Sunday, May 6th
The entire community is invited to the Kollel’s Annual Day of Learning in conjunction with the OU Kashrus Division.
Where:
Young Israel of Brookline
62 Green St, Brookline
When:
9:30 am – noon
Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration
Wednesday, April 18th
On Erev Yom Ha’atzmaut our communities will gather to share this special moment and show our pride, as a nation, as we honor the memories of fallen IDF soldiers on Yom Hazikaron and celebrate Israel’s 70th birthday.
Festive Tefilla, Israeli Music Dancing, Israeli Food, and More!
Where:
Congregation Shaarei Tefillah
35 Moreseland Ave, Newton
When:
6:30pm – Mincha
6:45pm – Tekes Yom Hazikaron
7:45pm – Yom Ha’atzmaut Festive, Ma’ariv followed by Mesibah
Yom Ha-Shoah Community Commemoration
Wednesday, April 11th
Join Suzanne Resnick, Brookline resident and Holocaust survivor, as she tells her story fleeing the Shoah and WWII, before the communal commemoration and recognition of the holiday.
Where:
Maimonides Kehillah
34 Philbrick Road
Brookline, MA 02445
When:
6:45pm – Mincha
7:00pm – Survivor speaker, followed by Commemoration and Ma’ariv
Matanot L’Evyonim 5778
On Purim day, men and women are obligated in the mitzvah of Matanot L’Evyonim (charity to the poor).
The minimum requirement here is to give a gift of money to two poor people, each one receiving his own gift.
The poor must receive the money on Purim day. You can do this yourself or through a messenger to whom you can give the money to before Purim and the messenger will deliver the charity to the poor on Purim day. To facilitate this mitzvah for our congregation, Rabbi Rabinowitz will make sure that the funds are distributed on Purim day.
(Matanot L’Evyonim should not be confused with Ma’ot Chitin, the Passover charity fund for the needy.)
There are a number of options to make your donation:
- You can donate through the website (be sure to indicate “Matanot L’evyonim”).
- You can send in your donation by mail in time to arrive before Purim (mark your donation as “Matanot L’evyonim” or “Purim Charity”).
- You can donate the money (cash or check) on or before Purim at the shul.
- Pledges can be emailed to rabbi@bethisraelmalden.org or phoned in to the rabbi at 781-223-1471 (do not leave any pledges on the synagogue phone number).
All donations and pledges must be received by the Rabbi no later than 4:30 pm on Thursday, March 1.