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Saturday, September 13
Join Us for Shabbat and Holidays
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
September 5, 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
September 6, 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
September 12, 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...
September Riverway Shabbat
Date
September 12, 2025
Time
6:45 PM - 10:15 PM EDT
Shabbat Shalom! The Riverway Project of Temple Israel invites you to join us for our once-monthly Riverway Shabbat on Friday, September 12! Our musi...
Shabbat Service and Torah Study
Date
September 13, 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
September 19, 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
September 20, 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
September 20, 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
September 26, 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
September 27, 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...
Riverway Project Kol Nidre Service
Date
October 1, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Looking for a dynamic, inclusive, and uplifting way to observe Kol Nidre? Join the Riverway Project as we gather for this important moment in the ...
Community-Wide Kol Nidre Service (Late)
Date
October 1, 2025
Time
8:15 PM - 10:00 PM EDT
Kol Nidre, meaning "all vows" in ancient Aramaic, is drawn from the opening words of the haunting prayer that defines this service. This evening serv...
Community-Wide Yom Kippur Service (Early)
Date
October 2, 2025
Time
9:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT
Yom Kippur is the Jewish day of atonement. This community-wide Shabbat and Yom Kippur service is an expansive morning service, deepening the themes o...
Family Yom Kippur Service
Date
October 2, 2025
Time
9:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT
Kids in 2 nd -7 th grade and their families are invited to join Temple Israel clergy and musicians for a meaningful, interactive Yom Kippur service...
Community-Wide Shabbat and Yom Kippur Service (Late)
Date
October 2, 2025
Time
11:30 AM - 1:15 PM EDT
Yom Kippur is the Jewish day of atonement. This community-wide Yom Kippur service is an expansive morning service, deepening the themes of the High H...
Stay in the Day
Date
October 2, 2025
Time
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Deepen Your Yom Kippur Experience: Between Yom Kippur morning and afternoon services, we invite you to participate in a choice of facilitated conv...
Yom Kippur Afternoon and Avodah Service, Yizkor, Neilah, Havdalah
Date
October 2, 2025
Time
3:45 PM - 6:45 PM EDT
The Yom Kippur afternoon service moves us through the most tender hours of the holiday, and includes several different components. Our communal gathe...
Qabbalat Shabbat with Din Tesler
Date
October 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! To join our comm...
Shabbat Service and Torah Study
Date
October 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-d...
Thank Goodness It's Shabbat! - at TI
Date
October 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. ...
Mark Your Calendar for these Featured Programs
Poetry@TI
Date
September 2, 2025
Time
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
Gather online the first Tuesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. to read and talk about a poem and nourish our souls together. All are welcome, and you c...
Mah Jongg@TI: Drop-in Game Night
Date
September 2, 2025
Time
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Join Mah Jongg@TI for their monthly drop-in game night always on the first Tuesday of each month. We will gather at Temple Israel at 6:00 p.m. to pla...
Between Reflection and Introspection: Understanding Israel Today with Uri Feinberg
Date
September 2, 2025
Time
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
In the wake of nearly two years of conflict, Israel faces a profound moment of reflection. This session explores where Israel is ‘at’—emotional...
Short Stories@TI
Date
September 4, 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...
Volunteer with La Colaborativa in Chelsea
Date
September 5, 2025
Time
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Join us as we support this community to access fresh and healthy food! There is no shortage of helpful roles for you to play from being a friendly f...
Havdalah@TI
Date
September 6, 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...
Films at TI: Shifting Paths with Filmmaker Charles Abelman
Date
September 7, 2025
Time
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Shifting Paths is a multi-generational narrative exploring one family's resilience during the 1933 boycott of Jewish businesses in Frankfurt, Germa...
Actions Within Our Reach: An Evening of Learning and Action to Protect Our Democracy
Date
September 11, 2025
Time
6:30 PM - 8:15 PM EDT
Join us for dinner and opportunities to learn and act from three organizations doing important democracy work in the Greater Boston area and the nat...
Short Stories@TI
Date
September 11, 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...
Havdalah@TI
Date
September 13, 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...
BeAware + De-escalation Training
Date
September 15, 2025
Time
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Join CJP at Temple Israel for a security training from 5:30pm - 7:30pm on September 15th. Please register here BeAware Situational Awareness Tr...
Grub of The Hub
Date
September 16, 2025
Time
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Join with Tikkun Central at Temple Israel as we adventure to Black-owned restaurants around our city. Register to join us on Tuesday, September 16 at...
Jewish Historical Walking Tour of the North End
Date
September 18, 2025
Time
11:00 AM - 4:00 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 ...
Short Stories@TI
Date
September 18, 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...
Make Lunches For Those In Need
Date
September 20, 2025
Time
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
Join Tikkun Central’s Food Justice Team onsite at Temple Israel on Saturday, September 20 directly after Torah Study or TGIS (between 11:15 a.m. a...
Havdalah@TI
Date
September 20, 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...
Reverse Tashlich
Date
September 24, 2025
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...
Short Stories@TI
Date
September 25, 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...
Porch Fest
Date
September 27, 2025
Time
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
Temple Israel at Brookline Porchfest Saturday, September 27 Join the joyful sounds of the Temple Israel Choir as they bring their vibrant, communi...
Havdalah@TI
Date
September 27, 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...
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All Upcoming Events Through February 24
Evening Minyan
Date
September 1, 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. ...
Poetry@TI
Date
September 2, 2025
Time
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
Gather online the first Tuesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. to read and talk about a poem and nourish our souls together. All are welcome, and you c...
Mah Jongg@TI: Drop-in Game Night
Date
September 2, 2025
Time
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Join Mah Jongg@TI for their monthly drop-in game night always on the first Tuesday of each month. We will gather at Temple Israel at 6:00 p.m. to pla...
Evening Minyan
Date
September 2, 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. ...
Between Reflection and Introspection: Understanding Israel Today with Uri Feinberg
Date
September 2, 2025
Time
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
In the wake of nearly two years of conflict, Israel faces a profound moment of reflection. This session explores where Israel is ‘at’—emotional...
A Different High Holidays with Rabbi Ebn Leader
Date
September 2, 2025
Time
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Most North American liberal congregations are rooted in the Ashkenazi tradition. In this tradition Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur are known as "Days of ...
Evening Minyan
Date
September 3, 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. ...
Evening Minyan
Date
September 4, 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. ...
Short Stories@TI
Date
September 4, 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...
Introduction to Judaism: Summer 2025
Date
September 4, 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...
Volunteer with La Colaborativa in Chelsea
Date
September 5, 2025
Time
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Join us as we support this community to access fresh and healthy food! There is no shortage of helpful roles for you to play from being a friendly f...
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
September 5, 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
September 6, 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...
TGIS with Evan Haller
Date
September 6, 2025
Time
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
Together with one of our rabbis, Evan Haller from Music at the Blissful will lead Thank Goodness it's Shabbat. There will be lots of dancing and actio...
Kayaking Through the Jewish Calendar with Riverway
Date
September 6, 2025
Time
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Come paddle with us Saturday, September 6 at 5:00 p.m. as we do Havdalah the (Charles) River way! We'll gather for a community sunset ride and Havd...
Havdalah@TI
Date
September 6, 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...
Village Picture Day
Date
September 7, 2025
Time
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
Photographer Becky MacDonald from Pretty Nerdy Photography will visit the TI playground to take portraits of our families. There will be refresh...
Films at TI: Shifting Paths with Filmmaker Charles Abelman
Date
September 7, 2025
Time
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Shifting Paths is a multi-generational narrative exploring one family's resilience during the 1933 boycott of Jewish businesses in Frankfurt, Germa...
Evening Minyan
Date
September 7, 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. ...
Evening Minyan
Date
September 8, 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. ...