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Prayer takes many forms. Uttered informally when alone and in unison during Mourner's Kaddish, we sing prayers in worship and in thanksgiving. Prayers become sacred ritual as when making Kiddush over wine. Mi Shebeirach proclaims our hope for healing. Our prayer for peace, Oseh Shalom, seems to never be fully answered. Interestingly, the Hebrew word for prayer is tefillah, derived in part from l'hitpallel which means "to judge oneself." It presumes introspection and a belief that prayerful thought matters. As Jews, we join in a rich variety of prayerful experiences: (click on pictures for descriptions and times)

Call me, and I will answer you.
—Jeremiah

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Sun, January 19 2020
22 Tevet 5780

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Check out our Lifelong Learning Opportunities for the rest of the year. You'll find everything from Torah study (at Shabbat Morning B'yachad) to learning about the seasons of the Jewish Year, the Shema, and much, much more. Open the catalog here.

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Monday
Jan 20

Family Volunteering for MLK Day
Monday, Jan 20th 2:00p to 4:00p
Join the Social Action Committee and the Jewish Community Relations Council for volunteering on Martin Luther King Jr. Day! We’ll be at City Hall in Cambridge from 2-4 pm, helping put together personal care kits with toiletries for homeless teens and adults, creating activity kits for children waiting in hospital emergency rooms, and making Valentine’s Day cards for elderly and homebound adults.
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Thursday
Jan 23

Transformational Torah: Learning Torah for the Inner and Outer Self with Ryan Leszner
Thursday, Jan 23rd 6:30p to 8:00p
This three-session series will focus on Jewish texts from Rabbinic sources, Mussar, and modern sources, as a way to discuss our responsibility to the world around us and to ourselves. We will talk about Jewish responsibility, current social justice issues, ethics, and how we can use a Jewish approach to individual and communal change.
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Friday
Jan 24

2020 Weekend Kallah: An Appreciation of Our Musical Heritage
Friday, Jan 24th 5:00p to Sunday, Jan 26th 2:00p
TOS Musical Director David Sparr will serve as our Resident Scholar, leading sessions exploring ancient and medieval Jewish music, Reform movement composers and modern day Jewish music. The weekend will otherwise include worship, Torah study, conversation, fun and games (including Jewish Name That Tune!) and good food.
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Monday
Jan 27

Housing Justice in Brookline
Monday, Jan 27th 7:30p to 8:30p
We need more voices to stand up for integrated, multifamily housing affordable to households of all types! Please join TOS, in partnership with Temple Beth Zion, Temple Israel, Temple Sinai, and the Washington Square Minyan, for our next meeting. Learn about the issues, plan interfaith outreach, and strategize for Brookline’s next Town Meeting in May 2020!
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Tuesday
Jan 28

The Climate Crisis: What's Our Role in 2020?
Tuesday, Jan 28th 7:00p to 8:30p
Do we really only have 11 years to reverse climate change? Should we recycle, compost, and switch from fossil fuels — or demand policy change from countries and corporations? Join TOS members Kelly Levin (pictured here), a climate policy expert at the World Resources Institute, and Alan Christ (also pictured), principal at Alan Christ Architects, with Mark Dwortzan from Temple Beth Zion's Climate Action Group, to learn more about what's happening at the global level and what we can do locally. RSVP to socialaction@ohabei.org.
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In the Works Now: Israel Trip!

Planning is underway for our next congregational trip to ISRAEL! The trip will take place from approximately February 11-21, 2021 (this is during the February school vacation week). Our member David Seldin is chairing the planning committee, along with Rabbi Berkman. Details.

About Ohabei Shalom

Progressive in attitude yet traditional in practice, Temple Ohabei Shalom is an inclusive Jewish community committed to nurturing, sustaining, and touching Jewish lives through lifelong learning, joyful worship, and repair of the world in word and deed.

Sun, January 19 2020 22 Tevet 5780