Dear Congregants, Beacon Academy Parents and TI Staff,

Welcome to the website of CONNECT @ TI, Temple Israel’s response to the economic crisis. Even as we feel the weight of this historical moment, we celebrate the blessing of being part of our Temple Israel community that makes us stronger as we come together in support and response.

We have started this work in two ways: first by listening to each others’ stories; and second by developing a number of Working Groups that are addressing issues such as job loss, retirement planning, and housing. See links [below] for more information.

This spring we are launching two complementary efforts:

1. A temple-wide telephone outreach and assessment effort - Neighborhood Connections - to learn more about the impact this crisis is having on Temple Israel members, the families of Beacon Academy and TI Staff. As our understanding of the needs of the community deepens, this will shape the direction and plans of our response within Temple Israel.
2. A series of House Meetings is being organized by Ohel Tzedek where congregants can share their stories, build relationships, and discuss how we, as members of the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization, might address the root causes of the economic crisis through a variety of local, statewide and national actions with other congregations in GBIO.

We look forward to updating you as this work progresses via email, the TI website and the Temple Bulletin.

• Click here to learn about the mission of CONNECT @ TI.
• Click here to contact a member of the CONNECT @ TI Steering Committee.
• Click here to read examples of stories on the impact of the crisis.
• Click here to learn about and contact the working groups.
• Click here to access the jobs bank.
• Click here for a preliminary listing of resources and how to access them.
• Click here to learn about educational workshops and classes being offered.
• Click here for more information on Beacon Academy.
• Click here for more information on the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization.
• To be added to the email announcement listserver for CONNECT @ TI , please send a message to: Connect-at-TI+subscribe@googlegroups.com

Temple Israel

477 Longwood Avenue