Join us for a festive Purim Celebration!
5 PM Games & Merriment
5:30 PM Meal
6:00 PM Music & Dancing with Temple Israel's Klezmer Learners Group and the Children's Choir
6:30 PM Megillah Reading (recitation of the book of Esther) and shpeils (fanciful plays and vignettes based on the megillah). The first 15 minutes will be family friendly and/or led by the children.
Come one ~ come all. Costumes encouraged.
Come for a special Shabbat evening celebrating Sephardi culture. Dinner and blessings at 6PM followed by a Sephardi song sing-a-long led by Justin Sundell-Thomas, backed up by The Frumkiss Family Business!
Main dish and some sides will be provided. Your contributions of Sephardi sides and desserts are very welcome!
Supported by a Rekindle Shabbat Grant from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation.
RSVP to [email protected]
Join in person at Temple Israel Greenfield or via Zoom for choir practice for the Neo-Levitical Chorus. 7:30-9:00.
Children of all ages and their families are welcomed to a celebration of the Jewish birthday for trees. This holiday falls every year when the sap starts to rise. We'll celebrate by enjoying the fruits of many kinds fo trees and recalling their many blessings and benefits to us. RSVP appreciated but not required to [email protected]
We're setting aside two Sunday evenings before Purim to stage and act out some of the scenes and music of a Purim tale. Show time is Purim eve, Monday March 9, 5-7PM.
Teens and Adults, the playful and the prayerful are all welcome to help with the story telling.
Friend and congregant Liz Kelner will lead a discussion on The Relevance of Jewish Jesus in the Context of Antisemitism and Our Place in a Christian World after services and kiddush lunch. Liz's approach to this topic offers the opportunity for personal integration and interfaith reconciliation.
Temple Israel will provide a main course, please bring sides or desserts to supplement if you are able.
Rabbi Andrea will tell the Oiuja Board story and other mysteries encountered in life. True scary stories are comforting, touching and mystifying.
Scary Stories with Rabbi Andrea will be followed by refreshments
Donations gratefully accepted for TI's Refugee Support Project.
Rabbi Andrea leads a meditative chanting service. Followed by kiddush and conversation
Shacharit/Morning Service gives us the opportunity to clear our minds and set intention for the day ahead. Rabbi Andrea leads this combination chanting/meditation/traditional morning service. All are welcome.
