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Monday, November 18, 6:30 p.m. Israeli cuisine will be served before the film screening!

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Qabbalat Shabbat

Date

November 8, 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 Â...

November Riverway Shabbat

Date

November 8, 2024

Time

6:45 PM - 10:15 PM EDT

It’s been two months since our last Riverway Shabbat, and A LOT has happened at TI and in the world! We celebrated the high holidays and Sukkot, ga...

Torah Study

Date

November 9, 2024

Time

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Gather with the Temple Israel community for Saturday morning Torah Study. Following the service, one of our clergy members will lead us in an in-dept...

Havdalah

Date

November 9, 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 with Artist-in-Residence Elana Arian

Date

November 15, 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 Â...

Torah Study

Date

November 16, 2024

Time

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Gather with the Temple Israel community for Saturday morning Torah Study. Following the service, one of our clergy members will lead us in an in-dept...

Thank Goodness It's Shabbat! - at TI

Date

November 16, 2024

Time

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

TGIS is a joyful and interactive service that meets on select Saturday mornings at 10:00 a.m. for anyone between the ages of 6 days and 6 years. ...

Riverway Shabbat Slowdown with Elana Arian

Date

November 16, 2024

Time

12:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Shabbat Slowdown is your invitation to step away from the hustle of daily life and enter a Divine space of rest, joy, and connection. Join the Riverw...

Havdalah

Date

November 16, 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

November 22, 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 Â...

Torah Study

Date

November 23, 2024

Time

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Gather with the Temple Israel community for Saturday morning Torah Study. Following the service, one of our clergy members will lead us in an in-dept...

Havdalah

Date

November 23, 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

November 29, 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 Â...

Torah Study

Date

November 30, 2024

Time

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Gather with the Temple Israel community for Saturday morning Torah Study. Following the service, one of our clergy members will lead us in an in-dept...

Thank Goodness It's Shabbat! - at TI

Date

November 30, 2024

Time

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

TGIS is a joyful and interactive service that meets on select Saturday mornings at 10:00 a.m. for anyone between the ages of 6 days and 6 years. ...

Havdalah

Date

November 30, 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

December 6, 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 Â...

Torah Study

Date

December 7, 2024

Time

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Gather with the Temple Israel community for Saturday morning Torah Study. Following the service, one of our clergy members will lead us in an in-dept...

Thank Goodness It's Shabbat! - at TI

Date

December 7, 2024

Time

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

TGIS is a joyful and interactive service that meets on select Saturday mornings at 10:00 a.m. for anyone between the ages of 6 days and 6 years. ...

Havdalah

Date

December 7, 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...

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TILLI Fall 2024 Morning Classes

Date

November 7, 2024

Time

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Join us for Temple Israel’s Lifelong Learning Institute (TILLI) morning study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study gro...

TILLI Fall 2024 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Roger Gottlieb

Date

November 7, 2024

Time

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT

Join TILLI (Temple Israel Lifelong Learning Institute) for our Fall 2024 Semester Lunch and Learn Lecture Series. Listen and ask questions to experts...

TILLI Fall 2024 Afternoon Classes

Date

November 7, 2024

Time

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Join us for Temple Israel’s Lifelong Learning Institute (TILLI) afternoon study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study g...

The TI Yeshiva: Learn to Read the Talmud with Rabbi Suzie Jacobson

Date

November 12, 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...

Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Book Group: Dear Zealots

Date

November 12, 2024

Time

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

Join us onsite or online on Tuesday, November 12th, 7:00 pm—8:30 pm for the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus Book Group to discuss Dear Ze...

TILLI Fall 2024 Morning Classes

Date

November 14, 2024

Time

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Join us for Temple Israel’s Lifelong Learning Institute (TILLI) morning study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study gro...

TILLI Fall 2024 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Ken Liss

Date

November 14, 2024

Time

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT

Join TILLI (Temple Israel Lifelong Learning Institute) for our Fall 2024 Semester Lunch and Learn Lecture Series. Listen and ask questions to experts...

TILLI Fall 2024 Afternoon Classes

Date

November 14, 2024

Time

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Join us for Temple Israel’s Lifelong Learning Institute (TILLI) afternoon study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study g...

Make Lunches for Those in Need

Date

November 17, 2024

Time

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT

Join Tikkun Central’s Food Justice Team in a direct service activity, onsite at Temple Israel on Sunday, November 17, at 12:00 noon. We will make lu...

Films at TI: In Search of Israeli Cuisine

Date

November 18, 2024

Time

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

Enjoy some Israeli cuisine in real life before a screening of “In Search of Israeli Cuisine”. The documentary is a portrait of the Israeli people...

The TI Yeshiva: Learn to Read the Talmud with Rabbi Suzie Jacobson

Date

November 19, 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...

Bereavement Group

Date

November 19, 2024

Time

5:15 PM - 6:10 PM EDT

Temple Israel holds a monthly bereavement group for all those who are currently struggling with a loss. This discussion group, facilitated by Rabbi ...

TILLI Fall 2024 Morning Classes

Date

November 21, 2024

Time

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Join us for Temple Israel’s Lifelong Learning Institute (TILLI) morning study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study gro...

TILLI Fall 2024 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Eric Peterson

Date

November 21, 2024

Time

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT

Join TILLI (Temple Israel Lifelong Learning Institute) for our Fall 2024 Semester Lunch and Learn Lecture Series. Listen and ask questions to experts...

TILLI Fall 2024 Afternoon Classes

Date

November 21, 2024

Time

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Join us for Temple Israel’s Lifelong Learning Institute (TILLI) afternoon study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study g...

CAJL Author Series and Hadassah Boston present Joan Leegant, Author of “Displaced Persons: Stories"

Date

November 21, 2024

Time

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT

Join us onsite on November 21st at 7:00 p.m. for a talk with Joan Leegant, author of “ Displaced Persons: Stories Set half in Israel and half i...

The TI Yeshiva: Learn to Read the Talmud with Rabbi Suzie Jacobson

Date

November 26, 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...

The TI Yeshiva: Learn to Read the Talmud with Rabbi Suzie Jacobson

Date

December 3, 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...

TILLI Fall 2024 Morning Classes

Date

December 5, 2024

Time

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Join us for Temple Israel’s Lifelong Learning Institute (TILLI) morning study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study gro...

TILLI Fall 2024 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Margie Yamamoto

Date

December 5, 2024

Time

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT

Join TILLI (Temple Israel Lifelong Learning Institute) for our Fall 2024 Semester Lunch and Learn Lecture Series. Listen and ask questions to experts...

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At Temple Israel of Boston, we acknowledge, welcome, and honor each individual in our community for who they are. We celebrate our community’s diversity in personal identities and lived experiences. Loving kindness, caring about others, and committing ourselves to lift up and protect each other’s humanity is our righteous pursuit. May all who enter find peace within these walls, as we continue our mission of Living Judaism together through discovery, dynamic spirituality, and righteous impact.

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Evening Minyan

Date

November 6, 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. ...

TILLI Fall 2024 Morning Classes

Date

November 7, 2024

Time

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Join us for Temple Israel’s Lifelong Learning Institute (TILLI) morning study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study gro...

TILLI Fall 2024 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Roger Gottlieb

Date

November 7, 2024

Time

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT

Join TILLI (Temple Israel Lifelong Learning Institute) for our Fall 2024 Semester Lunch and Learn Lecture Series. Listen and ask questions to experts...

TILLI Fall 2024 Afternoon Classes

Date

November 7, 2024

Time

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Join us for Temple Israel’s Lifelong Learning Institute (TILLI) afternoon study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study g...

Evening Minyan

Date

November 7, 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: Winter 2024

Date

November 7, 2024

Time

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT

Introduction to Judaism is an engaging multi-session online course for anyone interested in exploring Jewish life through a Reform lens. Over the cou...

Qabbalat Shabbat

Date

November 8, 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 Â...

November Riverway Shabbat

Date

November 8, 2024

Time

6:45 PM - 10:15 PM EDT

It’s been two months since our last Riverway Shabbat, and A LOT has happened at TI and in the world! We celebrated the high holidays and Sukkot, ga...

Torah Study

Date

November 9, 2024

Time

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Gather with the Temple Israel community for Saturday morning Torah Study. Following the service, one of our clergy members will lead us in an in-dept...

Havdalah

Date

November 9, 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

November 10, 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. ...

Evening Minyan

Date

November 11, 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

November 12, 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

November 12, 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. ...

Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Book Group: Dear Zealots

Date

November 12, 2024

Time

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

Join us onsite or online on Tuesday, November 12th, 7:00 pm—8:30 pm for the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus Book Group to discuss Dear Ze...

Introduction to Zohar

Date

November 12, 2024

Time

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

The Zohar is one of the most foundational texts of Kabbalah, a collection of texts which first appeared in 13th century Spain. In content, it is an o...

Evening Minyan

Date

November 13, 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. ...

Modern Midrash: Come Back to Genesis with Rabbi Elaine Zecher

Date

November 14, 2024

Time

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Come back to Genesis to re-meet and re-create the lives of the characters through Modern and ancient Midrash We are starting all over aga...

TILLI Fall 2024 Morning Classes

Date

November 14, 2024

Time

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Join us for Temple Israel’s Lifelong Learning Institute (TILLI) morning study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study gro...

TILLI Fall 2024 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Ken Liss

Date

November 14, 2024

Time

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT

Join TILLI (Temple Israel Lifelong Learning Institute) for our Fall 2024 Semester Lunch and Learn Lecture Series. Listen and ask questions to experts...

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