Miriam Klapper Memorial Kiddush - March 2
Recently, our longtime friend, colleague, and member Miriam Klapper passed away. In her memory, we will be dedicating kiddush on March 2 to be a time to come together and reflect on her life and service to the shul. Please click here to contribute to this kiddush.
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Minyan Tehillah + Tremont Street Community Dinner
On February 15th, we will be hosting our last early community dinner of the year (Shabbat times are getting later; not to worry, though -- there will be other dinners!). Dinner will begin shortly after our weekly partnership davening, at ~6:30. This month we are having a Mexican-themed dinner with chicken/beef or bean fajitas. Kids' menu will be the same, but smaller portions. Sign up here by Monday, February 11th.
As always, please let us know if you have any food allergies or concerns!
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Film Screening: Cities of the Sky
Stay tuned for an upcoming screening of shul member Joe Sousa's PBS documentary Cities of the Sky! In the spirit of the recent eclipse, the movie screening will give us a chance to compare Jewish and Native American narratives about time and space. Cities of the Sky explores the creation of some of the ancient world’s largest and most splendid cities. Were people across Native America inspired by celestial phenomenon to build their communities? Answers are revealed in American urban centers that bloomed from the Mexican jungle, a massive multi-cultural city in Central Mexico that is among the largest urban centers in history, and the capital of South America’s greatest empire.
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Jewish Heritage Night at Fenway - June 13
Take me out to the ball game! We are excited to organize a group from shul to head over Fenway on June 13 for Jewish Heritage Night with the Red Sox. Tickets cost $36 - click here to sign up now!
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Purim 5779
Purim is coming! If you are interested in leyning, please email our leyning coordinator.
If you are interested in helping with the spiel, please email Brian Eisenstein.
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Women's Book Group
Please join us for the next Tremont Street Women's Book Group - Wednesday, March 6th at 7:00pm. We will be reading Shakespeare's Kitchen: Stories by Lore Segal. For meeting location and any other questions - please contact Maura Gould. Thank you!
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Niddah and Queer Experience
Save your spot today: Join Mayyim Hayyim for study and conversation about niddah (the practice of abstaining from sexual intimacy around the time of menstruation) within the context of queer relationships and bodies. The course will engage with traditional Jewish texts, voices from the queer community, and our own experiences. Facilitated by Rabbi Becky Silverstein, this course will focus on queer and trans voices and is open to people of all genders, sexualities, and experiences with menstruation. Meets February 6, 13, 23, 27, March 6, 13 -- 7-9 pm Register here!
from Leah Robins:
Interested in giving back? Looking to build or grow your Jewish Community? ReachOut! (a program of the Jewish Community Relations Council) offers numerous opportunities for Jewish young adults in their 20s and 30s to get involved and make a difference in the Greater Boston community. Through ongoing community service and Shabbat dinners, participants build relationships with people across Greater Boston and build their own Jewish community with peers who share their values.
Check out Golda Meir House in Brookline on Monday February 11th at 7pm or Tuesday Meals at First Parish Church in Harvard Square on Tuesday February 19th at 5:15pm. Talk to Leah Robins to hear about her experiences with ReachOut!
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from Rachel Jacobson:
Cambridge Niddah Group: We invite you to join us for seudah shlishit, learning, and discussion about niddah ideas and practices. In this monthly gathering we dive deep into a wide range of rabbinic, historical, and contemporary sources on niddah and hold space for folks to share their personal experiences and questions. This group is open to non-male identifying people of any relationship status or sexuality. Our next gathering will be February 16. If you're interested in joining us in February or sometime in the future, email Rachel Jacobson. Thank you to Hadar Institute for supporting this group.
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from Naomi Hachen:
Open Beit Midrash is gearing back up for the Spring! More info to follow soon.
1) Oh My God: conversations about god, Mondays Feb 25-March 11
2) Hadar in Boston, Tuesdays March 19-April 9
3) Omer Chevruta Program, April 22-June 9 (Shavuot)
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