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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Monday ,
OctOctober 26 , 2020

Gentle Jewish Yoga with Holly Glick on Zoom - REGISTER BELOW
Monday, Oct 26th 9:00a to 9:45a
Join congregant and yoga teacher Holly Glick for a gentle yoga practice that will serve you during these challenging times. Each class will be based on a theme derived from a Mussar middah, or character trait. If you can breath, stand, sit and stretch you will have all you need to enjoy this practice. Come to your mat (or a blanket) to find ease in body, mind and spirit. Come for one or come for all. Sign up below to let us know you are joining us. Zoom link will be on the weekly schedule.
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Monday ,
OctOctober 26 , 2020

Sharing our Bible
Monday, Oct 26th 6:30p to 7:30p
A 4-week Zoom program for members of The Greater Framingham Community Church and Temple Shir Tikva to come together to study passages from the Book of Exodus. Together we will be studying shared passages from the Book of Shemot/Exodus and considering sources and interpretations from our respective religious traditions. The course will provide an opportunity to consider the text from a new perspective, to study with members of another faith community, and to get to know members of our respective communities.
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Tuesday ,
OctOctober 27 , 2020

Socratic Torah Study - Register Below
Tuesday, Oct 27th 10:00a to 11:30a
Every other week we will come together to dig deeply into a passage from the Hebrew Bible, as it emerges organically from questions and musings that are alive for us in that moment. Inspired by the improvisational style of study exemplified in the Zohar, the Bible of Jewish Mysticism, this class will be facilitated in a way that strives to be genuinely Socratic and exploratory while also paying careful attention to how these ancient ideas and images can speak to us today, in our own lives. Taught by Nathan Fisher.
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Wednesday ,
OctOctober 28 , 2020

The Book of Psalms with Cantor Hollis - Zoom
Wednesday, Oct 28th 10:00a to 11:30a

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Wednesday ,
OctOctober 28 , 2020

Introduction to Meditation - Zoom
Wednesday, Oct 28th 12:00p to 12:45p
This mid-day weekly meditation practice session will introduce a few different styles of meditation with an orientation towards building the foundations of a personal practice for each of us, with time allocated for questions and reflection afterwards. Beginners and more experienced meditators are very welcome. Taught by Nathan Fisher.
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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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Sun, October 25 2020 7 Cheshvan 5781