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Friday, Jan. 17 at 6:00 p.m.

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Qabbalat Shabbat

Date

December 13, 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...

December Riverway Shabbat: Chanukah Edition

Date

December 13, 2024

Time

6:45 PM - 10:15 PM EDT

Another Friday, the 13th! But have no fear, Chanukah is (almost) here! The Riverway Project of Temple Israel invites you to join us for our monthly R...

Torah Study

Date

December 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

December 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...

Chanukah Celebration for Families with Young Children

Date

December 15, 2024

Time

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

The Village, FJECC and Religious School are having a family Chanukah celebration at Temple Israel!  Our event will feature music by Wayne Potash.  T...

Walk with Riverway: Cambridge (The Great Gelt Melt)

Date

December 15, 2024

Time

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT

We will be walking around Harvard Square in Cambridge on Sunday, December 15, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to try the area’s many hot chocolate es...

Tent Chanukah Celebration

Date

December 16, 2024

Time

5:45 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

All teens are welcome for a night of friends, food, and fun from 5:45 p.m.-8:30 p.m. onsite. Contact  Fallon Rubin  for more information....

Chanukah 101

Date

December 16, 2024

Time

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT

Chanukah is a time for lighting candles, spinning dreidel, and eating latkes. But what do all of the rituals really mean? Join us online on Monday,...

Qabbalat Shabbat

Date

December 20, 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

December 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

December 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. ...

Chanukah Glow Dance Party for Families with Young Children

Date

December 21, 2024

Time

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

At our Chanukah Glow Dance Party, led by FJECC Lead Teacher Tara Schwartz, families with young children will celebrate the Festival of Lights.  Toge...

Havdalah

Date

December 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...

Chanukah Shabbat Mishpachah

Date

December 27, 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 with Chanukah Celebration

Date

December 27, 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! After the service,...

Torah Study

Date

December 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

December 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

Date

January 3, 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 Â...

Torah Study

Date

January 4, 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-dept...

Thank Goodness It's Shabbat! - at TI

Date

January 4, 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. ...

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Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Current Events Conversation

Date

December 10, 2024

Time

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

Please join the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) on December 10th, at 7:00 pm for our next open conversation about what is happening i...

TILLI Fall 2024 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Closing Lunch

Date

December 12, 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. For our closing lunch, we will have...

Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Book Group

Date

January 7, 2025

Time

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

Join us onsite or online on Tuesday, January 7th, 7:00 pm—8:30 pm for the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus Book Group to discuss The Messag...

A Conversation with Combatants for Peace

Date

January 12, 2025

Time

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Come hear from Combatants for Peace on Sunday, January 12th at 11:00 a.m. online. Combatants for Peace is a joint community of Palestinians and Isr...

Shabbat Tzedek with Dr. Charles E. Carter, CEO and Head of School at Beacon Academy

Date

January 17, 2025

Time

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT

Gather with us onsite or online at 6:00 p.m. for an inspirational Shabbat Tzedek, a Sabbath of Justice, to celebrate the values of Rev. Dr. Martin Lu...

Shabbat Tzedek Torah Study

Date

January 18, 2025

Time

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

We begin our Shabbat morning with t’filah in mixed presence, led by our TI clergy, followed by an engaging Torah study, steeped in the themes of ...

Service with Bethel AME Church Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

Date

January 19, 2025

Time

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Join us and our neighbors at Bethel AME Church, 38 Walk Hill Street, Jamaica Plain, for a Sunday worship service and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ...

Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Speaker Series

Date

January 21, 2025

Time

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

Please join the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) on Tuesday, January 21st at 7:00 p.m. online or onsite, for our next Speaker Series e...

TILLI Winter Session: "TISH - Shabbat Tablescapes” with the Mishkan Museum of Art

Date

January 23, 2025

Time

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Join us as we introduce you to the Mishkan Museum of Art, Ein Harod. Founded in 1937, the brainchild of Israeli artist and kibbutz member Haim Atar. ...

Bereavement Group

Date

January 28, 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 ...

Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Current Events Conversation

Date

February 4, 2025

Time

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

Please join the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) on February 4th, at 7:00 pm for our next open conversation about what is happening in...

Preconceived

Date

February 10, 2025

Time

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

Preconceived  is an award-winning, captivating film that sheds light on the rise of crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) that are a key part of a moveme...

Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Book Group

Date

February 18, 2025

Time

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

Join us onsite or online on Tuesday, February 18th, 7:00 pm—8:30 pm for the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus Book Group. We will announce th...

Bereavement Group

Date

February 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 ...

Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Speaker Series

Date

March 4, 2025

Time

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

Please join the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) on Tuesday, March 4th at 7:00 p.m. online or onsite, for our next Speaker Series even...

Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Current Events Conversation

Date

March 18, 2025

Time

7:00 PM - 8:30 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...

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 ...

Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Book Group

Date

April 1, 2025

Time

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

Join us onsite or online on Tuesday, April 1st, 7:00 pm—8:30 pm for the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus Book Group. We will announce the bo...

Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Speaker Series

Date

April 15, 2025

Time

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

Please join the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) on Tuesday, April 15th at 7:00 p.m. online or onsite, for our next Speaker Series eve...

Bereavement Group

Date

April 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 ...

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

Date

December 10, 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...

Evening Minyan

Date

December 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. ...

Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Current Events Conversation

Date

December 10, 2024

Time

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

Please join the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) on December 10th, at 7:00 pm for our next open conversation about what is happening i...

Introduction to Zohar

Date

December 10, 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...

Evening Minyan

Date

December 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. ...

TILLI Fall 2024 Morning Classes

Date

December 12, 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: Closing Lunch

Date

December 12, 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. For our closing lunch, we will have...

TILLI Fall 2024 Afternoon Classes

Date

December 12, 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...

Evening Minyan

Date

December 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. ...

Introduction to Judaism: Winter 2024

Date

December 12, 2024

Time

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...

Qabbalat Shabbat

Date

December 13, 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...

December Riverway Shabbat: Chanukah Edition

Date

December 13, 2024

Time

6:45 PM - 10:15 PM EDT

Another Friday, the 13th! But have no fear, Chanukah is (almost) here! The Riverway Project of Temple Israel invites you to join us for our monthly R...

Torah Study

Date

December 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

December 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...

Chanukah Celebration for Families with Young Children

Date

December 15, 2024

Time

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

The Village, FJECC and Religious School are having a family Chanukah celebration at Temple Israel!  Our event will feature music by Wayne Potash.  T...

Walk with Riverway: Cambridge (The Great Gelt Melt)

Date

December 15, 2024

Time

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT

We will be walking around Harvard Square in Cambridge on Sunday, December 15, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to try the area’s many hot chocolate es...

Evening Minyan

Date

December 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. ...

Tent Chanukah Celebration

Date

December 16, 2024

Time

5:45 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

All teens are welcome for a night of friends, food, and fun from 5:45 p.m.-8:30 p.m. onsite. Contact  Fallon Rubin  for more information....

Evening Minyan

Date

December 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. ...

Chanukah 101

Date

December 16, 2024

Time

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT

Chanukah is a time for lighting candles, spinning dreidel, and eating latkes. But what do all of the rituals really mean? Join us online on Monday,...

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