Congregation Dorshei Tzedek

Purim Party!

Wednesday, Mar 20th 7:00p to 9:00p This is the one time during the year when we’re commanded to get wild and crazy - so come join the fun! Join Rav Tiffany and the CDT Spielers for our yearly Purim bash, featuring a costume parade, Purim davvening, megillah reading, and more! Details TBA.

Who We Are

Dorshei Tzedek is a dynamic and growing Reconstructionist congregation in West Newton, Massachusetts, with over 230 member households. We are dedicated to Jewish learning and to ethical Jewish living in the modern world. Our Reconstructionist educational program is committed to making Judaism relevant and meaningful for children as well as adults. Our community includes people from a wide variety of Jewish backgrounds, as well as interfaith families and people with little or no previous Jewish learning or experience. We embrace one another’s unique points of view. Our membership includes families, couples, and singles of all ages, Jews by birth and Jews by choice (or still choosing). We value and include everyone regardless of age, marital status, income level, or sexual orientation.

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Executive Director Job Opening

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March 2019

Upcoming Events

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Wednesday
Mar 20

Purim Spiel Rehearsal
Wednesday, Mar 20th 5:00p to 7:00p

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Wednesday
Mar 20

Purim Party!
Wednesday, Mar 20th 7:00p to 9:00p
This is the one time during the year when we’re commanded to get wild and crazy - so come join the fun! Join Rav Tiffany and the CDT Spielers for our yearly Purim bash, featuring a costume parade, Purim davvening, megillah reading, and more! Details TBA.
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Thursday
Mar 21

Mindful Mornings
Thursday, Mar 21st 8:30a to 9:15a
This weekly gathering combines guided and silent meditation to develop our capacity for mindful awareness and to cultivate qualities of patience, gratitude, and compassion. All are welcome, whether experienced in meditation or not. The group is facilitated by CDT members with occasional participation by Rabbi Toba. No need to make a weekly commitment; join us when you’re able! (Please arrive no later than 8:30am, in order not to disrupt the session once we’ve started.) For more information, please email mindful-mornings@dorsheitzedek.org
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Saturday
Mar 23

Shabbat Morning Service
Saturday, Mar 23rd 9:45a to 12:00p
Please join us for musical, participatory, weekly Shabbat Morning Services, beginning at 9:45am. For people of all backgrounds and levels of Jewish experience. Services will be followed by a kiddush lunch. Childcare is available. All are welcome. *Rabbi Toba off
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Sunday
Mar 24

Religious School Gr. 1-7
Sunday, Mar 24th 9:30a to 12:00p
Meets at Jewish Community Day School, 57 Stanley Avenue, Watertown, MA
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Sunday
Mar 24

Talking to Children about God
Sunday, Mar 24th 10:45a to 12:00p
Sundays, March 17 & March 24, 2019, 11:00am-12:00pm with Rabbi Toba Spitzer In this two session workshop, Rabbi Toba will present about how we teach about God in the CDT religious school and provide opportunities for adults to explore how they relate to the many metaphors for God provided within the Jewish tradition.
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Sunday
Mar 24

Pre-Pesach Learning with Rabbi Jordan Schuster
Sunday, Mar 24th 10:45a to 12:00p
The shift from the cold rains and barrenness of winter to the growth, fertility, and potential of spring was a period of hope, but also tremendous anxiety, for the cultures of the Ancient Near East. In this session we will investigate how Judaism translated these anxieties around seasonal transition into its own unique set of Passover rituals. We will consider how the classical rabbis and the Jewish mystics created new mythic and psychological frameworks through which to inspire themselves and their communities to move – with courage and confidence – from winter to spring, from slavery to freedom, from despair to praise. This will be discussion-based session. Everyone welcome! Rabbi Jordan Schuster is a faculty member at Hebrew College where he teaches Tanach, Midrash and Hasidut. He is excited to get to know the Dorshei community in this context.
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Tuesday
Mar 26

Religious School Gr. 3-6
Tuesday, Mar 26th 3:45p to 5:45p
Meets at First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, 1326 Washington St. West Newton, MA
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Wednesday
Mar 27

Reconstructionist Intro to Judaism
Wednesday, Mar 27th 7:30p to 9:00p
Introduction to Judaism: A Reconstructionist Approach If you are beginning to explore Jewish life and practice, or seeking to fill the gaps in your Jewish education, this class is for you! Class sessions will address the foundations of Jewish living, key concepts in Judaism, and offer a taste of the wide variety of Jewish texts. For those interested in conversion to Judaism, the class will serve as a useful introduction, and rabbinic support will also be provided. Come join us on a journey towards meaningful engagement in the riches that Jewish tradition has to offer. When? Ten Wednesday evenings 7:30-9:00pm on the following dates: Jan. 30th Feb. 6th, 27th Mar. 13th, 27th Apr. 3rd, 17th May 1st, 15th, 29th Cost: There will be a sliding scale between $150-$350 for the ten sessions, but please be in touch with Rabbi Shahar (dcl@dorsheitzedek.org) if the cost is prohibitive. Location: It sounds like there is some interest in meeting in West Newton, and some interest in meeting elsewhere. The first meeting of the class will be in West Newton (at 2nd Church or FUUSN), and then Rabbi Adam will figure out based on the group if it makes sense to do some meetings in participants’ homes.
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Thursday
Mar 28

Mindful Mornings
Thursday, Mar 28th 8:30a to 9:15a
This weekly gathering combines guided and silent meditation to develop our capacity for mindful awareness and to cultivate qualities of patience, gratitude, and compassion. All are welcome, whether experienced in meditation or not. The group is facilitated by CDT members with occasional participation by Rabbi Toba. No need to make a weekly commitment; join us when you’re able! (Please arrive no later than 8:30am, in order not to disrupt the session once we’ve started.) For more information, please email mindful-mornings@dorsheitzedek.org
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Reconstructing Judaism is the central organization of the Reconstructionist movement.

Dorshei Tzedek is affiliated with the Synagogue Council of Massachusetts.

Dorshei Tzedek is a partner in the the Ruderman Family Foundation Synagogue Inclusion Project, a joint project between CJP and the Foundation.

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