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Join Us for Shabbat and Holidays
Qabbalat Shabbat with Dror Israel and Kibbutz Be'eri
Date
March 28, 2025
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! Alice Shahar, a pr...
Shabbat Service and Torah Study
Date
March 29, 2025
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-d...
Thank Goodness It's Shabbat! - at TI
Date
March 29, 2025
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. ...
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
April 4, 2025
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 t...
Shabbat Service and Torah Study
Date
April 5, 2025
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-d...
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
April 11, 2025
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 t...
April Riverway Shabbat
Date
April 11, 2025
Time
6:45 PM - 10:15 PM EDT
Shabbat Shalom! The Riverway Project of Temple Israel invites you to join us for our once-monthly Riverway Shabbat on Friday, April 11. Let us know ...
Shabbat Service and Torah Study
Date
April 12, 2025
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-d...
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
April 18, 2025
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 t...
Shabbat Service and Torah Study
Date
April 19, 2025
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-d...
Thank Goodness It's Shabbat! - at TI
Date
April 19, 2025
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. ...
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
April 25, 2025
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...
Shabbat Service and Torah Study
Date
April 26, 2025
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-d...
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
May 2, 2025
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 t...
Shabbat Service and Torah Study
Date
May 3, 2025
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-d...
Thank Goodness It's Shabbat! - at TI
Date
May 3, 2025
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. ...
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
May 9, 2025
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 t...
May Riverway Shabbat
Date
May 9, 2025
Time
6:45 PM - 10:15 PM EDT
Shabbat Shalom! The Riverway Project of Temple Israel invites you to join us for our once-monthly Riverway Shabbat on Friday, May 9. Registration com...
Shabbat Service and Torah Study
Date
May 10, 2025
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-d...
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
May 16, 2025
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 t...
Mark Your Calendar for these Featured Programs
Stepping Out 2025
Date
April 3, 2025
Time
6:30 PM - 09:30 PM EDT
Stepping Out 2025 is coming Support and celebrate our Temple Israel Community Something for everyone! Casino Games Karaoke Minute-To-Win-It Put...
Passover 101
Date
March 31, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 08:00 PM EDT
Pesach (Passover) is when we gather together at the seder table to tell the Exodus story and celebrate liberation in the face of tyranny. But what d...
Israel on the Ground: Conversation & Q&A with Uri Feinberg
Date
March 17, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 08:30 PM EDT
Join us onsite on Monday, March 17 at 7:00 p.m. for Israel on the Ground: Conversation & Q&A with Uri Feinberg Are you struggling to express how y...
Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Current Events Conversation
Date
March 18, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 08:30 PM EDT
Please join the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) on March 18th, at 7:00 pm for our next open conversation about what is happening in I...
Outdoors@TI: Historic Charlestown Walking Tour
Date
March 19, 2025
Time
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Dive into the history of Charlestown through a 3 mile walk through neighborhood squares, historic houses, the Bunker Hill Monument, and Warren Tavern ...
Porter Square Books and Temple Israel Present: Rebecca Brenner Graham, author of Dear Miss Perkins, in conversation with James Roosevelt
Date
March 20, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 08:30 PM EDT
Porter Square Books and Temple Israel are excited to host author Rebecca Brenner Graham for the release of her book, Dear Miss Perkins James Ro...
Short Stories@TI
Date
February 6, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 08:00 PM EDT
Gather online Thursday 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 touc...
Action Within Our Reach: Responding to the Current Political Moment.
Date
March 30, 2025
Time
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
With national politics in chaos and our democratic institutions facing unprecedented threats, we need to be ready with a unified and strategic respon...
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All Upcoming Events Through February 24
CANCELED: Films at TI: The Levys of Monticello
Date
March 23, 2025
Time
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
Join us onsite on Sunday, March 23 at 12:30 p.m. for a screening of The Levys of Monticello, a compelling documentary that uncovers the little-known ...
Evening Minyan
Date
March 23, 2025
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
March 24, 2025
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. ...
Grub of The Hub [CANCELED]
Date
March 24, 2025
Time
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Join with Tikkun Central at Temple Israel as we adventure to Black-owned restaurants around our city. On Monday, March 24 join us at Fresh Food Gener...
Bereavement Group
Date
March 25, 2025
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 ...
Evening Minyan
Date
March 25, 2025
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. ...
CANCELED: Advanced Beginner Hebrew
Date
March 25, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
This class has been canceled. Are you familiar with the basics of Hebrew reading? You’ve met the letters and vowels and can decode but want ...
Evening Minyan
Date
March 26, 2025
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. ...
Jewish Plays Project@TI
Date
March 27, 2025
Time
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Join the Jewish Plays Project@TI for our semi-monthly discussion as we take part in the National Jewish Plays Project We will gather to discuss 7 ...
Evening Minyan
Date
March 27, 2025
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. ...
Short Stories@TI
Date
March 27, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Gather online Thursday 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 touc...
Qabbalat Shabbat with Dror Israel and Kibbutz Be'eri
Date
March 28, 2025
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! Alice Shahar, a pr...
Shabbat Service and Torah Study
Date
March 29, 2025
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-d...
Thank Goodness It's Shabbat! - at TI
Date
March 29, 2025
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. ...
Action Within Our Reach: Responding to the Current Political Moment.
Date
March 30, 2025
Time
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
With national politics in chaos and our democratic institutions facing unprecedented threats, we need to be ready with a unified and strategic respon...
Ponder to Page Workshop for Teens
Date
March 30, 2025
Time
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
For Teens from Temple Israel & Bethel AME: Sunday, March 30 | Hosted by Bethel AME 2pm A guided workshop designed for everyone—even those who do n...
Evening Minyan
Date
March 30, 2025
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
March 31, 2025
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. ...
Ponder to Page Workshop
Date
March 31, 2025
Time
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
For Adults from Temple Israel & Bethel AME: Monday, March 31 | Hosted by Temple Israel 6:30 p.m. A guided workshop designed for everyone—even thos...
Passover 101
Date
March 31, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Pesach (Passover) is when we gather together at the seder table to tell the Exodus story and celebrate liberation in the face of tyranny. But what d...