in person only

• Book: A Horse Walks into a Bar by David Grossman

A stand-up comic psychologically unravels during a performance in Netanya, Israel.  

It's short but complex.

This book is widely available in libraries and there is a copy in the HBT office. 

At the April meeting, we will also finalize our book choices for the upcoming year.

Sing Hallel together and comfort one another as we remember our loved ones at Yizkor.

Join Rabbi Aliza on Thursday morning for Pesach services as we mark the holiday together in prayer and community.

We welcome you to strengthen our community by joining us for the

HBT Annual Meeting

9:30 - 10:00am - Schmear and schmooze

childcare available until school starts

10:00am - 12:00pm Meeting

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This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow congregants and engage in the life of our vibrant community.

Meeting Highlights:

·     Updates from the Co-Presidents on the state of our community

·     Financial report and insights

·     Voting on the incoming Board slate

·     Community input to our new strategic planning process

·     Plans for spring concert fundraiser and other initiatives

Your participation is vital! Please help us achieve the required quorum to vote on the Nominating Committee's selections for the Board and to approve the Semi-Annual Meeting minutes.

Join us to have your voices heard and enjoy some time together with friends.

Part of HBT’s Staying Human series (IPPC Track).

Join us for an in-person viewing and discussion facilitated by Rabbi Aliza. We’ll watch a short segment from a public video conversation with Yuval Noah Harari (Sapiens) and then discuss what it raises for us as Jews and as a community.

It is recommended that you watch the first ~20 minutes in advance . The video interview can be found here: Link to Staying Human. We’ll also view key segments together.

For security and planning, please RSVP here

Let us know you’re coming! RSVP

🎭 Purim @ HBT

Join us for a joyful, silly, community-wide retelling of the story of Queen Esther — filled with music, parody, puppets, and Purim spirit.

✨ It’s time to read Megillah!

It’s time to light the lights!

It’s time for HBT’s Purim Spiel tonight! ✨

🎉 Celebration Schedule

5:15pm – Pizza Dinner

5:45pm – Costume Parade (all ages welcome!)

6:00pm – Silly Ma’ariv

6:30pm – Megillah Reading & Purim Spiel

💜 Dinner Pricing

$36 per family | $18 per individual

Please RSVP if you’re joining us for dinner so we can prepare plenty of food and festive fun.

RSVP

Come for the whole night or come for part of the night, just. Let us know you're coming!
 
Experience the Warmth of Kabbalat Shabbat at HBT
 
Come together with your HBT family for a soulful and uplifting Friday. Celebrate the beauty of community, connection,and tradition, with programming that welcomes everyone from ages 0 to 120. Let's honor this sacred time together and feel the spirit of Shabbat.
 
5:45pm - Shakin' Shabbat with Rabbi Aliza! (in-person) 
 
6:15pm - Share a delicious meal together! The Temple will provide drinks, paper goods and oneg. Please make sure to bring enough food to feed 8-10 people for the potluck. Please note that all items should be dairy,vegetarian, or vegan. They can be store-bought or homemade. Please remember to bring serving utensils, and have your dish labeled with ingredients.
 
7:15pm - 8:30pm - Shabbat Rina (musical Friday evening service) in- person & on zoom
 
8:30pm - Oneg (snack & schmooze) in person provided by HBT
 

Saturday, February 14 10:00 – 12:30

This #SecondSaturday is a chanting service led by Tracy Rich and Rabbi Aliza, where repetition and melody create space for presence. It’s also Repro Shabbat, a moment that invites us to hold prayer, community, and care for one another together.
 
Open to everyone who wishes to experience the beauty of Shabbat and community. We look forward to sharing this special time with you!

For security purposes, HBT kindly asks everyone to RSVP for any program you plan to attend.Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

This chanting service uses repetition and melody to create space for presence, listening, and communal prayer. The liturgy will be familiar, and there is no expectation to sing perfectly or continuously — the invitation is simply to be present.

If you’re curious what this kind of prayer can hold, we recently posted a recording from Shabbat Shirah with Aly Halpert. While a recording can only offer a glimpse, it may be helpful for those new to chanting or musical davening.

👉 Watch the Shabbat Shirah recording here:

Shabbat Shira led by Aly Halpert

The book is

A Horse Walks into a Bar by David Grossman 

Set in Netanya, Israel, a stand-up comic psychologically unravels during a performance. We look forward to another lively discussion.

Theme this year is books by Israeli authors. Sponsored by the Lifelong Learning Committee.

Please contact Elana directly with any questions or comments.elana.elstein@gmail.com

Next book and meeting date

April 12

Scenes From Village Life by Amos Oz

Interconnected short stories, set in an Israeli small town

Please RSVP to let us know you’re coming. RSVP

Saturday morning, January 31st,

We’re thrilled to welcome Aly Halpert — multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, educator, and activist — to lead our Shabbat morning service.

Aly’s work and music speak powerfully to this moment in the world. She believes deeply in the power of music to help us hold both loss and hope, expand our sense of possibility, and connect us to one another and our collective strength.

Her wisdom around healing and connection in a broken world is both grounding and liberatory.

On Shabbat Shira — the Shabbat of Song, a day rooted in our people’s redemption, we are honored to be led by Aly in a service shaped by these themes.

We recommend arriving on time, as the most music-centered portion of the service will take place from 10:00–11:15am, featuring participatory song and musical prayer woven into the Shabbat liturgy.

The Torah service will begin around 11:15am, when we turn together to the reading from the Book of Exodus.

Kiddush to follow.

This Shabbat will include a special kiddush, and we ask that you please RSVP so we can prepare accordingly. RSVP

Part of a full Shabbat Shira weekend

This Shabbat morning service is part of a larger Shabbat Shira weekend of music and learning.

👉 Learn more about all Shabbat Shira events taking place Friday and Saturday:

View the full Shabbat Shira weekend schedule