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Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel Invites Public to Artist-in-Residence, Adult Education and Meditation Programs in March
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J., February 28, 2019 – Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel (TSTI), located at 432 Scotland Road in South Orange, will host the following programs, which are free and open to all.
- Wed., March 6 & 20 – Learn how to practice different types of meditation, focusing on the breath, loving-kindness and awareness in a Jewish context during Opening the Heart and Mind at 9:00 a.m., facilitated by Beth Sandweiss. Each class consists of two 20-minute sits, framed through the Torah portion of the week or a lifecycle event on the Jewish calendar. Future sessions are scheduled for April 3 & 17, May 8 & 22 and June 5 & 19.
- Fri. & Sat., March 8 & 9 – TSTI welcomes artist-in-residence, Cantor Lisa Levine—a worship, ritual, recording and performing artist, songwriter and yoga prayer facilitator—for a special weekend. For more than 30 years, she has been building bridges between people of all faith traditions, working with choirs and bands to create a unique, spiritual weekend of music, movement, chant, meditation and healing.
Levine will participate in the Friday night service at 6:00 p.m., which is open to all; on Saturday evening at 7:00 p.m., she will present a concert and lecture about the music of the Jews of Cuba. She has spent extensive time with the Cuban Jewish community and will talk about their history, music and future. She will be joined in song by Cantor Rebecca Moses of TSTI. The Saturday evening program is free of charge but advance registration is required; go to https://www.tsti.org/calendar/artist-in-residence to sign up.
- Thurs., March 14 – Speaker Amit Stern will share “70 Reasons for Hope” at 7:00 p.m., as part of TSTI’s programming about Israel. Stern, a native Israeli and the community “shaliach” (emissary) from the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest, will talk about the many organizations, individuals and special events that are shaping Israel’s future. Among the initiatives Stern will share are bridging the gap between the country’s diverse populations, working to make Israel’s Parliament more transparent and accessible, and changing the nature of religion and State there. Advance registration at https://www.tsti.org/calendar/israel-programs-2 is required.
Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel is a dynamic, inclusive Reform congregation that offers numerous ways for members to connect with and celebrate being part of the Jewish community and the world. Welcoming Jews by birth or by choice, interfaith, traditional and non-traditional families, and children of all abilities, TSTI provides lifelong learning and enriching programs for all members through a full complement of religious services, early childhood and religious school education, cultural programs, and activities that foster connection, engagement and community outreach in a joyful, judgment-free environment. TSTI draws members from Maplewood, South Orange, West Orange, Short Hills, Millburn, Livingston and surrounding areas. For more information, visit www.tsti.org.
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