Hi friends,
Hope everyone had a chance to enjoy this weekend’s sunshine — beautiful, wasn’t it?
Anyway, while our Google calendar is functioning fine at www.kavodhouse.com/calendar, the rest of the calendar page is still experiencing technical difficulties. Thus, all upcoming events are posted here.
In addition, if you’re interested, our homepage currently has a posting from our first transition team meeting, and we invite you to read and comment on the post. Furthermore, we’d like to direct you to a new forum on our website for community members’ postings, where you can get involved in exciting projects that other community members are leading.
Finally, as always, check out some of the great events being hosted by some of our community allies.
Warmly,
Ben, Margie, Aaron and Sarah
Mon Mar 16: Dance the Parsha!
Tue Mar 17: Knitting Circle with Muslim American Society (MAS) Boston
Tue Mar 17: Charles River Beit Midrash
Thu Mar 19: Third Thursday Film Night — Juliette of the Herbs
Fri Mar 20: Moishe/Kavod Shabbat Services and Potluck in JP and Cambridge
Sat Mar 21: Gragger — A Purim Party!
Sun Mar 22: Screening of “In Good Faith: The Building of a Mosque and a Community”
Sun Mar 29: Interfaith Youth Service and Civic Engagement Day
Thu Apr 2: Labor Seder
Thu Apr 9: Moishe/Kavod Second Night Seder is On
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Mon, March 16, 6:00pm – 7:30pm at 14 Harvard Ave, Allston. Bus and T accessible; free parking too
Dance the Parsha!
Join Moishe/Kavod folks and other Boston dancers in the latest creative endeavor: “Dance the Parsha.” In this bi-weekly class, you’ll explore the intersection of Modern Dance and Judaism with Gabrielle Orcha, choreographer, dancer, teacher. Here’s what you’ll learn: proper and healthy body alignment; basic, codified dance vocabulary; kinesthetic, spacial, and body awareness; how to combine images (from the parsha) with movement; how to channel “kavanah” (intention) into dance; and choreography from an evening length dance that will premier in Boston and NYC. This class is for thinking dancers and dancing scholars — anyone who wants to unite dance with Judaism. Contact Gabrielle if interested: 781-632-0783 or orchadance@gmail.com. $10/class. Let’s Dance!
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Tue, March 17, 6pm – 8pm at Islamic Society of Boston Community Center (ISBCC) – Near Roxbury Crossing stop on Orange Line, 100 Malcolm X Boulevard, Roxbury, MA
Knitting Circle with Muslim American Society (MAS) Boston
Members of MAS Boston have invited Kavod House to join in their weekly knitting circle, titled “Stitch & Dhikr,” meaning “Stitch and Remembrance.” All genders and levels of experience welcome! Knit for someone you know, or donate your knitted item to Rosie’s Place, a Roxbury women’s shelter. Bring your own yarn and needles. Light refreshments will be served.
Kindly RSVP to Lauren Herman at lwherman@gmail.com or Jill Lofchie at jill_lofchie@yahoo.com if interested in attending.
(If you want a travel buddy, Lauren will be traveling from Cambridge/Somerville and Jill will be traveling from Brookline.)
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Tue, March 10, 7:00pm – 8:30pm at Congregation Eitz Chayim, 134 Magazine St., Cambridge, MA
Charles River Beit Midrash: Guided Jewish Text Study
Join us for guided text study, including a 30-minute lesson, and then individualized study in pairs/Chevruta. Whether you are new to Jewish study or a veteran, this is a great opportunity to learn about Jewish tradition and thought, exercise your brain, and get to know great people. Learning and free, kosher dinner begin at 7pm.
Sponsored by Cambridge Minyan, Hebrew College, Moishe/Kavod House (through a generous grant from the Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel Alumni Fund), Washington Square Minyan, and Minyan Tehillah, and through a generous grant from the Young Adult Task Force of Combined Jewish Philanthropies, the Charles River Beit Midrash bridges communities from Brookline, Cambridge and beyond for serious text study dedicated to social justice issues in an open, non-denominational setting. For more information on learning and how to become involved, check out www.charlesriverlearning.org or email info@charlesriverlearning.org.
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Thu, March 19, 7:00pm – 9:30pm
Third Thursday Film Night — Juliette of the Herbs
Join us this week for Third Thursday Film Night at Moishe/Kavod! The featured film will be Juliette of the Herbs.
Join Kavod House in a celebration of International Women’s Month as we get back to the basics with “Juliette of the Herbs,” a beautifully filmed lyrical portrait of the life and work of Juliette de Bairacli Levy: world renowned herbalist, author, breeder of Afghan hounds, friend of the Gypsies and independent traveler who pioneered holistic veterinary medicine. A discussion and workshop on herbs for women with students from the Gaia School of Healing Plant Medicine Apprenticeship will follow the film. Plant material and snacks will be provided. Please RSVP to helaine.alon@gmail.com.
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Fri, March 20, 6:30pm (Services), 8:00pm (Dinner)
Moishe/Kavod Shabbat Services and Potluck in JP and Cambridge
Join Moishe/Kavod House for lively, spirited Shabbat services followed by a delicious kosher/veggie potluck dinner.
This week, Moishe/Kavod House will be having *two* Shabbat experiences, in JP and Cambridge.
6:30 PM – Services (in both locations)
8:00 PM – Potluck Dinner (in both locations)
Assignments for this week – bring food according to your birthday:
• Date ending in 0, 1, 2: Salad or veggie side dish
• Date ending in 3, 4: Kosher wine
• Date ending in 5, 6: Dessert
• Date ending in 7, 8, 9: Veggie Main Dish (think grains, veggies, protein).
And, if you want to be assigned to bring two or more loaves of challah, let us know, since that is a special job. If you require hechsher kosher food or have other special food needs, please make sure to email in advance so that we can make sure there is enough food for you.
JP details: at the home of Adam Lavitt (27 Brookside Ave #3, JP 02130) – please bring floor cushions if you have any. Feel free to just come, if you want to RSVP or have questions email alavitt@gmail.com.
Cambridge details: at the home of Molly Zeff and Ari Johnson (19 Trowbridge St #2 02138) – if possible please RSVP to molly.zeff@gmail.com.
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Saturday, March 21st, 8pm at SEIU Local 615 (26 West St. downtown)
Workmen’s Circle Second Annual Radical Purim Party Celebrating Housing Justice!
With a focus on Housing Justice, this event will be a celebration of radical community and culture, centered on a Jewish holiday and open to folks of all backgrounds. We will honor work that is being done locally to protect tenants’ rights and fight for affordable housing. A portion of the proceeds will go to support City Life/Vida Urbana. The Gragger, the Jewish noisemaker, is traditionally used to drown out the name of our foes — on March 21, we’ll make some serious noise in a rowdy call for justice and joy! Join us.
Music by Deboband and DJ D’hana. Performance by members of the Boston Hoop Troop and the Grasshopper Collective.
Saturday, March 21, 8pm – 1am
At SEIU Local 615
26 West Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA
Sliding scale $10-20
Tickets can be purchased ahead of time. Email leah@circleboston.org or call 617-566-6281.
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Sunday, March 22nd, 5:45pm at ISBCC, 100 Malcolm X Blvd, Roxbury
Screening of “In Good Faith: The Building of a Mosque and a Community”
Bilal Kaleem, MAS Boston
Dr. Diana L. Eck, Pluralism Project
Dr. Larry Lowenthal, American Jewish Committee
Father Raymond Helmick, S.J., Boston College
Location: ISBCC, 100 Malcolm X Blvd, Roxbury
Time: 5:45pm
Free Admission
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F-F-B-c87Y
Details: http://www.masboston.org/index.php?action=view&id=254&date_id=4143&module=calendarmodule&src=%40random4666cdda5ad32
For more information or to travel with a buddy, email Lauren at lwherman@gmail.com.
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Sunday, March 29, 12:30-7:30 p.m
Interfaith Youth Service and Civic Engagement Day, Downtown Boston (Sites TBA)
Join Moishe/Kavod House folks and young people across Greater Boston to celebrate our commitment to making a difference in our neighborhoods and the wider world. Make a difference through service and social action. Build the “interfaith youth movement” across our region!
SCHEDULE:
12:30-1:30 Opening gathering and brown bag lunch
2:00-5:00 Community Service Projects across the city
5:30-7:30 Closing rally, dinner, and celebration
Register at www.coopmet.org or email IFYI@coopmet.org for more information. Bring lunch and $10 for transportation and snacks (scholarship assistance available).
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Thursday, April 2nd, 5:30pm at SEIU Local 615 (26 West St. downtown)
Annual Labor Seder
Every year, Moishe/Kavod House helps put on the annual Labor Seder, which celebrates the Passover holiday and current workers’ struggles for justice here in Greater Boston, drawing parallels between the liberation of Jews from slavery in ancient Egypt and the issues that workers and labor organizations face today. It has become an event where organizers, Jewish community leaders, union representatives, workers, students, educators and clergy from all faiths meet and learn from one another in an effort to recommit ourselves to fighting for key social justice issues that affect working people, Jews and non-Jews alike.
Tickets are $20, and well worth it, but all are welcome regardless of ability to pay.
Please RSVP to benjaminghealey@gmail.com.
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Thursday, April 9th
Moishe/Kavod Second Night Passover Seder
Join Moishe/Kavod House for our second annual Passover Seder! The seder will include both traditional liturgy, readings, and songs, as well as creative activities dedicating ourselves to Passover’s message of transformation and redemption, both personal and political. The seder will cost $25-30/person, and if possible, we are asking participants to serve a shift (details TBA) in our Passover cleaning and cooking, which is a big job.
Space is limited, so please RSVP by March 13th to azamansk@gmail.com if you want to join. Please also let us know a) if you want to help plan the seder and b) if you think you will have time to help with cleaning (Sunday or weekday evenings the week before) or cooking on Wednesday or Thursday.