Temple Israel’s Lifelong Learning Institute (TILLI) provides opportunities for Temple Israel members and others to engage in peer-led, intellectually stimulating study groups covering a broad range of topics, to develop social relationships and a community, and to enjoy cultural events together.
TILLI Spring 2025 registration is now open!
Register here for the Spring Study sessions
View the TILLI Spring 2025 offerings in the Spring brochure.
The TILLI Winter 2025 Session is Underway — Join us!
Participate in TILLI offerings this winter. Choose from a full slate of (almost) weekly mini-sessions, speakers, and discussion groups. Free and open to all, you can join in any time, from speakers on music and dance, to concerts, museum visits, and more.
All are welcome. Email tilli@tisrael.org with questions or for help with registration.
View 2025 Winter Program offerings in the Winter brochure.
Browse all upcoming events in the calendar.
Upcoming Events
TILLI Spring 2025 Morning Classes
Date
May 1, 2025
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 Spring 2025 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Claudia Greene
Date
May 1, 2025
Time
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
Join TILLI (Temple Israel Lifelong Learning Institute) for our Spring 2025 Semester Lunch and Learn Lecture Series. Listen and ask questions to exper...
TILLI Spring 2025 Afternoon Classes
Date
May 1, 2025
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 Spring 2025 Morning Classes
Date
May 8, 2025
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 Spring 2025 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Closing Lunch
Date
May 8, 2025
Time
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
Join TILLI (Temple Israel Lifelong Learning Institute) for our Spring 2025 Semester Lunch and Learn Lecture Series. For our closing lunch, we will ha...
TILLI Spring 2025 Afternoon Classes
Date
May 8, 2025
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 Circles of Connection: A Discussion on Israel
Date
May 8, 2025
Time
3:45 PM - 5:45 PM EDT
TILLI Circles of Connection: A Discussion on Israel Thursday, May 8 at 4:00 p.m. onsite at Temple Israel of Boston Join us for TILLI Circles ...
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...
TILLI Theater Party: The Light in the Piazza
Date
June 8, 2025
Time
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
Join TILLI for a matinee at the Huntington Theater on Huntington Ave. on Sunday, June 8 at 2:00 p.m. to see The Light in the Piazza . Enjoy a summer...
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)...
TILLI Excursion to Tanglewood: Yo-Yo Ma, Pépin, Saint-Saëns, and Mendelssohn
Date
August 10, 2025
Time
10:00 AM - 9:30 PM EDT
The Temple Israel Lifelong Learning Institute (TILLI) invites you to a special summer excursion to Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony ...
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...
Spring and Fall Study Groups
- Meets on Thursdays for six weeks
- Morning study groups: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- Afternoon study groups: 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
- All sessions are onsite, with some options to participate online
- Information and registration for Spring 2025 coming soon!
We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study groups on a wide variety of topics, from science, theater, history, politics, literature, to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict are covered.
These study groups offer an opportunity to get to know and learn from some of the very talented members of our congregation.
You can take a morning class, an afternoon class, or both!
Lunch and Learn
- Meets Thursdays, 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. during the Spring and Fall semesters
- Onsite and Online
During the Spring and Fall programs, we gather to enjoy lunch together, and listen to an interesting speaker at “Lunch and Learn,” the highlight of our TILLI Thursdays, providing opportunities for friendship and community.
Recordings of Fall 2024 Lunch and Learn lectures
October 31, 2024
TILLI Fall 2024 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Emily Franklin. “The Lioness of Boston: Historic Fiction Based on the Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner”
November 7, 2024
Roger Gottleib: “Judaism and the Environment: What we Know and What we Don’t.”
November 14, 2024
Ken Liss: “Caught in the Web of Words: Exploring Words & Phrases and How We Use Them.”
November 21, 2024
Eric Peterson, “Boston’s Hidden Gem: the Metropolitan Waterworks Museum”
December 5, 2024
Margie Yamamoto, “Justice Denied: a Personal Perspective on Japanese American Incarceration.”
Summer and Winter at TILLI
Join us for a mixture of outside events (in the summer), virtual museum visits, and mini-themed Thursday sessions. Recent Thursday themes include Artificial Intelligence and the First Amendment.
Make Thursdays your TILLI Day!
Please join us at any level of participation:
- Study Group Leader (coaching available)
- Committee member
- Lunch and Learn speaker
- and always as a valued participant!
Get Involved
Because TILLI is a peer-led learning program, participation is key. We are always looking for new study topics to explore. Let us know if you are interested in teaching a Fall 2025 study group or contact tilli@tisrael.org to learn more about how to get involved.
Testimonials
TILLI 2024-2025 Core Leadership Team:
TILLI Co-Chairs:
Priscilla Golding and Barbara Smith Koff
Adult Education Comm ittee Liaison:
Saralynn Busch
Archivist and Caring Community:
Abby Greenberg
Budget:
Ted Greenwood
Curriculum:
Natalie Schatz (Chair)
Judy Berkowitz, Serena Fujita, Judy Herman, Barbara Koff, Helen Kolsky, Peggy Morrison, Ted Greenwood
Events:
Debra Mandel and Yetta Katz (Co-Chairs)
Amy Michaels, Glenda Fioshman, Jackie Anapolle
Lunch and Learn:
Bob McCorkle
Membership and Hospitality:
Mark Kaplan and Beth Sands
Nominating Committee:
Judy Berkowitz and Larry Koff
Photographer:
Debra Mandel
Special Events:
Serena Fujita
Winter and Summer Program Committee:
Priscilla Golding (Acting Co-Chair) and Deb Seidel (Co-Chair)
Carol Agate, Lenore Miller, Ruth Kleper
