Mothers Day Walk for Peace

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The Mother’s Day Walk for Peace will take place on Sunday, May 12 (Mother’s Day). The Mother’s Day Walk for Peace is a celebration of our potential to create more peaceful communities and supports the wonderful work of Tina Chery. Tina created the Peace Institute as a way to honor her son Louis D. Brown who was shot and killed at the age of 15. The Peace Institute “serves as a center of healing, teaching, and learning for families and communities dealing with murder, trauma, grief and loss.” Every year families from across the state and region walk together to demand dignity and compassion for all families impacted by murder.

CDT has participated in both the walk and in fundraising for the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute for many years. We hope you will join the CDT team this year as we walk from Fields Corner to Boston City Hall where there will be a Peace Rally. You are welcome to walk the whole route (6.8 miles) or just a part of it.

This year the Peace Institute is asking that everyone who walks register and pay a fee of $10. Registration can take place online at this link. You are welcome to reach out to friends and family and have them sponsor you for the walk.

Walk Details

Come rain or shine and wear purple!

Sunday, May 12th, 2019

LEG 1: 6.8 miles 2.5-3hrs walk time to City Hall

Start: Town Field Park, Fields Corner
1520 Dorchester Avenue
Dorchester, MA 02122
MBTA Red Line: Field’s Corner

Registration Begins: 6:00 am
Opening Remarks: 8:00 am
Walk Begins: 8:30 am

Mid-Entry/Exit Point: Madison Park High School

3 miles 1-1.5hrs to City Hall
For those wanting to walk a shorter distance, this entry/exit point is an excellent choice. Start your walk here or exit Leg 1 and take the T to City Hall

Start: Madison Park High School
75 Malcolm X Blvd, Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120
MBTA Orange Line: Roxbury Crossing
Registration Begins: 7:00 am
Opening Remarks: 9:00 am
9:45am Estimated entry and meeting point with Leg 1

Peace Rally / Closing Ceremony - Boston City Hall

Opening Remarks: 10:00 am
Welcoming Walkers: 11:00 am
Peace Rally Closing 12:00 pm

Contact Abby Cohen at abby.cohen@verizon.net for further details or questions.

Sun, October 20 2019
21 Tishrei 5780

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Sunday
Oct 20

Religious School Gr. 1-7
Sunday, Oct 20th 9:30a to 12:00p
Meets at Jewish Community Day School, 57 Stanley Avenue, Watertown, MA
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Sunday
Oct 20

Simchat Torah for young kids
Sunday, Oct 20th 4:00p to 5:00p
We close the week-long festival with a celebration of ending one year’s cycle of reading Torah and beginning anew! Come see the Torah and dance with it! For kids aged 0-5 and their parents.
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Sunday
Oct 20

Simchat Torah Celebration
Sunday, Oct 20th 7:00p to 9:00p
We close the week of Sukkot festivities with this celebration of the Torah! All ages are welcome as we mark the end of the year cycle of reading Torah and begin anew with Torah Quiz, dancing with the Torah scrolls, and unrolling the scroll to read the very end and the very beginning! Join Rabbi Toba and CDT musicians for this musical, fun evening. Young Children’s Program 4:00-5:00pm Service and Main celebrations 7:00-9:00pm
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Tuesday
Oct 22

Religious School Gr. 3-6
Tuesday, Oct 22nd 3:45p to 5:45p
Meets at First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, 1326 Washington St. West Newton, MA
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Wednesday
Oct 23

CDT STORIES: WORKING FOR JUSTICE AND NURTURING OUR SOULS
Wednesday, Oct 23rd 7:00p to 9:00p
Come hear CDT Tikkun Olam activists share their stories of their social justice activities. On October 23 CDT’s Tikkun Olam committee is hosting a congregation-wide event for members new and old to hear how CDT members are leading efforts around Immigration, health care reform, sustainability and much more. There will be time for reflections on our activist work and how members both serve from the heart and receive so much in return from their efforts. There will be time for the community to connect with leaders of each Tikkun Olam work area.
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Thursday
Oct 24

Mindful Mornings
Thursday, Oct 24th 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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Thursday
Oct 24

"Jerusalem" Poetry Reading & Gallery Talk
Thursday, Oct 24th 7:30p
Josette Akresh-Gonzales will be showing 15 poetry broadsides from her "Jerusalem" collection in the CDT gallery this fall, and she will do a reading of the poems on October 24. Josette writes, "These poems are not merely about the city of Jerusalem and my family's experiences there — they examine the idea of Jerusalem, the way we all can't let go of it." After the reading, Viv and Norm Shein and Thea Breite will give a talk about their photos in the gallery. Desserts and drinks provided.
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Sunday
Oct 27

Religious School Nitzanim/Gan - Gr. 7
Sunday, Oct 27th 9:30a to 12:00p
Meets at Jewish Community Day School, 57 Stanley Avenue, Watertown, MA
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Sunday
Oct 27

CDT Prayer Vigil for ICE Detainees CANCELLED
Sunday, Oct 27th 2:00p to 3:00p
CANCELLED
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Tuesday
Oct 29

Religious School Gr. 3-6
Tuesday, Oct 29th 3:45p to 5:45p
Meets at First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, 1326 Washington St. West Newton, MA
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Sun, October 20 2019 21 Tishrei 5780