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ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

To RSVP for any event or for more information or to make an appointment with
Rabbi Reinstein, please call 617-522-3618, or send email to
rabbi@neharshalom.
org.

Note: Please remember not to park on Lochstead Avenue for any event or
service if you are able to walk the short distance from Centre Street. (Please see
directions and parking information.)

  • The way they were? Hidden and revealed stories of American Jewish
    women in history, Thursday May 22, 7:00 pm
Sex. Violence. Messy, complicated lives. The stuff of our history, but not
always the stories we choose to tell. What are the challenges we face in
drawing inspiration from our past without ignoring the pieces that make us
uncomfortable? How do we wrestle with the stories of American Jewish women
in ways that are inclusive, honest, and full? Is it okay to identify role
models without exposing their sexual identities or objectionable political
positions? Is it appropriate for contemporary GLBT communities to claim
women as "queer" or "lesbian" when they might not have identified themselves
this way?

Join the Jewish Women's Archive and Keshet for an interactive encounter with
some of the "messier" narratives of Jewish women in our collective history:
-- Jewish female social reformers
-- Radical Jewish women in the labor movement
-- Women rabbis

Together, we will consider ways in which the complexities of Jewish women's
history can strengthen our ability to create diverse, inclusive communities.

Suggested donation: $5.

Co-sponsored by GesherCity, The Jewish Organizing Initiative, Kavod House,
and Workmen's Circle.

  • Hebrew Conversation Group
If you’d like to practice the Hebrew language skills you have (or used to have),
join us for informal Hebrew conversation gatherings at members’ homes. For
more information, contact Howard Katz at hckma@yahoo.com or Ruth Schechter
at ruthsch@earthlink.net.

  • LOOKING FOR TORAH/HAFTARAH READERS, PRAYER LEADERS, AND D’VAR
    TORAH GIVERS
Nehar Shalom offers a warm and supportive atmosphere in which to lead and try
out new skills. Please don’t be shy! Call Rabbi Reinstein at 617-522-3618 or send
an email to:
rabbi@neharshalom.org. REMEMBER: KAVANAH (heartfelt intention)
COUNTS FOR MUCH MORE THAN PERFECTION!

  • LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Would you like to learn any of the above synagogue skills? Would you like to
brush up on skills that have lain dormant?  Click
here for current learning
programs or please call or email
rabbi@neharshalom.org and we will arrange
either individual help or a small class.

  • WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE PART OF THE NEHAR SHALOM STEERING
    COMMITTEE?
The steering committee is a working committee that works closely with Rabbi
Reinstein. It is made up of people who are prepared to give of their time, effort
and expertise to help Nehar Shalom blossom as the first synagogue in the history
of Jamaica Plain. Please call or email Rabbi Reinstein at
rabbi@neharshalom.org
if you are interested or would like to learn more.


  • AS PART OF THE DEVELOPING NEHAR SHALOM COMMUNITY, IF YOU ARE IN
    NEED OF A RABBI FOR ANY REASON OR YOU WOULD JUST LIKE TO TALK
    AND GET ACQUAINTED, YOU ARE MOST WELCOME TO CALL ON RABBI
    REINSTEIN.
Nehar Shalom Community Synagogue
43 Lochstead Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA   02130