Erev Shabbat Service + HIAS Refugee Shabbat

If you are a TBS member who would like to join us virtually, please check your Shabbat Shalom email for the link.

TBS joins HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) in recognizing the eighth Annual Worldwide Refugee Shabbat. We are so pleased to welcome Needham’s own Heather Yountz, Senior Immigration Staff Attorney of the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, as our guest speaker. Together, we recognize the profound impact of the global Jewish movement working on behalf of refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced people. We celebrate the work that has been done and gather our energy for the work that lies ahead, especially in these chaotic times. Recent cuts in funding to the U.S. Refugee Resettlement program and other international humanitarian efforts have been devastating, dramatic, and targeted – designed to overwhelm us. However, TBS will not waiver in our deep commitment to the Jewish values of supporting, protecting, and welcoming the stranger as we celebrate Refugee Shabbat with congregations all over the world.