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Volume 62 / No. 1 / September 2017

A Word from Rabbi Sobel

Journey Toward the High Holy Days – Be Prepared

I am writing this at the beginning of August. We at Temple Beth Am are already in full-swing preparing for the High Holy Days.

These Yamim Nora’im – these upcoming “Days of Awe – demand that each and every one of us take the time to mentally and spiritually prepare as well.

We need to think of our lives as if we’re traveling on a journey. Like most journeys, the path, the vistas,

ON AUGUST 12 IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, images of people carrying blazing torches, shouting inflammatory phrases against blacks and Jews, were seared into our collective souls.

Less than forty-eight hours later, it was heartening to see hundreds of thousands of good, kind, caring, passionate people gathering all over the United States at hastily arranged vigils in a response to the rally in Charlottesville.

In these gatherings, we took to heart the words of the Holocaust survivor, humanitarian and social activist Elie Wiesel: “The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The oppo-site of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.”

I was proud of our Temple Beth Am community, who came out in large numbers with little notice, standing together at the Natick vigil in opposition to violence and in support of peace. Many had never done anything like this before. However, we are living in unusual times, and even the most reticent of us feels compelled to act.

Gathering together lifts our spirits and strengthens our resolve, but gather-ing together as a community is not enough.

SPEAK UP. TAKE ACTION.

By Rabbi Sharon L. Sobel

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Rabbi Sharon L. Sobel, D.D.

A Word from Rabbi Sobelcontinued from front page

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2017 / 4 ELUL 5777Shabbat Evening Summer Service ......................................6:30 pm

Led by BATY / The pulpit flowers and Oneg Shabbat are sponsored by Vivo and Jennifer Moshe

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2017 / 4 ELUL 5777Shabbat Minyan Service .......................................................9:00 amMorning Service & Bat Mitzvah ........................................10:30 am

Isabella Rose Moshe, daughter of Vivo and Jennifer Moshe

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 / 11 ELUL 5777Shabbat Evening Service ......................................................7:15 pm

Led by Rabbi Sobel and Cantorial Intern, Dara Rosenblatt / The Mitzvah Basket and Oneg Shabbat are sponsored by Michel Meyers

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2017 / 11 ELUL 5777Shabbat Minyan Service .......................................................8:45 amMorning Service & Bat Mitzvah ........................................10:30 am

April Rose Davis, daughter of Michel Meyers and Scott Davis

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 / 18 ELUL 5777Shabbat Evening & Torah Service .......................................7:15 pm

Led by Rabbi Sobel and Cantorial Intern, Dara Rosenblatt / Pulpit flowers and Oneg Shabbat are sponsored by Richard & Stacy BookAugust/September Anniversary Blessings

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2017 / 18 ELUL 5777Shabbat Minyan Service .......................................................8:45 amMorning Service & Bar Mitzvah ........................................10:30 am

Jordan Ross Book, son of Richard and Stacy Book

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 / 25 ELUL 5777Dining and Davening .............................................................5:00 pm

Location TBD / Reservations are necessaryShabbat Evening Service ......................................................7:15 pm

Led by Rabbi Sobel

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2017 / 25 ELUL 5777Shabbat Minyan Service .......................................................8:45 amSelichot Service .....................................................................8:00 pm

At Temple Beth Sholom, 50 Pamela Road, Framingham 01701

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 / 3 TISHRI 5778Shabbat Shuvah

Shabbat Evening Service ......................................................7:15 pm

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 / 3 TISHRI 5778Shabbat Minyan Service .......................................................8:45 am

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2018 / 10 TISHRI 5778Yom Kippur

Kol Nidre Service (Tickets required, A-Z) ............................8:00 pm

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 / 10 TISHRI 5778Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur Morning Service (Tickets required, L-Z) .........8:45 amYom Kippur Morning Service (Tickets required, A-K) ......11:45 am

Note: The High Holy Days service schedule has been included in the weekly e-blast and is on the tickets which are being printed and mailed.

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the scenery will be more beautiful, better appreciated and the road less “bumpy” if we take the time to prepare in advance. We never know what can derail our journey and take us off-course: will it be a horrible storm, a devastating illness, a change in career, or something else for which we cannot possibly be prepared?

How do we safely navigate these unforeseen obstacles so that the journey of our life is mostly “smooth sailing?” The upcoming Ya’mim Nora’im – the High Holy Days, and the Hebrew month of Elul preceding them, help give us the tools so that we can chart our course and re-direct our life’s journey if we so need. We might not be able to control what happens, but we are able to approach our circumstances from a different perspective. That is why it’s so important to prepare: emotionally and spiritually. We can find strength and support from within ourselves, from our community and from God.

The High Holy Days enable us to stop, reflect and take notice of the frailty of life. They remind us that if we take the time to transform ourselves throughout the year – through reflection, prayer, study, acts of tikkun olam (repairing the world) and repentance, we will be pre-pared for anything that comes across our path.

There are many ways to use this upcoming time to prepare. Here are just a few ideas:

• Join with us and Temple Beth Sholom for a very special Selichot program on Saturday evening, September 16th (details to come). We’ll gather as a community with music, text study, reflective meditation and prayer (and of course, delicious food!)

• Peruse Craig Taubman’s website “Jewels of Elul”. This is 10 years worth of short, inspirational insights on the theme of the upcoming High Holy Days written by different people, both well-known and not-so-well known: Jewels of Elul.

• Do some preparatory background reading. A few suggestions:

- This is Real and You are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation, Alan Lew, Little, Brown and Co., 2003.

- Rosh Hashanah (or/and) Yom Kippur Inspiration, Contem-plation, edited by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins, Jewish Lights Publishing.

- Gratitude, Rabbi Oliver Sacks, Alfred A. Knopf Books, Canada, 2015.

- Putting God Second: How to Heal Religion From Itself, Rabbi Donniel Hartman, Beacon Press, Boston, 2016.

- Being Mortal, Atul Gawande, Metropolitan Books, New York, 2014.

- When Breath Becomes Air, Paul Kalanithi, Random House, New York, 2016.

- Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy, by Sheryl Sandberg, Penguin Random House, New York, 2017.

It’s summer now. But summer’s journey will quickly lead toward the High Holy Days. Let us prepare for them with full intent, open hearts, minds and spirits.

“K’tivah v’chatimah tovah – May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year. ”

Rabbi Sharon L. Sobel, D.D.

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SPEAK UP. TAKE ACTION.

President’s MessageWe are nearing the end of August and with Labor Day fast approaching thus the end of the summer season. Hopefully you had a wonderful summer. By this time you’ve purchased all the school materials for the coming school

year, been to Bed Bath & Beyond loading up on supplies to fill your child’s dorm room and now preparing for the day after Labor Day the “switch” is turned from summer work mode to fall work mode.

And we here at TBA have been very busy during the summer getting ready for

the fall. For one, Rabbi Sharon Sobel joined us on July 1. She has brought with her some wonderful ideas on worship and study; some we have already incorporated. With her assis-tance we have brought back holding summer Shabbat evening services outside in our garden which were very well received.

Rabbi Sobel has been trying to meet as many of our congregants as possible during the summer but if you have not yet met her please make every effort to do so. She so wants to meet you.

In addition to Rabbi Sobel leading us in prayer Cantorial Student, Dara Rosenblatt, will be singing at this year’s high holy days and we could not be more pleased. She has been singing regularly at our Shabbat evening and morning services and will continue throughout the coming year. If you have

not attended a Shabbat service with Dara I encourage you to do so. I am sure you will be enthralled not only with her beautiful singing voice but her smile and sweetness that fills the entire sanctuary.

These are just a few updates from the summer in preparation of the high holidays. I look forward to seeing you at services. As a reminder high holiday tickets will be dis-tributed to those members in good standing. Therefore to avoid any delays kindly make every effort to remit payment for your dues and tuition as timely as possible.

So as we move into fall and toward the high holy days I want to wish everyone a happy and sweet new year; especially all of our new and returning members. L’Shanah Tovah.

Howard E. Schwartz, President

Howard E. Schwartz

The Torah teaches us “Justice, justice shall you pursue” (Deuteronomy 16: 20). This passage, along with the notion that God made all humans in the divine image (Genesis 1:27), is our moral compass. These two biblical values impel us to speak up, to take action, and to involve ourselves in the work necessary to make our country a place of safety, security and peace for all. We need to become the change we want to see.

In 1965, the Jewish theologian and social activist Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel marched with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to peacefully demand voting rights for African Ameri-cans. When asked what he had accomplished by marching, Heschel replied: “I felt as if I was praying with my feet.”

Rabbi Heschel chose to act instead of to stand idly by. There are many ways you, too, can act:

• Visit the Reform Movement’s Religious Action Center website (www.rac.org) for specific steps.

• Check our weekly e-blast for news of Temple Beth Am’s growing Social Action program.

• Scan Facebook and Twitter for information about events in your local community.

• Contact your legislators to voice your concerns.

Let us take our cues from Rabbi Heschel and Dr. King, and from all the brave people who stood together in Charlottesville against neo-Nazism and racism. Let us join together and “pray” as well: with our feet, our hands, our hearts and our actions.

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Education News

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Rabbi Marcie Kamerow, MUEd

Fundraising @ TBAThere are many ways to support our temple.

For additional information regarding our fundraising efforts please call the temple office at 508-872-8300.

GIFT CARDSTBA is currently selling gift cards to Stop & Shop and a variety of other national stores and restaurants. The cards are sold to you for face value and 5% of each card purchased is donated to TBA, at no additional cost to you. Gift cards make great gifts any time of the year. Cards are available for purchase at the temple office by cash and check only.

FUNDRAISING DINNERSDuring the year, there will be fundraising dinners at area restaurants. The temple receives a portion of all the sales. Stay tuned for dates and times.

SPRING FUNDRAISING EVENTMarch 17, 2018 - Mark you calendars! This is always a popular event. Not to be missed. Details to follow.

THE WALL OF HONOR CAMPAIGNThis campaign takes place during the High Holiday Season.This is the largest fundraiser that we do during the year.Please send back your pledge cards and donations back to support.

TREE OF LIFEThe TREE OF LIFE mounted on the wall of the of the temple lobby is a favorite way for members to commemorate “simchas” and honor family members and friends. Your gift of leaves ($300) and stones ($1000) will support continuing growth projects in the future. Pledge cards are available in the temple office.

GILLETTE STADIUM PROGRAMVolunteer at Gillette Stadium for upcoming Patriot’s Games. Temple Beth Am is earning $125 per person per game! Watch for more information or contact Stu Sheinhait at sshein@rcn.com or call 508-328-8462. The only requirement is that you must be 16 years old. Volunteers get pizza and soda to eat before the event.

NEW OPPORTUNITIES

By Rabbi Marcie Kamerow, Director of EducationAs I type this, it is still August, the hallways are still quiet and the pace is a bit slower. Many people ask me, “What do you do over the summer?” The simple answer is that we prepare for the coming school year. Of course, this year we are also welcoming Rabbi Sobel to the TBA family!

One big goal of mine this year is engag-ing our students before, during, and after the B’nai Mitzvah process. I am excited to share with you that we received two large grants that will enable us to do this work.

Temple Beth Am, along with Temple Israel of Natick, Temple Beth Sholom, Metrowest Jewish Day School, and the Jewish Teen Initiative of Greater Boston received a three year, $150,000 Teen Engagement grant from CJP (Combined Jewish Philanthropies) and

the Jim Joseph Foundation. This money is going towards a Pre-Teen Engagement Coordinator, Katie Hamelburg, who will be working in each of our institutions with students in grades 6-8. Working with this age demographic will enable us to engage students and families before, during, and after the B’nai Mitzvah process. While this grant focuses on our youth, we also believe that it will enable us to build relationships with Jewish institutions in the Metrowest and Greater Boston Jewish communities.

In addition, we also received a $5,000 Metrowest Community Grant which will go towards funding the B’nai TELEM and TELEM program. B’nai TELEM is a service-based and Jewish learning program for students in grades six and seven and TELEM is a similar program for grade 8. Both programs are run out of the Jewish Community Rela-tions Council of Greater Boston.

We are thrilled to embark on this new opportunity as well as a new school year! Our opening day is Sunday, September 10 for our K-7 students and September 11 for students in grades 8-12. On Sunday, we ask that parents accompany their students as we will be holding special programming for every member of the family.

As I enter my third year at TBA, I will take many lessons I have learned in the past and apply them moving forward. Just as I watch our students and community grow, I too will continue to grow in this role. It is my hope that our school will do the same.

We are looking forward to welcoming everyone back for a new and exciting school year!

Kol Tuv (All the best), Rabbi Kamerow

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Welcome to our new tebeamSeveral years ago we undertook a “rebranding” of Temple Beth Am, and as part of that process we made changes to our marketing materials, welcome packages, website, stationery, signage and more. Now we are bringing the tebeam into that rebranding process and it will have a common look and feel, color schema, and organization that we created for the website and use with our advertising and other collateral materials.

The organization will look familiar to you, but has been refreshed and will lead with a column by Rabbi Sobel, followed by stories of interest and highlights of upcoming or recent temple activities. As has been our tradition, we will continue to offer 9 issues per year, available on our website and upon request by hardcopy which can be mailed to your house. A modest $18 yearly fee is charged for home delivery of color copies to help us keep the tebeam a revenue-neutral program which is also generously supported by our advertisers.

Have you had a chance to meet Rabbi Sobel? Has she had a chance to meet you or your family? The Rabbi Transition Team would like to give everyone in our congregation the opportunity to spend time (in a small group setting) to get to know Rabbi Sobel and vice versa.

Since joining our congregation in July, Rabbi Sharon Sobel has had the opportunity to spend time meeting, talking, laughing and of course eating with over 100 members of our TBA families at Meet and Greet events organized by your Rabbi Transition Team. Thanks to our committee members and volunteers who have opened up their homes, all who have attended have enjoyed good conversation, food and fun. The Meet and Greet gatherings have had various themes (at the discretion of the hosts) including, brunches, cocktail gatherings, morning coffees, BBQ’s, desserts, light refreshments and pool parties! These gatherings are casual and relaxed. Some are adult only mixers and some include the entire family. All who have attended have had a wonderful time and have been able to make a personal connection with Rabbi Sobel.

Besides meeting Rabbi Sobel, those who have attended get a bonus! They have had the opportunity to meet and socialize with each other. When is the last time you could catch up with old friends and as well as meet and connect with new members of our community.

The goal of the Transition Team is to give everyone in our TBA family an opportunity to spend a couple of hours with the rabbi. If you haven’t been invited to one yet, don’t worry! The meet and greets are small and intimate so it may take time to include everyone, we will be continuing this activity throughout the fall (after the High Holidays).

Many thanks to Rob Levine for his creative talents and dedicated work on this and many other Temple Beth Am programs and projects. Also many thanks to Ellen Jagher for being the lead editor for tebeam.

After almost 40 years of designing and producing the tebeam, Sonya Speen has decided to retire. You can read more about Sonya in the Spotlight Article written by Julie Wolf in our next issue. We all thank Sonya for her dedication and years of contribution to making tebeam a meaningful and wonderful program for Temple Beth Am.

In addition to the regular articles by Rabbi Sobel, Rabbi Kamerow and our President, Howard Schwartz, Library, Sisterhood and Brotherhood, we always welcome articles of interest. Anyone can contribute stories, pictures and articles that they think would be of interest to temple members.

If you have a story to tell or something of interest please let Jeff Sands know at membership@tempbetham.org. We can then send you the submission instructions.

We hope you enjoy reading our new tebeam. Your feedback is always welcome. Please send comments to membership@tempbetham.org.

Have you met Rabbi Sobel?

If you would like to host a Meet and Greet or would like more in-formation about attending one, please contact the Rabbi Transition Team at tbarabbitransitionteam@gmail.com

Can’t wait? If you would like to meet Rabbi Sobel sooner vs. later, the transition team invites you to attend Shabbat Service or other TBA events.

Temple Beth Am

We all enjoy the beautiful music and atmo-sphere our choir adds to our High Holiday Services. You too have an opportunity to add your voice to our wonderful choir.

INTERESTED IN ADDING YOUR VOICE TO OUR CHOIR?

We are looking for High Holiday Singers for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. We start rehearsing in August on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 pm until 8:30 pm. Reading music is a plus but not required.

Please email Dean and/or Dara with questions and your interest!Dara: dara.rosenblatt@gmail.comDean: Arvidsond@aol.com

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B R O T H E R H O O D

Bill Karger, co-president

Henry Schwan, co-president

Brotherhood News

BROTHERHOOD BREAKFAST SCHEDULE • Sunday, September 17

• Sunday, October 22

• Sunday, November 12

• Sunday, December 3

• Sunday, January 14

• Sunday, February 18* co-sponsored with Sisterhood

• Sunday, March 11

• Sunday, April 22

• Sunday, May 6

All breakfasts begin at 9 am

OTHER BROTHERHOOD EVENTS • Sunday, September 10 – Brotherhood & Sisterhood

sponsored TBA Family BBQ, 4pm

• Sunday, October 1 – Brotherhood to build TBA Sukkah, 11am

• Saturday, October 7 – Brotherhood & Sisterhood sponsored social event, TBD

• Monday, December 25 – Brotherhood serves Christmas dinner, Hastings House, Time TBD

• Saturday, January 27 – Brotherhood & Sisterhood sponsored social event, TBD

• Sunday, January 28 – Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Night at TBA, 4pm

• Friday, March 2 – Brotherhood participates in Shabbat Torah Service, 7pm

• Sunday, March 4 – Brotherhood serves dinner at TBA Basketball Banquet at FHS, Time TBD

• Friday, March 16 – Brotherhood & Sisterhood Potluck Dinner, 6pm

• Sunday, April 1 – Brotherhood serves Easter dinner, Hastings House, Time TBD

Member attendance is encouraged for all events.

That’s how the 2017-2018 year begins for TBA’s Brotherhood. As of July 1, 2017, Henry Schwan and Bill Karger have taken over the reins of the Brotherhood. Rick Reed and I have enjoyed leading the Brotherhood for many years and we look forward to working with Henry and Bill to continue the great work that TBA’s Brotherhood delivers to the Temple and the community.

We are also delighted that a number of new members have joined our board this year. We encourage all members to serve on the board and help the Brotherhood develop and deliver great programs throughout the year. We are always looking for members to assist us on projects such as the welcome back barbecue, building the Sukkah, and helping out the youth group during Levi Leap.

I am pleased to report that the Brotherhood’s VPs of Program-ming have already scheduled the first of many great speakers for our breakfast series:

• Our first breakfast of the season on September 17 will fea-ture Marc Kantrowitz, who will be speaking about his book “Old Whiskey and Young Women,” exploring some of the most notorious legal cases in American history.

• Our October 22 breakfast will be focused on the “City of Framingham” mayoral race and we have already extended an invitation to all of the candidates and anticipate that the finalists will join us at this breakfast.

• November 12 will feature Sue Wilkins, Director of Educa-tion at the International Museum of WWII in Natick, who will present information about the Museum, the collection, and the incredible stories conveyed by the more than 7,500 documents and artifacts.

• December 3 will feature Chris Whitman of the Abraham Fund. Chris will speak about the Fund and its vision: The vision of its founders of an Israel that is at once both the homeland of the Jewish people and a full, welcoming and equal home for its Arab citizens.

As always, the breakfasts begin at 9:00 am with our “world-fa-mous” 40-foot buffet.

Some of the other events planned by the Brotherhood this year include our New England Patriots Game Day Tailgate Party. This event was a great success last year as we watched the game from lounge chairs on our 100” screen in the social hall. Pizza is served during half time. Everyone, especially families, are invited to join us.

Dan Bendell, former co-president

ףיִלחַהְלto replace, exchange, switch, swap, substitute.

: Change

TBA Brotherhood needs volunteers to help with our annual events. If you’d like to get involved, please contact Mark Barnett, VP of Membership at mail4barnett@gmail.com or either co-president Bill Karger at wbkarger@verizon.net or Henry Schwan at henry.schwan@verizon.net.

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S I S T E R H O O DSisterhood News

BROTHERHOOD/SISTERHOOD WELCOME BACK BBQSunday, September 10th at 4:00 p.m. In the Garden of the People

HIGH HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVESeptember 20-October 1st

Each year during the High Holidays Sisterhood promotes a Food Drive for a Place to Turn, helping those less fortunate. Pick up a bag at the door on the way out of Rosh Hashanah services and bring it back to the temple filled on Yom Kippur.

SISTERHOOD KICK OFF DINNERThursday, October 26th at 6:30 pm.

KNITZVAH=MITZVAH!September 12 and September 261:30 to 3:30 pm in the Library

Come learn a new skill that does double duty! Learn how to knit and crochet: It is relaxing, makes you feel accomplished and since we are making items for charity you are doing a mitzvah! Join us on every other Tuesday afternoon for conver-sation and craft starting in September. We will teach you as we make hats and mittens for local children and Afghans for our Cancer Centers.

For more information: Call Marion at 508-685-0007

If you have any questions about these events please email sisterhoodtba300@gmail.com

Watch for more details about these events!

WHY YOU NEED SISTERHOOD OF TBASisterhood of TBA is the collective identity of the women in our congregation. It provides us with a strong presence and voice. Sister-hood provides an outlet for the creative energy, talent and leadership potential of the individual Jewish woman. It also gives our members a worldwide identity and connection through our affiliation with Women of Reform Judaism, an agency for more than 500 Sisterhoods of Re-form congregations with over 75,000 members throughout the world.

WHY SISTERHOOD OF TBA NEEDS YOUSisterhood needs the support of all the women in our congregation. No organization can exist without members or finances. With your partic-ipation, we all benefit from your friendship, energy and interests. From your membership dues come the funds to implement our programs, contribute to our temple and support our Tikkun Olam and Tzedakah efforts in the Jewish communities. Your unique educational, religious and life experiences enrich the collective membership.

WHERE YOUR SISTERHOOD DUES GOYour Sisterhood dues payment includes membership in Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ), serving Jewish and humanitarian causes throughout the world.

$18 per member for WRJ National Dues$2 per member for WRJ District Dues$5 per person for YES Fund Honor Roll Dues$3 Sisterhood supported funds

The remainder of your dues goes towards the operating budget of the Sisterhood of TBA and the programs and projects supported by Sisterhood of TBA.

WHAT WE DO…With your help, we can do even more!

TIKKUN OLAM (repairing the world)• Christmas Dinner Project• Coat Drive• High Holy Day Food Drive• Honors Dinner ($45 pp)• YES Fund Event ($18 pp)• YES Fund Card Sales

BRIT OLAM (sustaining Jewish continuity)• Chanukah Party• Chanukah Shopping Spree• Leslie Brenner Camp Scholarship Fundraiser• Programs & Speakers• Religious Services• Yom Tov Parties

KEHILLAH (building community)• Annual Fundraiser• Caring Committee• Kick-Off Dinner• Knitzvah Group

• Mahjong Cards• Mahjong Tournament• Purim Carnival• TBA Barbeque

Membership Level Dues Benefits

Ruth (ages 18-61)

Ruth Senior (ages 62+)

$49

$40

Receive all Sisterhood correspon-dence via e-mail, WRJ Dues, YES Fund Dues and New Year Kick-Off Dinner

Miriam $62 Ruth Membership Level PLUS: YES Fund Event

Leah $100 Miriam Membership Level PLUS: Honors Dinner

Rachel $120 Leah Membership Level PLUS: an additional $20 YES Fund donation

Rebecca $150 Rachel Membership Level PLUS: $30 donation to a Sisterhood Fund

Sarah $200 Rebecca Membership Level PLUS: $50 donation to a Sisterhood Fund

PLEASE JOIN US…

If you have questions about membership please email us at sisterhoodtba300@gmail.com

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Youth News

BATY WORSHIP SERVICES • BATY Summer Shabbat Service – Friday, August 25,

2017 at 6:30 • Rosh Hashanah Youth Service – Thursday September

21, 2017 at 3:00 • Yom Kippur Youth Service – Saturday, September 30,

2017 at 2:15 • BATY Winter Shabbat Service – Friday, January 5,

2018 at 7:15 (Tentative)

BATY BOARD MEETINGS (WEDNESDAYS AT 6:45) - BOARD ONLY

BATY MEETINGS (WEDNESDAYS AT 6:45) - ALL BATY

NFTY-NE EVENTS • Summer Institute: August 17-21, 2017 • Northeast Leadership Summit (Northeast Teen

Collective): September 15-17, 2017 • Fall Conclavette: October 6-8, 2017 • BATY’s Levi Leap: October 28, 2017 • December Institute: December 26-30, 2017 • MANTY’s Winter Wonderland: February 2-4, 2018 • Spring Conclavette: April 6-8, 2018 • Leadership Kallah: May 11-13, 2018

BATY EVENTS • Progressive Dinner: September 9th • Levi Leap: October 28, 2017 • BATY Event: December 9, 2017 • Shul-In: January 20-21, 2018 • Mystery Bus Ride: March 3, 2018 • March BATY/JBAT Event: March 17, 2018 • Pancake Breakfast: March 25, 2018 • BATY Event: April 28, 2018 • Freshman Kidnap: Date TBD

As we prepare to kick off what promises to be another amazing year in BATY, I am so excited to introduce our incoming BATY Board for 5778.

Co-Presidents .....................Hannah Levine and Mikayla Fier

Membership Vice President ................................ Dani Schultz

Programming Vice President ....................... Hannah Jacobson

Religion and Culture Vice President ..............Fiana Herscovici

Social Action Vice President .............................. Adam Levine

Treasurer .............................................................. Alex Hickey

Communication Chair ................................... Danielle Movitz

Fundraising Chair .........................................Stephen Rotatori

NFTY Representative ............................................Gabe Adler

Secretary ........................................................... Lilly McNulty

I feel so fortunate to be able to work and grow with the amazing group of teens we have in BATY throughout the upcoming year. I am constantly impressed and amazed by their dedication, commitment, creativity, and maturity. We have a really eventful year coming up! In addition to creating and executing another progressive Levi Leap, we are looking forward to some of our favorite events including a progres-sive dinner, a shul-in, and mystery bus ride. We are also looking to add some new events to our calendar, and we can’t wait for you to see what we come up with!

We hope to see you at many of our upcoming events including our youth high holiday services. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions about our youth group at youthadvisor@tempbetham.org.

Julia Zinn, Youth Advisor

• September 27, 2017 • October 25, 2017 • November 15, 2016 • December 20, 2016 • January 17, 2018

• Board Bonding Retreat August 26-27 • September 13, 2017 • October 18, 2017 • November 8, 2017 • December 13, 2017

• January 10, 2018 • February 14, 2018 • March 14, 2018 • April 4, 2018 • May 9, 2018

• February 7, 2018 • March 21, 2018 • April 25, 2018 • May 16, 2018

BATY Board 5778

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IN JOYThe congregation rejoices as one.SPECIAL ANNIVERSARIES

AugustDate Name Years

8/31 PHIL AND MARSHA MASSEY 60

8/20 SCOTT AND RONNA COHEN 45

8/13 KEN AND SALLYANNE SPECTOR 45

8/14 BRUCE AND BONNIE GILMAN 40

8/7 MARC AND RONA RICHMOND 40

8/21 JERRY AND LORI SASLAV 25

8/23 DAVID AND LAUREN COHEN 20

September

9/6 JEFF AND LINDA GOLDBERG 25

All couples celebrating an August or September anniversary will be blessed at the September 8th service at 7:15 pm. Please call the temple office if you are planning to attend.

IN SADNESSTHE CONGREGATION MOURNS WITH

Wendy Bier, on the loss of her mother, Ruth M. Sleicher

Kim Deans, on the loss of her mother, Elaine Levin

Emily Manders, on the loss of her mother, Sonia Schnaper

Bill Habelow, on the loss of his uncle, Donald Habelow

Simms Pearl, on the loss of his mother, Minna Pearl

Marla Miller, on the loss of her cousin, Albert Coopersmith

WE RECORD WITH DEEP SORROW THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO HAVE DIED SINCE OUR LAST

BULLETIN. MAY THEIR MEMORY BE FOR A BLESSING.

We Mourn the Loss of Our Friend and Temple MemberJulie Abrahams

Wife of Andrew and Mother of Paul. Our Sincere Condolences to her Family. May her memory be for a blessing

We Mourn the Loss of Our Friend and Temple MemberNorman Checkoway

Husband of Barbara.Our Sincere Condolences to his Family. May his memory be for a blessing

We mourn the Loss of Our Friend and Temple MemberJune Goodman

Our Sincere Condolences to her Family. May her memory be for a blessing.

We mourn the Loss of Our Friend and Temple MemberMax Michelson

Our Sincere Condolences to his Family. May his memory be for a blessing.

LIFECYCLESLifelong Learning News

NEW COURSEGreat Jewish Books / $36 Course FeeA 4-week course taught by Rabbi Emeritus Donald M. Splansky

This course will meet on four Wednesday evenings, 7:15- 9:00 pm, on Oct. 25, Nov. 1, Nov. 15, and Dec. 6, 2017. It will use the book, The People and the Books, by Adam Kirsch (W. W. Norton & Co., 2016). Each student must get the book and bring it to class. Each session will deal with a different chapter concerning a great book of Jewish history: Josephus’s The Jewish War, the early rabbis’ Pirkei Avot, Yehuda Halevi’s Kuzari, and Maimonides’s The Guide of the Perplexed. (Note: Rabbi Splan-sky is planning to use this book again in the course offering in the fall of 2018 for later great Jewish books.) Whether or not you are versed in Jewish history or philosophy, this is the course for you as an introduction to major Jewish ideas.

• The book, The People and the Book, can be found at Barnes and Noble, or at a discount, both new or used at Amazon.com

• Reservations are required. Please call the office to reserve a seat for this course.

Rabbi Emeritus Donald M. Splansky will also hold an afternoon Study Session on Yom Kippur. More details will follow.

RABBI’S COFFEESA monthly opportunity to join Rabbi Sharon Sobel in DiscussionJoin Rabbi Sobel each month in an informal setting in the Temple Library to discuss a current topic of interest to you.

• No course fee and no reservations required. Just drop in on time, for any session.

• The Rabbi’s Coffees will be offered on the following dates: October 18, November 15, December 20, January 17, February 14, March 21, April 11, and May 16.

All discussions are from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm

Feel free to bring a bag lunch!

We are working on more interesting opportunities to for you to learn and enjoy. Some of the suggested trips we are looking at are to the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst and Mayyim Hayyim in Newton.

We are open to new ideas and would love to hear from you. Better yet, join our Lifelong Learning committee and be a part of this fun planning venture!

Please contact Co-Chairwomen Barbara Sands (bss1022@verizon.net) or Cynthia Roll (cynthiaroll@yahoo.com)

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Library News FEATURING…Entree to Judaism for Families by Tina Wasserman: Jewish Cooking and Kitchen Conversations with Children.Judah Ha-Levi, 18th Century Spanish poet and physician, said “My pen is my harp and my lyre; my library is my garden and my orchard”.

And so it is with the Levine Library. It is as a garden, the flowers are our books. The subjects are all Judaic, from Bible to Biography, Cookbooks, Jewish History, Israel, Adult Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, etc.

Marsha Massey, TBA Librarian

Library Hours:• Sundays, 9:00 am-1:00 pm when

religious school is in session• Most Tuesdays, 10:30 am-12:30 pm

Stop by and check it out!

REIMAGINING JEWISH LIFEJoin other members of Temple Beth Am at the largest Jewish gathering in North

America. 5,000 attendees will come together to worship, learn, sing, build

community, and shape the future of the Reform Movement.

Contact the temple office for more info.

TBA CARESYour temple is here for you whether

in good times or bad.

Please get in touch with us.

If you have a simcha that you would like to share with us, or if you have an illness in your family or are in need of

anything, we want to know.

Please let Rabbi Sobel know what is going on in your life.

rabbi@tempbetham.org

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COLLEGE NEWS…The temple would like to send holiday

packages to your students away at college. Please email your student’s name,

college address and email to shalom@tempbetham.org or mail your

information to the temple c/o TBA College Committee.

DINING AND DAVENINGwill begin again on

Friday, September 15th (details to follow)

Come relax with friends at a local restaurant prior to Shabbat

Evening Services.

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