TEC Times, April 2016

The Bible Doesn’t Say That! Dr. Joel Hoffman Franklin Federated Church 171 Main Street Franklin Monday, April 11, 2016 7:00 p.m. Free Admission What does the Bible really say about violence? About marriage? About men and women? The Bible has been reinterpreted and misinterpreted almost from the day it was written, so most people reading the Bible now have very little sense of the

original text. We'll peel back 2,000 years of revisionism and take a look at the Bible as it originally was.

Dr. Joel M. Hoffman focuses on bringing the Bible to life and is known for his “fresh insights and interpretations about religious life in the 21st century.” A popu-lar speaker, he presents to churches, synagogues, community groups, and university audiences across the world. He holds a Ph.D. in linguistics and has served on the

faculties of Brandeis University and Hebrew Union College.

Sponsored jointly by the following Franklin churches and synagogue: Temple Etz Chaim

Franklin Federated Church The Parish of St. Mary (Roman Catholic)

St. John’s Episcopal Church Franklin United Methodist Church

The First Universalist Society of Franklin

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2nd Night Community Seder

Saturday, April 23rd

6:30 pm

Franklin Federated Church

171 Main Street, Franklin

Early Bird Special:

$30 per adult/$15 per child (age 4-10)

Cost after April 18th:

$36 per adult/ $18 per child

Everyone is invited to attend this interactive, family oriented

traditional Seder. The Rabbi will lead our Seder as we

read the haggadah, retell stories of our ancestors and enjoy a

wonderful meal prepared special for us by

Little White Market caterers.

Dinner:

Chopped Liver

Chicken Soup with Matzah Balls

Brisket

Vegetables

Roasted Potatoes

Dessert

A vegan meal is also available (by special request)

For more information or to RSVP please contact Adrianne Castro

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Clean out your closet and help us raise funds!

We are collecting:

Clothing

Shoes

Accessories

Books

Linens

Household Items*

* Small items only.

No furniture.

Items collected help fund:

Bring your items to our Donation Drive event:

For questions, please contact:

TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM

MAY 1, 2016 9-11:30am

Religious school @ Medway High School

88 Summer St., Medway

OR

Temple Building

900 Washington St., Franklin

Jill Simms

[email protected]



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. Contact – Adrianne Castro at [email protected] or 508-528-5337 more information or to purchase book plates. The deadline to purchase book plates for this year is July 22nd.


Upcoming Events

Community Shmooze Friday, April 8 Shmooze: 6:30 pm Services: 7:30 pm at Temple Building Community Appetizers & Drinks

Community shmoozes are focused on our community get-ting to know each other better and meeting prospective members! To make these shmoozes possible, we will need your help. Please go to Sign-Up Genius. Questions? Email Membership.

Women’s Passover Seder Wednesday, April 27 6:00 pm at Temple Building 900 Washington St., Franklin

Shake your tambourines as we celebrate Miriam's role in Jewish history as well as our own!

Make your reservation now! Space is limited… $23.00 TEC Members and Sisterhood Members $30.00 Guests Please RSVP by April 4th by mailing payment to: TEC Sisterhood 900 Washington Street Franklin, MA 02038 For more information contact: Margot Rivelis Sponsored by Temple Etz Chaim Sisterhood

Passover Wine Tasting Sunday, April 10 1:00 - 4:00 pm Pour Richards Wine & Spirits 14 Grove St., Franklin

Come on by Pour Richards in Franklin and sample some of the GOOD Kosher for Passover wines before buying them and bringing them home for your own Seder. The Temple will also get a percentages of all purchases, so let the spirits be with you and stock up on your favorites. Let your friends also know, because even their purchases will count!

We will also be picking the lucky winner of the 50/50 draw-ing. Last year, the pot was almost $400 that got split 2 ways. The money raised went to help offset some of the cost to the Community Seder. Tickets will be available at the door, but if you would like to purchase tickets before this event, you can contact Jill Simms or Stewart Lipson for advance ticket sales... good luck and we hope to see you there

Tot Passover Model Seder Saturday, April 16 9:30 - 10:30 am at Temple Building 900 Washington St., Franklin

Geared for Pre-School to second graders. Fun way to celebrate Passover Passover craft, stories, songs and snacks

All Early Childhood Programs are free and open to mem-bers and non-members. For more information contact Dawn Doucette-Kaplan.

2nd Night Passover Community Seder Saturday, April 23 6:30 pm Franklin Federated Church 171 Main Street, Franklin See ad on page 2 of this newsletter .

Brotherhood Wild West Poker Night Saturday, April 9 6:30 pm: Tutorial and practice 7:30 pm: Let the games begin at the home of Owen Folsom

Do you like Westerns? Have you ever dreamed about riding off into the sunset? How about saving a bunch of innocent people from a stagecoach high-jacking? Well, then you should join the Brotherhood for a Wild West Wrentham Poker Night. We plan to drink a little whiskey & play some No Limit Texas Hold'em. This is a gentlemen's game, so please, no sidewinders & no scallywags.

Don't like whiskey or don't know how to play? No problem! There will be a tutorial starting at 6:30 where you will have an opportunity to learn and practice before the games starts at 7:30pm. Also, if you want, you may bring your favorite "spirits" to the game. Snacks and soft drinks will be availa-ble (thank you Owen) for those who prefer not to drink alcohol. The initial buy in is $10 and a re-buy option mid-way thru the game for $5. Please RSVP ASAP to Stewart Lipson.

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Annual Meeting Wednesday, May 25 7:00 pm at Temple Building All temple members are requested to attend. Come vote on the new Board of

Directors and approve the 2016-2017 budget. Get in-volved… it’s your Temple!

Upcoming Events


Savers Fundraiser Sunday, May 1st Clean out your closet and help us raise Funds! Items collect-ed help fund Temple Etz

Chaim! We are collecting: clothing, shoes, accessories, books, linens, and small household items. Furniture NOT INCLUDED. See page 3 for all the details. Questions? Contact Jill Simms.

Mandarin Dinner Fundraiser Wednesday, May 18 5:00 - 9:00 pm Mandarin Milford 196 East Main St, Milford (across from Stop & Shop)

Eat, Drink and Raise Money! Come for dinner and drinks all while supporting Temple Etz Chaim No coupon necessary! All sales that night will go to Temple Etz Chaim! Mandarin Milford will donate 20% of your check (including all drinks) to Temple Etz Chaim. Be sure to mention to your server you’re from TEC.

Havdalah Service and Israel Celebration Social

Saturday, May 21 7:00 -11:00 pm at Temple Building

Gather to participate in a beautiful Havdalah service and party to cele-brate Israel. Participants asked to bring Israeli food and artifacts to

share. Questions? Email Membership.

Sisterhood Mah Jongg Sunday, May 15 2:00 pm at Temple Building

The 2016 cards are in! Let’s play mah jongg. Bring your quarters and 2016 Mah Jongg card and a nosh. Interested? Don’t have a card? Contact Margot Rivelis.

Religious School Open House For new families interested in our community Sunday, May 1 10:00 - 11:00 am Medway High School 88 Summer Street, Medway

Join us for a fun filled morning to experience our Religious School program. Take a tour of our school Visit our classrooms Enjoy coffee or tea with TEC Religious School parents

and members of Synagogue Life and Membership at “Java Nagilah”

Meet the Rabbi Chat with the Director of Education and much more!!! RSVP to let us know you are coming or for any questions call the Temple office at 508-528-5337 or email Hana Ber-man.

Teacher Appreciation Sunday, May 15 9:00 - 10:00 am Medway High School Auditorium 88 Summer Street, Medway Parents, please join us to say thank you to

our teachers who volunteer their time and talents for our children. The students will show their appreciation in song and special presentations.






6th Grade Tzedakah Project The 6th Grade of Temple Etz Chaim Reli-gious School is collecting blankets and sil-verware to benefit an organization called

HouseHold Goods that provides needy families with items to set up a household. We are asking if you could donate gently used cutlery or blankets to our tzedakah project. There will be bins located in the lobby of the religious school, and at the Temple in Hana’s office downstairs.

Collection ends May 1st. Thank you for helping us help others! (Metal silverware only and no electric blankets, please)


Temple Cookbook Temple Cookbook... Needs your help! We are creating a cookbook that will be availa-ble for purchase for the Winter holiday season next 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.

Morning Torah Study Saturday, April 2, 9, 16, 30 8:30 am at the Temple Building

Join the Rabbi for our weekly text study. No Hebrew need-ed. We’ll study text in English. Come when you can or come every Saturday. The door is open to open your mind!

Tiny Tots Playgroup April 3, May 8 10:00 - 11:30 am at Medway High School 88 Summer St., Medway

Tiny tots is designed to help families with children birth through preschool make Jewish connections. Our gather-ings are casual, our connections become strong. For more information, please contact Dawn Doucette-Kaplan.

Erev Shabbat Service Schedule Friday, April 1 at 7:30 pm at TEC Erev Shabbat Service

Saturday, April 2 at 10:00 am at FUSF Shabbat Service and Jared Heather Bar Mitzvah

Friday, April 8 at 7:30 pm at TEC Erev Shabbat Service

Saturday, April 9 at 10:00 am at FUSF Shabbat Service and Sydney Hawkins Bat Mitzvah

Friday, April 15 at 7:00 pm at FFC Family Shabbat Service

Friday, April 22 1st Night of Passover - No Service

Friday, April 29 at 9:00 am at TEC Pesach Morning and Yizkor Service

TEC: Temple Etz Chaim, 900 Washington St., Franklin FFC: Franklin Federated Church, 171 Main St., Franklin FUSF: First Universalist Society of Franklin, 262 Chestnut St., Franklin

Ongoing Events

Amazon Smile Temple Etz Chaim is registered as an Ama-zonSmile charitable organization. AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to sup-port 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 shop-ping 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.

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.

Donations General Fund In memory of Aaron Lawson. by Susan and David Hirshfield.

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.

B’Nei Mitzvah B’Nei Mitzvah Shabbat Service 10:00 am First Universalist Society of Franklin 262 Chestnut St., Franklin

Saturday, April 2: Jared Heather becomes Bar Mitzvah Saturday, April 9: Sydney Hawkins becomes Bat Mitzvah

The congregation is invited to worship as our B’Nei Mitz-vah students are called to the Torah as Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Please join the families for Kiddush following the service.



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School is open every date listed, unless otherwise noted.

Religious School

Grades Pre K-7 Sunday- 9:00–11:30 am

Hebrew School

Grades 3-6

Wednesday- 4:00–5:30 pm

Academy (A); Confirmation (C); Post

Confirmation (PC) - Grades 8-12

Tuesday- 6:30-8:30 pm

3/6

3/13

3/20

3/27–No School

4/3

4/10

4/17–No School (Spring Break)

4/24 – No School (Passover)

5/1

5/8

5/15

5/22 – Last day of School

3/2

3/9

3/16

3/23

3/30

4/6

4/13

4/20– No School (Spring Break)

4/27– No School (Passover)

5/4

5/11

5/18– Last day of School

3/1 – A/C

3/8 – A/C/PC

3/15 – A/C

3/22 - A/C

3/29– A/C

4/5– A/C/PC

4/12 – A/C

4/19 – No School (Spring Break)

4/26 – No School (Passover)

5/3 – A/C (7th

grade)

5/10– A/C/PC

5/17– A/C – Last day of School

Please join us to honor our Confirmation Students Sunday, June 12, 2016 Confirmation Service

@ 7:00pm at Franklin Federated Church

Each month, there is a special “Family Shabbat” service designed specifically for families with children in our Reli-gious School. This gives us an opportunity to come together as a community to celebrate Shabbat. They will fea-ture friendly singing, age-appropriate readings, and birthday blessings. During some of these Family Shabbat Ser-

vices, specific classes will participate in leading some of the prayers.

We hope that your family will join us for all of these Family Shabbat Services, as they promise to be won-derful celebrations in our community. We would appreciate each family to bring a sweet for Oneg fol-lowing the services.

Please join us to honor our Confirmation Students Sunday, June 12, 2016 Confirmation Service @ 7:00 pm at Franklin Federated Church

This service will honor our Confirmation students (10th graders) who elected to continue their Jewish education beyond religious school. They will help lead the Confirmation service. During the service, the students confirm

their sense of Jewish identity and their place in the Jewish community.

Date Help Rabbi lead services Time/ Location

Class Dinner

Bring Oneg or Lunch

Friday, April 15, 2016 Kitah Aleph-Bet (1st & 2nd)

7:00pm @ FFC 1st/2nd ALL grades Oneg

Friday, May 6, 2016 Kitah Gimmel (3rd) 7:00pm @ TEC 3rd ALL grades Oneg

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Religious School Calendar 2016/5776



Purim Costume Contest at TEC


Purim Carnival at TEC

See these and more Religious School Purim Celebration photos:

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Purim Carnival at TEC


Purim Cocktail Party and Shake-Off

Caramel Root Beer Martini Berries and Bubbles Martini

S’moretini Shooters Violet Thorn Martini Havdalah before the shaking begins

2016 Shake-Off

Winner

S’Moretini Shooters

1/2 ounce vanilla vodka

1/2 ounce Godiva chocolate liqueur

1/4 ounce Bailey’s Irish Cream li-queur

3/4-ounce cream/half and half

Chocolate syrup or hot fudge

Graham cracker crumbs

Vanilla frosting for glass rimming

Mini marshmallows Dip the rim of you glass in a bit of frosting, then dip into graham cracker crumbs. Pour about 1/2 teaspoon chocolate fudge into the bottom of the glass. Combine vodka, Baileys, Godiva and cream in a shaker (or water bottle with lid) with ice and shake for 15 sec-onds. Pour into glass. Top with mini marshmallows skewered on a tooth-pick. Torch the marshmallows.

The Violet Thorn

2 oz New Amsterdam Gin

1/2 oz Lime Juice

1 oz Viniq Shimmery Liqueur In shaker, put ice, Gin and Lime juice- shake to chill. Pour into glass, top with Viniq to add shimmer.

Berries and Bubbles Martini

1 1/2 Oz Vodka

3/4 Oz Creme De Cassis

1 1/2 Oz Sour Mix

1 Oz Brut Champagne

Fresh Berries Shake vodka, Crème De Cassis and Sour Mix. Pour into flute glass and top with Champagne. Finish with a berries.

Caramel Root Beer Martini

1 Jigger Rumchata

1 1/2 Jiggers Caramel infused vodka

1 1/2 Jiggers Not Your Father’s Root Beer

Vanilla ice cream

Caramel

Crushed root beer candies To Rim Glass: Dip rim in caramel. Rim with crushed candy. Cocktail: In shaker, put ice, Rumchata and vod-ka. Pour into martini glass. Top with Not Your Father’s Root Beer and top with a small scoop of ice cream.


Hamantashen Baking Party

TEC Photo Album

Sisterhood Trivia Night Tot Shabbat Project: Shabbat Candlesticks


Rabbi Alpert

Hana Berman: Director of Education

Temple Etz Chaim Website

Temple Etz Chaim Facebook

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Temple Etz Chaim LinkedIn

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Bridging Religious Differences Can Be Fun

Spring is epic movie time on television. Each year, you can be assured that you will have an opportunity to see the classic Cecil B. DeMille version of The Ten Commandments. There will also be broadcasts of movies telling the Christian stories of the death and resurrection of Jesus, such as The Robe.

What these epics have in common – indeed, what Judaism and Christianity have in common – is a reverence for a book. That book is the Bible. Jews and Christians differ as to what constitutes the Bible. For Jews it is the Tanakh, an acronym meaning Torah, N’vi’im (Prophets), and K’tuvim (Writings). For Christians, it is what they consider the Old and the New Tes-taments. But all Jewish and Christian denominations agree that the Bible forms the foundations of their faiths.

Franklin has a wonderful tradition of interfaith dialogue and discussion. This month, we are taking that to a newer and higher level. Six houses of worship are coming together to learn about the Bible from an engaging Jewish teacher.

Dr. Joel Hoffman is known for his “fresh insights and interpretations about religious life in the 21st century.” He holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics and has served on the faculties of Brandeis University and Hebrew Union College. I have seen him teach, and he always connects with his audience.

He will be speaking about how “The Bible Doesn’t Say That.” As he says, “The Bible has been reinterpreted and misinter-preted almost from the day it was written, so most people reading the Bible now have very little sense of the original text. We’ll peel back 2,000 years of revisionism and take a look at the Bible as it originally was.”

His presentation is cosponsored by our Temple and five churches here in Franklin: St. Mary’s Roman Catholic; St. John’s Episcopal; the United Methodist Church; the First Universalist Society; and the Franklin Federated Church. This will be a unique opportunity for Jews and Christians to learn together from a great teacher.

Dr. Hoffman will speak at the Franklin Federated Church on Monday, April 11, at 7:00. Please join us for this special even-ing for our community.

Then when you watch The Ten Commandments, you can see how accurate it might or might not be.

Eileen joins me in wishing all of you a zissen Pesach, a sweet Passover celebration.

Rabbi Tom Alpert

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