| Parashat Shelach Licha B'Midbar 13:1-15:41 Candle lighting: 8:04 Havdalah: 9:15 pm
We celebrate Kabbalat Shabbat at 6 pm. Shabbat morning services begin at 9:30 am, following by a kiddush lunch and mincha at 1 pm.
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| Please join us this Shabbat morning at 10:30 am in the Offit Room for our monthly Tot Shabbat program. Families with children age 7 and younger are invited to join us for lots of singing, stories, a Torah parade, and a meaningful Shabbat experience for your kids. |
ROSH CHODESH MINYAN
JUNE 17 & 18
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| In celebration of Rosh Chodesh Tammuz, minyan on June 17 and 18 will begin at 6:45am.
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| SEEKING EICHA READERS FOR TISHA B'AV |
| This year, Tisha B'Av begins on Saturday evening, July 25. Our services that night will include the traditional chanting from the Book of Lamentations, Eicha, in its beautiful, unique trope. We are seeking volunteers from our community who would like to chant a portion of Eicha for our service. We know that many of our congregants know how to do this, and we would like to include as many participants as possible. You can recite an entire chapter or a portion of a chapter, whichever you prefer. Please volunteer by contacting Joel Sowalsky no later than Monday, July 6, at joel@dailygc.com. Thank you.
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Likhvod Haverim /
Dear Friends
This coming Shabbat we celebrate the Bat Mitzvah of Ariella and Bar Mitzvah of Erez Hatch. Mazal tov to Ariella and Erez, Steven and Miriam and the Tuchman and Hatch families! We are very proud and look forward to celebrating with and learning from you.
Our Torah reading is Shilach Licha, the story of the scouts. As Erez and Ariella will teach us, their reports cause the Israelites to spend forty years in the wilderness before reaching Eretz Yisrael, to end only when the generation that left Egypt has died. When viewed as a punishment for the reports of the scouts, who return to the Israelites fearful and seemingly full of doubt about the safety of entering the Land, forty years feels unbearable.
When viewed from a psycho-spiritual lens, the forty years is not a punishment but an insight - albeit a troubling and painful one - by God into the consciousness of a people. There are times when the psyche of a people is so hurt that the possibility for change, hope and optimism is surrendered. This is a devastating reality. Jewishly, only in rare circumstances do we resign ourselves to this understanding.
The opportunity to reclaim and let shine the fully openhearted faith that dwells within us is so deeply rooted in the Jewish consciousness. It is called teshuva; it is such a powerful force that the midrash teaches us that the energy of teshuvah actually preceded the creation of the world! But in the generation that left Egypt, God sees no opportunity. What makes the forty years so painful is not the punishment but the abandonment of possibility that strength, hope, and faith can still emerge and grow. Instead, the next generation is up.
I wish you all a Shabbat shalom, full of peace and wonder.
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COME CELEBRATE OUR
LAST SHABBAT REYIM OF THE SEASON
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| Tomorrow, Friday night, June 12th at 6:00 pm Join us for as we welcome Shabbat with a ruach-filled evening of song, prayer and a dinner catered by the Ayin Chefs. $15/adult, $6/child ages 5-13, family max of $40. Please RSVP to the office here or call (617) 527 2410. |
| Sunday, June 14 at 10 am Do you hesitate to accept an honor because you are not sure what to do? Come to this one-session class to unravel the mystery of being called for an aliyah, opening the ark, or lifting or tying the Torah. You'll even learn how to hold a Torah. Marc Zissman will guide us through a hands-on introduction to all of these honors. After this class, you will be prepared to accept an honor on any Shabbat or Festival. Please come with all your questions. For more information, please contact Marc Zissman or Eva Radding. |
| INVITATION TO HIGH HOLY DAY HONORS |
| Before you know it, High Holy Days will be upon us! We recently sent an email invitation to the community to participate in High Holy Day services. You can let the Religious Services Committee know here which honors you would find meaningful. If you have any questions, please contact Eva Radding or Rabbi Berman. |
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YOUNG FAMILIES & YOUTH GROUPS
END OF YEAR PICNIC
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Sunday, June 14th from 2:30-5:30pm
Join Reyim Young Families and Reyim USY & Kadima for their annual end-of-the-year BBQ picnic at The Cove in Auburndale! Come to play and to eat as the Cove picnic area is situated along the scenic Charles River, and next to a playground suitable for kids of all ages. Let's meet for a Kosher BBQ, games and socializing as we wrap up another terrific year! Cost: $18 / family. Please RSVP by June 11th to Ian Marinoff |
Join us for semester and year-long adult education courses in Jewish theology, Torah, Hebrew, and prayer. For course descriptions and schedules, click here
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COMMUNITY TRIP TO OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE
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Sunday, June 28th from 9:15am - 5pm
We invite young and old to join us on June 28th at 9:15 am for a day trip to an 1830's living history museum in Sturbridge, MA, an hour west of Temple Reyim. Step back in time to the 1830 and see how people in New England lived in our great great-great grandparents day. For more information visit the Old Sturbridge Village website. We will meet at Old Sturbridge Village Visitor Center at 9:15am, and plan to leave at 5pm. Please visit the link here. Contact Lotus Elgart for more information.
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GOLDA MEIR TRIP CANCELLED
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| The scheduled trip to the Golda Meir House on Friday, June 19th has been cancelled. We will resume these monthly visits in September, stay tuned. |
Now is the time to register your children for Ma'or or Gan Ma'or. Ma'or is the joint Hebrew School of Temple Reyim, Mishkan Tefila and Temple Emeth. Ma'or is an innovative, hands on Jewish learning opportunity for grades 1-7. All kids learn to read, write and speak (some) Hebrew as they move through the program. Gan Ma'or is our preschool program for students aged 3 through kindergarten. The program meets twice a month, with children learning Hebrew songs, lots of stories, projects, and music and movement. Please feel free to contact directors Erin or Samara with any questions at
maorboston@gmail.com
or call 617-564-0460.
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