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Join Us for Shabbat and Holidays
Qabbalat Shabbat with Education Celebration
Date
May 16, 2025
Time
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Gather with us onsite or online for Qabbalat Shabbat with Education Celebration. All are welcome to join this service full of prayer, meditation, and...
Shabbat Service and Torah Study
Date
May 17, 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 17, 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 23, 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! To join our commun...
Shabbat Service and Torah Study
Date
May 24, 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 with the Confirmation Class of 5785
Date
May 30, 2025
Time
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Gather with us as to celebrate Qabbalat Shabbat in the Temple Israel Garden (weather permitting) with the Confirmation Class of 5785! We congratulat...
Shabbat Service and Torah Study
Date
May 31, 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 31, 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. ...
Tikkun Zoom Shavuot: 25 Hours of Online Learning
Date
June 1, 2025
Time
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
Online learning sessions will start at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 1st and run through 6:00 p.m. on Monday, June 2nd. On Shavuot we go big, celebr...
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
June 6, 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! To join our commun...
Shabbat Service and Torah Study
Date
June 7, 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
June 7, 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 with President and CEO of Keshet, Idit Klein
Date
June 13, 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! We are honored ...
Riverway Pride Shabbat with Idit Klein
Date
June 13, 2025
Time
6:45 PM - 10:15 PM EDT
Shabbat Shalom! Join Us for Riverway Shabbat at Temple Israel The Riverway Project at Temple Israel invites you to our monthly Riverway Shabbat on...
Shabbat Service and Torah Study
Date
June 14, 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
June 20, 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! To join our comm...
Shabbat Service and Torah Study
Date
June 21, 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
June 21, 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
June 27, 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! To join our commun...
Shabbat Service and Torah Study
Date
June 28, 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...
Mark Your Calendar for these Featured Programs
Make Lunches For Those In Need
Date
May 18, 2025
Time
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
Join Tikkun Central’s Food Justice Team in a direct service activity, onsite at Temple Israel on Sunday, May 18, at 10:00 a.m. We will make lunches ...
Red Sox Jewish Heritage Night
Date
May 19, 2025
Time
5:00 PM - 11:00 PM EDT
Join Temple Israel and the Riverway Project for Red Sox Jewish Heritage Night! Monday, May 19 | Game Time: 6:45 p.m. | Red Sox vs. Mets Celebra...
Who's Listening? We Are: GBIO Relational Conversations
Date
May 23, 2025
Time
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
Join us after Qabbalat Shabbat services to connect over dinner and personal conversations with others in the community. Temple Israel's team represen...
Bereavement Group
Date
May 27, 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 ...
Jewish Plays Project@TI
Date
May 29, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 9:00 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 ...
Temple Israel Wakefield Cemetery Walk
Date
June 1, 2025
Time
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
In celebration of our cemetery, a place of history, contemplation, and spiritual renewal Since 1859, our cemetery has been an important aspect of Te...
Tikkun Zoom Shavuot: 25 Hours of Online Learning
Date
June 1, 2025
Time
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
Online learning sessions will start at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 1st and run through 6:00 p.m. on Monday, June 2nd. On Shavuot we go big, celebr...
Volunteer with La Colaborativa Food Pantry (Community hit hard by ICE Raids)
Date
June 6, 2025
Time
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
Join Temple Israel as we volunteer to support the La Colaborativa Food Pantry. The Chelsea immigrant community is being heavily impacted by ICE Raids...
An Evening with Israel Policy Fund CEO: David Halperin
Date
June 10, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM EDT
Join Temple Israel and IPF Atid Boston for a briefing with David Halperin, CEO of Israel Policy Forum, on the shifting landscape of leadership and po...
TI Circles of Connection: Supporting LGBTQ+ Individuals and Their Loved Ones
Date
June 10, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
TI Circles of Connection: Supporting LGBTQ+ Individuals and Their Loved Ones Tuesday, June 10 at 7:00 p.m. onsite at Temple Israel of Boston Jo...
Annual Gathering of the Congregation
Date
June 12, 2025
Time
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Join Us Onsite or Online. We will celebrate the past year of living Judaism together in new and innovative ways. We will take a moment to reflec...
Make Lunches For Those In Need
Date
June 21, 2025
Time
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
Join Tikkun Central’s Food Justice Team in a direct service activity, onsite at Temple Israel on Sunday, May 18, at 10:00 a.m. We will make lunches ...
Bereavement Group
Date
June 24, 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 ...
Dreams Upon the River at Studio Without Walls
Date
July 10, 2025
Time
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM EDT
Join TILLI to walk on the Riverway to view the annual Studio Without Walls. We will meet on the Riverway near the Longwood T stop on Chapel Street)...
Bereavement Group
Date
July 29, 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 ...
High Holy Days 101: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Date
August 18, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
The High Holy Days can be a time of incredible spiritual growth and deep personal introspection. Yet, for many of us, the sheer breadth of these holi...
High Holy Days 101: Sukkot and Simchat Torah
Date
August 25, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
What is a sukkah and why do we eat outside in it for a week? What is a lulav and etrog? What exactly are we commemorating and celebrating on Sukkot a...
Bereavement Group
Date
August 26, 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 ...
Jewish Historical Walking Tour of the North End
Date
September 18, 2025
Time
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
It's easy to look at today's North End in Boston, with its many Italian restaurants, and assume there was never a Jewish presence. In fact, during A...
Bereavement Group
Date
September 30, 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 ...
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All Upcoming Events Through February 24
Education Celebration Shabbat Mishpachah
Date
May 16, 2025
Time
5:15 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Join us on May 16th for the Education Celebration Shabbat Mishpachah, with a Display of Learning showcasing student work from this year. 5:15 p.m. ...
Qabbalat Shabbat with Education Celebration
Date
May 16, 2025
Time
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Gather with us onsite or online for Qabbalat Shabbat with Education Celebration. All are welcome to join this service full of prayer, meditation, and...
Shabbat Service and Torah Study
Date
May 17, 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 17, 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. ...
Havdalah@TI
Date
May 17, 2025
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...
Parent/Guardian Circles of Connection: A Discussion on Israel
Date
May 18, 2025
Time
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Parent/Guardian Circles of Connection: A Discussion on Israel Sunday, May 18 at 10:00 am at Temple Israel of Boston Join us for Parent/Guardi...
Outdoors@TI: Blue Hills Hike
Date
May 18, 2025
Time
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Join Outdoors@TI for the first hike of the season at the Blue Hills Reservation on Sunday, May 18 at 10:00 a.m. Email Jen to RSVP and learn more ab...
Make Lunches For Those In Need
Date
May 18, 2025
Time
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
Join Tikkun Central’s Food Justice Team in a direct service activity, onsite at Temple Israel on Sunday, May 18, at 10:00 a.m. We will make lunches ...
Evening Minyan
Date
May 18, 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. ...
Red Sox Jewish Heritage Night
Date
May 19, 2025
Time
5:00 PM - 11:00 PM EDT
Join Temple Israel and the Riverway Project for Red Sox Jewish Heritage Night! Monday, May 19 | Game Time: 6:45 p.m. | Red Sox vs. Mets Celebra...
Evening Minyan
Date
May 19, 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. ...
Eat, Pray and Love - An Introduction to the Spiritual Practices of Hasidism
Date
May 19, 2025
Time
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
One of the main contributions of Hasidism to Jewish life and religion is the development of practices aimed at cultivating an awareness of the Divine ...
Evening Minyan
Date
May 20, 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. ...
The Sacredness of the Everyday with Nicole Graev Lipson
Date
May 20, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Join us onsite on Tuesday, May 20 at 7:00 p.m. for an inspiring writing class led by author Nicole Graev Lipson, where we’ll delve into the profound...
Evening Minyan
Date
May 21, 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. ...
Hadar Boston Rising Song Gathering with Joey Weisenberg
Date
May 21, 2025
Time
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
Hadar Boston presents Joey Weisenberg, renowned musician and founder of Hadar’s Rising Song Institute, onsite at Temple Israel of Boston on Wednesd...
TILLI Summer Session: Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic World
Date
May 22, 2025
Time
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
McMullen Museum, Boston College Thursday, May 22 at 11:00 a.m., approx. 50 minutes. Cost: $10. Join TILLI for a tour of The McMullen Muse...
Evening Minyan
Date
May 22, 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. ...
Introduction to Judaism: Summer 2025
Date
May 22, 2025
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...
Short Stories@TI
Date
May 22, 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...