Hi friends,
As always, see below for a full listing of upcoming events, and we’d particularly like to highlight the upcoming Labor Seder a week from Thursday…
But also of interest: Moishe/Kavod House is currently beginning the process of selecting housemates for next year, and we invite your help in this critical process. We will be forming a housemate selection team that will include the four current housemates plus 3-5 non-housemates who will help to review housemate applications, interview candidates, and make housemate picks for next year.
If you are interested in serving on the housemate selection team and have some time in late-April, email Nina Robinson. Please include a couple of sentences about who you are, how/whether you have been involved, and if there is any particular reason you are interested in serving on this team.
Oh, and as always, check out our community members’ postings and some of the great events being hosted by a few of our community allies.
Warmly,
Ben, Aaron, Sarah and Margie
Mon Mar 23 & Sun Mar 29: Dance the Parsha!
Tue Mar 24: Knitting Circle with Muslim American Society (MAS) Boston
Tue Mar 24: Charles River Beit Midrash
Thu Mar 26: Rosh Chodesh Nissan
Thu Mar 26: JALSA Immigrants’ Rights Movie Night
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 23, 6:00pm – 7:30pm & Sun, March 29, 1:30pm – 3:00pm 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 24, 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 24, 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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Thursday, March 26, 7:00-9:00pm
Rosh Chodesh Nissan
New Moon Gatherers — we will be exploring the month’s themes of liberation, speech and new beginnings through sound, movement, and reflection. Snack contributions encouraged.
Please RSVP: newmoonkavod@gmail.com.
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Thursday, March 26, 7:00-9:00pm at JALSA Offices — 18 Tremont Street, Suite 320 Boston
JALSA Progress by Pesach Immigrants’ Rights Campaign: MOVIE NIGHT, DISCUSSION, & DINNER
Featuring the award-winning movie “The Visitor” starring Academy Award winner Richard Jenkins (Six Feet Under) by the director of “The Station Agent” and the producer of “Sideways.” A panel discussion/Q&A about immigration detention policies, comprehensive immigration reform, and local actions will proceed the film. Light dinner and refreshments provided. The JALSA Progress by Pesach campaign is part of a national campaign to collect 10,000 signatures by Passover in support of comprehensive immigration reform and an end to raids and detention policies. The signatures will be delivered to President Obama right before Passover. Sign the petition now! www.hias.org/progress. RSVP or questions to david@jalsa.org or 617-227-3000. All are welcome!
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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.