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Join Us for Shabbat
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
October 25, 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 ...
Torah Study
Date
October 26, 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
October 26, 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 1, 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 ...
Torah Study
Date
November 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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 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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
Mark Your Calendar for these Featured Programs
The Changing Soundscape of Israel Post-October 7th with Cantor Alicia Stillman
Date
October 22, 2024
Time
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
A soundscape is a combination of sounds that grows from an immersive environment. It can be the sound of wind, traffic, laughing, and, of course, mus...
Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Current Events Conversation
Date
October 29, 2024
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Please join the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) on October 29th, at 7:00 pm for our next open conversation about what is happening in...
TILLI Fall 2024 Morning Classes
Date
October 31, 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: Emily Franklin
Date
October 31, 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
October 31, 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...
A Night of Music: Qabbalat Shabbat and A Trip to See the Jerusalem Quartet
Date
November 1, 2024
Time
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT
Join us on November 1st at 5:00 p.m. onsite for Qabbalat Shabbat, followed by a trip to see the Jerusalem Quartet at Jordan Hall presented by Celebri...
The Fight for Democracy: Paths to a Better Future for Israelis, Palestinians, and Americans with J Street
Date
November 3, 2024
Time
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
Join policy experts Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin, a leading Israeli political analyst, and Dr. Khalil Shikaki, the premier Palestinian policy and polling ex...
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...
CAJL Author Series and Hadassah Boston present Joan Leegant, Author of “Displaced Persons: Stories
Date
November 10, 2024
Time
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
Join us onsite on November 10th at 10:15 a.m. for a talk with Joan Leegant, author of “ Displaced Persons: Stories Set half in Israel and half ...
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...
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...
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Riverway Sukkot Harvest Festival
Date
October 22, 2024
Time
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
Join in our annual Sukkot harvest celebration where we open our doors to gather those in their 20s & 30s for this joyful moment in the Jewish year wi...
Evening Minyan
Date
October 22, 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. ...
A Taste of Judaism: October 2024
Date
October 22, 2024
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Explore traditional and modern Jewish sources in an accessible setting. Join us and discuss the ways Judaism can resonate in our daily lives. A Ta...
The Changing Soundscape of Israel Post-October 7th with Cantor Alicia Stillman
Date
October 22, 2024
Time
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
A soundscape is a combination of sounds that grows from an immersive environment. It can be the sound of wind, traffic, laughing, and, of course, mus...
Consecration for Kindergarten and All New Students
Date
October 23, 2024
Time
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
Join us onsite for our special Consecration ceremony for kindergarten students and all new Temple Israel students (kindergarten and older). T...
Erev Simchat Torah: An Immersive Torah Experience
Date
October 23, 2024
Time
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Celebrate the Annual Reading of the Torah! Unique to Temple Israel of Boston, join our clergy, congregation, and roving Torah-Cam in this immersive,...
Evening Minyan
Date
October 23, 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. ...
Simchat Torah Festival Service and Yizkor Memorial Service
Date
October 24, 2024
Time
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Join us for our Simchat Torah festival service and Yizkor memorial service, followed by a celebratory and engaging study session to honor the Torah, ...
Simchat Torah Celebration for Families with Young Children
Date
October 24, 2024
Time
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Children ages 5 and under are invited to dance and sing and play as we celebrate Simchat Torah together, onsite. Our interactive service will featur...
Evening Minyan
Date
October 24, 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. ...
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
October 25, 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 ...
Torah Study
Date
October 26, 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
October 26, 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
October 27, 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
October 28, 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. ...
Riverway Neighborhood Gathering: Somerville
Date
October 28, 2024
Time
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Got some SPARE time on Oct 28? Come join us at American Flatbread & Sacco's Bowling in Davis Square for SLICES & STRIKES! We will STRIKE up a good t...
The Enemy Within: Christian Nationalism, Antisemitism, and American Politics
Date
October 28, 2024
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
As we approach the presidential election, we are all feeling the weight of antisemitism. Drs. Dani Holtz and Craig Franson will help us understand th...
Evening Minyan
Date
October 29, 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) Current Events Conversation
Date
October 29, 2024
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Please join the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) on October 29th, at 7:00 pm for our next open conversation about what is happening in...
Introduction to Zohar
Date
October 29, 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...