Mazel Tov to Lily Beck, daughter of Marla and Will, who will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah this Shabbat morning.
Torah Portion:
Emor (Leviticus 21:1−24:23)
Shabbat Service Friday, April 30 at 6:30 pm "Shabbat in the Lot" Resumes Outdoors!
We are excited to resume outdoor in-person services starting THIS Friday weather permitting. Feel free to be comfortable, casual and dress warmly. All are welcome to celebrate Shabbat together outdoors or through Livestream (note: no Zoom when services are outside). Sign-Up by Friday morning is required for attending in person:
Please join the Member Connections Team for 6 walks in April and May. Get to know fellow congregants and enjoy the great outdoors. First walk is THISSunday, May 1 at 10:00 am at Adams Farm in Walpole. Hope to see you there.
Based on great feedback from our March session with Hadassah Margolis, MSW, LICSW, we are pleased to announce that Hadassah will join our Temple community again on Monday, May 10 at 7:00 pm to discuss the variety of losses we have faced and how to look forward. All are welcome. See Hadassah’s bio here. Please register for the Zoom link below. Special thanks to the Ruderman Synagogue Inclusion Program Mental Health Grant and the Temple’s Inclusion Committee for making this program possible.
Ways You Can Do Good
What Do I Care About?
The Social Action Committee's 5-minute survey recently arrived in your inbox! As part of the WDICA campaign, we need to know what social issues you care most about; this is your opportunity to have the issues you care most deeply about counted! Please take a few minutes to complete this survey and share with others in your household. See the survey here.
See our Social Action Page for opportunities to help others right now. Fight food insecurity, donate blood, or support socially isolated adults in person or remotely.
SSH and Family Table Donations
While we are not able to volunteer in person, the temple is continuing our commitment to JF&CS Family Table and Father Bill's & Mainspring Shelter. For the final month of the Shorashim year, we are asking Grades K, 1 and 2 AND Double Chai to support our Congregational collections. Family Table - Whole grain pasta and canned salmon Father Bill's - individually wrapped breakfast items and travel-sized toiletries. Please drop donations in the bins in the school lobby between now and May 9.
Shorashim Religious School & Youth
The Week Ahead Grades K-6: Sunday, May 2, 9:45-11:15 am Hebrew Learning Grades 3-6: May 4 OR 5 afternoon Double Chai Grades 7-12: Wednesday, May 5, 6:00-7:30 pm
NAWDTY Youth Group
8th-12th graders please join NAWDTY THISSunday, May 2 at 1:00 pm for Mini Golf! Meet us at McGolf at 150 Bridge Street in Dedham. This is the first senior high school youth group event for 8th graders. Please bring $5 for admission. Rides will need to be provided. Please bring $5 for admission.
Sisterhood & Brotherhood(click on titles for details)
Welcome to Hearing Men's Voices! TONIGHT at 7:00 pm, the Brotherhood invites you to join us. We meet every two weeks to discuss topics like health and happiness, wise aging, current events, work, and play. Come and meet men you may not know or haven't seen in a long time.
Join us for our next speaker THISSunday, May 2 at 4:00 pm. Dr. Bridget Arrow, a PhD psychologist and academic will speak on Indigenous culture and history. She is an engaging speaker and brings both personal & historical perspectives to share with us.
Dr. Jeff Hoffman is the American Jewish Astronaut that brought a Torah with him in the Space Shuttle Columbia. Join the Brotherhood on Thursday, May 13 at 7:00 pm for a question & answer session with Dr. Hoffman.
Temple Beth David will be a sponsor of this lecture which will take place on Sunday, May 2 at 12:30 pm. It will feature guest speaker, Yossi Klein Halevi discussing "Holding the Jewish Center." The Connie Spear Birnbaum Memorial Lecture & Chai Anniversary Celebration will take place on Zoom and is free and open to the public.
Staying Connected
Sharing Our Lives
Are you celebrating a special birthday, anniversary, or lifecycle occasion? Let the Rabbis know. Receive a special blessing during services in honor of a significant moment in your life. Share your simcha in our Shofar newsletter. Please let the Rabbis know if you have a loved one who would like a visit or to be included in our prayer for healing. Temple Beth David's Caring Connections volunteers are here for you.
L'Dor V'Dor (From Generation to Generation)
If you are interested in making a future gift to the L'Dor V'Dor Endowment Fund, or you have made arrangements for TBD in your estate plan, please contact Immediate Past President Paul Greenberg.
Temple Office Hours This Week The temple's administrative staff and clergy are currently working remotely.LeahorLesliecan be reached via email during regular temple office hours Tuesdays-Fridays. The rabbis are available by phone, Zoom, or in person. For pastoral needs, please call the main temple number and you will be directed to the rabbis.
Sisterhood Judaica Shop Convenient shopping for meaningful gifts for the holidays, B'nai Mitzvah celebrations and house gifts. All profits benefit Temple Beth David. For further information contact Rachel Watsky.
