The Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Israel of Boston offers opportunities for Jewish study and engagement. Through classes, community events, and experiential learning, we foster curiosity, dialogue, and connection for all learners.
Classes
Learn and connect in small, multi-session classes facilitated by experienced educators and field experts. Open to all, our classes are designed to be accessible at any stage of your Jewish learning. We offer both short-term and ongoing classes, with weekday, evening, and weekend options available.
Classes cover a broad range of topics, based on 6 categories of learning:
- History
- Justice, Politics, and Contemporary Issues
- Bible, Rabbinics, and Philosophy
- Arts and Culture
- Spirituality
- Jewish Living
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Modern Midrash: Come Back to Genesis with Rabbi Elaine Zecher
Date
April 17, 2025
Time
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...
A Taste of Judaism: April 2025
Date
April 17, 2025
Time
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...
The TI Yeshiva: Learn to Read the Talmud with Rabbi Suzie Jacobson
Date
April 22, 2025
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...
A Taste of Judaism: April 2025
Date
April 24, 2025
Time
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...
The TI Yeshiva: Learn to Read the Talmud with Rabbi Suzie Jacobson
Date
April 29, 2025
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...
Modern Midrash: Come Back to Genesis with Rabbi Elaine Zecher
Date
May 1, 2025
Time
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...
A Taste of Judaism: April 2025
Date
May 1, 2025
Time
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...
Eat, Pray and Love - An Introduction to the Spiritual Practices of Hasidism
Date
May 5, 2025
Time
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
One of the main contributions of Hasidism to Jewish life and religion is the development of practices aimed at cultivating an awareness of the Divine ...
Israeli Folk Dancing
Date
May 6, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Discover the Joy of Israeli Folk Dancing with Rina Wagman! Join us onsite for a three-session Israeli folk dancing class led by Rina Wagman. Wheth...
Eat, Pray and Love - An Introduction to the Spiritual Practices of Hasidism
Date
May 12, 2025
Time
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
One of the main contributions of Hasidism to Jewish life and religion is the development of practices aimed at cultivating an awareness of the Divine ...
Shavuot 101
Date
May 12, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Shavuot is one of three major festivals in Judaism, so why does it still feel obscure to so many of us? What is this holiday all about anyway? Do we ...
Israeli Folk Dancing
Date
May 13, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Discover the Joy of Israeli Folk Dancing with Rina Wagman! Join us onsite for a three-session Israeli folk dancing class led by Rina Wagman. Wheth...
Introduction to Judaism: Summer 2025
Date
May 15, 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...
Eat, Pray and Love - An Introduction to the Spiritual Practices of Hasidism
Date
May 19, 2025
Time
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
One of the main contributions of Hasidism to Jewish life and religion is the development of practices aimed at cultivating an awareness of the Divine ...
Israeli Folk Dancing
Date
May 20, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Discover the Joy of Israeli Folk Dancing with Rina Wagman! Join us onsite for a three-session Israeli folk dancing class led by Rina Wagman. Wheth...
Introduction to Judaism: Summer 2025
Date
May 22, 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...
Introduction to Judaism: Summer 2025
Date
May 29, 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...
The TI Yeshiva: Learn to Read the Talmud with Rabbi Suzie Jacobson
Date
June 3, 2025
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...
Modern Midrash: Come Back to Genesis with Rabbi Elaine Zecher
Date
June 5, 2025
Time
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...
Introduction to Judaism: Summer 2025
Date
June 5, 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...
Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC)
The Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) seeks to engage Temple Israel members with Israel in all its challenges, conflicts and complexities from a progressive perspective. In its organizing and educational activities, TIPIC aims to create safe spaces for Temple Israel members to explore and express perspectives on Israel/Palestine. All are welcome to attend TIPIC-hosted gatherings, which include monthly meetings with a speaker, current events conversations, and our book group. Upcoming gatherings are posted here.
Upcoming TIPIC Events
Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Current Events Conversation
Date
May 6, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Please join the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) on May 6, at 7:00 pm for our next open conversation about what is happening in Israel...
Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Book Group
Date
May 13, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Join us onsite or online on Tuesday, May 13th, 7:00 pm—8:30 pm for the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus Book Group. We will announce the boo...
Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) Speaker Series
Date
May 27, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Please join the Temple Israel Progressive Israel Caucus (TIPIC) on Tuesday, May 27th at 7:00 p.m. online or onsite, for our next Speaker Series event...
Community Events
Gather together to hear from renowned authors, activists, artists, clergy, and more as they share their stories, ask big questions, and guide us to find deeper meaning, understand our shared history, and incubate ideas for a new generation. All community events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.
Upcoming Community Events
Remembering the Holocaust: Stories from a Survivor, Jack Trompetter
Date
April 28, 2025
Time
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
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 ...
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...
Blindspot Screening & Filmmaker Q&A: Campus Antisemitism Before & After October 7
Date
May 8, 2025
Time
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?”
Date
May 15, 2025
Time
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...
Red Sox Jewish Heritage Night
Date
May 19, 2025
Time
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
Date
May 27, 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 Wakefield Cemetery Walk
Date
June 1, 2025
Time
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
Date
June 1, 2025
Time
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
Date
June 10, 2025
Time
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
Date
June 24, 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 ...
Bereavement Group
Date
July 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 ...
Bereavement Group
Date
August 26, 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 ...
Bereavement Group
Date
September 30, 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 ...
Bereavement Group
Date
October 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 ...
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Travel
Explore new places and build relationships through meaningful travel experiences, both near and far. Our education-focused trips are led by Temple Israel clergy and local experts, providing historical and cultural context as we connect with the broader Jewish world.