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Events, resources, and information about Israel at warFilms at TI: In Search of Israeli Cuisine
Monday, November 18, 6:30 p.m. Israeli cuisine will be served before the film screening!
Join Us for Shabbat and Holidays
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...
Mark Your Calendar for these Featured Programs
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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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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