Or Haneshama: The Light of the Soul - Hanukkah Song Circle & Candle Lighting - 12/13
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There will be no "Tea with the Team" on Thurs, Dec. 10
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Shabbat Services "From Our Home to Yours"
Friday, December 11 6:00 PM Please join Rabbi Plumb and Ellen Allard for a virtual "From Our Home to Yours" Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Saturday, December 12 9:30 AM Please join Rabbi Plumb and Cantor Ellen Band with Mitch Selig reading Haftarahfor a virtual "From Our Home to Yours" Special Shabbat Hanukkah Mevarchim Morning Services
Rabbi Plumb's Moments of Mussar are returning! Check your email daily during Hanukkah and twice a week afterwards. Missed one?Click here for all the emails.
Hanukkah at Mishkan
We will be lighting Hanukiyot, as a community each night of Hanukkah! Please bring your menorah and candles to your Zoom screen and help us create shared beautiful light together. We will say the blessings, share a song and enjoy the warmth of the flames at a short gathering each night.
Hanukkah at Mishkan Thursday, December 10 – candle lighting led by Rabbi Plumb, 6:00 PM Friday, December 11 – candle lighting led by Yael and Toni, 3:45 PM Saturday, December 12 – Hanukkah and Havdallah led by Rabbi Plumb, 7:00 PM Sunday, December 13 – Or Haneshama: Light of the Soul, A Mussar Hanukkah Sacred Song Circle, led by Rabbi Plumb, Adirchai Haberman-Browns and other musicians (see flyer below), program at 3:00 PM, candle lighting at 4:00 PM Monday, December 14 – candle lighting led by Tea with the Team, 7:00 PM Tuesday, December 15 – candle lighting led by Sisterhood, 7:00 PM Wednesday, December 16 – candle lighting led by the CMT Board of Directors, 7:00 PM Thursday, December 17 – Online MenorahFest led by Rabbi Plumb and Ellen Allard, 7:00 PM
Join the fun with a scavenger hunt this Hanukkah! Find the special item each night and make sure to bring it to the ZOOM room!
Night 1: Find a candle Night 2: Find olive oil Night 3: Find a donut Night 4: Find tzedakah
Night 5: Find your favourite hanukkiah Night 6: Find a latke Night 7: Find gelt Night 8: Find a dreidel
Or Haneshama: The Light of the Soul A Mussar Hanukah Sacred Song Circle Dec. 13, 3:00 PM
Eco Energy Chanukah Question Time Dec. 10, 3:00 PM
UK Eco Synagogue Rabbis Jonathan Wittenberg, David Mason, Mark Goldsmith & Tanya Sakhnovich invite you to join them this Thursday at 3:00pm EST for a special Eco Energy Chanukah Question Time, exploring how we too can make our limited energy resources last longer. Email your questions ahead of time to Andrea.Passe@bod.org.uk . To connect via Zoom click here.
Hanukkah Community Events
Wednesday, Dec. 9 Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights, virtual edition presented by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and JArts No cost While we can’t gather with 3,500 of our closest friends for Hanukkah in the museum this year, we can celebrate with the museum online. Join us for the evening so many of us have come to love – all without the parking! 5:00 PM – Family Friendly Hanukkah programming with music, art and story time. Please click to register.
6:00 PM - Join us as we honor the rich history and traditions of the Jewish Festival of Lights through music, dance, an artist talk and a community candle-lighting. Please click here to register.
Thursday, Dec. 10, 4:00 PM PJ Library Hanukkah Harry Puppet Show No cost Join us for a Hanukkah puppet show with puppeteer Anna Sobel. Please click here to register.
Sunday, Dec. 13, 4:00 PM PJ Library Family Hanukkah Concert No cost Join us for a family Hanukkah concert featuring award-winning song writer and educator Eliana Light. The concert will be followed by a community menorah-lighting. Please click here to register.
Join CJP for a Blanket and Winter Gear Drive
Join CJP for a Blanket and Winter Gear Drive to help keep our community warm! CJP Women's Philanthropy's Mitzvah Monday Project will help older adults and children continue to spend time outside and stay connected safely, even as the temperature falls.
Please click here for details of items needed and where to drop off or ship them between November 16 and December 14 (Thanksgiving through Hanukkah!). Included, too, for maximum ease are Amazon wish lists. Choose from one (or more!) of the CJP partner organizations listed indicating best ways to support their current needs. Please help spread the word, too, and connect with us by sharing your story of giving on Facebook or Instagram. Be sure to tag us! #CJPWP #CJPMM #MitzvahMonday
Sign up today! Let us know to count you “in” to help keep people warm this winter. For questions, please contact Jillian or call 617-457-8854
