Temple Reads: The Yellow Bird Sings
2021-10-03 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
The Yellow Bird Sings
by Jennifer Rosner
In Poland, as World War II rages, a mother hides with her young daughter, a musical prodigy whose slightest sound may cost them their lives.
As Nazi soldiers round up the Jews in their town, Róza and her 5-year-old daughter, Shira, flee, seeking shelter in a neighbor’s barn. Hidden in the hayloft day and night, Shira struggles to stay still and quiet, as music pulses through her and the farmyard outside beckons. To soothe her daughter and pass the time, Róza tells her a story about a girl in an enchanted garden:
The girl is forbidden from making a sound, so the yellow bird sings. He sings whatever the girl composes in her head: high-pitched trills of piccolo; low-throated growls of contrabassoon. Music helps the flowers bloom.
In this make-believe world, Róza can shield Shira from the horrors that surround them. But the day comes when their haven is no longer safe, and Róza must make an impossible choice: whether to keep Shira by her side or give her the chance to survive apart.
Inspired by the true stories of Jewish children hidden during World War II, Jennifer Rosner’s debut is a breathtaking novel about the unbreakable bond between a mother and a daughter. Beautiful and riveting,The Yellow Bird Sings is a testament to the triumph of hope―a whispered story, a bird’s song―in even the darkest of times.

Kitah Bet
2021-10-05 15:30 - 17:00, 2021-10-12 15:30 - 17:00, 2021-10-19 15:30 - 17:00, 2021-10-26 15:30 - 17:00, 2021-11-02 15:30 - 17:00

Kitah Gimmel
2021-10-05 16:30 - 18:00, 2021-10-12 16:30 - 18:00, 2021-10-19 16:30 - 18:00, 2021-10-26 16:30 - 18:00, 2021-11-02 16:30 - 18:00

House & Grounds Committee via Zoom
2021-10-05 18:45 - 19:30, 2021-11-01 18:30 - 19:30

Special Membership Meeting via Zoom
2021-10-05 19:30 - 21:00

Erev Shabbat Celebration via Zoom
2021-10-08 19:30 - 21:00, 2021-10-22 19:30 - 21:00, 2021-11-05 19:30 - 21:00

Tot Shabbat
2021-10-09 09:30 - 10:30

Temple Board Meeting via Zoom
2021-10-12 19:30 - 21:00

Jewish Meditation Circle via Zoom
2021-10-15 19:30 - 20:30

Shabbat Morning Celebration, via Zoom
2021-10-16 09:30 - 11:00

School Committee Meeting via Zoom
2021-10-19 19:30 - 21:00

Shabbat at Breakheart
2021-10-23 09:30 - 10:30
Jewish Wilderness Spirituality

Meeting with Rabbi Greg Saturday Morning September 25 at the Northeast Regional Vocational School, 100 Hemlock Road, Wakefield at 9:30 AM at the larger parking lot to the right of the Vocational School Building
Please click on the link below for directions
https://goo.gl/maps/bntTRr8bd5x

Judaism 101: Conversion Class via Zoom, Open to All
2021-10-25 09:00 - 10:00
In this informal class, we’ll teach one another about the joys of living a Jewish life as we welcome a potential convert into our community. Even though it’s a 101 course, there’s always more to discover about Judaism!

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81814191733?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 818 1419 1733
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Continuing Education Committee Meeting via Zoom
2021-10-26 19:30 - 20:30

Adult Ed: Finding G-d, via Zoom
2021-10-27 19:30 - 20:30, 2021-11-03 19:30 - 20:30
Starting Wednesday, October 27th at 7:30pm, we’ll meet weekly for Finding G-d. We’re giving plenty of lead time so that people can purchase the book Finding G-d: Selected Responses by Rifat Soncino. It can be purchased here – https://store.behrmanhouse.com/index.php/finding-god-selected-responses-revised-edition.html – or Amazon or elsewhere on the internet.

Book purchase is not required for the course, but it would be helpful.

Ritual Committee Meeting via Zoom
2021-11-02 19:30 - 21:00

Shabbat Morning Celebration including Torah Study with Rabbi Greg, via Zoom
2021-11-06 09:30 - 11:00

Sisterhood Sunday Walk
2021-11-07 11:00 - 12:00
When: Sunday Nov. 7th (cancelled if raining)
Time: 11 AM
Where: TriCommunityGreenway: http://www.tricommunitygreenway.org/
Meeting Place: Parking lot Pomeworth St. Stoneham
GPS: 43 Pomeworth St, Stoneham (condo building)
parking lot diagonally across from the above address
RSVP: Please let me know if you will be coming. Last minute is fine
Communication day of walk: Sue’s C: 781-258-7760
