May 21, 2013   12 Sivan 5773
 

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Upcoming Events  

SPECIAL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SERVICES IN MAY & JUNE

Tot Shabbat Experience

On Friday June 7 at 5:00 pm and continuing on the first Friday of each month throughout the year a short Tot Shabbat program will proceed the family pot luck dinner. The program is designed for pre-school aged children (under five years old) and their parents or grandparents. Rabbi Gottlieb will lead the children in songs and prayers. The rabbi will play guitar with the children accompanying her with shakers and tambourines. The program will include the rabbi reading a story, the lighting of Shabbat candles and blessings over wine and challah. The schedule for the first Friday night of each month:
5:00 – Tot Shabbat Experience

5:30 – Family Pot-Luck Dinner

6:30 – Family Service

Shabbat B’Yachad (Shabbat Together): Saturday, June 1st, 9:30 am to 12:00 pm.

Take this opportunity to participate in Temple Beth David’s first Shabbat B’Yachad service.

Beginning in September 2013, this creative Shabbat morning format will be continued once a month.

The format for the June 1st service will be:

9:30-10:30 Beginning B’Yachad (Beginning Together)

Lively music from the opening blessings for Shabbat morning led by Howard Worona

Learning from the liturgy – A discussion led by Rabbi Emma Gottlieb

10:30-11:30 Shabbat BiSh’vi-li (Shabbat for Myself) – Choose from optional programs

Tzmicha L’tova (Growing for Good) Our Scholar-in-Residence, Leora Mallach, will facilitate a participatory program for all ages on a community approach to promoting sustainability

Spiritual Meditation led by Suzie Rosenwasser

Ask the Rabbi: Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know about Judaism but wereafraid to Ask (w/ Rabbi Gottlieb)

11:30-12:00 Back B’Yachad (Back Together)

Creative Torah service

Aleinu and Mourners Kaddish

Conclude with lively music led by Howard Worona

The Shabbat B’Yachad service will be followed by a Kiddush luncheon.

Please invite your friends, neighbors and family to attend this exciting Shabbat experience.

Prozdor Shabbat – Friday, June 7th at 6:30 pm.

As part of the family service, recent Prozdor graduates (graduation is June 2) will share theirexperiences and what they have learned from their participation in the Prozdor program. Prozdor is theHebrew high school program of Hebrew College in Newton. The Prozdor program is open to members of Reform, Conservative and Orthodox congregations in the Boston area.

Tikkun Shabbat 

Tikkun Shabbat Saturday morning program – May 25/June 29

The Tikkun Shabbat Saturday morning program includes a full hour of study of the weekly Torah portion in English followed by reading or chanting of the portion studied. The format of the Tikkun Shabbat service:

10:00 am Singing, reading and meditation from the Shabbat liturgy

10:15 – 11:15 Study of weekly Torah portion

11:15 – 11:45 Chanting or reading the Torah portion studied

11:45 – 12 pm Prayer for healing, Aleinu and Mourners Kaddish

12 pm Kiddush


Welcome to Temple Beth David

Temple Beth David of the South Shore is a Reform Jewish congregation founded in 1960. Our members come from Canton, Milton, Randolph, Stoughton and surrounding South Shore Boston communities. We are a diverse group of people from a variety of traditional and non-traditional backgrounds, with a great respect for traditional observances. Jews-by-choice, non-Jewish spouses, gays and lesbians will find a welcoming environment at Temple Beth David.

Our mission is to provide opportunities for spiritual expression and growth, education, and to promote a strong sense of community.

We are affiliated with the URJ - The Union for Reform Judaism and The Synagogue Council of Massachusetts.

If you are interested in joining our community, please see our Join Us page or email us at membership@templebethdavid.com



 
Special Announcements  

"Back to Basics" with Rabbi Emma Gottlieb

Please join The Adult Education Committee at Temple Beth David for a series of discussions on Thursdays , 5/16, 5/23, 6/6, 6/13, 6/20, and 6/27 at 7:00PM. (Note: The 6/6 discussion will begin at 6:00pm, all other discussions will begin at 7:00pm.)

During the six week series, you will learn about Torah, Talmud, Midrash, Medieval Jewish Commentaries and Kabbalistic texts.

Those who wish to attend should purchase the text, "Back to the Sources" by Barry W. Holtz, which discusses the Classic Jewish Texts, and how to most effectively read them.

This series with Rabbi Gottlieb is free (except for the cost of the text) to Temple members and the community-at-large. The Temple is located at 1060 Randolph St., Canton, MA. For more information please contact Cynthia
 
 

 
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