Temple Shir Tikva

High Holy Day Highlights 5781 - 2020

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Welcome to Temple Shir Tikva

COVID-19 Update: Our building is temporarily closed but our virtual doors are open. Please connect with us via Live Stream, on Social Media or Email.

We are a growing, thriving synagogue community in Wayland, Massachusetts. Although our physical space is closed, our clergy, staff, members and their families are staying safe at home and connecting in unique ways. Our services are broadcast live on our website, as well as on Facebook and YouTube. Join us for Simchat Shabbat every Friday evening at 6:15 pm and early morning Shacharit services at 8:30 am each Saturday morning. We encourage you to join us on Facebook for Welcoming Shabbat Meditation every Friday at 5:30 pm and if you have younger children at home, our Friday morning ELC Tot Shabbat at 10:15 am. Teachers in our Religious School and Early Learning Center are providing remote learning resources to our young people and adults are holding meetings, virtual happy hours and other social activities via videoconferencing technology. Please join our community via Live Stream, Facebook & YouTube each Shabbat. We look forward to being in each others’ physical presence sometime soon.

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Temple Shir Tikva is an inclusive, welcoming and growing community dedicated to making Judaism relevant in the 21st Century. With three active clergy members, we are a home for all our members to meet their learning and spiritual needs. Our vibrant educational programs are first-class, with an exceptionally well respected Early Learning Center, a fully inclusive religious school and teen program, and a robust adult education program.

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Wednesday ,
OctOctober 28 , 2020

Hineini (3-6 Learning)
Wednesday, Oct 28th 2:30p to 5:30p
Hineini, our K-6 Learning program, creates space for learners to build community, learn about themselves by exploring middot (character traits) and feel inspired to take action in the world. Read more here: https://www.shirtikva.org/religious_school Schedule: 2:30-3:30pm- Hineini Hebrew Headquarters (HHQ) groups for grades 3-6 3:30-5:30- Hineini Jewish Journey (HJJ) groups for grades 3-6 with an optional mid-session break or spirituality offering All Zoom links are in the Google Sheet Schedule shared over email.
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Wednesday ,
OctOctober 28 , 2020

AISH (7-12 Learning)
Wednesday, Oct 28th 6:00p to 8:00p
AISH, 7-12 learning program is part of our larger TSTeen program. AISH offers teens the opportunity to create community, learn with peers and teachers who care about them, and choose topics that are meaningful and relevant in their lives. Read about TSTeens here: https://www.shirtikva.org/tsteens All Zoom links are in the Google Sheet Schedule shared over email.
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Thursday ,
OctOctober 29 , 2020

The Prophets, with Rabbi Jordi
Thursday, Oct 29th 11:30a to 12:30p
What is a prophet, and what is prophecy? Who were the biblical prophets—and do we still have prophets today? Join me as we read deeply together of those who our biblical literature describes as prophets, and we will see if we can reach our own conclusions about the nature of prophecy.
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Thursday ,
OctOctober 29 , 2020

Grades 5+6 Bi-Monthly Social Program
Thursday, Oct 29th 4:00p to 4:45p

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Thursday ,
OctOctober 29 , 2020

Exploring Jewish Spirituality - Zoom
Thursday, Oct 29th 7:00p to 8:30p
This course will continue will continue to explore the many dimensions and flavors of Jewish spirituality through a dance between the scholarly and the experiential, the theoretical and the practical. We will look at key texts, themes, and ideas while also making time for group contemplative practice together each class. Some topics we will investigate together include Jewish vs. Global Spiritualities, the relationship of Kabbalah to Mussar traditions, Nature and the Natural Sciences in Jewish Spirituality, and the role of the Imagination in Jewish Mysticism. Taught by Nathan Fisher.
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Friday ,
OctOctober 30 , 2020

Madrichim Activity Fridays
Friday, Oct 30th 3:45p to 4:15p
A weekly activity led by Madrichim for you, our Hineini students!
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Friday ,
OctOctober 30 , 2020

Shabbat Meditation - Facebook and Zoom
Friday, Oct 30th 5:15p to 6:15p
In preparation for Shabbat each week, we will explore and practice both indigenous Jewish meditation as well as "Mindfulness" and other practices adapted from other traditions with a variety of leaders. No registration necessary.
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Friday ,
OctOctober 30 , 2020

Simchat Shabbat Service - Live Stream
Friday, Oct 30th 6:15p to 7:15p
Our weekly Simchat Shabbat Service begins at 6:15 p.m.
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Saturday ,
OctOctober 31 , 2020

Early Shabbat Morning Service - Live Stream
Shabbat, Oct 31st 8:30a to 9:30a
All are welcome to our traditional style, Shabbat morning minyan.
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Saturday ,
OctOctober 31 , 2020

Shabbat Morning Torah Study - Zoom
Shabbat, Oct 31st 9:30a to 10:30a
Please join us for this one-hour, focused discussion of the weekly Torah portion, led by our clergy. Conversation is high level and very participatory. All backgrounds and experience levels welcome.
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Wed, October 28 2020 10 Cheshvan 5781