Total Body Workout
2026-02-17 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
With Jill Meyer

A class for all levels. 20 minutes basic fun cardio dance, 20 minutes body sculpting/conditioning & 20 minutes stretch and balance.

Fall 2025 dates: Sept 9; Oct 21, 28; Nov 4, 18, 25; Dec 2, 23
Spring 2026 dates: March 3, 10, 17, 31; April 7, 21, 28; May 19, 26; June 2, 9
Save the dates for a NEW WINTER WORKOUT coming in Winter 2026! Tuesdays 1pm
Jan 6, 13*, 27; Feb 3, 10, 17
February 10th and 17th will meet virtually via zoom. Join on Zoom HERE.
*Jan 13th exercise will follow a L’CHAIM program at 2:10pm

No RSVP needed. All are welcome.

These Total Body Workout exercise classes will follow L’CHAIM programs.

We are grateful to Village Bank and the Temple Emanuel Senior Fund for supporting Total Body Workout and Adapted Seated Exercises this season.

Seated Zumba Gold
2026-02-19 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-02-26 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-03-05 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-03-12 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-03-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
With Ketty Rosenfeld
Thursday mornings
Session Dates: Sept 11, 25; Oct 23, 30; Nov 6, 13, 20; Dec 4, 25; Jan 8, 22, 29; Feb 5, 12, 19, 26; March 5, 12, 19; April 16, 23, 30; May 21, 28
Join us Online via Zoom
Meeting ID: 871 2457 6849
We are grateful for the Temple Emanuel Senior Fund for supporting Zumba Gold this season. No RSVP needed – No Charge – All are welcome. Questions? Please contact Tracy Schneider.

Temple Emanuel 90th Celebration in Florida with Cantor Elias Rosemberg and David Rosemberg
2026-02-19 12:00 - 15:30 | Temple Beth Kodesh, 501 NE 26th Avenue, Boynton Beach, FL, 33435, United States
Please join us for an entertaining concert with Cantor Elias Rosemberg and David Rosemberg in Boynton Beach, Florida as part of our year of 90th Anniversary celebrations! There will be a lunch from 12:00pm-1:30pm, followed by an afternoon of musical selections from Jewish tradition to Broadway. We hope to see you there!
Lunch: 12:00pm-1:30pm
Concert: 2:00pm-3:30pm
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Winter Time Cafe
2026-02-19 12:15 - 14:00 | Reisman Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
What is Winter Time Café? Winter Time Café is a model of social programming that provides an inviting place for people with forgetfulness or other changes in their thinking – and their family/friends!
Thursday, February 19 – Expressive Arts Therapy Workshop: “Silhouette Self-Portraits”

Discover yourself through color, texture, and collaboration! In this expressive arts therapy workshop, you’ll create a multimedia self-portrait based on your own silhouette. Working with a partner, you’ll trace the outline and then bring your silhouette to life using a mix of materials: colors, symbols, textures, images, and words that reflect your inner world.

This playful and reflective process invites you to:

– explore identity and self-expression

– experience connection and playfulness through creative partnership

– experiment with mixed-media and sensory pleasing or interesting materials

– gain insight into the many layers that make you you

All materials are provided. No art experience needed — just curiosity and an open heart!

About the Facilitator:
Shoshana (Shoshi) Alexander is an organized, enthusiastic, and deeply personable educator, multidisciplinary artist (mosaic, stained glass, papercutting, photography, video), and healing-arts practitioner based in Greater Boston. She brings together visual art, music, gardening, and peer support to create spaces that foster growth, creativity, and recovery. She holds an M.A.T. in Art Education from Tufts University and a B.A. (cum laude) from Harvard-Radcliffe, with additional studies at Oxford, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Hebrew University, Longy School of Music, and New England Conservatory.
Shoshi has extensive experience working with children, young adults, and individuals navigating mental health recovery. Her work includes leading organic therapeutic gardening programs, teaching visual and fiber arts, woodworking, and mixed media, and supporting young adults with first-episode psychosis in clinical settings. She speaks English, French, conversational Hebrew, and has beginner proficiency in Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, and Yiddish.

Please email Tracy to register. You must attend with your spouse or caregiver.
Seniors Helping Seniors is proud to sponsor this Active Living Program Winter Time Cafe at Temple Emanuel.

Shabbat Morning Service: DIY Instructions for the Tabernacle? What Did Moses Receive at Sinai? with Rabbi Peretz Rodman
2026-02-21 09:30 - 12:00 | Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
The Torah offers more than one account of what was revealed to Moses on Mt. Sinai. This week’s reading, Terumah, suggests that the Ten Commandments were not the focus of revelation. What are the implications for us of the different portrayals of Moses’ experience?
Join us as Rabbi Peretz Rodman speaks during this special Shabbat morning service.
About Rabbi Peretz Rodman
Rabbi Rodman is a Jerusalem-based writer, translator, and editor. A native Bostonian, he has studied and taught at Brandeis University, Hebrew College, and the Rothberg International School of the Hebrew University.

Bikkur Cholim: Becoming a Better You by Helping Someone Else with Rabbi Israel de la Piedra
2026-02-22 10:45 - 12:00, 2026-03-01 10:45 - 12:00, 2026-03-08 10:45 - 12:00 | Gann Chapel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
We know someone who is sick, lonely or ageing. We want to visit them and help. But how often have we stopped in our tracks as the reality of the upcoming visit hits us? What are we going to do when we visit? What are we going to say? How should we behave? Is prayer part of the visit? What if the person doesn’t want a visitor or doesn’t want to talk? Will we be of help, or will we be a bother? And so on. Bikkur Cholim – visiting the sick, the lonely and the old – may seem hard. We know it is important, a true mitzvah, but we may not feel prepared for doing it. What does it take to rise up to the occasion? This 3-session course will help you learn the practicalities of bikkur cholim visits; identify ways in which spirituality and prayer can help us in our efforts to reach out to those whom we visit; and appreciate the special case of visiting our ageing elders. And importantly, what we learn will help us not only be prepared to face the challenges of being there for others but also will help us prepare for our own future because one day we may well be that sick person or that ageing person who needs a visit.
Session Schedule

2/22 – Visiting the sick, the lonely, and the old
3/1 – Spirituality, prayer and religion in the visit
3/8 – The special case of old age

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About Rabbi Israel de la Piedra
Rabbi Israel has been working with the sick, the old and the dying for the last fifteen years. He was the Rabbi and Spiritual Director at Miami Jewish Health (MJH), a large senior residential and rehabilitation facility in Miami, during 2014-2021. He was awarded the “Clergy of the Year” award by the Ministering to the Elderly Conference in Miami in 2021 for his work at MJH. After his return to Boston in late 2021, Rabbi Israel worked as a hospice chaplain at AccentCare Hospice and currently serves as the rabbi at Hebrew Senior Life’s Simon C. Fireman Community in Randolph, MA. Rabbi Israel received his rabbinical ordination from Hebrew College in 2013. Prior to becoming a rabbi, he had a long career as an economist with the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC and in two African countries. Rabbi Israel and his wife Aliza are proud members of Temple Emanuel and keep homes in Kiriat Motzkin (near Haifa) in Israel and in Canton, MA.

A Taste of Ballroom Dancing
2026-02-23 19:30 - 20:15, 2026-03-16 19:30 - 20:15 | Adelson Community Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Why watch Dancing with the Stars when you can be one?
Put on your dancing shoes! Understand the movement of dance and learn the steps from the waltz to the rhumba. Join a 4-class series taught by world-class dance instructor, Tibor Kerekes, owner of TK Dance Studio. With over 20 years of teaching ballroom and Latin dancing, multiple awards and vast certifications, students say that “his zeal inspires them to overcome their inhibitions and become better dancers”.
* No prior dance ability needed* No partners necessary, singles or couples are welcomed.
Class is scheduled for 7:30-8:15pm on:
January 26
February 9
February 23
March 16
Cost: $120 per person
Class size is limited to 26 people – register today!
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If you have any questions about the class or the instructor, please contact Kathy Rogozinski.

Total Body Workout
2026-03-03 14:10 - 15:10, 2026-03-10 14:10 - 15:10, 2026-03-17 14:10 - 15:10, 2026-03-31 14:10 - 15:10, 2026-04-07 14:10 - 15:10 | Reisman Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
A class for all levels. 20 minutes basic fun cardio dance, 20 minutes body sculpting/conditioning & 20 minutes stretch and balance.
NEW WINTER WORKOUT! Tuesdays 1pm:
Jan 6, 13, 27; Feb 3, 5, 10, 17
Spring 2026 dates: March 3, 10, 17, 31; April 7, 21, 28; May 19, 26; June 2, 9
led by Carole Rodenstein on March 3, 10
led by Kim Bartlett on March 17, 31, April 7, 28
Led by Jill Meyer on April 21, May 19, 26, June 9
No RSVP needed. All are welcome.
These Total Body Workout exercise classes will follow L’CHAIM programs.
We are grateful to Village Bank and the Temple Emanuel Senior Fund for supporting Total Body Workout and Adapted Seated Exercises this season.

Caregiver Support Group
2026-03-04 18:30 - 19:30 | Virtual
Wednesday Evenings 6:30pm – 7:30pm on Zoom with Emily Grossman. There is no cost to attend- but registration is required. This series is open to Temple Emanuel members as well as the greater community. Contact Tracy Schneider at Tracys120@yahoo.com for the zoom link and registration.
Disclaimer: We ask that all dialogue and information shared during the group discussion remain confidential to the participants.
Class Dates: Sept 10, Oct 22, Nov 5, Dec 3, Jan 7, Feb 4, March 4, April 15, May 20, June 10
We welcome Emily Grossman to lead our group this coming season. Emily brings a wealth of knowledge and compassion to support the spouses and partners of those who suffer from dementia.
Emily S. Grossman, MSW, CMC, CDP, is the founder of NextPath Care Management, with more than 23 years of experience in large and small healthcare organizations. Emily’s extensive experience in all levels of senior care, including home and community-based services as well as institutional and insurance-based resources, has formed the foundation of her practice. She has delivered seminars on housing and care options, and how best to plan for the future, as well as contributed to various newsletters and publications. Emily earned a B.A. from Tufts University and a Master’s of Social Work with a clinical concentration in Older Adults and Families from Boston College, where she was a Litwak Fellow. She completed her graduate training at Hebrew Senior Life Continuing Care Retirement Community Newbridge on the Charles in their Long-Term Care setting and with Jewish Family Services of Metro West.
Caregiver Support Group is proudly co-presented by Temple Emanuel Senior Fund and the Deanna and Sidney Wolk Center for Memory Health at Hebrew SeniorLife.

Yoga Minyan
2026-03-08 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-04-05 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
With Michelle Silberman Hubbard, Yoga Instructor
Sundays mornings | 9 – 10 am
Our rabbis taught us that the soul is joined intimately to the body. The two move together and each can be used in the service of God. In this innovative morning minyan we will be using our bodies to pray, our voices to chant, and movement to connect with holiness in a Jewish way. Awaken your senses as you awaken your soul. Expect an uplifting morning service and a great sweat. No previous Yoga or davening experience necessary. Dress for comfort. Bring a yoga mat or towel, a small towel, and water. Time to get up and stretch your body! Grab your mat or towel and join in via Zoom. New participants always welcome!
Zoom link will be provided upon registration.
Register Here→
Sponsored by Sisterhood Temple Emanuel

Harvest of What Remains
2026-03-11 18:30 - 19:30 | Virtual
Active Older Adults presents a new virtual program: Harvest of What Remains on Wednesday, March 11th, 6:30pm on Zoom.

Please join us for an hour of poetry dedicated to the caregiver. This collection of poems navigates Wendy Drexler’s journey as the primary caregiver for her husband as Alzheimer’s rewrites their relationship.

Wendy Drexler is a recipient of a 2022 artist fellowship from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Her fourth collection, Harvest of What Remains, received honorable mention for the Paul Nemser Prize and was published in February 2026 by Lily Poetry Review Books. This collection navigates her journey as the primary caregiver for her husband as Alzheimer’s wraps its great arms around them, irrevocably reshaping their relationship and summoning deep wells of grief, survival strategies, and the imperative to sow seeds of love and compassion.

Her poems have appeared in Barrow Street, J Journal, Mid-American Review, Nimrod, Pangyrus, Prairie Schooner, The Sun, and The Threepenny Review, among others. She was awarded the 2025 E.E. Cummings prize from the New England Poetry Club. A recipient of the Juror’s Prize for Art on the Trails, Southborough, MA, in 2021, Wendy served as poet in residence at New Mission High School in Hyde Park, MA, from 2018-2023, and as programming co-chair for the New England Poetry Club from 2016–2024. She currently serves on the Club’s advisory board. Learn more at wendydrexlerpoetry.com

Click here to purchase a copy of Harvest of What Remains on Bookshop.

Please RSVP to Tracy for the zoom link at Tracys120@yahoo.com

Memory Cafe
2026-03-12 12:15 - 14:00 | Reisman Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
What is a Memory Café? A memory café is a model of social programming that provides an inviting place for people with forgetfulness or other changes in their thinking – and their family/friends!
Please RSVP for the lunch programs to Tracys120@yahoo.com

April 16 – Music and Movement with Steve Ginz

After receiving a masters degree in music therapy and mental health counseling, Steve Gintz, MT-BC, MA, CDP, began his career working as a counselor for teen girls in 2015. Three years later, Steve left his counseling position—and faced his fear of cold calling—to start Instrumental Health™, which uses the power of music and the arts to nourish mind, body, and spirit.
Lunch at 12:15pm sponsored by Miriam Chernoff in memory of her beloved husband Stan Morse of blessed memory. Program at 1pm.

May 21 – A Lively Sing Along with Ruth & Joe Pete
Join husband and wife team Ruth Rappaport and Joe Pete Wetherbee for a lively sing-along! We’ll be singing some of your favorite country songs.
Lunch at 12:15pm generously sponsored by Dr. Harvey and Ellen Silverberg and supported by Gourmet Catering By Andrew. Concert at 1pm.

June 11 – Concert Sing Along with Joel Light & Dan Moore
Join a live concert/sing-along of classic hits from the 1940s, 1950s, and Broadway. Joel’s “Fill My Heart with Song,” with Dan/accompanist and singer, perform for senior communities and memory cafes throughout the Greater Boston area.
Musical leaders: Joel Light, artist/educator, and Dan Moore, keyboard and electronic musician, are a wonderful duo whose repertoire ranges across twentieth century popular music.
Lunch at 12:15pm generously sponsored by Dr. Harvey and Ellen Silverberg and supported by Gourmet Catering By Andrew. Concert at 1pm.

Memory Café is proudly co-presented by Temple Emanuel Senior Fund and the Deanna and Sidney Wolk Center for Memory Health at Hebrew SeniorLife

Adult Child Support Group
2026-03-12 18:30 - 19:30 | Virtual
Thursday evenings | 6:30 – 7:30 pm on Zoom
Are you caring for an aging parent? Are you looking for local resources and support?
Join us for monthly discussions on all topics about managing the care of our parents and maintaining our own expectations. We will have guest speakers set up by the team at Adelaide, a Benchmark community.
Register Here→
For the best experience, participants are encouraged to attend regularly. There is no cost to attend- but registration is required. Questions? Please contact Tracy Schneider.
This series is sponsored by Adelaide and co-presented by TE senior fund.

Women's Clothing & Goods Swap
2026-03-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Benjamin Vestry, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Ladies – looking to mix up your wardrobe but also trying to not spend any money? Let’s go through our closets and swap items!
Bring in 2-3 items (clothing, purses, shoes, accessories, even small home goods) that you don’t want anymore to Temple Emanuel on Sunday, March 15 from 2-4pm. We’ll shop each other’s giveaways and take what we like. Anything that is leftover afterward, Shira and Julia, your event hosts and Professional Organizers, will take to a donation center.
Make sure to bring a bag for the items you’d like to take (you can reuse the bag that you brought items in). Email Shira at contact@set-things-straight.com with any questions!

Bob Dylan's Jewish Roots with Instructor John Clark
2026-03-19 20:00 - 21:00 | Gann Chapel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Bob Dylan is arguably the single-most important figure in American popular music in the second half of the 20th century, a point made emphatically when he received the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature. Though scholars had approached his work as serious poetry for decades, few had considered the matter of how Dylan’s Jewish heritage and upbringing affected his creative output. With help from all the critical and analytical writing about Dylan’s Jewishness, we will explore selected works of this enigmatic singer/songwriter through the lens of midrash, of the prophetic tradition, Yiddish humor and the past 100 years of Jewish-American songwriting. This presentation will include music and video clips and Dylan’s own words to tell the story. Featured songs: “When the Ship Comes In”, “Forever Young”, “Father of Night”, “I Pity the Poor Immigrant”, “One More Cup of Coffee”, “Neighborhood Bully”, and “Hava Nagila”.
Please Note: This program is for Temple Emanuel members only
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About John Clark
Born and raised in Ohio, John taught adult education for twenty years for Emory University and Mercer University in Atlanta, creating classes on Fifties, Sixties and American Roots music and a series called Lyrics as Literature. From 2008-2014 he was also a high school history and English teacher. Since moving to Boston in 2014, he has taught adult and community education for five different programs, including Brandeis, Tufts and Cambridge. In 2025 he presented 380 American Music history lectures for senior living communities and Councils on Aging in the Boston area. John boasts a combined record and CD collection of over 8,000 recordings.

Memory Cafe Passover Shabbat Dinner
2026-04-03 17:00 - 18:30 | Reisman Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join the Active Older Adults Memory Cafe community for our first Shabbat dinner during Passover! We invite you to share your gratitude this season. A remembrance from seders growing up.
You must RSVP to Tracys120@yahoo.com. Only a few spots left so RSVP today!

Dinner graciously sponsored by an anonymous donation by the adult children of participants, an anonymous donation from a TE couple who support our programs with gratitude, Matthew Morgenstern, and supported by Gourmet Catering by Andrew.

You, Too, Can Cantillate: Chanting the Festival Megilot
2026-04-13 18:15 - 19:30 | Slater Conference Room, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Learn how to chant the special festival megillot in this edition of You, Too, Can Cantillate! The character of each of the Haggim (Sukkot, Passover, and Shavuot) is reflected in an additional liturgical reading that is chanted during these holidays. Learn how to chant Shir HaShirim, Kohelet, and Ruth with Ritual Director/Hazzan Sheini Dan Nesson.
A reading knowledge of Hebrew and some knowledge of trope is recommended.
Class Dates: April 13, 20, 27
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Yom HaShoah Annual Commemoration
2026-04-14 19:00 - 20:00 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join us as we come together to remember the Holocaust as we ponder its meaning for us today. Together with our clergy and families of survivors, we will observe this solemn evening through reflection, prayer, and music performed by our choir and members of our congregation.
Our guest speaker will be Rachel Tesler, daughter of our member Michael and director of the film, The Last Holocaust Survivors: Never Again is Now, of which a portion will be shown during the service.
Congregants are invited to the Gann Chapel at 8:00pm for an extended viewing of the film and a Q&A session with Rachel.
About The Speaker
Rachel Tesler is an award-winning writer and producer with 10+ years working in film and television. She has developed her craft as a multimedia storyteller producing the top news stories of the day and longform documentary series on topics ranging from crime to human interest. As an undergraduate at Boston University, her screenplay Little Lost Puppy won the First Place Award in the Fleder-Rosenberg Screenwriting contest, as part of the Redstone Film Festival. At Boston University, she earned her Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Bachelor of Science in Film and Television. Rachel has lived and worked in politics and media all over the world including Boston, Washington, D.C., Jerusalem, London, and New York City. In 2017, she graduated from Columbia University with her Master of Arts in English Education. She published her first book UNBLOSSOMING, a series of poetry in 2023. She started Tattletales Productions in 2024, a boutique production house focused on documentary film and development. She lives in New York City.
