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Rabbi Carl M. Perkins |
Stephen Baum, President Gil Brodsky, Editor |
June 22, 2009, Tuesday, Rosh Hodesh Tammuz, 5769 |
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In This Issue
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Mazal Tov to Gerry and Mimi Rovner, and to their son Josh and his wife Christine and daughter Sara on the birth of grandson/son/brother Jonah Benjamin Rovner, on June 10, 2009, at 3:45 p.m. He's described by Dad as “healthy, beautiful
8 lbs. 4 ounces and 20 inches long.”
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Keshet Program — this Thursday
Message from the Rabbi:
Keshet (the Hebrew word for “rainbow”) is the local Jewish organization that promotes inclusivity for Jewish gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered individuals. Temple Aliyah strives to be an inclusive community, but even communities like ours must continually explore how to promote such a goal as sensitively and effectively as possible. On June 25th, Keshet is sponsoring a free dinner seminar for lay and professional leaders in local Conservative synagogues to explore some of the issues involved in reaching out to gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals. I will be attending, as will several of our lay leaders. If you would like to attend, please contact Rabbi Perkins or Julie Berger as soon as possible. Enrollment is limited, but we would like to have as representative a group as possible.
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Summer Services
Needed: Summer Shabbat Gabbaim, Daveners and D’var Torah deliverers. With Summer coming we are looking for those of you who have expressed interest in leading various parts of a service to come forward and do it. Summer is a good time to test your skills. We encourage everyone who can to participate. We need the following positions assigned: Honors Gabbai, P'Sukei D’Zimrah, Shacharit, Torah Service, Gabbai Rishon, D'Var Torah, and Musaf. Open dates include: July 4, 11, 18, 25, August 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29. Whether trying for the first time or a veteran please contact Marty Sklar to let him know which role you wish to perform and what dates you would like to do it. Since there are many assignments during this period we encourage as much participation as possible. A number of individuals have already signed up. So if you are thinking of it please respond now to reserve your opportunity.
Tour de Shuls — Sunday, June 28
Ride with us on Sunday, June 28th, 2009! Check your tires. Stretch your quads. Snap on your helmet.
Get ready for the Tour de Shuls 2009, the New England Region of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs fundraiser for the Tikvah special needs program at Camp Ramah New England. On Sunday, June 28, you can enjoy your choice of 10-, 25-, 50- or 75-mile routes; each designed to take you by a variety of area synagogues. Routes for our riders will all start and end at Temple Aliyah.
If you don’t want to ride yourself, you can pledge to support a rider, or you can help out with refreshments and other logistics. To register, or for more information, visit the Tour de Shuls web site.
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Tisha B’Av
Our Tisha B’Av services this year will be on Wednesday night, July 29, beginning at 8:30 pm with Ma’ariv and continuing with the reading of Aicha (Book of Lamentations). This year, some of the readers will read from the actual Aicha scroll. For mor information, please contact Naomi Litrownik.
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Visiting Cantor Gelman
Both Phyllis and Cantor Gelman would like to express their appreciation to the congregation for their love and support while the Cantor is recovering. If anyone would like to visit or send goodies, please contact Nancy Magier.
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Softball
Sunday morning softball continues through the summer. Bring your family to Claxton Field (across from the "Dump”) for a fun pick-up game, beginning at 9:30.
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Spielkes Klezmer Band in Easton — July 1
Free concert at Oakes Ames Hall, Ames Free Library–Easton MA, on Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at 6:30 pm.
"Shpilkes” is a Yiddish word for “nervous energy.” That’s who we are—hyperactive and ready to play. Join us for an evening of the
lively, living melodies of traditional Yiddish folk music that sing of the human experience.
Location: Oakes Ames Hall -3 Barrows Street, North Easton, Massachusetts.
For more nformation: 508-238-2000 or www.amesfreelibrary.org/ or www.myspace.com/shpilkes
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On the web site
We have three newly posted sermons by Rabbi Perkins:
“The Ongoing Struggle for Freedom” — Parashat Tazriah-Metzora (April 25, 2009)
“You Can’t Live Without Hope” — Parashat Behar-Behukotai (May 16, 2009)
“Ruach—The Spirit of Zealotry” — Parashat Naso (June 6, 2009)
We also have the remarks given by Rabbi Perkins to the joint meeting of the “old” and “new” Board of Directors’ Meeting in May.
In the Community
Griswold Special Care Presents ‘Conversations with the “Sandwich Generation” …Lets share our thoughts’, with Daniel Melville, MD (Beth Israel Deaconess Family Medicine) and our own Jane Rabinovitz, CCC-slp, Director of the Needham Office Griswold Special Care, on Thursday, June 25, 2009, 4-6 pm. Hosted by: Avery Crossings Assisted Living Residence. 110 West Street, Needham MA 02494. Light supper offered. Because of the late notice of this email, if you are interested in attending, please contact Jane directly.
Jewish Job Board: Helping to employ Boston, one job at a time. In these difficult economic times, many of our fellow Jews are facing increasing difficulties in both finding and keeping gainful employment. Both the JVS and CJP have taken to listing jobs on their websites, but until now, there has not been a specific location for job seekers and employers to come together online to match up people to positions.
The Jewish Job Board of Boston has been created specifically for the purpose of helping the Jewish community find jobs. This is one of the most important services that we as a community can provide to our brothers and sisters in need.
If you, or anyone you know, has jobs available, open positions, at your company, business, workplace, etc, *please* post them on the Jewish Job Board. Pass along this message by email, by word of mouth, by any networking means that you have. The more jobs are posted, the more opportunities we give to our fellow Jews to find gainful employment.
Please note the following important items:
1 - The job board is located at www.jjbboston.org (nice and easy to remember- Jewish Job Board of BOSTON.org)
2 - This is a completely FREE service. There is NO charge to anyone to post or search jobs, or post or search resumes. There are no "higher levels" of membership to pay for; all services are provided completely free of charge to the users.
3 - Job seekers can enjoy total anonymity. If they wish, job seekers can avoid a negative stigma that they may associate with being unemployed by using a self-chosen moniker.
4 - It is up to YOU to help us make this work! This is for everyone, and the only way we will succeed is if we all come together as a community and use this powerful networking tool to match up job seekers with jobs.
So check out www.jjbboston.org.
Thank you for participating in this important mitzvah. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Matthew Garland.
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