JCC Newsletter – Parshat Vayeshev

Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate. Next up, Hanukkah! Craving potato latkes or sufganiyot? Check out Tori Avey’s easy-to-follow Jewish cooking site for how to make these treats along with many others.  

Join us for a joyous community sing-a-long with member Shari Berman on Sunday evening just after Hanukkah begins. Details below. 

Link to candle lighting blessings: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1smnJipilukjxtTExxc_Nvpx2a7189ftp/view?usp=sharing

Link to song sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OAeqYHTuFbsMgUL_pQadCqlp89U6TFfd/view?usp=sharing

Services

Please join us for in-person Kabbalat Shabbat services on December 10 and 17. 

Events

Hanukkah Sing Along with Shari Berman

Sunday, November 28th

Time: 6:00pm

Venue: Zoom

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87141478217?pwd=bkJjdXkyTkZtc0hGTFE0NmovcFlydz09

Meeting ID: 87141478217 

Passcode: 18 

Boston Vilna Shul Lecture Series: Navigating the Current Climate Through Judaism

Join Sarah Hurwitz, Chief Speechwriter for First-Lady Michelle Obama, in conversation with Rav Tiferet Berenbaum of TBZ of Brookline as they discuss Hurwitz’s memoir, Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life — in Judaism

Friday, December 3rd

Time: 9:00am

Venue: Zoom (link provided after registration)

Prior registration required: https://vilnashul.org/events/event/navigating-the-current-climate-through-judaism

Lehrhaus Lecture Series presented by Jerry Rosenberg

The History of Jews in Japan

Thursday, January 13th

Time: 7:30 – 8:30pm

Venue: Zoom

Kabbalat Shabbat in-person

Friday, December 10th

Services: 6:00pm – 7:00pm  

Kabbalat Shabbat in-person

Friday, December 17th

Services: 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Announcements

For those who have signed up, please remember to do your Second Harvest Food Bank project shopping. Box packing dates are December 1, 2, 3 and 5. Thank you for participating in this mitzvah.

Shabbat dinner bentos for takeout and other Jewish goodies are available for order from our website. Details here 

https://www.jccjapan.org/shabbat-bento-dinner.html

https://www.jccjapan.org/jewish-goodies.html

Rabbi Andrew, Tali and Asher will be away 11/22-1/20. We miss them, although not as much as their families have missed meeting their newest grandson.

We are rolling out several new features in the newsletter including a message from the board, featured members, a Japanese column and member recipes. If you would like to volunteer for any of the above, please reply to this e-mail.

Shabbat Parshat Vayeshev

Candle Lighting: 4:11pm 

Havdala: 5:10pm