September 30, 2020

• Save the Date: December 3, 2020 7:00 in the evening

• Celebrating our heroes: link to nomination form

• Celebrating our AREV MA grand recipients

• Celebrating together in cyberspace

• Featuring keynote speaker, Dr. Ron Wolfson

September 29, 2020

• Who Has Made Difference During the Pandemic?​

  • Deadline: October 13, 2020

  • invitation to nominate person making a positive difference in your congregation

  • link to nomination form

August 24, 2020

• Space and Time - A Taste of Talmud with Dr. Jesse Hefter

  • Description of class

  • Contact emails

  • ​Dates/Times​

• Community Events​

  • ​LimmudFest 2020

  • AJC at the 2020 Political Conventions

  • Elie Wiesel Center for Israel Studies Summer Reading Series

  • FIDF: A Night of Heroes

  • Schusterman Center for Israel Studies

  • Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston

August 3, 2020

• Remembering the Past, Looking Forward: Black Jewish Celebration of the 55th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act

  • Thursday, August 6th, at 12:30 PM EDT

  • Registration

  • Description 

Add July 30, 2020

• What Makes This Year Different From All Other Years? Planning for the High Holidays: On-Line Edition

  • ​Tuesday, August 4th, at 10 in the morning 

  • Focus: Planning for on-line High Holiday services.

  • Registration link

  • Description

July 27, 2020

• Synagogue Council Board Welcomes New Directors and Interim Executive Director

  • ​We welcome Steve Greenberg, Shirah Hecht, and Aaron Kischel to the Board.

  • The Board is delighted to announce that Gretchen Marks Brandt has been appointed as Interim Executive Director.

  • We welcome volunteers to participate in our standing and ad hoc committees.

  • You can also contribute to the Synagogue Council by making a donation.

• SCM Events​

  • ​Successful Fundraising During a Pandemic with Lee Rosenfield

  • What Makes This Year Different From All Other Years? Planning for the High Holidays, On-Line Edition

  • Coping with Uncertainty: Avarnu et Paraoh, na’avor gam et zeh (We overcame Pharaoh and we will overcome this too): Managing Expectations, Coping with Uncertainty, and Caring Remotely

• ​COMMUNITY EVENTS

  • ​New COVID-19 Legislation

  • WEBINAR: Back to Business: From Bay to Bay

  • Join us for a family reading of Nobody Ever Told Them They Are Different

  • AUDACIOUS AMBITION

  • Arts Matter Shabbat

  • Hold the Date for LimmudFest 2020!

  • Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston

July 17, 2020

• Fundraising Seminars: Description and Registration

• Other Upcoming SCM Events: Description and Registration

  • What Makes This Year Different from All Other Years​

  • Coping with Uncertainty: Avarnu et Paraoh, na’avor gam et zeh (We overcame Pharaoh and we will overcome this too): Managing Expectations, Coping with Uncertainty, and Caring Remotely

• Upcoming Community Events​

  • ​Erev Yavneh b’Chagigah – A Livestream Benefit Concert featuring Joel Sussman

  • ​Israel and the Pandemic: Economic Impact, Political Response, Social Conclusions

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

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• What Makes This Year Different from All Other Years on Tuesday morning, July 21st

  • Description and Registration​

• ​Coping with Uncertainty: Avarnu et Paraoh, na’avor gam et zeh (We overcame Pharaoh and we will overcome this too): Managing Expectations, Coping with Uncertainty, and Caring Remotely on Wednesday, August 19th

  • ​Description and Registration​

• AREV MA: Deadline July 16th

  • Description and Application​

• Community Events

  • Camp Yavneh​

  • Schustermann Center for Israel Studies, Brandeis University

June 11, 2020

• Models of Collaboration: The Role of the Synagogue President

  • Wednesday, June 17, 2020​

  • Registration Link

  • Description

• Opening Our Synagogues​

  • Webinar Video​

  • ​Resources​

  • Next Steps

• AREV MA​

  • Grant Extension​

  • Topic Expansion

• A Learning Opportunity​

  • Daf Yomi, ​Sunday Evenings, April 12-June 28, 2020

• In the Community​

  • IAC Ofek, starting June 16 & 18, 2020​

  • Plagues and the Land of Israel: From Ottoman Times to Our Times: A Webinar, June 23, 2020

June 10, 2020

• Important message from the Synagogue Council Board

  • Leadership transition​

  • SCM missions

  • Examples of programs

  • Closing, welcoming input, with contact info

May 22, 2020

• Proceed With Caution

  • Text teaching

  • Congregations, as a rule, are proceeding with caution, and not rushing to open and resume full scale in person operation.

  • In order to address these pressing issues, Synagogue Council has organized a virtual workshop Opening Our Synagogues, Tuesday, May 26, 10am, led by a panel of health care professionals who are also active in the Jewish community and thus conversant with the dynamics of Synagogue life.

    • registration link​

• Hold the Date

  • Zaff Presidents Leadership Forum, Wednesday, June 3, 2pm​

• In the Community

  • Daf Yomi, Sunday evenings April 12 - June28, 7:30​-8:30pm

  • Together in Harmony: An Evening of Celebration Featuring Neshama Carlebach and Rabbi  Menachem Creditor, Wednesday, May 27, 7:30-8:30pm

April 7, 2020

• Passover in the Time of Coronavirus

  • A Hopeful Seder?: David's reflections

    • "in four places at once"

    • questions in our current circumstances

    • a call for answers

March 27, 2020

• Torah in the Time of Coronavirus

  • Do We Smell Good?

    • Description of Vayikra, this week's Torah portion

    • Application to modern life

    • Application to our current pandemic

  • What's Next?

    • Look out for additional updates and resources

March 13, 2020

• Letter about our current situation regarding Coronavirus and its implications for the Jewish community in general, and Synagogue Council specifically

• Cancellation of Keynote Lecture with Professor Jack Wertheimer

• Look for our "Unity Matters" online video and podcast series coming soon!

• AREV MA description, deadline, links

March 4, 2020

• Keynote Lecture: Sunday, March 29, 2020 7:00pm-8:30pm at Kehillath Israel, Brookline

• Registration link

• Brief overview of Wertheimer's work and questions posed

• Link to Wertheimer's bio

• Link to Facebook event

• Partnering sponsors, Massachusetts Board of Rabbis and Kehillath Israel Campus

February 19, 2020

• New Grant Applications: AREV MA Initiative

  • Description of initiative

  • Proposal due date (5/1/2020)

  • Link to information and application

  • Past grant recipients

  • Link to donate

• Keynote Lecture: Save the Date: Professor Jack Wertheimer, 3/29/2020

February 7, 2020

• Welcome Gretchen Marks Brandt

  • Letter of Introduction from David Bernat

• A New Face at the Synagogue Council

  • Letter of Introduction from Gretchen Marks Brandt​

• Keynote Lecture: Save the Date: Professor Jack Wertheimer, 3/29

January 31, 2020

• Peoplehood and Pluralism in Israel

  • David's letter urging recipients to vote in the World Zionist Congress elections​ and promoting pluralism

  • Link to vote

• Save the Date: Professor Jack Wertheimer Keynote Lecture, March 29, 2020

January 27, 2020

• Widening Our Gates

  • David's Welcome Message and Introduction

• JDAIM

  • Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month​

  • Background

  • 2020 JDAIM Program Guide

  • Workshops

  • Ways to Get Involved

• JBBBS

  • Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston​

  • New initiative for LGBTQ+ children to be matched with LGBTQ+ adults

• Save the Date: Professor Jack Wertheimer Keynote Lecture, March 29, 2020

January 14, 2020

• Greeting from Emma Savitz, Office Administrator

• Invitation to like new Facebook page

• General rundown of page features

• Link to view and like page

January 10, 2020

• Reflections from the Brooklyn Bridge

  • David's reflections on Anti-Semitism in our world today and how we can respond​

  • Photos from the 1/5 Solidarity March in NYC

• Keynote Lecture​

  • who/what/where/when​

January 7, 2020

• Security Grants

  • Note from David about security grants

  • Links to more information and application materials, CJP's Communal Security Initiative, and CJP contact email

  • Important dates

• Keynote Lecture

  • who/what/where/when​