Mothers Day Walk for Peace

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The 21st Annual Mother’s Day Walk for Peace will take place on Sunday, May 14 (Mother’s Day). The theme this year is “In Unity There is Healing: Invest in Peace.” 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.

There are two ways you can access Congregation Dorshei Tzedek’s team page on the Walk’s website: first is by going to http://www.mothersdaywalk4peace.org/ and clicking on the GET INVOLVED button. A menu will drop down. One of the items will be List of Teams. If you scroll down the List of Teams page, you will find CDT with an button below that takes you to the right place. Another way is to go here directly.

This year the Peace Institute is asking that everyone who walks register and pay a fee of $10. Registration can take place online or by printing out the PDF below and mailing your form and donation to the Peace Institute. You are welcome to reach out to friends and family and have them sponsor you for the walk. A donation form can be downloaded below, or click here.

Walk Details

Come rain or shine and wear purple!

Sunday, May 14th, 2017

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: 9:15 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.

Sat, 23 March 2019

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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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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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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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Mar 29

Young Adult Dinner
Friday, Mar 29th 7:00p to 8:00p

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Friday
Mar 29

Klezmer Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Friday, Mar 29th 8:00p to 10:00p
The Klezmer Shabbat Service was created by Amy Lieberman and Cantor Becky Khitrik in 2014 as an outgrowth of their love of Klezmer music. “Since Klezmer is primarily an instrumental genre and we love to sing, we were all interested in creating a Kabbalat Shabbat service that was built on the Kabbalat Shabbat liturgy, but for choir and congregational voices, using the melodies of the Klezmer world and a Klezmer band to accompany our singing.” The result of that work was the Klezmer Kabbalat Shabbat Service. They have brought this service to communities across the Boston area, finding ways to integrate it with the community’s context. This service is an opportunity to experience the flow of the Shabbat music in a truly unique way. All are invited!
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Saturday
Mar 30

Shabbat Morning Service & Bar Mitzvah of Sid Hackett
Saturday, Mar 30th 9:45a
Please join us for musical, participatory, weekly Shabbat Morning Services and Bar Mitzvah of Sid Hackett, 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.
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