This week's Torah readings:
Vayakhel-Pekudei

Friday, March 12
5:29 PM Candle lighting
6:15 PM Kitah Gimel Kabbalat Shabbat in the Large Chapel. Our 3rd Graders will help lead us in prayer

Saturday, March 13
Join us for Keruv Shabbat, with speakers Sylvia Schatz, Julie Greenberg, and Kate Hermann
9:15 AM Shabbat Morning Meditation in the Small Chapel
9:30 AM Sha ḥarit Services in the Main Sanctuary
10:30 AM Fourth Grade Learners' Service in the Large Chapel
12:00 PM Kiddush in the Rubinovitz Social Hall
12:15 PM 25/52 with Rabbi Lerner
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Library Open
5:30 PM Min ḥah, Rabbi Jacobs teaching on the blessing after the Sh'ma, Ma'ariv, and Havdalah
Shabbat ends at 6:30 PM

Sunday, March 14
Daylight Savings Time - Remember to set your clocks forward
9:00 AM Shaḥarit Services
9:00 AM Gan (Kindergarten) Information Session
9:45 AM Sisterhood Torah Fund Brunch, honoring Janet Goldberg, with guest speaker Rita Wertlieb
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Community Conversations Continue
7:30 PM Ma'ariv Services

TEMPLE EMUNAH EVENTS

On Thursday Evenings March 11 and 18, at 7:30 PM, The Jewish Theological Seminary, with Congregation Mishkan Tefila, Temple Emanuel, and Temple Emunah, presents: Beyond the Afikomen: What Else Has Been Hiding in Your Passover Seder? March 11 with Dr. Amy Kalmanofsky, and March 18, with Rabbi David Hoffman. Dr. Kalmanofsky's topic will be "The Bible's Garden of Earthly Delights: The Song of Songs and Pesach." The class will be held at Mishkan Tefila, 300 Hammond Pond Parkway, Chestnut Hill. Cost is $50. To register, email Linna Ettinger.

On Thursday, March 11, there will be a Healing Service at 6:45 PM, followed by a special Meditative Ma'ariv Service beginning at 7:30 PM. Participants will have an opportunity to reflect together for a short time after the service. You are welcome to join us just for Ma'ariv. The Healing Service and Meditative Ma'ariv will be co-led by Rabbi Lerner and Rabbinic Intern Michael Silbert. Please e-mail Michael Silbert if you are interested in attending.

Join us for Keruv Shabbat, on March 13 at 9:30 AM. In keeping with theme of Emunah 50, members of our congregation will explore changes at Temple Emunah over the past decades. Sylvia Schatz: The Changing Roles for Women, Julie Greenberg: Interfaith Marriage, Kate Hermann: Same-sex Couples. Please join us to hear these speakers during Shabbat morning services and to continue the conversation over Kiddush. For more information contact Julie Greenberg.

The next Shabbat Morning Meditation is next Shabbat March 13, from 9:15 - 10:00 AM in the Small Chapel. There will also be sessions on April 10 and May 1. During our meditation, we have guided meditation, silent meditation, niggunim (tunes without words), and brief teaching on the Torah portion. To receive email reminders, send your email address to Paul Neustadt.

Are you or someone you know interested in learning more about our Religious School kindergarten? Come to the Gan (kindergarten) Information Session, on Sunday March 14, from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

Temple Emunah Sisterhood is pleased to be honoring Janet Goldberg as the 2010 Light of Torah at our annual Torah Fund Brunch on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 9:45 AM in the Rubinovitz Social Hall. Please come and help us make it a very special day for Janet and honor her for all of her hard work on behalf of Temple Emunah. The guest speaker will be Rita L. Wertlieb, the Women's League International Torah Fund Chair. All proceeds go directly to the Torah Fund Campaign. RSVP to Debby Brosgol or call her at 781.275.2277.

"Community Conversations Continued: Creating Connections", Sunday March 14, 2:00 - 5:00 PM, at Temple Emunah. Did you participate in one of the 20 Community Conversations last summer? Are you wondering about what has happened as a result? Did you miss the opportunity to participate? Not sure what a Community Conversation is? Over 200 congregants got together at informal house meetings last summer to share their thoughts and ideas about what makes a community and why communities matter to us. Here's your chance to continue the conversation -- or to join us for the first time -- as we reflect and build on what we learned from each other at these house meetings. We're looking forward to a fun and creative afternoon. If you have any questions, contact Jane Feinberg-Kaplan (or call 617.489.2262) or Marcy Lidman (781.862.5079).

The next monthly Lunch and Learn is on Tuesday March 16, from 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM. Rabbi Jacobs will teach about "The God of the Sages".

Lexington Rabbinical Panel, March 17, at Temple Emunah, from 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM, with snacks at 7:45 PM. Join Rabbi Alti Bukiet of Chabad of Lexington, Rabbi Howard Jaffe of Temple Isaiah, and Rabbi David Lerner, as they discuss "Living as a Jew in the Modern World: Shabbat, Kashrut and the Holidays".

Join us on March 20 for Sisterhood Shabbat. Services will be led by the women of our Sisterhood, and our speaker this year will be Dr. Stephen Morse, and internationally renowned expert on Jewish Genealogy. Dr Morse has won numerous awards for his acheivements and has developed research tools providing interfaces to the Ellis Island and 1930 Census data bases.

On Sunday morning March 21 at 9:45 AM, the Sisterhood and 55+ Club are sponsoring a breakfast with Dr. Stephen Morse, who will speak on "From DNA to Genetic Genealogy - Everthing you wanted to know but were afraid to ask". The cost of the breakfast is $8. RSVP to Arthur Orenberg, or call Micki Leff at 781.933.3889.

Reflections on Freedom: Meditation and the Passover Journey, led by Seth Castleman, March 21, April 4, and April 11, 9:45 AM. to 11:15 AM. Click here for details. Registration: By 3/7 - Temple Emunah members: $55, Non-members: $65; After 3/7 - Temple Emunah members: $60 Non-members: $70. For more information, contact Linna Ettinger, or call her at 781.863-8511.

The Family Education Committee invites you to an exciting Family Seder Workshop, Sunday March 21 from 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM, with a casual nosh from 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM. Join us for a morning of activities, learning, and fun as we explore ways to make our sedarim fresh, exciting, and family-friendly. RSVP to Rabbi Marci Jacobs or call 781.861.0300, by Wednesday, March 17.

Wednesday Morning Study - Over a light breakfast, Rabbi Lerner and Rabbi Jacobs teach about the Halakhah (Jewish legal) and spiritual aspects of prayer. This year are studying the laws of Birkhot ha-Shahar (morning blessings) and other laws and customs regarding our prayer practices. Join us each week after minyan for breakfast and learning. Minyan is 7:00 AM -7:30 AM and breakfast follows from 7:35 AM - 8:15 AM.

Upcoming Events
Saturday April 3, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Synaplex Israel Action Shabbaton
Saturday April 3, 8:30 PM: Video - Shadows in Paradise
Sunday April 11 10:00 - 11:15 AM: "Sharing our Heritage" with children's author Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Sunday April 11, 7:30 PM: Yom Hashoah Service/Mak'haylah Concert
Sunday April 25, 2:30 - 5:00 PM: Phyllis Klein Thrope Memorial Program - Essential Skills for Getting Better Health Care, with Dan Rothstein

NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

See the new Pesah Page on the Temple Emunah Website. The page includes a wealth of information including resources about Pesah observance, the Form to Authorize the Sale of Hametz, and information about Pesah programs and services.

JFCS Family Table has asked our congregation to provide 50 boxes of macaroons for their March 14th Passover distribution day. It's a mitzvah to feed the hungry at Passover, so please consider picking up an extra box when you do your holiday shopping. In addition to our Passover commitment, JFCS Family Table still relies on our monthly donation of 100 boxes of crackers and 100 two-pound bags of rice. For more information, contact Michelle Abramson, Mark Abramson, or Nancy Lefkowitz.

Want to liven up your seder with new haggadot? Can't find where you stored them after last year's seder? Stop by the Sisterhood Judaica Shop on Sunday morning. Browse through many different haggadot -- old favorites & new publications, for adults, families, and children. 10% discount on purchases made by March 22!

Seder Hosting -- Would you like to host other Temple Emunah members at your Pesah seder? Would you like to attend a seder at another congregant's home? Email Amy Zaslow, or call 781.861.0300.

REACHING OUT
If there are any members whom you have not heard from in a while or who may need reaching out to, please contact the office so that we can help in any needs they may have.

OFFICE HOURS
Sunday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Monday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

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Shabbat Shalom