Shabbat morning service, including a joyful hallel and a yizkor service and torah discussion. Bring a picnic lunch! Indoor, masked/spaced. Will be broadcast to Zoom on Rabbi Andrea’s Zoom room – check our How to Participate email for the link.
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Contemplative Shabbat Hike @ High Ledges
Saturday, May 21, 2022 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Maggid David Arfa leads a contemplative Shabbat morning hike at High Ledges Sanctuary, Shelburne. RSVP to maggiddavid[@]gmail.com
Zoom Shabbat Dinner hosted by Jean and Bob Cherdack
Friday, May 6, 2022 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
On Friday evening, May 6th, the Grinspoon Foundation and Robert and Jean Cherdack will be hosting a Zoom Shabbat beginning at 6:30.
Meeting ID: 826 9904 9327
Passcode: 318009
Register to receive a direct link via email: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrfuCoqjIpGNN_g1tUXO7BHqgbeEs9IYTq
Please join us for an evening of song, prayer, interesting discussion and getting to know one another a little better. Rabbi Andrea will lead us in candle lighting and blessings, there will be a d’var Torah, good food and interesting company. We could do breakout rooms and switch them around every 15 minutes.
There are no more meals from Holyoke Hummus available. If you did not reserve a meal, you are still welcome to join!
If you did reserve a meal, pick up is at Temple Israel, 2-4:30 PM. Please contact us if you need to arrange an alternative pickup time.
Please join us for an evening of song, prayer, interesting discussion and getting to know one another a little better. Rabbi Andrea will lead us in candle lighting and blessings, there will be a d’var Torah, good food and interesting company. We could do breakout rooms and switch them around every 15 minutes.
Kabbalat Shabbat with Midwood
Join us for a musical Kabbalat Shabbat with Rabbi Andrea and the band Midwood. This event will be held both in person and virtually on Zoom. Register to receive the Zoom link here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlde6trzgtEtKSvGrYJRYql4nJV0x_1HxB
Space is limited, so if you plan to attend in person, please RSVP to [email protected] In person participants are required to be vaccinated and masked. Please bring proof of vaccination.
Led by violinist Jake Shulman-Ment, Midwood is a contemporary klezmer/rock celebration of freedom and the Jewish tradition of wandering and migration. This new supergroup, featuring some of the most exciting young performers on the international world music stage, seamlessly traverses borders through original compositions, expansive improvisations on traditional melodies, and heart-wrenching re-imaginings of Yiddish folk songs.
All are welcome to join this service at no cost. Donations to support this and other TIG programs are much appreciated and can be made online at our payment page.
Midwood is:
Jake Shulman-Ment, violin
Midwood bandleader and violinist, Jake is at the international forefront of his generation performing, teaching, researching, and composing klezmer and Yiddish music. His virtuosic playing also extends to Hungarian and Romanian folk music, classical, and beyond.
Richie Barshay, drums
Dazzlingly versatile, sensitive, and creative, Richie’s rhythmic world enjoys an expansive palette. He has toured with the Klezmatics, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and many other groundbreaking artists.
Yoshie Fruchter, guitar
Yoshie’s unique blend of rock, jazz, experimental and jewish styles ties together the Midwood sound, with one foot in traditional Jewish roots, and the other constantly exploring. He is one of New York’s most in-demand guitarists.
Funding for this program was provided by the Jewish Endowment Foundation of Western Massachusetts
Social Justice Shabbat with Música Franklin
The Tikkun Olam Circle at Temple Israel is hosting a Social Justice Shabbat.
Join us for a Social Justice Shabbat presentation with Música Franklin Executive Director Orice Jenkins and long-time instructor Gloria Matlock. The program will include Shabbat blessings as well as a pre-recorded performance by Música Franklin students.
Música Franklin envisions a future with no limits or barriers to achievement, in which all people are equipped with the tools and resilience to express their unique voices, and those voices are heard.
Hanukkah candle lighting at 5.45pm and Shabbat program begins at 6pm.
Zoom Meeting ID: 819 9826 4627
Password: 122098
This program is supported by a grant from the Greenfield, Shelburne, Gill, Northfield, Montague, Deerfield and Bernardston cultural councils which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Shabbat Shira
All woman led service in honor of the prophetesses Miriam and Deborah, who have a leading role in this week’s Torah reading.
Members and friends of Temple Israel will take up leadership roles and Torah readings, crossing their own Red Sea into a new land.
Join on Zoom!