyone will gather at one location for dessert.
Great food—and you don’t have to cook it or clean up afterward—and great fun! All for $36 per person. Check out the flier here.
But act fast … as RSVPs are due by Tuesday, January 20th. Call or email Jan at the Temple Office right away.
Coffee and News from Israel — re-scheduled for this Sunday, January 18
Well, even though last Sunday’s breakfast was snowed out, there certainly will still be a lot to talk about! Please join us for nosh and discussion at 9:45 (following minyan), led by Rabbi Leslie Gordon. We will have a special guest speaker, Rabbi Gordon’s husband David Goodtree. David just returned last Friday from Israel with a small, brief CJP mission of solidarity and information-gathering. He was asked to go to receive first-hand experience of the unfolding conflict so he could speak to groups of Jews, non-Jews, and media, and he has graciously volunteered to be our guest speaker this Sunday.
New Teen Shabbat Program beginning January 24
Temple Aliyah is starting a monthly Teen Shabbat discussion program. This will be a chance for Aliyah High Schoolers to get together and enjoy some Shabbas time together with Rabbi Jethro Berkman. It starts at 11:00, so your teen can still sleep late! The first meeting will be on Saturday, January 24 at 11. Of course, kiddush will follow. We hope your high schooler will give it a try.
Minyan Shirah— January 23
Please join us in song and prayer, beginning at 6:15 pm.
Post-Kiddush Shabbat study sessions in January continue
For a study session of a different sort, we invite you to a post-Kiddush Zmirot session as Cantor Bogomolni leads us in “Songs for the Shabbat Table.” We will meet after Kiddush on Shabbat mornings, January 17th and January 24th in the Board Room.
Sisterhood Shabbat — January 31
The women of Temple Aliyah will be conducting the Shabbat service on January 31, 2009. This year’s Special Guest Speaker will be Rabbi Dr. Analia Bortz, noted Rabbi, medical doctor, and bioethicist. Rabbi Dr. Bortzwill deliver the d’var torah on “Women’s Prayers Through History and the Cycles of Life.” After Kiddush she will lead a discussion on “Jewish Dilemmas in Bioethics: Playing God or Praying to God.”
Originally from Argentina, Rabbi Dr. Bortz, heads Congregation Or Hadash in Atlanta, Georgia. She has taught and studied in various South American countries and Israel, as well as the United States. In her multiple roles she addresses scientific/medical advances from a Jewish perspective, and helps us address some of the most difficult ethical issues of our time. Our understanding of these issues and our reactions to these moral dilemmas can be traced back to our earliest prayers.
For more information please send a note to sisterhoodshabbat@yahoo.com.
Havdalah and Movie night — Saturday, January 24
Join us for this fun, family-friendly event, Saturday Jan. 24 at 5:00. We'll start with a light meal (se'udah shlishit), and continue with Havdalah and a choice of three movies: “The Visitor” for adults; “Evan Almighty” for older kids; and “Ratatouille” for younger kids (or the very young at heart). Please RSVP to Julie Richmond by Monday Jan. 19.
Meditation Shabbat
Our next Shabbat meditation will take place on February 7, beginning at 9:00 iin the Library. Our March program will take place on March 14.
Men’s Club Shabbat
Save the date of February 7 for Men’s Club Shabbat. Any guy interested in participating in the service or in helping in any way should contact Jeff Lesse.
Book Club — date changed to Tuesday, February 24
Temple Aliyah Sisterhood invites you to the next Book Group meeting where we’ll be discussing The World to Come by Dara Horn. Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at 7:45 p.m. (right after minyan), in the Temple Library (please note the change of date from prior notices).
At the center of the story is Benjamin Ziskind, a former child prodigy who now spends his days writing questions for a television trivia show. After Ben's twin sister Sara forces him to attend a singles cocktail party at a Jewish museum, Ben spots Over Vitebsk, a Chagall sketch that once hung in the twins' childhood home. Convinced the painting was wrongfully taken from his family, Ben steals the work of art and enlists his twin to create a forgery to replace the stolen Chagall. What follows is a series of interwoven stories that trace the life and times of the famous painting, and the fate of those who come into contact with it.
Art Show — March 4-8 — Save the date
Save the Date for the 2009 Temple Aliyah Fundraising Event – an Art Show & Sale! We will be bringing the work of various Israeli artists to our Temple, giving you a chance to support the Temple, Israel, and get something special for you or your household. We will have oil paintings, silk paintings, photographs, Judaica, microcalligraphy, jewelry, wine … and so much more. Watch for the invitation and flyers, but don’t forget to put March 4th-8th on your calendar now!
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin to speak at Temple Aliyah — Sunday, March 22
Renowned scholar and spiritual leader Rabbi Joseph Telushkin will be the speaker at a special program sponsored by the Synagogue Council of Massachusetts, to be held at Temple Aliyah on Sunday evening, March 22, at 7:30 pm. More details to follow.
On the Web site
Rabbi Perkins’s sermon on Vayyeshev (December 20, 2008), on the subject of the life of Harvey Mlk and the recently released movie “Milk” has been posted.
Also, the d’var torah delivered by Rabbi Perkins at the TA Board of Directors meeting on December 18, “In the Wake of the Madoff Scandal” has been posted.
In the Community
Schechter students present all-Hebrew My Fair Lady: The eighth-grade class at Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston is presenting an all-Hebrew version of the musical My Fair Lady at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Monday, January 19, and at 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 20, in the Sorenson Center for the Arts at Babson College, Wellesley. This is the 17th Schechter production of a Broadway musical in Hebrew. Tickets are $15 and may be obtained by calling the Schechter office at 617-928-9100.
Schechter alumni currently in high school are invited to attend a pizza dinner at 6 p.m. Monday, January 19, followed by the 7 p.m. performance of My Fair Lady. For reservations, contact Sharon Mintz at 617-630-4523.
Would you like to learn about just about every Jewish event and program and learning opportunity going on in the greater Boston area on a regular basis? CJP sends out a free bi-monthly mailing in its “e-Vents” email newsletter. You can sign up for it here (you can always cancel your subscription later).
PALS (Preschoolers And Little Siblings) invites preschoolers and their parents to visit the Audubon Ark at 9 am. Thursday, January 29, at Solomon Schechter Day School, 60 Stein Circle, Newton. The Audubon Ark from Drumlin Farm will visit with traditional New England farm animals. The Ark will be open to preschoolers for three 30-minute programs. To register for this free event, contact Stephanie Maroun.