Happenings

We Remember 9/11

Shabbat Services

Friday, September 13
Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Cantor Marcie Jonas, Jonathan Zarkower, Mitchell Gordon, Peggie Friedland, and Rabbi Plumb

Saturday, September 14
Shabbat Morning Services
Cantor Elana Rozenfeld and Rabbi Plumb

High Holiday Ticket Packets

The High Holiday ticket packets will be mailed early next week. If you have not registered for your member or your extra tickets, please select the appropriate link for you below. Members: Please be sure to log in for the proper discounts.

Community Members Registration

Guest Registration

ELUL Offerings: To Prepare Our Souls for High Holy Days

Online Elul Spirituality Retreat:  An email daily Word To Live By, written by Rabbi Plumb, including a spiritual practice and intention for each day. Delivered to your inbox each morning, starting September 1st. 

·         Silent Supper, September 17: All Congregants and Guests Are Welcome
Using texts and 20 minutes of silent reflection on our eating, we will practice paying attention to what goes in our mouths (food) and what comes out (positive or negative language).   After our text study and 20 minutes of silence, we will enjoy a lively (chatty) meal together. Sign up by clicking here. Contact Yael for more information or call 617-332-7770

September 19th, 6:30 PM
·         Teshuvah Workshops hosted by CMT, led by Rabbi David Jaffe, incorporating Mussar and Spirituality  https://rabbidavidjaffe.com/teshuva-discount/

We Remember:
Upcoming Yahrzeit Observances
14 Elul  - 20 Elul

   Saturday
Abraham Greenberg

George Rashes


Tuesday
Moishe Shraga

Sunday
Etta Roblin
Maurice Kagan
Dale Stahler

Wednesday
Frank Schwartz
Sidney Hark
Milton H. Gordon

Friday
Esta R. Silberberg
Simon Kaplan

Monday
Samuel Kaitz



Thursday
Irving W. Boyer

We thank all of those who have sent in a tribute donation on behalf of a loved one or friend. We are grateful for the generoucity shown on behalf of others!

We Thank:
Strauss-Yorks, Miriam: In Memory Of Fred Gliksman
Blotner, Mark & Cindy: In Memory Of Lillian Goldman
Landis, Marilyn: In Memory Of Sidney Hark
Hoffman, Steven & Sally: In Memory Of Matthew Stein
Glick, Arnold: In Memory Of Matthew Stein
Lapp, Joyce: In Memory Of Laurence Lapp
Lapp, Barbara: In Memory Of Laurence Lapp
Levine, Melvin: In Memory Of Israel Levine
Pearl, Paul: In Memory Of Claire Lorraine Pearl
Pearl, Paul: In Memory Of Melvin C Pearl
Erlich, Mary: In Memory Of Israel, Bertha & Leibel Katz
Ehrlich, Mildred: In Memory Of Harold Ehrlich
Lichter, Kathi: In Memory Of Morris Lichter
Lichter, Kathi: In Memory Of Sarah Lichter
Weisman, Elinor: In Memory Of David Adwin
Florence, Charlotte: In Memory Of Alan Smith 
Citron, Louise: In Memory Of Arlene Waxman
Tichnor, Amy: In Memory Of Matthew Stein
Sienkiewicz, Faye: In Memory Of Arlene Green
Adler, Barton & Susan: In Honor Of Barry Hyman's Birthday
Hoffman, Steven & Sally: In Memory Of Arlene Green
Rosenthal, Cynthia: In Memory Of Amal Murarka
Fisher, Donald: In Memory Of Alyce Fisher
Stone, Michael: In Memory Of George L. Stone
Lapp, Barbara: In Memory Of Lillian Zimble
Figler, Burton: In Memory Of Charles Figler
Sienkiewicz, Faye: In Memory Of Max Gilman
Fleischer, Lois: In Memory Of Gary Fleischer
Caplan, Barry & Freedman Caplan, Judith: In Memory Of Sarah Gorin-Freedman
Caplan, Barry & Freedman Caplan, Judith: In Memory Of Evelyn D.G. Freedman
Tichnor, Amy: In Memory Of Arlene Listic Waxman Green
Kotzen, Lila: In Memory Of Abraham M. Kotzen
Kotzen, Lila: In Memory Of Jeanne G. Kotzen
Kagan, Marjorie: In Memory Of Phillip Rome
Caplan, Barry & Freedman Caplan, Judith: In Memory Of Evelyn D.G. Freedman
Glimcher, Mildred: In Memory Of Summer Cooper
Goldberg, Bernard & Judith: In Memory Of Ann Roberts Cohn
Dickerman, Arthur & Diane: In Memory Of Milton Lefkowitz
Dickerman, Arthur & Diane: In Memory Of Samuel Dickerman
Hyman, Benjamin: In Memory Of Benjamin Hyman
Cooperband, Selma: In Honor Of Arlene Listic Waxman Green
Cohen, Mike: In Memory Of Arlene Listic Waxman Green
Sienkiewicz, Faye: In Memory Of Louis Friedman
Goodstein, Mark & Sherri: In Memory Of Albert S. Frager
Goodstein, Mark & Sherri: In Memory Of Marion Frager
Lichter, Kathi: In Memory Of Miriam E. Carle
Lichter, Kathi: In Memory Of Sheila Carle Lichter
Nathanson, Arnold & Gloria: In Memory Of Louis L. Nathanson
Segel, Wendy: In Honor Of Barry Hyman's Birthday
Ginsburg, Rae: In Memory Of Anne Kaminsky
Lewin, Harvey & Sara: In Memory Of Simon Lewin
Ginsburg, Rae: In Memory Of Anne Kaminsky 
Ginsburg, Rae: In Memory Of William M. Ginsburg
Bardfield, Claire: In Memory Of Morton Bardfield
Linsey, Thelma: In Memory Of Cecelia Ray

USHERS NEEDED

We are looking forward to greeting you, your families and friends in our new social hall on the Campus this coming High Holiday's.
 
Ushers are needed! If you can volunteer any time please email chuck.diamond@comcast.net with your requests and or availability for Days 1 and 2 on Rosh Hashana, Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur. As we get closer to the Holidays we will get back in touch with you.
 
Hope you are enjoying your summers!
Chuck Diamond, Larry Chafetz, Dave Rubinstein, and Russ Stein    

Joint Brookline Selichot

Saturday, September 21st 

Early Program at Hebrew Senior Life 1550 Beacon Street.
7:00 – 9 PM Study, Havdalah and Selichot.
Early Selichot Service led by Rabbi Jim Morgan.

Late Program  at Temple Beth Zion
1566 Beacon Street
9:15 – 10 PM, meditation
10:15 – 11:15 PM, study with Rabbi Or Rose
11:30 – 1 AM, Selichot Service led by Ebn Leader and Cantor Becky Khitrik

Statements Direct to your Inbox!

We will sending statements by email this month with payments reflected through August 31st.  If you have any questions, please email  internalvp@mishkantefila or call 617-332-7770.
 
We appreciate your continued support!

Shabbat @ Home

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A FEW HOST FAMILIES FOR SHABBAT @ HOME.

Please open your home to offer a warm and welcoming Shabbat dinner . Hosting a Shabbat dinner will give you the opportunity to meet new people, build new friendships and learn a bit more about one another.
We will supply each host with a guest list of people to invite. You can either cook the meal yourself or make it pot luck. We ask that the meal be either vegetarian or kosher style.

If you have any questions and if you would be willing to host, please do not hesitate to reach out to Yael Hurwitz-Lange yael@mishkantefila.org ,
or the co-chairs: Laurie Brownstein lauriesbrownstein@gmail.com Esther Finkielsztein estherfin@live.

Community Support Pledges 2019-2020
(formerly known as membership dues)

Thanks to you and your on-going support, Congregation Mishkan Tefila is thriving!  With your help, our community transitioned into our beautiful new sacred space, and welcomed thousands of people from the greater Boston community to our new home and innovative programs. Our shared vision of creating an
exciting new model of  American Judaism by being an innovator in the 384 Campus and bringing joyful, inclusive Judaism to the community is now a reality.
 
Along with the leadership, programming, and support you expect, appreciate, and count on, as Congregation Mishkan Tefila continues to expand our community your generous community support pledge will also make it possible for us to enhance and enrich our offerings. Every contribution, no matter the size, is deeply  meaningful and helps make it possible for Congregation Mishkan Tefila to be a full-service congregation and open year-round.

Please click here to submit your pledge online!
We greatly appreciate all who have already sent in their pledge.

Come Build a Sukkah!

In the Community

Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility (GBPSR) and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War have been selected as Community Partners for the Longwood Symphomy Orchestra's Healing Art of Music Program, to take place at 8 PM, Saturday, October 5 at the New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall in Boston.  Proceeds will benefit the organization's" combined efforts to prevent nuclear war and fight climate change.  The event will honor atomic bomb survivor Setsuko Thurlow, who accepted the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize for her organization's work to abolish nuclear weapons.

For tickets, more information and sponsorship opportunities, scroll to the middle of the home page at GBPSR.org and look for "Longwood Symphony Orchestra", or contact Austin Wertheimer at 617-733-2886 or austin59x@gmail.com
When purchasing tickets, enter the code LSOSENIOR.

Campus Security

As part of our ongoing efforts to make our campus community safer, more secure, and more welcoming, the 384 Campus internal security team will begin operating on Shabbat morning, September 21. Community members and guests can expect to be greeted outside the building by trained and equipped volunteers prior to entering our facility. If you have any questions or are interested in joining the team, please contact Jonathan Slutzman ​​​​​​​.

The ADL forum on Confronting Anti-Semitism
10/27/19
9 AM-12 PM
All are welcome to attend and informative session on confronting anti-semitism hosted by the ADL. If you would like to sign up have questions, please click here .