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Jews Misbehavin' | Bible Stories You May Have Missed | 8th to 10th Grades
February 15, 22, and 29
With Marilyn Fine
The Torah is full of stories that, when we study them with primary and elementary students, we feel the need to skip over. This month the Chai students will have the chance to grapple with some of the more difficult moments in the development of the Jewish people while getting a taste of the dark humor that permeates some sections of the Torah.
Marilyn Fine is a master teacher who has served as a faculty member at JPDS and many local synagogues. She especially enjoys teaching teens.
Email Eitan@Tifereth-Israel.org - Eitan Gutin
Director of Lifelong Learning
for more information
Exhibit: Jewish Life in Mr. Lincoln's City
On loan from the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington
By Josh Furman
We're delighted to bring this exhibit to TI!
Coming in Late February
The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington’s website describes the exhibit in this way: One of the most important events in our nation’s history, the Civil War forever altered American life. Washington and Alexandria were sites of intense activity. This new, original exhibition tells stories of Jewish life in Civil-War Washington and across the river in Alexandria.
Mounted as part of national celebrations of Lincoln’s bicentennial in 2009, this exhibition includes images from our collections, supplemented by photographs from the Library of Congress and other local repositories.
Whether you attended our Fall class on American Jews in the Civil War or not, this photo exhibit is sure to enhance your understanding of this important era in American history.
Opening February 14
TI Adult Education
To find out more information, please contact
the Office, TIAdmin@Tifereth-Israel.org
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Services Class | The Basics
Rabbi Seidel Makes it Easy to Find the Nuggets!
Learn the ins and outs of the Saturday morning service
Find out why we stand when we do; or why is it called the Musaf service; or why do some say Shabbat and others Shabbos;and why do we recite the Amidah twice?
Come with all your questions.
Monthly class in the Rabbi's Office
Next class: Sunday Morning, March 4, 10:10 a.m.
For more information contact the Office, TIAdmin@Tifereth-Israel.org
Purim Spiel, Service, TI Purim Costumes
Wednesday Evening March 7th
Purim Service 6:45 p.m.
Come Early for Dinner (Details Below)
Purim Spiel / Skits
Volunteer to Read the Megillah or the Spiel? Your Choice
MP3 or CD of Megillah Trope Available from the Rabbi
Contact Rabbi Seidel Now
TIRabbi@Tifereth-Israel.org
Dinner
Parents: This will save you a trip - no need to rush home after Hebrew school, change into costumes, and then rush back for the service
6:00 p.m. — $13 adults / $9 kids
Pizza with all the toppings on the side, Salad, Veggies
Reservations due by Friday March 2 at noon
Make A Dinner Reservation – Click Here
Questions, email the Office TIAdmin@Tifereth-Israel.org
Adults & Children – Show Off Your Costumes!
Which Costumes will be on this Page Next Purm?
(All ptotos are of TI Purim goers; photos by Jeff Peterman)
Laser Tag USY Kadima
February 25, Saturday, 8 – 10 p.m.
All 6th – 12th Graders
The Tactical Laser Tag team will bring laser
tag fun and games to TI.
The evening will also include other fun activities and snacks.
Watch your email for more details
$10 per child
Email Eitan@Tifereth-Israel.org - Eitan Gutin
Director of Lifelong Learning
for more information
Set an email reminder - click here
Cook Together at TI
Join us for Cooking – Learn to Cook Jewish
Monthly Birthday & Anniversary Kiddushim & Special Events
Join Roz Kram and a crew of volunteers as we help prepare delicious menus for our Birthday and anniversary kiddushim, for the Yom Kippur Break Fast, and for other special events. Lots of hands make the work go faster, as we stir, chop, talk, laugh, and taste.
7 – 9 p.m. • Monthly, and for Special Events
Thurs., Jan. 19 • Thurs., Feb. 23 • Thurs., Mar., 8 • Wed., Apr. 11 (Cook with Kol Nashim) • Thurs., May 3 • Thurs., June 7
To RSVP, or to find out more information, please contact The TI office, TIAdmin@Tifereth-Israel.org
Send yourself an email reminder - click on this calendar event and then on "Set Reminder."
Share A Shabbat Dinner | Two Nights | Be a Guest and a Host
Fridays February 24, And March 23
What: Open your home to other TI members for a Shabbat dinner or be a guest at another TI family’s Shabbat table
Why: A great chance to meet TI members you may not already know while sharing good food, conversation, and fun
When: February 24 & / or March 23 – Host or guest, one week or both... host one week, guest the next... the possibilities are endless!
How to Sign Up: There are several ways
1. Click Here to Fill Out the Form
2. Download the PDF Form, Fill Out, and Fax it to TI: (202) 829-0635
3. Contact the Office –TIAdmin@Tifereth-Israel.org
Register for February Date by February 13 To Be Matched
Register for March Date by Match 12 To Be Matched
TI member volunteers will make the match and
send you your dinner information.
We will be sure to match you with guests and hosts
with similar dietary and Kashrut information.
Yogic Meditation in Preparation for Passover
Relaxation Through Yoga Nidra; No Strain, No Poses
The Passover holiday commemorates the biblical story in which the Hebrews rushed out of slavery and into freedom. It is a wonderful opportunity to explore restriction, release, and expansiveness in our lives today. In this class series, we will meditate on the meaning of Passover using an ancient yogic practice. Every class will begin with a brief discussion of a Passover ritual or text, usually followed by some time for self-reflection and / or writing. Then, we will examine our reflections and sense of freedom through a series of meditative self-inquiry exercises known as Yoga Nidra. This practice is extremely relaxing, effortless, and healing. We will finish each class with some ideas on how to continue the process of exploration. This series will give you a fresh outlook on Passover, enhance your well-being, and recharge your batteries for both the holiday preparations and celebrations!
Instructor, Shira Oz-Sinai. More information about Ms. Oz-Sinai at her web site. Biographical information below.
Read more about what Shira says about Yoga Nidra at her web site "Unlike typical Yoga classes in which various challenging poses are practiced, Yoga Nidra is a meditative process of self-inquiry that is completely effortless, deeply relaxing, and significantly transformative. "
Four Sunday Evenings: February 26, March 4, 11, and 18, in the TI Chapel, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Each of the four 90-minute sessions is designed as a stand-alone unit and can be registered for separately. The cost for each session is $15 per participant, with a 4-session cost of $60. Those who register in advance for all four sessions will be given space preference.
Space is limited to enhance participants' experience
Reserve Your Place Early – Click Here to Register
Bographical: Born in the USA, Shira Oz-Sinai grew up in Israel, and then received a master’s degree in Jewish Studies from the University of Maryland. Shira is a trained Yoga Nidra instructor and has taught classes to at-risk high school youth in DC, conducted training sessions for youth counselors and teachers in DC, and delivered workshops to yoga teachers and practitioners in Israel. Shira is fluent in English, Hebrew, and Spanish and currently lives in Silver Spring, MD.
Sunday Evenings, February 26, March 4, 11, and 18 • 7 to 8:30 p.m.
TI Adult Education • A Kol Nashim Event
To find out more information, please contact
the Office, TIAdmin@Tifereth-Israel.org
Understanding Jewish Funeral Pricing
The Washington Area Funeral Practices Contract
By David Zinner
Tifereth Israel has saved Washington area Jewish families millions of dollars! In the mid-1970s TI was instrumental in forming the Jewish Funeral Practices Committee of Greater Washington. In the last nine years alone more than 1,400 Jews in the Washington area used the contract (currently with Hines Rinaldi) that the committee negotiates and monitors. Learn how the contract works, pre-need vs. at-need, out of state issues, which other synagogues participate, what the costs are, and how to find the contract details. Want to do some homework for this talk? Ask for a complete funeral quote (not a price list) from another funeral home and bring it to the talk.
David Zinner is the Executive Director of Tifereth Israel, and also the Vice President of the Jewish Funeral Practices Committee of Greater Washington. He’s been working with negotiating, publishing, monitoring, and evaluating the funeral contract for the last 15 years.
Sunday, March 4 • 10:15 a.m.
TI Adult Education
To RSVP, or to find out more information, please contact
the Office, TIAdmin@Tifereth-Israel.org
Set an email reminder - click here
Image courtesay of Google Images, Image of Tahara
Learn Benching | Birkat Hamazon
We'll Teach You the Melodies,
the Prayers, Table Thumping and much more!
A beginner service for those who want to learn to "bench" (from the transliterated Yiddish, "benshnn", "to bless"). Birkat Hamazon are the prayers said after meals. They are prayed with haunting melodies that will get your body singing.
February 25 – A Teaching Session
1 p.m. – We will start with z'mirot (songs), the more common songs and melodies
1:15 p.m.– Simcha Kuritzky will go through our (relatively) new "bentscher" (book) and describe which parts we recite and which we don't (such as the grammar lesson in the middle). One of the regulars will lead at a leisurely pace. Experienced participants will share books with those who have trouble finding their place for the singing and "bentsching" (an alternate transliterated spelling).
If you would like to lead songs or birkat, or would like learn a particular song or melody, please contact Simcha Kurtizky at simcha dot kuritzky at cgifederal dot com.