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 ,
NovNovember 25 , 2020

Choir Rehearsal - Zoom
Wednesday, Nov 25th 7:00p to 9:00p
Singing is a spiritual practice that connects us in music and friendship during a time that can feel isolating. For many of us, singing as a worshipping community is an essential part of faith development that unites us - body, mind and spirit - with the Creator, each other, and with ourselves, allowing our prayers to live and breathe (literally and metaphorically) throughout our daily lives. For that reason, we are committed to maintaining an active choral program at Shir Tikva, led by our Choir Director Susan DeSelms and Cantor Hollis Schachner. Our adult choir will begin meeting again via Zoom on Wednesday nights starting October 29, and would love for you to consider joining! • Tenors and Basses (typically men, but not always) will meet from 7-8:10pm. • Sopranos and Altos (typically women, but not always!) will meet from 8-9:10pm. There will be a 10-15 minute period of overlap, allowing us to see each other, and pray together as a single body. Here's what you can expect from Zoom Choir: 1. We will warm up our voices with a series of vocal exercises that help us become vital instruments. 2. We mute ourselves, and learn/sing one or more prayers together that you might sing on any given Friday night. 3. We spend some time learning a piece that we'd like to record as an ensemble. (Susan DeSelms will provide recordings for the choir members to use in advance of rehearsal, as much or as little as desired.) 4. Those who are willing unmute themselves and sing and receive encouraging and helpful feedback, geared toward making singing easier, more meaningful, and more beautiful. 5. We will begin/end with prayers for the community and each other, with a final Sh'ma. To participate fully, you will ideally need a private space with room to move around and sing loudly, with a solid wifi connection. You will also need a pair of headphones, and a recording device (smartphone, second computer) to record yourself with if you choose to participate in the collaborative recordings. All music will be sent out electronically - sheet music, and audio recordings. In advance, know that we are limited by the constraints of Zoom. It is what it is. But there is still a lot we can do together to keep Shir Tikva - our "Song of Hope" vibrant and strong. To join us, please RSVP to Karen Edwards (kedwards@shirtikva.org) to be put on our choir email list. Yours in song,
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Thursday ,
NovNovember 26 , 2020

TST Closed for Thanksgiving
Thursday, Nov 26th (All day)

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Thursday ,
NovNovember 26 , 2020

ELC Closed for Thanksgiving Break
Thursday, Nov 26th (All day)

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Friday ,
NovNovember 27 , 2020

TST Closed for Thanksgiving
Friday, Nov 27th (All day)

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Friday ,
NovNovember 27 , 2020

Shabbat Meditation - Facebook and Zoom
Friday, Nov 27th 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 ,
NovNovember 27 , 2020

Simchat Shabbat Service - Live Stream
Friday, Nov 27th 6:15p to 7:15p
Our weekly Simchat Shabbat Service begins at 6:15 p.m.
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Saturday ,
NovNovember 28 , 2020

Early Shabbat Morning Service - Live Stream
Shabbat, Nov 28th 8:30a to 9:30a
All are welcome to our traditional style, Shabbat morning minyan.
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Saturday ,
NovNovember 28 , 2020

Shabbat Morning Torah Study - Zoom
Shabbat, Nov 28th 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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Monday ,
NovNovember 30 , 2020

Text Talk with Rabbi Danny - Zoom
Monday, Nov 30th 12:00p to 1:00p
Join Rabbi Danny each week, as he shares a text he enjoys, for us all to explore together. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/94118393659?pwd=YjduWThucENlSFBIWDZwMVFkbVNNdz09
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Tuesday ,
DecDecember 1 , 2020

Getting Sacred Vision with Alisa Ente
Tuesday, Dec 1st 9:30a to 11:00a

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Wed, November 25 2020 9 Kislev 5781