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From Rav Claudia's Shabbat Tzav Message...
My therapist often reminds me not to make generalizations, avoiding words like "always" ("this person always does x") or "never" ("this person never says y"). Not only about others, but also about myself ("I always do…" or "I never say…"). For me, personally, it is a challenging practice to remind myself to pause before using those words, perhaps using different terms instead, such as "often," "regularly," "almost," or "most of the time." I can recognize that my perception of "always" and "never" might not always be accurate. But this week’s Torah portion has an explicit "always"! Is that possible?
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WELCOMING SHABBAT
FRIDAY, MARCH 29
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12:30pm Kiddush Talk: Talking to God: an Exploration of the Psalms
(in person)
Join TBZ Member Pam Greenberg for a more in-depth exploration of Psalms, based on her experiences in writing and publishing a translation of the Book of Psalms. This Kiddush talk will explore issues we encounter in talking to God. Participants will have the option of continuing in the 2-session workshop.
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10:00am How to Have Hard Conversations with Your Kids: A Soulful Parent’s Guide (in person)
War, a hostage crisis, and Antisemitism are not child’s play. Many parents are struggling with how to talk to their children about current events. Join Dasee Berkowitz, author of Becoming a Soulful Parent: A path to the wisdom within (Kasva Press: 2020), for a reflective session that is grounded in Jewish wisdom and will guide you toward more soulful conversations with your kids. Kids programming included for ages 5-10. and, coffee!
Dasee Berkowitz is an educator, executive facilitator, coach, and author. Originally from Newton, Ma, she lives in Jerusalem with her husband and three children. Read more about her here soulfulparent.com.
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To see more Purim photos visit our SmugMug site.
To enter the site, you must use the password: ShalomTBZ
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A big THANK YOU to our community for helping
turn TBZ upside down for Purim! Special thanks to…
- Dough makers: Natalie Henrich, Emma and Liora Zbarsky (and Emma’s mother Carol Smith and uncle Evan Jones.), Jon Frankel, Sharon and Danielle Morgenbesser and Elaine Bakal.
- Jen Klein and Natalie Henrich who organized the baking of the hamentashen, with special thanks to Liora Blouwolf, Ari Decter, and Alma Kreiman-Leader for their help in the kitchen (and the many, many bakers who came, we can't name them all, as there were so many!).
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All the people who helped pack the mishloach manot (Purim gifts), especially Anna Maron, Stephanie Carey Maron, Jessie Henrich, and Josh Henrich.
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All the kids and adults who delivered mishloach manot to our neighbors at 1550 Beacon St.
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Eddie & Sandy Taub who organized the routes and all the details for the delivery of TBZ mishloach manot. Steve Lewis for recruiting drivers. And a big thank you to all of the drivers: Bobbi Katz, Irina Posternak, Deb Stang, Sue Kahn, Dan Kirschner, Marc Schultz, Susan Bookbinder, Tamar Winter, Louisa Ould Ouali, Rob Kaim, Rebecca Blouwolff, Renee Rudnick, Hal Rudnick, Barrie Keller, Sandy Taub, Priscilla Stein, Maxine Lyons, Doug Lutz, Alan Weisner, Steve Lewis, and Sara Smolover.
- Miriam Diamond, Carly Calbreath, David Vitale Wolfe, Sharon Morgenbesser, Danielle Morgenbesser, Rav Tiferet, and Davey the Clown for running a fun carnival!
- Megillah readers: Molly Silver, Rabbi Mona Strick, Julie Seeger, Ronnie Levine, Alan Weisner, Judith Rosenbaum, Leah Carnow, Rabbi Ebn Leader, and Rav Claudia.
- Barbie, Ken, Allan, and Weird Barbie for running a joyful service.
- Rochelle Kelman, Sarah Ott, Jack Daniels, and Benjamin Maron for all the behind-the-scenes work.
- Sandi Garcias for setting up and cleaning.
If we missed your name, we apologize. Let us know and we will add our thanks in the next email to the community.
We are grateful to all of you who made donations to Yad Chessed to fulfill the mitzvah of matanot l'evyonim (gifts to those in need). As a community, TBZ collectively donated a total of $8798.93 – and donations are still coming in. Thank you for your generosity! Our friends at Yad Chessed shared: "more than $200,000 was raised from our entire community, which enabled us to assist more than 2,000 individuals with food support on Purim. Yad Chessed is deeply grateful for your partnerships and the collective impact of the generosity across our community which makes the difference for so many among us. We've included a thank you note - just one of so many - that sums up simply the beautiful results of the mitzvot of chessed and tzedakah that your community fulfilled!
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For more information about upcoming programs, read the Happenings email that
was was sent on Monday to TBZ membership.
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