June 2016

TEC Times
A monthly calendar for the
Temple Etz Chaim community
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July 4th On The Franklin Commons
Thursday, June 30th through Monday, Juy 4th
Each year our Temple has a booth on the Franklin Town
Commons during the July 4th celebration. This year we will
be selling Soft Pretzels, Arnold Palmer’s and raffle tickets
for our Lottery Ticket board. This can’t happen WITHOUT YOU! Please go to Sign-Up-Genius and sign up for a
time slot or two. It’s a great way to support TEC and get
our name into the community.
Each time slot we have 3 shifts available. Go to Sign-Up-Genius to see which are still empty.
Booth Sign Up
6/30/16 (Thur)
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
7/1/16 (Fri)
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
7/2/16 (Sat)
11:30 am - 2:00 pm
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
7/3/16 (Sun)
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
7/4/16 (Mon)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Welcome to a new century at Temple Etz Chaim!
We are switching over to Mishkan Hanefesh for our High
Holiday prayer book. This is an exciting change for our
congregation. It is gender inclusive and modern.
Be the first to help us purchase the books that will help keep
our worship relevant to our lives.
For a $54.00 donation, we will attach
a bookplate in both volumes, in
honor or in memory of a person or
event of your choosing.
See our online donation
donationform
form to memorialize or honor
someone in the new books.
The deadline to purchase book plates for this year is July 22nd.
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Upcoming Events
Tikkun Leil Shavuot
A Study Session
For The Holiday of Shavuot
Saturday, June 11 (6 Sivan)
8:00 - 10:00 pm
at Temple Building
For centuries, Jews have spent the evening of
the holiday of Shavuot engaged in study. This
has prepared us for the festival that marks the
receiving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
Join us at Temple Etz Chaim on June 11, Erev
Shavuot, for our first Tikkun Leil Shavuot,
where we will be learning about the Ten Commandments from The Ten Commandments.
We will see the way that this classic film acts as
a Midrash, an interpretation, of the Biblical
text.
It is traditional on Shavuot to eat dairy foods,
so please join us for bagels, blintzes, and Bible.
RSVP to Rabbi Alpert:
rabbi.alpert@temple-etzchaim.org
(508) 528-5337
Shavuot Walk & Study
Sunday, June 12
11:00 am
DelCarte Conservation Area
Pleasant Street, Franklin
The festivals of Sukkot, Passover, and Shavuot are called
shalosh regalim, usually translated as the “Three Pilgrimage
Festivals.” But literally, it just means, the three walking
times. In ancient days, our people would walk to Jerusalem
in pilgrimages to make sacrifices on these festivals. We
don’t do that anymore, but we can learn from them by taking time to walk and think on these days. So, we are having
walking days on each of these festivals. Join us for a contemplative walk and study.
Confirmation Service
Sunday, June 12
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Franklin Federated Church
171 Main St., Franklin
Join us as our 10th grader Confirmation students have a chance to lead services and be called to
the Torah. This is an uplifting service that marks the anniversary of the giving of the 10 commandments to Moses
and the Israelites at Mt. Sinai and celebrates the end of the
grain harvest in Israel. As the Jewish people made a covenant with God on this day, so too, our young adults reaffirm their commitment to their Jewish heritage. Please join
us for this special service and to honor the Confirmation
students. As a community we send a hearty mazel tov to
the following confirmation students: Frederick Beckmann,
Benjamin Cohn, Jenna Goodman and Abigail Pfeffer.
Sisterhood High Tea
Sunday, June 26
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Sisterhood Members: $25.00
Guests: $30.00
Proctor Mansion Inn
36 Common St., Wrentham
Join us for a traditional English High Tea. Come hear about our
accomplishments this past year. Vote on the new Sisterhood
Board for 2016-2017.
RSVP by June 17, please contact Margot Rivelis
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Religious School Registration
School registration forms are on the Website
or send Hana Berman your Gmail account
and you can do the registration online.
Deposits are as follows:
June 1 - July 15:
Deposit $400 per child
July 16 - August 15:
Deposit $450 per child
Late Registration after August 15:
Deposit $450 plus $50 late fee per child
There is no registration the week before School starts.
How About Leading A
Shabbat Service?
We are inviting members of the TEC community to lead a Friday
night service this July or August 2016 (*see dates below). This is
an exciting opportunity for you, an individual member, or team of
members, to get your creative juices flowing and tailor a meaningful and moving service with your own personal touches. Hebrew
knowledge and an excellent singing voice NOT essential. However, you must be Bar/Bat Mitzvah. An outline and guidance from
Rabbi Alpert is available as is the musical assistance of a member
of the TEC choir.
If interested, please respond to RAC. We look forward to hearing
from you!
Available dates: July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. August 5, 12
B’Nei Mitzvah
10:00 am
First Universalist Society of Franklin
262 Chestnut St., Franklin
Saturday, June 18: Joshua Rocha becomes Bar Mitzvah
The congregation is invited to worship as our B’Nei Mitzvah students are called to the Torah as Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Please join the
families for Kiddush following the service.
Erev Shabbat Service Schedule
Friday, June 3 at 7:30 pm at TEC
Erev Shabbat Service
Friday, June 10 at 7:30 pm at TEC
Erev Shabbat Service
Friday, June 17 at 7:30 pm at TEC
Erev Shabbat Service and Board Installation
Saturday, June 18 at 10:00 am at FUSF
Shabbat Service and Joshua Rocha Bar Mitzvah
Friday, June 24 at 7:30 pm at TEC
Erev Shabbat Service Honoring Seniors & Campers
TEC: Temple Etz Chaim, 900 Washington St., Franklin
FUSF: First Universalist Society of Franklin, 262 Chestnut St., Franklin
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Wanted: Teachers for Religious School
We are in need of a few teachers for
next school year:
Sundays 9:00 -1 1:30 am
Kitah Gan: preK-K
Kitah Zayin: 7th grade
Hebrew on Wed from 4:00—5:30 pm
co-teacher to work with Hana in grades 4-6
Donations
If you’d like to make a donation in memory or honor of
somebody or just to support us, please go to our online
form.
General Fund
In honor of Bryan Bierman and Emily’s engagement by The
Bushey Family
Amazon Smile
Temple Etz Chaim is registered as an AmazonSmile
charitable organization. AmazonSmile is a simple
and automatic way for you to support TEC every
time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop
at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low
prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to TEC. It's simple to do. When shopping on Amazon, go to smile.amazon.com and choose "Temple
Etz Chaim" (of Franklin, MA) as your charitable organization.
That's it! Whenever you shop, remember to do with a smile.
Temple Cookbook
Temple Cookbook... Needs your help!
We are creating a cookbook that will be available
for purchase for the Winter holiday season this
year. To do this, we need your recipes. Imagine
helping to build your new favorite cookbook and
helping the Temple at the same time. Send your favorite recipes to
Jayme Solomon-Zissu.
Ink/Toner Cartridge Recycling
Don’t throw away those empty ink and toner cartridges. Drop them off in the bin at temple or at
religious school and let us recycle them. We earn $
for each recycled cartridge.
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TEC Photo Album
Savers Fundraiser: We raised over $350.00
Tot Shabbat Passover Seder
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TEC Photo Album
Yom Sports
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Yom Sports
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Update from Knitzvah
by Sue Cass
by Cindy Heilweil
by Miriam Goodman
by Emily Harvey
With circular, straight and double-pointed needles flying, Knitzvah members have been busy all
year with a wide variety of personal projects. The group “Knit Along” challenged everyone with a
pattern for a teddy bear, using a special multicolored yarn that creates Fair Isle patterns. Several
by Grace Kooper
people accepted the challenge with outstanding results. Other projects included hats, scarves,
fingerless mitts, baby garments, blankets and sweaters. Since pictures speak much louder than words, here are some samples
of our output.
Keep in mind that the beginning of warm weather does not need to signal the end of knitting. Small projects are a great way
to while away hours at the beach. There are many patterns for spring accessories and light-weight sweaters. The yarn stores
are now carrying lots of linen and cotton yarns which will be just right for the warmer months.
Our group will continue to meet through the summer, on Sundays, at the temple building. The dates will be posted on the
temple calendar. As always, we welcome any interested knitters regardless of skill level. Prior knitting experience is not required; we will provide instruction. No RSVP is necessary. New knitters need no materials; we have yarn and needles to
share – all you need to bring is you! Contact Sue Cass for questions.
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TEC Photo Album
Academy Class:
Learning to Bake Challah
Academy Class: Gift Basket for Project Just Because
Kitah Vav making Chocolate Pops for
Teacher Appreciation and Mother’s Day
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Havdalah and Israel Social
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TEC Photo Album
FROGY leads T’Fillah at Religious School
Kitah Vav Household Goods
Mitzvah Project
Kitah Aleph-Bet Black Belt Hebrew Party
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