Learn to Lead Weekday Services with Cantor Elias Rosemberg
2026-02-03 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-02-10 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Learn to lead weekday evening services and understand the order and structure of the service in these classes with Cantor Rosemberg!
Basic Hebrew reading skills necessary.
Class Dates: January 20, 27, February 3, 10
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Close Reading: Sons and Daughters by Chaim Grade - A Jewish Novel Taught by Dr. Susanne Klingenstein
2026-02-05 18:30 - 19:30 | Virtual
The sharp Yiddish novelist, Chaim Grade, described the falling apart of the orthodox world in Eastern Europe in the 1930s. Sons and daughters of rabbis get out of the shtetl, but the fathers claw them back through guilt. Grade’s characters are incredibly alive; they are goofy, mad, heroic and wise. The novel is long, learned and confusing, so we will read it together at the clip of 50 pages each week, accompanied by one of discussion each week to help understand the religious world of the Lithuanian rabbis.
Class dates: Nov 6, 13, 20, Dec 4, 11, 17, 30, Jan 8, 15, 26, 29, Feb 5
All classes will meet on Zoom.
Cost: (Scholarships available)

$180 for Temple Emanuel Members
$250 for Non-Members
This class is now at capacity.
About Dr. Susanne Klingenstein
Dr. Susanne Klingenstein is an Associate at the Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard University. She served as professor of Writing and Humanistic Studies at MIT, as Lecturer in the Humanities at Harvard Medical School, and as Director of the Communication Curriculum in the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. She the author of six books, her new book on Chaim Grade will be published in the spring of 2026. She has offered courses at TE since 2006 and is a popular, sought-after teacher.

First Friday @ Shabbat Alive! Winter Celebration
2026-02-06 18:30 - 20:30 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Cold outside? It’s warm in shul! Join us on Friday, February 6th, for a warm evening of uplifting prayer and song followed by our First Friday Winter Celebration with hot drinks and soup bar.
What is First Friday? Start with an inspiring musical Shabbat Alive! Service in the Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, then stay for a beautiful post-service Oneg filled with delicious food and fellowship.
Who is First Friday for? First Fridays are for everyone, age 0 on up!
Why come to First Friday? To lift your spirit. To be inspired by ancient words animated with new melodies. To connect with a community of friends – old and new. To stand generation to generation, together.
View the First Friday 2025-26 Calendar HERE→

Shabbat Morning Service with Guest Speaker Adrian Gonzalez: 30 Years to “I am Jewish”
2026-02-07 09:30 - 12:00 | Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Over the last 30 years, Adrian Gonzalez met and married his beloved, Leslie, joined Temple Emanuel, raised four wonderful children, and celebrated their bnei mitzvah right here on the Rabbi Samuel Chiel bimah. For all of this time, Adrian has been on his own spiritual journey. This year, he made the decision to officially join the Jewish people. Join us this Shabbat in the Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary or virtually via livestream as Adrian shares about his journey and about the love that brought him into the covenant.

SPACE Family Havdalah
2026-02-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Leventhal-Sidman Community Court, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join us in the Leventhal-Sidman Community Court for a spirited family Havdalah service led by Cantor Rosemberg and our Religious School Kitah Bet (2nd grade) class.
THEN, learn about Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman, a local Jewish astronaut, by watching the documentary film, SPACE TORAH (25 min), followed by Q & A with the film’s executive producer, Rachel Raz! You can learn more about the film here.
Younger children can choose to participate in an interactive story-time during the film. Space-themed crafts and activities will be available to all.
Program is free of charge, and RSVP appreciated. We are no longer taking preorders for pizza but a limited amount will be available for purchase at the event.
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This film is the story of how Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman realized a childhood dream by becoming an astronaut; how he was a key member of the spacewalking team that made critical repairs to the Hubble Space Telescope; how his own faith journey evolved as he took various Jewish objects on his five Space Shuttle missions; how his community came together to make it possible for that small Torah to be with him on his final flight, when we read from the book of Genesis while soaring through space “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”

World Wide Wrap Morning Service
2026-02-08 08:00 - 09:00 | Gann Chapel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
On January 28th 2001, the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs launched the World Wide Wrap, a global event uniting World Jewry by engaging in the Mitzvah of Tefilin. Held annually on Super Bowl Sunday, World Wide Wrap Day reminds us that Tefilin connect our heads, hands and hearts.
On Sunday February 8th, celebrate this iconic day by either joining us in the Gann Chapel for Minyan at 8:00 am, or with our Religious School at 9:30 am. Sets of Tefilin are available at both services.
To learn how Tefilin are worn, please click here.

World Wide Wrap Learner's Minyan & Brunch
2026-02-08 09:30 - 12:00 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
For grades 5-8 and open to all!
Get ready to wrap and roll!
Celebrate World Wide Wrap Day by participating in the mitzvah of wrapping tefillin with our community.
5th-7th graders and their parents are invited to a special learner’s morning minyan service followed by a bagel and lox brunch and learn. Students in 8th-12th grade as well as “curious-about-tefillin” adults are encouraged to join us as well.
9:30-10:00 The wrapping begins
10:00-11:00 Learner’s Service in Gann Chapel
11:00-11:45 Brunch and Learn
5th and 6th graders will use the tefillin they hand-make at Religious School prior to the program.
7th graders should bring their tefillin they received their bar/bat mitzvah year as well as the tallit they made in 6th grade.
8th graders and up should bring any tefillin or tallit they may have. Some pairs will be available to borrow.
For food ordering purposes, RSVP is appreciated if you or your child are not part of the grades 5-7 Religious School community. Please email Risa to RSVP.
This program is generously made possible by the Temple Emanuel Brotherhood.

Finding Esther: A Creative Journey Through Illuminations
2026-02-08 10:00 - 12:00 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Sponsored by Returning The Sparks
In this hands-on visual art class, we will consider the imagery surrounding Purim through a personal lens. Starting with images of the large collection of Illuminated Esther’s Scrolls from the fabulous online archive of the Center of Jewish Art we will conduct visual journeys into the imagery. We will use simple but effective techniques of adding, subtracting, layering, and obscuring imagery to investigate the historical art from a variety of perspectives while tracing a path to original creations. No prior art experience necessary, all materials provided. The teacher will provide individual creative and technical support for each participant to pursue their own unique vision.
February 1 @ 10:00am – Adelson Community Hall
February 8 @ 10:00am – Benjamin Vestry
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You, Too, Can Cantillate: Haftarah Edition
2026-02-09 18:15 - 19:30, 2026-02-16 18:15 - 19:30, 2026-02-23 18:15 - 19:30 | Slater Conference Room, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
While not as ancient as the public reading of the Torah, chanting of the prophets, known as the Haftarah, began in the 1st century CE. Join Hazzan Sheni/Ritual Director Dan Nesson for seven sessions to learn this sacred tradition. A reading knowledge of Hebrew is recommended.
Yes, you, too, can Cantillate!
Class Dates: January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, 16, 23
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A Taste of Ballroom Dancing
2026-02-09 19:30 - 20:15, 2026-02-23 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.

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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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.

Chamber Music Concerts
2026-02-22 15:00 - 16:30 | Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
The first concert in our free 2026 Chamber Music Concert series will feature performers Jan Müller-Szeraws (cello) and Randall Hodgkinson (piano).
Join us in-person or on livestream!
The Chamber Series is sponsored by Saul B. and Naomi R. Cohen Foundation
About Jan Müller-Szeraws
Cellist Jan Müller-Szeraws has a versatile career as a performer and pedagogue.
A guest at many chamber music festivals, his solo performances have included engagements with orchestras in the US, Germany, Chile and Russia with repertoire ranging from concertos from the traditional cello-repertoire such as Haydn, Dvorak, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Bloch, Shostakovich to contemporary cello-concertos by composers Chou Wen Chung, Gunther Schuller, Shirish Korde, Bernard Hoffer and John Harbison.
His recordings include “Anusvara”, a disc with music by Shirish Korde for cello, tabla and Carnatic soprano, Bernard Hoffer’s “Concerto di Camera for Cello and Ensemble” with Boston Musica Viva, Pedro Humberto Allende’s Cello Concerto with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Chile, as well as Sonatas by Brahms and Chopin with pianist Adam Golka for Hammond Performing Arts.
He has been guest professor at the Universidad Católica de Chile, a guest with the Israeli Chamber Project as well as guest principal cellist for projects with the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln and Bamberger Symphoniker in Germany and plays often as an extra player with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. A long time member of contemporary music ensemble Boston Musica Viva, he is currently a core member of Collage New Music.
As Artist-in-Residence at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester he directed the Performance Program and was founder and director of the Chamber Music Institute at Holy Cross. He currently teaches at the Phillips Academy Andover. Most recently he has been pairing the Bach Cello Suites with works by Shirish Korde in his project “Bach, Ragas & Jazz”.
About Randall Hodgkinson
“The finest performance I have ever heard of this very difficult piece. It was as if he was reading my mind…” Aaron Copland on hearing pianist Randall Hodgkinson performing his Piano Fantasy in Jordan Hall.
While a student at the New England Conservatory Hodgkinson became grand prizewinner of the International American Music Competition sponsored by Carnegie Hall and the Rockefeller Foundation. He has performed with orchestras in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Boston, Cleveland and abroad in Italy and Iceland, and also numerous recital programs spanning the repertoire from J.S. Bach to Donald Martino.
A frequent guest of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players, he also performs the four-hand and two-piano repertoire with his wife, Leslie Amper. Festival appearances include Ravinia, Bargemusic, Chestnut Hill Concerts in Madison Connecticut, Seattle Chamber Music Festival, and Chamber Music Northwest (Portland, OR). Solo recordings on the Ongaku, New World, and Albany labels have garnered much critical acclaim.
Mr. Hodgkinson is on the faculties of the New England Conservatory of Music and Wellesley College and is a certified Feldenkrais Practitioner™.

THE SAUL B. AND NAOMI R. COHEN FOUNDATION
Founded in 1997, the Foundation supports and promotes the fine and performing arts. It awards grants to promising young artists and especially gifted performing musicians to enable them to further their artistic pursuits. The Foundation also assists in the development of the musical careers of classical artists with assistance in arranging performance engagements, counseling in career strategy, guidance in the selection of live and recorded performances and help in day-to-day living matters.
To receive email communications about the Chamber Concert series, please contact sbc87home@gmail.com.

Sisterhood Hamantaschen Bake
2026-02-24 19:00 - 21:30 | Reisman Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Are you intrigued by the idea of baking your own hamantaschen, but think it’s too complicated? It’s not! Come join us and see how much fun it is to bake with friends, family and fellow congregants. All supplies and ingredients will be provided. You’ll take home a plate of delicious cookies to share.
RSVP by Feb 22nd
Questions? Contact Vicki Isman
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Brotherhood College Basketball Night - BC vs Wake Forest
2026-02-24 19:00 - 21:30 | Conte Forum, 140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, 02467, United States
Join Temple Emanuel Brotherhood for a fun night of ACC basketball as the Boston College Men’s Eagles take on Wake Forest, a perennial NCAA Tournament team. Expect constant action on and off the court, with t-shirt tosses, contests, and great energy throughout the game. Our seats are in the lower section, making this a terrific event to connect with Brotherhood and TE members while catching some ACC basketball and enjoying a great night right down Comm Ave.
Game Details
Date: Tuesday, February 24
Tip-Off: 7:00pm
Location: Conte Forum – 140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Ticket Price: $14
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All are welcome to attend!
If there’s interest in drinks or food before or after the game, please indicate so on the registration page and we’ll arrange a get-together.
Parking:
Free parking is available on campus at the Commonwealth Avenue Garage
GPS Address: 75 Campanella Way, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Brotherhood Shabbat
2026-02-28 09:30 - 12:00 | Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Please join us as Brotherhood leads a special Shabbat morning service that honors many of the men who help keep our community vibrant and strong. Be there as we celebrate passing our traditions from generation to generation (l’dor v’dor) with a diverse lineup of participants.
It is also Shabbat Zachor, which brings attention to the antisemitism we have faced in the past and today. Our speakers will explore the meaning of this special Shabbat.
Special aliyot will honor our past presidents, current leadership, and members who have made major contributions to our success. Services will be led by Steve Ebstein and Danny Mandeau. Torah readers include Jonathan Delatizky, Ben Mintz, Ralph Isberg, Howard Breslau, Mitch Breslau, Max Breslau, Michael Goldman and Robert Finkel. Our Haftorah reader is David Rozenson.
Celebrate with us at our festive kiddush following the service.
Join us, along with members of Minyan Ma’or and the Walnut Street Minyan, in the sanctuary at 12:45 for a post-kiddush talk from our guest speaker, Rabbi Elan Babchuck.
About the Speakers
Rabbi Elan Babchuck
Our guest speaker, Rabbi Elan Babchuck serves as the Executive Vice President at Clal (National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership) and the Founding Executive Director of Glean Network, which partners with Columbia Business School. He has published in The Atlantic, The Guardian, Washington Post, and Religion News Service, writes a column for The Wisdom Daily, contributed to Meaning Making – 8 Values That Drive America’s Newest Generations (2020, St. Mary’s Press) and is the co-author of Picking Up the Pieces: Leadership After Empire (2023, Fortress Press). His newest book about Shabbat, Sacred Time, is coming out in 2027.
He also serves as a Founding Partner of Starts With Us, a movement to counteract toxic polarization in America, and is a founding Research Advisory Board Member of Springtide Research Institute.
Arnie Zar-Kessler
The d’var torah will be presented by Arnie Zar-Kessler. Arnie has served as Head of School at Jewish Day Schools in Boston (Schechter) and Las Vegas (Adelson), reflecting close to thirty years in Jewish education. In addition, he has helped train school leaders in underserved communities as Executive Director of Inspiring Educators, working with Public and Charter Schools nationally, including rising leaders at Teach For America.
Currently, he serves on the Board of the Christa McAuliffe Charter School and is part of the team at Hummingbird Books in Chestnut Hill.

Post-Kiddush Talk with Rabbi Elan Babchuck
2026-02-28 12:45 - 14:15 | Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join us after Brotherhood Shabbat, along with members of Minyan Ma’or and the Walnut Street Minyan, for a post-kiddush talk from our guest speaker, Rabbi Elan Babchuck, in the Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary.
Topic: Erosion or Evolution? Interrogating the Two Master Narratives about American Judaism
About our Speaker
Rabbi Elan Babchuck serves as the Executive Vice President at Clal (National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership) and the Founding Executive Director of Glean Network, which partners with Columbia Business School. He has published in The Atlantic, The Guardian, Washington Post, and Religion News Service, writes a column for The Wisdom Daily, contributed to Meaning Making – 8 Values That Drive America’s Newest Generations (2020, St. Mary’s Press) and is the co-author of Picking Up the Pieces: Leadership After Empire (2023, Fortress Press). His newest book about Shabbat, Sacred Time, is coming out in 2027.
He also serves as a Founding Partner of Starts With Us, a movement to counteract toxic polarization in America, and is a founding Research Advisory Board Member of Springtide Research Institute.
Rabbi Babchuck is a Newton native who attended Solomon Schechter Day School and was a member of the Newton Centre Minyan. He currently resides in Providence with his wife and three children.

Tiny Tutti Purim Show
2026-03-01 11:00 - 12:00 | Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
For families with children ages 0-7
Our annual children’s Purim concert, Tiny Tutti Live, is a joyful, interactive musical adventure for toddlers, preschoolers, and their families. The performance features beloved children’s
songs and original tunes, brought to life with movement and instruments designed to nurture curiosity and kindness.
No cost!
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Mishloach Manot Bag Assembly
2026-03-01 11:00 - 13:00 | Reisman Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Purim is all about fun! One of the most fun ways to participate in Sisterhood’s Mishloach Manot program is to come assemble the gift bags!
All are welcome!
We are looking for volunteers to deliver mishloach manot. To sign up for a delivery route, please send us an e-mail.

Purim Carnival
2026-03-01 12:00 - 13:30 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
The TE Purim Carnival is back, and it’s gonna be golden!
All are welcome to help Take Down Haman and play fun carnival classics led by our own HUNTR/X squad (middle schoolers in Chai385), a bouncy house, face painting, food, raffles, games, and more!
Come dressed in your best costume and celebrate Purim with the TE community! Let’s show ‘em how it’s done!
Skip the line and order your carnival games tickets in advance! Games cost 2-3 tickets per play.
Buy tickets now!
We want all kids to participate in the Purim Carnival. During the Carnival, we’ll have noise-canceling headphones available, as well as a Quiet Room in Room 22 for any children who may need a little break from the noise and excitement. The room will offer calming activities to help everyone relax and recharge. We kindly ask that parents stay with their children for the entire time they are using the Quiet Room.
If there is something we can do to make it more accessible, please let us know by contacting LauraSue at lsteinman@templeemanuel.com. We hope everyone has a wonderful time!
Parent volunteers needed. Sign up here!

Family Megillah Reading
2026-03-02 18:15 - 19:15 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Get ready to seal the Golden Honmoon this Purim! You are invited to our annual Family Megillah Reading, featuring Teen Megillah readers and performances by our Teen Band, all set to this year’s Purim theme: K-Pop Haman Hunters. Show us your best HUNTR/X or Saja Boys costume while singing along to Purim-themed versions of “Golden,” “Soda Pop,” and more from the hit animated film, K-Pop Demon Hunters.
All teens are invited to join us in the Solomon Youth Lounge directly following the Family Megillah reading for an ice cream social!
No fee or registration required.
During the Family Megillah Reading, we’ll have noise-canceling headphones available, as well as a Quiet Room in Room 22 for any children who may need a little break from the noise and excitement. The room will offer calming activities to help everyone relax and recharge. We kindly ask that parents stay with their children for the entire time they are using the Quiet Room. We hope everyone has a wonderful time!

First Friday @ Shabbat Alive!: Post-Purim Party
2026-03-06 18:30 - 20:30 | Leventhal-Sidman Community Court, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join us for a post-Purim party with hamantaschen and mocktails at oneg after Shabbat Alive. All are invited!
What is First Friday? Start with an inspiring musical Shabbat Alive! Service in the Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, then stay for a beautiful post-service Oneg filled with delicious food and fellowship.
Who is First Friday for? First Fridays are for everyone, age 0 on up!
Why come to First Friday? To lift your spirit. To be inspired by ancient words animated with new melodies. To connect with a community of friends – old and new. To stand generation to generation, together.
View the First Friday 2025-26 Calendar HERE→

Seudah Shlishit
2026-03-07 16:00 - 17:15 | Benjamin Vestry, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Sponsored by Brotherhood
Seudah Shlishit, the third meal of Shabbat, is a light meal featuring:
• Study with Rabbi Elie Lehmann, Director of Boston Hadar
• Singing Shabbat songs
• Socializing
All are welcome!
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About the Discussion Leader
Rabbi Elie Lehmann is Director of Hadar Boston. Elie loves learning Torah with people of all backgrounds. He served as Campus Rabbi at Boston University Hillel and was the Inaugural Director of Kulanu’s Global Teaching Fellows, with whom he taught and built curricula for Jewish communities in Kenya, Ghana, India and beyond.
