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Join Us for Shabbat
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
September 13, 2024
Time
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Gather with us onsite or online for Qabbalat Shabbat in the Temple Israel Garden (weather permitting). All are welcome to join this service full of p...
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September Riverway Shabbat
Date
September 13, 2024
Time
6:45 PM - 10:15 PM EDT
Shabbat Shalom! Brat summer may be coming to a close, but spooky season is just around the corner! On Friday, the 13th, the Riverway Project of Templ...
Torah Study
Date
September 14, 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
September 14, 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
September 20, 2024
Time
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Gather with us onsite or online for Qabbalat Shabbat in the Temple Israel Garden (weather permitting). All are welcome to join this service full of p...
Torah Study
Date
September 21, 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
September 21, 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
September 21, 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
September 27, 2024
Time
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Gather with us onsite or online for Qabbalat Shabbat in the Temple Israel Garden (weather permitting). All are welcome to join this service full of p...
Torah Study
Date
September 28, 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
September 28, 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 Daniel Vaknin
Date
October 4, 2024
Time
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Gather with us onsite or online for Qabbalat Shabbat in the Temple Israel Garden (weather permitting). All are welcome to join this service full of p...
Torah Study
Date
October 5, 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
October 5, 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
October 5, 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...
Havdalah
Date
October 12, 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 Guest Speaker Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now
Date
October 18, 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
October 19, 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
October 19, 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
October 19, 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...
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Write Postcards for Reproductive Justice in Florida
Date
September 9, 2024
Time
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Gather with us onsite at Temple Israel for a reproductive justice postcard campaign on September 9 at 5:30 p.m. In cooperation with the Religious Act...
Voting Action 2024
Date
September 12, 2024
Time
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
Together, we will address postcards to states where voter suppression remains a challenge, aiming to counteract barriers like ever-changing polling p...
Films at TI: "Screams Before Silence"
Date
September 15, 2024
Time
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
Join us onsite on September 15th at 12:30 p.m. for a screening of Screams Before Silence Never-before-heard eyewitness accounts from released host...
Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Current Events Conversation
Date
September 17, 2024
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Please join the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) on September 17th, at 7:00 pm for our next open conversation about what is happening ...
Living Room with Chaim Gross’s Art Collection
Date
September 19, 2024
Time
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Join us on September 19th at 11:00 a.m. for an online visit to the Chaim Gross Foundation in New York City, first established in 1974 with donations ...
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An Evening Salon with Dr. Michael Koplow
Date
September 19, 2024
Time
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM EDT
Join us in partnership with Israel Policy Forum for an exclusive event with Dr. Michael Koplow , Chief Policy Officer at Israel Policy Forum. Michae...
TILLI Theater Party: Leopoldstadt
Date
September 20, 2024
Time
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
Join TILLI on September 20th at 2:00 p.m. for a matinee at the Huntington Theater on Huntington Ave to see Leopoldstadt Winner! Four Tony Awards...
Bereavement Group
Date
September 24, 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 ...
Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Book Group: A Day in the Life of Abed Salama
Date
September 24, 2024
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Join the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC Book Group) on September 24th at 7:00 p.m. online or onsite to discuss A Day in the Life of...
Round Challah Making Workshop for Rosh Hashanah
Date
September 29, 2024
Time
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
Join us for a festive round-challah baking event led by Ali Petok to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, where we mix tradition with creativity and sweeten the n...
Reverse Tashlich
Date
October 4, 2024
Time
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
During Tashlich, we symbolically cast our transgressions into the water. At the same time, our literal waterways suffer from the pollution of human w...
Temple Israel Commemorates October 7th
Date
October 6, 2024
Time
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
To prepare for this first yahrzeit, Temple Israel will gather on the evening of October 6th, in a circle of honor, mourning and remembrance of where ...
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An Evening with Yotam Ottolenghi
Date
October 8, 2024
Time
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM EDT
Spend a delicious evening with YOTAM OTTOLENGHI as he talks about his new book, COMFORT, in this fun and participatory event. Live on stage, Yotam wil...
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Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Speaker Series
Date
October 15, 2024
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Please join the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) on Tuesday, Oct 15th at 7:00 p.m. online or onsite, for our first Speaker Series even...
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Erev Sukkot: Sukkah of Justice and Compassion
Date
October 16, 2024
Time
5:45 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
The festival holiday of Sukkot reminds us of our communal obligation to face outward with open hearts to ease suffering and heal our fractured world....
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...
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...
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Lethal Literature: Wrestling with the Dark Side of Jewish Text
Date
September 8, 2024
Time
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
Instructor: Aron Wander Dates: 5 Sundays, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/25 & 9/8 Time: 10-11:30 a.m. EST Course fee: $200, financial aid is available Loca...
Evening Minyan
Date
September 8, 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. ...
Write Postcards for Reproductive Justice in Florida
Date
September 9, 2024
Time
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Gather with us onsite at Temple Israel for a reproductive justice postcard campaign on September 9 at 5:30 p.m. In cooperation with the Religious Act...
Evening Minyan
Date
September 9, 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
September 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. ...
Introduction to Judaism: Summer 2024
Date
September 10, 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...
IYUN: Elul Circle (20s & 30s)
Date
September 10, 2024
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
The Hebrew month of Elul is traditionally a time of spiritual preparation. A time to sloooooow down, take stock of ourselves, and reflect meaningfull...
Evening Minyan
Date
September 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. ...
Voting Action 2024
Date
September 12, 2024
Time
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
Together, we will address postcards to states where voter suppression remains a challenge, aiming to counteract barriers like ever-changing polling p...
Evening Minyan
Date
September 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. ...
Learn to Read Hebrew: Preparing for the High Holy Days through the Machzor
Date
September 12, 2024
Time
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
Join us for this 3-part online Hebrew class as we build and practice Hebrew reading skills while exploring the themes and meaning of the prayers of ...
Welcome Back Shabbat Mishpachah
Date
September 13, 2024
Time
5:15 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Join us for Family Shabbat! Join us for a Taco Bar at 5:15 p.m. before Qabbalat Shabbat Services begin at 6 p.m. During the service the kids will join...
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
September 13, 2024
Time
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Gather with us onsite or online for Qabbalat Shabbat in the Temple Israel Garden (weather permitting). All are welcome to join this service full of p...
September Riverway Shabbat
Date
September 13, 2024
Time
6:45 PM - 10:15 PM EDT
Shabbat Shalom! Brat summer may be coming to a close, but spooky season is just around the corner! On Friday, the 13th, the Riverway Project of Templ...
Torah Study
Date
September 14, 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
September 14, 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...
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Rabbi Zecher and Cantor Stillman Meet with College Parents
Date
September 15, 2024
Time
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
Being a parent of a college student can be challenging these days, kids feel social and academic pressures that are difficult to navigate. With all th...
Films at TI: "Screams Before Silence"
Date
September 15, 2024
Time
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
Join us onsite on September 15th at 12:30 p.m. for a screening of Screams Before Silence Never-before-heard eyewitness accounts from released host...
Evening Minyan
Date
September 15, 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
September 16, 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. ...