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Qabbalat Shabbat

Qabbalat Shabbat

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February 6, 2026

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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! To join our comm...

 Shabbat Service and Torah Study

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

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February 7, 2026

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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

Thank Goodness It's Shabbat! - at TI

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February 7, 2026

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10:00 AM - 11:30 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. ...

Qabbalat Shabbat

Qabbalat Shabbat

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February 13, 2026

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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! To join our comm...

February Riverway Shabbat (20s & 30s)

February Riverway Shabbat (20s & 30s)

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February 13, 2026

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6:45 PM - 10:30 PM EDT

Shabbat Shalom! The Riverway Project of Temple Israel invites you to join us for our once-monthly Riverway Shabbat on Friday, February 13! Our music...

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

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February 14, 2026

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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-d...

Qabbalat Shabbat

Qabbalat Shabbat

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February 20, 2026

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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! To join our comm...

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

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February 21, 2026

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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-d...

Qabbalat Shabbat

Qabbalat Shabbat

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February 27, 2026

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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! To join our comm...

February 27th Riverway Neighborhood Shabbat (20s & 30s)

February 27th Riverway Neighborhood Shabbat (20s & 30s)

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February 27, 2026

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6:30 PM - 9:00 PM EDT

At our neighborhood events, we engage with Judaism outside of the Temple walls and in intimate community. This month our Neighborhood Shabbat will be...

Shabbat Service and Torah Study with Scholar In Residence, Cantor Josh Breitzer

Shabbat Service and Torah Study with Scholar In Residence, Cantor Josh Breitzer

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February 28, 2026

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9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Cantor Josh Breitzer (he/him) is president of the American Conference of Cantors and has served Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn since his 2011 ...

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

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February 28, 2026

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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-d...

Qabbalat Shabbat with Scholar in Residence Ittay Flescher

Qabbalat Shabbat with Scholar in Residence Ittay Flescher

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March 6, 2026

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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’ll be joined ...

Shabbat Morning Service with Torah Study featuring Ittay Flescher

Shabbat Morning Service with Torah Study featuring Ittay Flescher

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March 7, 2026

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9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Gather with the Temple Israel community for Saturday morning Torah Study. Following the service,  as part of our Scholar-in-Residence weekend, ...

Thank Goodness It's Shabbat! - at TI

Thank Goodness It's Shabbat! - at TI

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March 7, 2026

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10:00 AM - 11:30 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. ...

Qabbalat Shabbat

Qabbalat Shabbat

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March 13, 2026

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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! To join our comm...

March Riverway Shabbat (20s & 30s)

March Riverway Shabbat (20s & 30s)

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March 13, 2026

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6:30 PM - 10:30 PM EDT

Shabbat Shalom! The Riverway Project of Temple Israel invites you to join us for our once-monthly Riverway Shabbat on Friday, February 13! Our mus...

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

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March 14, 2026

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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-d...

Qabbalat Shabbat

Qabbalat Shabbat

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March 20, 2026

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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! To join our comm...

March Riverway Neighborhood Shabbat (20s & 30s)

March Riverway Neighborhood Shabbat (20s & 30s)

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March 20, 2026

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6:30 PM - 9:00 PM EDT

At our neighborhood events, we engage with Judaism outside of the Temple walls and in intimate community. This month our Neighborhood Shabbat will be...

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

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

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February 3, 2026

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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...

Poetry@TI

Poetry@TI

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February 3, 2026

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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

Gather online the first Tuesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. to read and talk about a poem and nourish our souls together.  All are welcome, and you c...

Mah Jongg@TI: Drop-in Game

Mah Jongg@TI: Drop-in Game

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February 3, 2026

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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT

Join Mah Jongg@TI for their monthly drop-in game night always on the first Tuesday of each month. We will gather at Temple Israel at 6:00 p.m. to pla...

Jewish Plays Project @TI

Jewish Plays Project @TI

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February 5, 2026

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7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

Join the Jewish Plays Project@TI for our monthly discussion as we take part in the  National Jewish Plays Project We will gather to discuss 7 amaz...

Easing Into Shabbat

Easing Into Shabbat

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February 6, 2026

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4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT

Join us on the first Friday of each month as we gather at 4:30 in the library to connect and ease into Shabbat. ...

Qabbalat Shabbat

Qabbalat Shabbat

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February 6, 2026

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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! To join our comm...

Havdalah@TI

Havdalah@TI

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February 7, 2026

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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 we...

Mah Jongg@TI: Drop-in Game

Mah Jongg@TI: Drop-in Game

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February 8, 2026

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10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Join Mah Jongg@TI for their monthly drop-in game night always on the first Tuesday of each month. We will gather at Temple Israel at 6:00 p.m. to pla...

Make Lunches For Those In Need

Make Lunches For Those In Need

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February 8, 2026

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10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Join us as we prepare bagged lunches for those in need. This is a wonderful activity in which all ages can participate. We will make at least 400 ba...

GBIO Listening Session with Food Justice

GBIO Listening Session with Food Justice

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February 8, 2026

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EDT

After supporting our neighbors with nourishing food, please stay and join with others to share the story of what is on your mind and heart in this mom...

Jewish Plays Project Reading for International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Jewish Plays Project Reading for International Holocaust Remembrance Day

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February 8, 2026

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12:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

An unusual portrait’s theft and its travels around the world. Canvas. Pencil. Paint. How can one piece of art tear at the hearts of generations? ...

Short Stories@TI

Short Stories@TI

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February 9, 2026

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7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT

Gather online Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. to read and discuss short stories together.  All are welcome. Fill out this form and we'll be in touch....

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

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

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February 10, 2026

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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...

Havdalah@TI

Havdalah@TI

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February 14, 2026

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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 we...

Outdoors @ TI Guided Tour of deCordova Sculpture Park

Outdoors @ TI Guided Tour of deCordova Sculpture Park

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February 15, 2026

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12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Outdoors @ TI Guided Tour of deCordova Sculpture Park, February 15th at 10:00am. Contact Jen Grella for details and to register. ...

Trip to see Itzhak Perlman "In the Fiddler's House"

Trip to see Itzhak Perlman "In the Fiddler's House"

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February 15, 2026

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7:00 PM - 9:30 PM EDT

Join Temple Israel on Saturday, February 15 at 7:00 p.m., for a special trip to Symphony Hall to see Itzhak Perlman: In the Fiddler’s House—a joy...

Short Stories@TI

Short Stories@TI

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February 16, 2026

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7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT

Gather online Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. to read and discuss short stories together.  All are welcome. Fill out this form and we'll be in touch....

Havdalah@TI

Havdalah@TI

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February 21, 2026

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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 we...

The Jungfernhof Concentration Camp Memorial Project: Reclaiming a Lost History with Karen Frostig

The Jungfernhof Concentration Camp Memorial Project: Reclaiming a Lost History with Karen Frostig

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February 22, 2026

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1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

In November and December 1941, nearly 4,000 German and Austrian Jews — entire families — were deported by the Nazi government from their homes in...

Short Stories@TI

Short Stories@TI

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February 23, 2026

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7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT

Gather online Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. to read and discuss short stories together.  All are welcome. Fill out this form and we'll be in touch....

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

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

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February 3, 2026

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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...

Poetry@TI

Poetry@TI

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February 3, 2026

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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

Gather online the first Tuesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. to read and talk about a poem and nourish our souls together.  All are welcome, and you c...

Mah Jongg@TI: Drop-in Game

Mah Jongg@TI: Drop-in Game

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February 3, 2026

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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT

Join Mah Jongg@TI for their monthly drop-in game night always on the first Tuesday of each month. We will gather at Temple Israel at 6:00 p.m. to pla...

Evening Minyan

Evening Minyan

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February 3, 2026

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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: Fall 2025

Introduction to Judaism: Fall 2025

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February 3, 2026

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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT

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

Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus Book Group

Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus Book Group

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February 3, 2026

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7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

Join us onsite or online on Tuesday, February 3, 7:00 pm—8:30 pm for the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus Book Group. The focus will be on t...

Evening Minyan

Evening Minyan

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February 4, 2026

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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 Winter Session: The Baltimore Museum of Art, Ruth R. Marder Center for Matisse Studies with Katy Rothkopf and Laura Albans

TILLI Winter Session: The Baltimore Museum of Art, Ruth R. Marder Center for Matisse Studies with Katy Rothkopf and Laura Albans

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February 5, 2026

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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Katy Rothkopf, The Anne and Ben Cone Memorial Director of the Ruth R. Marder Center for Matisse Studies and Senior Curator of European Painting and S...

Evening Minyan

Evening Minyan

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February 5, 2026

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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. ...

Jewish Plays Project @TI

Jewish Plays Project @TI

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February 5, 2026

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7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

Join the Jewish Plays Project@TI for our monthly discussion as we take part in the  National Jewish Plays Project We will gather to discuss 7 amaz...

Conflicts of Interest: The History of the Arab-Israeli/ Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Section 2

Conflicts of Interest: The History of the Arab-Israeli/ Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Section 2

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February 5, 2026

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7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

Engaging with conflicts is one of life’s defining challenges—particularly when faced with diverse histories, ideologies and narratives. Join us a...

Introduction to Judaism: Spring 2026

Introduction to Judaism: Spring 2026

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February 5, 2026

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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT

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

Village House Meeting

Village House Meeting

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February 5, 2026

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8:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT

How are you?  What's your story?  Let's Listen!  Temple Israel is part of a region wide effort, through the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization...

Easing Into Shabbat

Easing Into Shabbat

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February 6, 2026

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4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT

Join us on the first Friday of each month as we gather at 4:30 in the library to connect and ease into Shabbat. ...

Qabbalat Shabbat

Qabbalat Shabbat

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February 6, 2026

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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! To join our comm...

 Shabbat Service and Torah Study

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

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February 7, 2026

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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

Thank Goodness It's Shabbat! - at TI

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Date

February 7, 2026

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Time

10:00 AM - 11:30 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@TI

Havdalah@TI

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February 7, 2026

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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 we...

Mah Jongg@TI: Drop-in Game

Mah Jongg@TI: Drop-in Game

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Date

February 8, 2026

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Time

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Join Mah Jongg@TI for their monthly drop-in game night always on the first Tuesday of each month. We will gather at Temple Israel at 6:00 p.m. to pla...

Make Lunches For Those In Need

Make Lunches For Those In Need

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February 8, 2026

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10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Join us as we prepare bagged lunches for those in need. This is a wonderful activity in which all ages can participate. We will make at least 400 ba...

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