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Join Us for Shabbat
Qabbalat Shabbat with Carl Steinbaum Memorial Lecture featuring Author Elizabeth Graver and Wedding Blessing of Jacob Einsenberg and Ezera Miller-Walfish
Date
April 19, 2024
Time
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Gather with us onsite or online for Qabbalat Shabbat. All are welcome to join this service full of prayer, meditation, and music! We welcome guest l...
Torah Study
Date
April 20, 2024
Time
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Gather with the Temple Israel community onsite or online for Saturday morning Torah Study. Following the service, one of our clergy members will lead...
Havdalah
Date
April 20, 2024
Time
8:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Gather with friends online for Havdalah and connection. Our weekly Havdalah ritual is a lay-led experience. Stop by, say hello, catch up from the wee...
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
April 26, 2024
Time
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Gather with us onsite or online for Qabbalat Shabbat. All are welcome to join this service full of prayer, meditation, and music! Register here to...
Torah Study
Date
April 27, 2024
Time
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Gather with the Temple Israel community onsite or online for Saturday morning Torah Study. Following the service, one of our clergy members will lead...
Havdalah
Date
April 27, 2024
Time
8:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Gather with friends online for Havdalah and connection. Our weekly Havdalah ritual is a lay-led experience. Stop by, say hello, catch up from the wee...
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
May 3, 2024
Time
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Gather with us onsite or online for Qabbalat Shabbat. All are welcome to join this service full of prayer, meditation, and music! Register here to...
Torah Study
Date
May 4, 2024
Time
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Gather with the Temple Israel community onsite or online for Saturday morning Torah Study. Following the service, one of our clergy members will lead...
Havdalah
Date
May 4, 2024
Time
8:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Gather with friends online for Havdalah and connection. Our weekly Havdalah ritual is a lay-led experience. Stop by, say hello, catch up from the wee...
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
May 10, 2024
Time
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Gather with us onsite or online for Qabbalat Shabbat. All are welcome to join this service full of prayer, meditation, and music! Register here to...
Torah Study
Date
May 11, 2024
Time
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Gather with the Temple Israel community onsite or online for Saturday morning Torah Study. Following the service, one of our clergy members will lead...
Havdalah
Date
May 11, 2024
Time
8:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Gather with friends online for Havdalah and connection. Our weekly Havdalah ritual is a lay-led experience. Stop by, say hello, catch up from the wee...
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
May 17, 2024
Time
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Gather with us onsite or online for Qabbalat Shabbat. All are welcome to join this service full of prayer, meditation, and music! Register here to...
Torah Study
Date
May 18, 2024
Time
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Gather with the Temple Israel community onsite or online for Saturday morning Torah Study. Following the service, one of our clergy members will lead...
Havdalah
Date
May 18, 2024
Time
8:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Gather with friends online for Havdalah and connection. Our weekly Havdalah ritual is a lay-led experience. Stop by, say hello, catch up from the wee...
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
May 24, 2024
Time
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Gather with us onsite or online for Qabbalat Shabbat in the Temple Israel Garden (weather permitting). All are welcome to join this service full of p...
Torah Study
Date
May 25, 2024
Time
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Gather with the Temple Israel community onsite or online for Saturday morning Torah Study. Following the service, one of our clergy members will lead...
Havdalah
Date
May 25, 2024
Time
8:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Gather with friends online for Havdalah and connection. Our weekly Havdalah ritual is a lay-led experience. Stop by, say hello, catch up from the wee...
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
May 31, 2024
Time
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Gather with us onsite or online for Qabbalat Shabbat in the Temple Israel Garden (weather permitting). All are welcome to join this service full of p...
Torah Study
Date
June 1, 2024
Time
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Gather with the Temple Israel community onsite or online for Saturday morning Torah Study. Following the service, one of our clergy members will lead...
Mark Your Calendar for these Featured Programs
TILLI Spring 2024 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Lisa Davis
Date
April 18, 2024
Time
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
Join TILLI (Temple Israel Lifelong Learning Institute) for our Spring 2024 Semester Lunch and Learn Lecture Series. Listen and ask questions to exper...
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Second Night Passover Seder: An Immersive Experience
Date
April 23, 2024
Time
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
The Passover seder is an annual tradition that retells the inspiring story of the Jewish people on their journey from slavery to liberation and is fi...
TILLI Spring 2024 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Joshua Rubenstein
Date
April 25, 2024
Time
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
Join TILLI (Temple Israel Lifelong Learning Institute) for our Spring 2024 Semester Lunch and Learn Lecture Series. Listen and ask questions to exper...
Nora's Will Film Screening
Date
April 28, 2024
Time
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
Nora's Will Directed by Mariana Chenillo Mexico Released: 2010 Spanish 90 minutes Nora's Will is a comedy like nothing you've seen before, ...
Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Current Events Conversation
Date
April 30, 2024
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Please join the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) on April 30th, at 7:00 pm for our next open conversation about what is happening in I...
TILLI Spring 2024 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Ann Bookman
Date
May 2, 2024
Time
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
Join TILLI (Temple Israel Lifelong Learning Institute) for our Spring 2024 Semester Lunch and Learn Lecture Series. Listen and ask questions to exper...
Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus Meeting (TIPIC)
Date
May 2, 2024
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Join us onsite in the TI library or online, Thursday, May 2nd, 7:00 p.m.—8:30 p.m., for TIPIC's monthly open meeting, "Israel Now: Personal Perspec...
TILLI Spring 2024 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Closing Lunch
Date
May 9, 2024
Time
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
Join TILLI (Temple Israel Lifelong Learning Institute) for our Spring 2024 Semester Lunch and Learn Lecture Series. For our closing lunch, we will ha...
Red Sox Jewish Heritage Night
Date
May 15, 2024
Time
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT
Join us for Temple Israel annual trip to Red Sox Jewish Heritage Night on Wednesday, May 15th at 7:00 p.m. Buy your ticket(s) with us at a special p...
Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Current Events Conversation
Date
May 28, 2024
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Please join the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) on May 28th, at 7:00 pm for our next open conversation about what is happening in Isr...
5th Annual Tikkun Zoom Shavuot: 25 Hours of Online Learning
Date
June 11, 2024
Time
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
Online learning sessions will start at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11th and run through 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12th. On Shavuot we go big, ...
Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus Meeting (TIPIC)
Date
June 13, 2024
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Join us for this upcoming meeting of the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) on Thursday, June 13, from 7:00—8:30 p.m. TIPIC continues...
Concert with New Moon Rising
Date
June 20, 2024
Time
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
We prepare for summer by welcoming back musical friends of Temple Israel. Elana Arian, Deborah Sacks Mintz, and Chava Mirel are New Moon Rising — ...
Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Current Events Conversation
Date
June 25, 2024
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Please join the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) on June 25th, at 7:00 pm for our next open conversation about what is happening in Is...
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The TI Yeshiva: Learn to Read the Talmud with Rabbi Suzie Jacobson
Date
April 16, 2024
Time
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
Debate with the rabbis and consider new perspectives on aspects of Jewish law with the Babylonian Talmud in this weekly online class led by Rabbi Suz...
Evening Minyan
Date
April 16, 2024
Time
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM EDT
Gather online from the comfort of your own home for evening minyan every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 6:15 p.m. Eastern Time. ...
A Taste of Judaism: April 2024
Date
April 16, 2024
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Explore traditional and modern Jewish sources in an accessible setting. Join us and discuss the ways Judaism can resonate in our daily lives. A Ta...
Preparing for Passover: Poetry for Your Seder
Date
April 16, 2024
Time
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Tired of your Maxwell House Haggadah? Looking for new material to impress your family and friends? Join Rabbi Suzie Jacobson online on Tuesday, April...
Evening Minyan
Date
April 17, 2024
Time
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM EDT
Gather online from the comfort of your own home for evening minyan every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 6:15 p.m. Eastern Time. ...
IYUN Circle: Spiritual Practice for Real Life (20's cohort)
Date
April 17, 2024
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Together, we will explore some of life's big questions, exploring perspectives from Jewish tradition on spiritual practice for real life. Gratitude, ...
TILLI Morning Classes
Date
April 18, 2024
Time
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
Join us for TILLI morning study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study groups on a wide variety of topics, from science, t...
TILLI Spring 2024 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Lisa Davis
Date
April 18, 2024
Time
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
Join TILLI (Temple Israel Lifelong Learning Institute) for our Spring 2024 Semester Lunch and Learn Lecture Series. Listen and ask questions to exper...
TILLI Afternoon Classes
Date
April 18, 2024
Time
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
Join us for TILLI morning study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study groups on a wide variety of topics, from science, t...
Evening Minyan
Date
April 18, 2024
Time
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM EDT
Gather online from the comfort of your own home for evening minyan every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 6:15 p.m. Eastern Time. ...
Introduction to Judaism: Spring 2024
Date
April 18, 2024
Time
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
Introduction to Judaism is an engaging multi-session course for anyone interested in exploring Jewish life through a Reform lens. Over the course of...
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IYUN Circle: Spiritual Practice for Real Life (30's cohort)
Date
April 18, 2024
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Together, we will explore some of life's big questions, exploring perspectives from Jewish tradition on spiritual practice for real life. Gratitude, ...
Erev Shabbat Meditation
Date
April 19, 2024
Time
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Mindful Preparation for Shabbat with Cantor Alicia Stillman Our 30 minute meditation "sit" is designed with Shabbat in mind. Sitting in silence w...
Qabbalat Shabbat with Carl Steinbaum Memorial Lecture featuring Author Elizabeth Graver and Wedding Blessing of Jacob Einsenberg and Ezera Miller-Walfish
Date
April 19, 2024
Time
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Gather with us onsite or online for Qabbalat Shabbat. All are welcome to join this service full of prayer, meditation, and music! We welcome guest l...
Torah Study
Date
April 20, 2024
Time
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Gather with the Temple Israel community onsite or online for Saturday morning Torah Study. Following the service, one of our clergy members will lead...
Passover Seder for Families with Young Children
Date
April 20, 2024
Time
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
Together with Rabbi Suzie Jacobson, families with young children will enjoy an interactive Seder filled with lots of fun surprises, including craft ma...
Havdalah
Date
April 20, 2024
Time
8:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Gather with friends online for Havdalah and connection. Our weekly Havdalah ritual is a lay-led experience. Stop by, say hello, catch up from the wee...
Evening Minyan
Date
April 21, 2024
Time
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM EDT
Gather online from the comfort of your own home for evening minyan every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 6:15 p.m. Eastern Time. ...
The TI Yeshiva: Learn to Read the Talmud with Rabbi Suzie Jacobson
Date
April 23, 2024
Time
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
Debate with the rabbis and consider new perspectives on aspects of Jewish law with the Babylonian Talmud in this weekly online class led by Rabbi Suz...
Passover Celebration for Families with Young Children
Date
April 23, 2024
Time
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Come taste the delicious matzah brei prepared by our clergy, and then take part in a spirited Passover celebration led by Rabbi Suzie Jacobson. Fam...