Shabbat Tzedek with honored guest Dr. Charles E. Carter Jr.
Friday, Jan. 17 at 6:00 p.m.
Join Us for Shabbat and Holidays
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. ...
Havdalah
Date
January 4, 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 wee...
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
January 10, 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...
January Riverway Shabbat
Date
January 10, 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, January 10. Register h...
Torah Study
Date
January 11, 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...
Havdalah
Date
January 11, 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 wee...
Shabbat Tzedek with Dr. Charles E. Carter Jr., 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 ...
Thank Goodness It's Shabbat! - at TI
Date
January 18, 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. ...
Havdalah
Date
January 18, 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 wee...
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
January 24, 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 25, 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...
Havdalah
Date
January 25, 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 wee...
Qabbalat Shabbat
Date
January 31, 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
February 1, 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
February 1, 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. ...
Havdalah
Date
February 1, 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 wee...
Qabbalat Shabbat with Artist-in-Residence Becky Mann
Date
February 7, 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...
Mark Your Calendar for these Featured Programs
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...
Films at TI: Farewell Mr. Haffmann
Date
January 9, 2025
Time
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM EDT
Join us on Thursday, January 9th at 6:30 p.m. onsite for a screening of Farewell Mr. Haffmann Occupied Paris, 1941: All members of the Jewish com...
Make Lunches for Those in Need
Date
January 12, 2025
Time
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Join Tikkun Central’s Food Justice Team in a direct service activity, onsite at Temple Israel on Sunday, January 12, at 10:00 a.m. We will make lunc...
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 Jr., 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...
Jewish Arts Festival
Date
February 23, 2025
Time
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM EDT
Join Us at the Jewish Arts Festival – A Celebration of Culture, Creativity, and Community! Discover a world of vibrant artistry, delicious flavo...
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...
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Evening Minyan
Date
January 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. ...
Introduction to Judaism: Winter 2024
Date
January 2, 2025
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
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. ...
Havdalah
Date
January 4, 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 wee...
The Tinker's Son, by NY Times Journalist Paul Horvitz
Date
January 5, 2025
Time
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
Join us on January 5th at 10:15 a.m. onsite with Paul Horvitz, the author of The Tinker's Son . The book illuminates the painful moral choices faced...
Evening Minyan
Date
January 5, 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
January 6, 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. ...
The TI Yeshiva: Learn to Read the Talmud with Rabbi Suzie Jacobson
Date
January 7, 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...
Evening Minyan
Date
January 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. ...
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...
Evening Minyan
Date
January 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. ...
Modern Midrash: Come Back to Genesis with Rabbi Elaine Zecher
Date
January 9, 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...
TILLI Winter Session: A Brief History of Jazz Piano, Part One: "From Jelly Roll to Nat King Cole" (1900-1945) with Allen Morrison
Date
January 9, 2025
Time
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
What is jazz and where did it come from? Why is the piano central to the history of jazz and how did its role change in the first half of the 2...
Evening Minyan
Date
January 9, 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. ...
Films at TI: Farewell Mr. Haffmann
Date
January 9, 2025
Time
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM EDT
Join us on Thursday, January 9th at 6:30 p.m. onsite for a screening of Farewell Mr. Haffmann Occupied Paris, 1941: All members of the Jewish com...
Introduction to Judaism: Winter 2024
Date
January 9, 2025
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
January 10, 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...
January Riverway Shabbat
Date
January 10, 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, January 10. Register h...