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Join us for a special Shabbat celebrating Rabbi Ronne Friedman's 50th Year in the Rabbinate!

Friday, May 2 at 6:00 p.m.

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Shabbat Service and Torah Study

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

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April 26, 2025

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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 With Rabbi Emeritus Ronne Friedman

Qabbalat Shabbat With Rabbi Emeritus Ronne Friedman

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May 2, 2025

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6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT

Rabbi Emeritus Ronne Friedman: Celebrating 50 Years in the Rabbinate! Gather with us onsite or online for Qabbalat Shabbat. All are welcome to joi...

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

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May 3, 2025

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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

Thank Goodness It's Shabbat! - at TI

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May 3, 2025

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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

Qabbalat Shabbat

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May 9, 2025

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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  t...

May Riverway Shabbat

May Riverway Shabbat

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May 9, 2025

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6:45 PM - 10:15 PM EDT

Shabbat Shalom! Join Us for Riverway Shabbat at Temple Israel The Riverway Project at Temple Israel invites you to our monthly Riverway Shabbat...

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

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May 10, 2025

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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

Qabbalat Shabbat

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May 16, 2025

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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  t...

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

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May 17, 2025

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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

Thank Goodness It's Shabbat! - at TI

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May 17, 2025

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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

Qabbalat Shabbat

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May 23, 2025

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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  t...

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

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May 24, 2025

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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 with the Confirmation Class of 5785

Qabbalat Shabbat with the Confirmation Class of 5785

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May 30, 2025

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6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT

Gather with us as to celebrate Qabbalat Shabbat in the Temple Israel Garden (weather permitting) with the Confirmation Class of 5785! We congratulat...

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

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May 31, 2025

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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

Thank Goodness It's Shabbat! - at TI

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May 31, 2025

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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

Qabbalat Shabbat

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June 6, 2025

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6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT

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Shabbat Service and Torah Study

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

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June 7, 2025

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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

Thank Goodness It's Shabbat! - at TI

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June 7, 2025

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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 with President and CEO of Keshet, Idit Klein

Qabbalat Shabbat with President and CEO of Keshet, Idit Klein

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June 13, 2025

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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! We are honored ...

Riverway Pride Shabbat

Riverway Pride Shabbat

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June 13, 2025

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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, June 13. Registration c...

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Remembering the Holocaust: Stories from a Survivor, Jack Trompetter

Remembering the Holocaust: Stories from a Survivor, Jack Trompetter

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April 28, 2025

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7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

Join us on April 28 for a special evening, beginning at 7:00 p.m. with a Yom HaShoah remembrance service led by Temple Israel Clergy as we commemorate...

Bereavement Group

Bereavement Group

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April 29, 2025

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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 ...

Grub of The Hub

Grub of The Hub

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April 30, 2025

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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 Wednesday, April 30 at E...

Volunteer with La Colaborativa Food Pantry (Community hit hard by ICE Raids)

Volunteer with La Colaborativa Food Pantry (Community hit hard by ICE Raids)

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May 2, 2025

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8:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Join Temple Israel as we volunteer to support the La Colaborativa Food Pantry. The Chelsea immigrant community is being heavily impacted by ICE Raids ...

TILLI Spring 2025 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Closing Lunch

TILLI Spring 2025 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Closing Lunch

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May 8, 2025

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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...

Jewish Plays Project@TI

Jewish Plays Project@TI

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May 8, 2025

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6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT

Join the Jewish Plays Project@TI for our semi-monthly discussion as we take part in the National Jewish Plays Project We will gather to discuss 7 ...

Blindspot Screening & Filmmaker Q&A: Campus Antisemitism Before & After October 7

Blindspot Screening & Filmmaker Q&A: Campus Antisemitism Before & After October 7

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May 8, 2025

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6:30 PM - 9:30 PM EDT

Join us onsite on May 8 at 6:30 p.m. for a powerful screening of Blindspot , the first documentary to expose the rise of campus antisemitism both be...

The Braid and the LUNAR Collective present “What Do I Do With All This Heritage?”

The Braid and the LUNAR Collective present “What Do I Do With All This Heritage?”

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May 15, 2025

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7:30 PM - 9:30 PM EDT

Join us onsite on May 15 at 7:30 p.m. as The Braid and the LUNAR Collective present their Salon-Theatre production of What Do I Do With All This Her...

Make Lunches For Those In Need

Make Lunches For Those In Need

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May 18, 2025

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10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Join Tikkun Central’s Food Justice Team in a direct service activity, onsite at Temple Israel on Sunday, May 18, at 10:00 a.m. We will make lunches ...

Red Sox Jewish Heritage Night

Red Sox Jewish Heritage Night

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May 19, 2025

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5:00 PM - 11:00 PM EDT

Join Temple Israel and the Riverway Project for Red Sox Jewish Heritage Night! Monday, May 19 | Game Time: 6:45 p.m. | Red Sox vs. Mets Celebra...

Bereavement Group

Bereavement Group

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May 27, 2025

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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 ...

Jewish Plays Project@TI

Jewish Plays Project@TI

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May 29, 2025

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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT

Join the Jewish Plays Project@TI for our semi-monthly discussion as we take part in the National Jewish Plays Project We will gather to discuss 7 ...

Temple Israel Wakefield Cemetery Walk

Temple Israel Wakefield Cemetery Walk

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June 1, 2025

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11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT

In celebration of our cemetery, a place of history, contemplation, and spiritual renewal Since 1859, our cemetery has been an important aspect of Te...

Tikkun Zoom Shavuot: 25 Hours of Online Learning

Tikkun Zoom Shavuot: 25 Hours of Online Learning

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June 1, 2025

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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT

Online learning sessions will start at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 1st and run through 6:00 p.m. on Monday, June 2nd. On Shavuot we go big, celebr...

TI Circles of Connection: Supporting LGBTQ+ Individuals and Their Loved Ones

TI Circles of Connection: Supporting LGBTQ+ Individuals and Their Loved Ones

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June 10, 2025

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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT

TI Circles of Connection: Supporting LGBTQ+ Individuals and Their Loved Ones Tuesday, June 10 at 7:00 p.m. onsite at Temple Israel of Boston Jo...

Bereavement Group

Bereavement Group

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June 24, 2025

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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 ...

Dreams Upon the River at Studio Without Walls

Dreams Upon the River at Studio Without Walls

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July 10, 2025

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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)...

Bereavement Group

Bereavement Group

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July 29, 2025

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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 ...

High Holy Days 101: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

High Holy Days 101: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

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August 18, 2025

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7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT

The High Holy Days can be a time of incredible spiritual growth and deep personal introspection. Yet, for many of us, the sheer breadth of these holi...

High Holy Days 101: Sukkot and Simchat Torah

High Holy Days 101: Sukkot and Simchat Torah

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August 25, 2025

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7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT

What is a sukkah and why do we eat outside in it for a week? What is a lulav and etrog? What exactly are we commemorating and celebrating on Sukkot a...

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Shabbat Service and Torah Study

Shabbat Service and Torah Study

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April 26, 2025

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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...

Counting Up (with Riverway): A Journey Through Pirkei Avot During the Omer

Counting Up (with Riverway): A Journey Through Pirkei Avot During the Omer

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April 26, 2025

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11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Join Rabbi Oberstein and the Riverway Project in your neighborhoods for a 3-session learning series as we dive into Pirkei Avot—a collection of ...

Havdalah@TI

Havdalah@TI

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April 26, 2025

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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...

Evening Minyan

Evening Minyan

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April 27, 2025

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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

Evening Minyan

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April 28, 2025

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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. ...

Remembering the Holocaust: Stories from a Survivor, Jack Trompetter

Remembering the Holocaust: Stories from a Survivor, Jack Trompetter

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April 28, 2025

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7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

Join us on April 28 for a special evening, beginning at 7:00 p.m. with a Yom HaShoah remembrance service led by Temple Israel Clergy as we commemorate...

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

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

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April 29, 2025

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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...

Bereavement Group

Bereavement Group

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April 29, 2025

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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 ...

Evening Minyan

Evening Minyan

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April 29, 2025

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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

Evening Minyan

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April 30, 2025

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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. ...

Grub of The Hub

Grub of The Hub

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April 30, 2025

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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 Wednesday, April 30 at E...

Modern Midrash: Come Back to Genesis with Rabbi Elaine Zecher

Modern Midrash: Come Back to Genesis with Rabbi Elaine Zecher

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May 1, 2025

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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Come back to Genesis to re-meet and re-create the lives of the characters through Modern and ancient Midrash We are starting all over aga...

TILLI Spring 2025 Morning Classes

TILLI Spring 2025 Morning Classes

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May 1, 2025

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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

TILLI Spring 2025 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Claudia Greene

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May 1, 2025

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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

TILLI Spring 2025 Afternoon Classes

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May 1, 2025

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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

Evening Minyan

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May 1, 2025

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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

Short Stories@TI

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May 1, 2025

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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...

A Taste of Judaism: April 2025

A Taste of Judaism: April 2025

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May 1, 2025

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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...

Riverway Bookclub: Can We Talk About Israel?

Riverway Bookclub: Can We Talk About Israel?

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May 1, 2025

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7:30 PM - 9:00 PM EDT

“Have you ever found yourself at a dinner party when the topic of Israel came up, and you wanted to flee to another room? I feel your pain. I’m ...

Volunteer with La Colaborativa Food Pantry (Community hit hard by ICE Raids)

Volunteer with La Colaborativa Food Pantry (Community hit hard by ICE Raids)

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May 2, 2025

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8:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Join Temple Israel as we volunteer to support the La Colaborativa Food Pantry. The Chelsea immigrant community is being heavily impacted by ICE Raids ...

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