Friday, April 21, 6:00 PM Please join Rabbi Marcia Plumb and Ellen Allard for a HybridKabbalatShabbat Service.
Saturday, April 22, 9:30 AM Please join Rabbi Marcia Plumb and Cantor Lorel Zar-Kessler for a HybridShabbat Morning Service. We will be celebrating Israel's 75th Brithday, Yom Ha'Atzmaut!
Yom HaShoah Stories from the Past, Legacies for the Future
Thank you to our Survivors; Meira Davidi, Mary Erlich, Joyce Levin, and Henriette Parker (mother of member Laura Schwartz) for sharing your stories last night. May they never be forgotten.
Thank you as well to our 2G's for your participation and keeping the stories of your families alive.
A special thank you to event organizers Rabbi Plumb, Janet Stein-Calm, Wendy Handler, and Sid Lejfer. The evening was impactful and meaningful.
May this Yom HaShoah Program be a reminder to be more kind to everyone around us.
Tuesdays with Morrie and The Wisdom of Morrie: Living and Aging Creatively and Joyfully with Rob Schwartz Series
Honor Your Life Teachers by Sponsoring an Omer Day
Our counting of the Omer, the 49 days between Pesach and Shavuot continues. Help us acheive a sponsor for each day.
Every year at Congregation Mishkan Tefila, we count the Omer with a special thought for the day. The Omer began on Thursday evening, April 6. Rabbi Plumb is continuing to greet you, every morning, with a short video message to help you start your day in a positive inspired way.
We invite you to celebrate someone you love by sponsoring a day of the Omer. Choose someone to honor, who has instilled an important value in you. You may choose someone in your family (past or present), a teacher, a friend, or anyone who has taught you an important life lesson. Please share their name, and yours, so we can celebrate you both.
The cost to sponsor a Day of the Omer is $118.
Be sure to read the morning emails to see your day!
Thank you so much, and we look forward to celebrating the Omer with you
Cabaret at the Bill Bordy Theatre, Emerson College Thursday, April 20 Pre-Show Q&A at 6:00 PM
Show begins at 8:00 PM
Join Rabbi Marcia Plumb and Rabbi Dr. Michael Shire, Rabbinic Consultants along with the directors and additional production staff for a pre-show Q&A on Thursday April 10 at 6:00PM.
*You do not need to attend the play to attend the Pre-Show*
About the play: In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920's draw to a close, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret. With the Emcee's bawdy songs as wry commentary, Cabaret explores the dark, heady, and tumultuous life of Berlin's natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich
Sunday, April 23 UnXeptable Rally Sunday, April 23 Boston Commons at 1PM
Standing up for a democratic Israel Hear Rabbi Plumb speak out in support of democracy in Israel.
UnXeptable is a grassroots movement launched by Israel expats in support of a democratic Israel. We call on world Jewry to come together and preserve the democratic identity of Israel as the home of all Jewish people.
Meet at the Gould Memorial
Sunday, April 23 at 7:00 PM 20th Annual Birnbaum Lecture Features Round Table Discussion on Jewish Identity and Engagement
Congregation Mishkan Tefila is proud to be a co-sponsor of the Connie Spear Birnbaum Memorial Lecture www.connielecture.com to be held this Sunday, April 23 at 7:00 pm at Temple Emanuel in Newton. The program features a roundtable conversation addressing the challenges facing our Jewish community with thought leaders and practitioners who are doing something about it: Anita Diamant, Josh Foer, and Rabbi Charlie Schwartz (co-founders of the newly created Lehrhaus Tavern in Somerville), and moderator Rav Hazzan Aliza Berger. Sign up to participate in person or online. The event is free and open to the public.”
CJP Communal Security Initiative Monday, April 24 fro 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Interfaith Security Summit
Please join CJP's Communal Security Initiative and our partners for a day-long Interfaith Security Summit in Newton on Monday, April 24, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Topics include:
Understanding the difference between hate crimes and hate incidents
An introduction to behavioral threat assessment and management
Faith organizations & law enforcement— security building blocks and improved collaboration
Protecting your house of worship from arson
Panel discussion
Presenters include:
The Newton and Brookline Police Departments
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
CJP's Communal Security Initiative
Please note, the program will begin at 8:30 a.m., registration to start at 8:00 a.m
