Take a (Shabbat) Hike!

Shomrei Adamah is excited  to report the success of its first two Shabbat Hikes of the year. On September 17, 17 hikers (including our new religious school director Allison Gutman) joined Beth Shulman for a two hour hike on the Wellesley Acquiduct trail. On October 15, 21 hikers including several temple families joined the Bailit family for a one hour hike at Cutler Park.

October 15 at Cutler Park

We invite you to join Marlene Schultz on November 19 at 2:00pm for our next Shabbat Hike at Wilson Hill Reservation. Rabbi Todd will be the guest clergy on the hike.

About Shomrei Adamah:
The Shomrei Adamah (Guardians of the Earth) Committee at Temple Beth Shalom is a group of individuals who are connected by their belief that taking care of our natural environment is our responsibility. We believe it is ethically imperative for Jews to work toward lessening our environmental impact and thus uphold the Jewish ideals of tikkun olam (repairing the world), tzedek (justice), and bal tashchit (prohibition against wanton destruction). We identify ways for the Temple as an organization and as a facility to improve its use of energy and natural resources. We not only educate our community about “green initiatives,” but we also participate in hands-on activities to make the world more sustainable for now and for future generations.

Next Friday night, September 9, 2011, celebrate summer overnight camping with us!

As a preparation for our Shabbat in celebration of our campers, we invite you to submit your own favorite camp memory below as a comment to this post.

We are so thrilled that hundreds of our Temple Beth Shalom children attended overnight camp this summer. We would like to celebrate them and the wonderful experiences they had next week at our Friday evening services. This will be our first Simchat Shabbat service of the year, an evening filled with spirit, joy, and plenty of "camp music," as we welcome all of our temple kids home from their summer experiences.

So bring the whole family along to services at 7:15 PM on Friday, September 9th, and be sure to wear all of your camp gear to celebrate the place where summer memories were made.

Our oneg following services will feature camp-themed tasty treats.

We would also like to share photos of our temple kids off at camp, so please e-mail Rabbi Todd with high resolution pictures from your child(ren)'s summer at camp. Your child's 4 or 5 favorites would be great!

We hope to see you there so we can see the smiling faces of those who've recently returned home and to hear all about incredible summers at camp!