BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Temple Beth Shalom - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Temple Beth Shalom X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://tbsneedham.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Temple Beth Shalom REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Eastern BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20250522T191500 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20250522T201500 DTSTAMP:20260624T084714 CREATED:20250508T151602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T214050Z UID:10005209-1747941300-1747944900@tbsneedham.org SUMMARY:Needham Observer Editors Meet with Our TBS Community DESCRIPTION:At a time when local journalism is critical to communities\, we are fortunate to be able to meet with the editors of the Needham Observer. If you’re not familiar with the Observer \, it is a free\, non-profit online news outlet launched by local journalists to help fill the gap in fact-based coverage of our community. Each week they report on issues and topics of interest in Needham. The leadership of the Observer is interested in hearing feedback and ideas from the community about their stories and the kind of service they can provide through their journalism. Please join us! Register: t-b-s.me/observer URL:https://tbsneedham.org/event/needham-observer-editors-meet-with-our-tbs-community/ LOCATION:Beit Midrash CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20250519T120000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20250519T133000 DTSTAMP:20260624T084714 CREATED:20241226T203628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250518T211017Z UID:10001837-1747656000-1747661400@tbsneedham.org SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: Agricultural Roots of the Jewish Calendar DESCRIPTION:Noah Weinberg\, Jewish Farm Educator at Gann Academy\, will guide a discussion on the Jewish values of farming. \nThe Jewish calendar is not random! The Jewish calendar evolved in dialogue with our farming ancestors’ experience of the natural world. Join us to map out the Jewish calendar in concentric circles\, connecting and aligning the seasons\, harvests\, holidays\, directions\, times of day\, and lifecycle moments\, revealing new meaning in the cycles of Jewish time!\n\nAll are welcome. \nRegister for this and other sessions at t-b-s.me/lunchandlearn. URL:https://tbsneedham.org/event/lunch-learn-5/ LOCATION:Beit Midrash CATEGORIES:ConNEXTions+,Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20250518T093000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20250518T113000 DTSTAMP:20260624T084714 CREATED:20250325T132026Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T235526Z UID:10005154-1747560600-1747567800@tbsneedham.org SUMMARY:Antisemitism Conversation DESCRIPTION:Antisemitism Awareness Initiative Breakfast and Conversation: Sunday May 18\, 2025 From 9:30-11:30 am\, Bagel Breakfast provided. Join Temple Beth Shalom’s Antisemitism Awareness Initiative in a panel discussion: Addressing Antisemitism: The Massachusetts Teachers Association’s Anti-Israel Campaign\, with Rob Leikind from the American Jewish Committee\, Josh Tarsky\, Massachusetts State Representative and Rob Andrews\, TBS parent. Learn about the issues\, advocacy opportunities and how you can make a difference.\nRegister: t-b-s.me/asai URL:https://tbsneedham.org/event/antisemitism-conversation/ LOCATION:Beit Midrash CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20250512T190000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20250512T200000 DTSTAMP:20260624T084714 CREATED:20250307T181355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T231043Z UID:10005042-1747076400-1747080000@tbsneedham.org SUMMARY:"Life Without Parole: Not a "Get-Out-of-Jail-Free" Proposition DESCRIPTION:Did you know that you could be convicted of a crime you did not commit\, but may have participated in\, under a little-known—and confusing–theory called “Joint Venture”? A joint venturer is someone who aids in the commission of a crime. The actual perpetrator may serve his or her time and be released while\, in Massachusetts\, the joint venturer can be sentenced to life without parole. “Felony murder” laws hold people liable for murder if they participated in a felony\, such as a robbery\, that resulted in someone’s death. These laws impose sentences on people who neither intended to kill nor anticipated a death\, and even on those who did not participate in the killing. One out of six people incarcerated in Massachusetts is serving a LWOP sentence\, thus stripped of hope and denied their capacity to rehabilitate. Shockingly\, Massachusetts is second only to Louisiana for having the highest percentage in the country of those incarcerated serving LWOP. The Coalition to End Life Without Parole (CELWOP) supports An Act to Reduce Mass Incarceration and The Elder Parole Bill. These bills would eliminate LWOP by mandating parole review eligibility in all instances starting at 25 years of incarceration\, stopping prisons from acting as nursing homes\, and establishing restorative justice programs for those incarcerated in Massachusetts on sentences in excess of 25 years. Learn about CELWOP’s work with faith-based groups\, unions\, schools and colleges\, community-based and activist organizations\, to challenge false the narrative that people convicted of violent offenses are irredeemable and undeserving of a second chance. Hear directly from formerly incarcerated panelists\, followed by Q&A. Panel will be moderated by Cynthia Kussy-Goldberg\, Community Organizer for CELWOP and Director of the F8Foundation\, which helps men and women who are returning to society acclimate and succeed. \nWith gratitude to the Jewish Alliance of Law and Social Action for supporting this platform. \nRegister: t-b-s.me/lifewithoutparole URL:https://tbsneedham.org/event/life-without-parole-not-a-get-out-of-jail-free-proposition/ LOCATION:Beit Midrash CATEGORIES:Events,Social Justice END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20250428T120000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20250428T133000 DTSTAMP:20260624T084714 CREATED:20241226T203547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250427T231020Z UID:10001828-1745841600-1745847000@tbsneedham.org SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn DESCRIPTION:Visual Arts meet Jewish Music in this remarkable feast for the senses\, with presenter Jerry Goldberg. All are welcome. \nRegister for this and other sessions at t-b-s.me/lunchandlearn. URL:https://tbsneedham.org/event/lunch-learn-4/ LOCATION:Beit Midrash CATEGORIES:ConNEXTions+,Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20250419T080000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20250419T090000 DTSTAMP:20260624T084714 CREATED:20250106T193030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250418T211056Z UID:10004919-1745049600-1745053200@tbsneedham.org SUMMARY:Passover Morning Service + Yizkor DESCRIPTION: URL:https://tbsneedham.org/event/passover-morning-service-yizkor/ LOCATION:Beit Midrash CATEGORIES:Holidays,Worship END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20250413T090000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20250413T100000 DTSTAMP:20260624T084714 CREATED:20250106T193019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T145239Z UID:10004918-1744534800-1744538400@tbsneedham.org SUMMARY:Passover Morning Festival Service DESCRIPTION: URL:https://tbsneedham.org/event/passover-morning-festival-service/ LOCATION:Beit Midrash CATEGORIES:Holidays,Worship END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20250409T191500 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20250409T204500 DTSTAMP:20260624T084714 CREATED:20250326T185825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T150547Z UID:10005158-1744226100-1744231500@tbsneedham.org SUMMARY:Israeli\, Arab\, and Palestinian Entrepreneurs Visit TBS DESCRIPTION:The 50:50 Startups program is an inspiring story of hope during these divisive times! 50:50 Startups is a non-profit accelerator that brings together Jews and Arabs\, Israelis and Palestinians to develop startups together. Established in 2019 by Amir Grinstein – an Israeli Professor of Marketing at Northeastern University\, 50:50 Startups has involved dozens of entrepreneurs in its programming in Israel\, Boston\, and Greece. Join us as we welcome Amir\, as well as four 2025 Israeli/Arab/Palestinian 50:50 Startups participants: Lee Tom Dotan\, Aseel Rarah\, Kassim Bashir\, and Daniel Hassan. This promises to be a special evening!\nRegister: t-b-s.me/entrepreneur URL:https://tbsneedham.org/event/israeli-arab-and-palestinian-entrepreneurs-visit-tbs/ LOCATION:Beit Midrash CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20250326T193000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20250326T203000 DTSTAMP:20260624T084714 CREATED:20250311T140047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T150548Z UID:10005151-1743017400-1743021000@tbsneedham.org SUMMARY:The Impact of a Phone-Based Childhood DESCRIPTION:For parents with children of all ages! Join parent coach Maggie DiPasquale as she unpacks Jonathan Haidt’s #1 New York Times bestseller\, The Anxious Generation. With rates of teen anxiety\, depression\, and self-harm on the rise\, Maggie explores how “screen-based childhoods” are reshaping adolescent development. Using her lens as a wellness counselor\, she’ll connect key insights from Haidt’s book to the challenges she sees unfolding in her private practice and share practical strategies for parents to support their children’s emotional and mental well-being.\nRegister: t-b-s.me/phonebased\nMaggie DiPasquale is a teen mentor and parent coach dedicated to guiding t(w)eens and their parents through the challenges of growing up. With a background in Clinical Psychology and Education from Columbia University and 10+ years as a wellness counselor\, she provides personalized support with heart to help adolescents manage anxiety\, navigate friendships\, and build self-worth. Maggie’s work has been featured on Boston’s 103.3 Amp Radio\, Teen Vogue\, and Yoga Journal. Her mentorship offers the guidance and reassurance families need during the tricky teen years\, especially in the digital world. URL:https://tbsneedham.org/event/the-impact-of-a-phone-based-childhood/ LOCATION:Beit Midrash CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tbsneedham.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Maggie-DiPasquale-Headshot-e1741701637982.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20250317T120000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20250317T133000 DTSTAMP:20260624T084714 CREATED:20241226T203404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T150548Z UID:10001808-1742212800-1742218200@tbsneedham.org SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn DESCRIPTION:All about Purim\, the adult version\, with Rabbi Bob Orkand. There’s more to this holiday than shpiels and carnivals! All are welcome. \nRegister for this and other sessions at t-b-s.me/lunchandlearn. URL:https://tbsneedham.org/event/lunch-learn-3/ LOCATION:Beit Midrash CATEGORIES:ConNEXTions+,Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20250224T120000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20250224T133000 DTSTAMP:20260624T084714 CREATED:20241226T203312Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T150603Z UID:10001796-1740398400-1740403800@tbsneedham.org SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn DESCRIPTION:Join us for the February ConNEXTions+ Lunch & Learn\, when we will meet local Jewish professional actor Jeremiah Kissel. Hear about how religion informs his art and artistic choices. All are welcome. \nRegister for this and other sessions at t-b-s.me/lunchandlearn. URL:https://tbsneedham.org/event/lunch-learn-2/ LOCATION:Beit Midrash CATEGORIES:ConNEXTions+,Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20250130T190000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20250130T210000 DTSTAMP:20260624T084714 CREATED:20241226T203152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T150616Z UID:10001766-1738263600-1738270800@tbsneedham.org SUMMARY:Learn to Play Canasta (First Session) DESCRIPTION:Come learn to play Canasta with Sisterhood. We will be offering a three part series to learn to play. It’s best if you can make it to all three dates because it takes a while to learn the game and practice\, but if you can only make it to two\, still sign up. The first session will be the most important\, so please try to make it to at least that one. The dates will be: Thursday January 30th from 7:00-9:00 PM Tuesday February 4th from 7:00-9:00 PM Tuesday February 11th from 7:00-9:00 PM\nRegister: https://t-b-s.me/learncanasta URL:https://tbsneedham.org/event/learn-to-play-canasta-1-of-3/ LOCATION:Beit Midrash CATEGORIES:Events,Sisterhood END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20250121T183000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20250121T203000 DTSTAMP:20260624T084714 CREATED:20250106T191125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T150617Z UID:10004893-1737484200-1737491400@tbsneedham.org SUMMARY:Mayim Tamid Curriculum Night DESCRIPTION:Check your Shavua Tov email for more information. URL:https://tbsneedham.org/event/mayim-tamid-curriculum-night/ LOCATION:Beit Midrash CATEGORIES:K-12 Learning Programs,Mayim Tamid END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20250115T090000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20250115T100000 DTSTAMP:20260624T084714 CREATED:20241226T203111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T150617Z UID:10001749-1736931600-1736935200@tbsneedham.org SUMMARY:Kindergarten Info Session DESCRIPTION:We invite all parents of rising kindergarten children to join Sara Berk – Director of K-12 Learning and Inclusion and Liron Riess – Director of Mayim Tamid for an informative session on January 15 from 9:00 to 10:00 AM at Temple Beth Shalom. This is an opportunity to explore the educational options we offer for the upcoming year: Mayim\, our once a week Jewish Education program\, and Mayim Tamid\, A Jewish After School Enrichment program. During this session\, you will learn about the differences between these two programs and discover which one best fits your family’s needs\, just in time for registration. Enjoy coffee and pastries while you have the chance to ask questions and gather more information.\nRegister: t-b-s.me/KGinterest URL:https://tbsneedham.org/event/kindergarten-info-session/ LOCATION:Beit Midrash CATEGORIES:Families with School Age Children,K-12 Learning Programs,Mayim (Kindergarten-4th Grade),Mayim Tamid END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20250113T120000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20250113T133000 DTSTAMP:20260624T084714 CREATED:20241226T203057Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T150617Z UID:10001744-1736769600-1736775000@tbsneedham.org SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn DESCRIPTION:Register for this and other sessions at t-b-s.me/lunchandlearn. URL:https://tbsneedham.org/event/lunch-learn/ LOCATION:Beit Midrash CATEGORIES:ConNEXTions+,Events END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR