Temple Emanuel

Adeena Sussman in Conversation with Ruhama Shitrit and Cooking Demonstration
2026-05-11 18:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Mark your calendars for the evening of Monday, May 11, when we welcome back Adeena Sussman, who will be in conversation with Ruhama Shitrit!
Adeena will do a cooking demonstration and introduce her new cookbook, Zariz: 100 Easy, Breezy, Tel Aviv-y Recipes.
A dessert reception will follow, with Adeena available to personalize cookbooks sold for the event.
Doors open at 6:30pm; program begins at 7:00pm.
This event is open to all in the Greater Boston Community.
All tickets include a signed copy of Zariz: 100 Easy, Breezy, Tel Aviv-y Recipes!
Join the waitlist or purchase additional cookbooks HERE.

Seudah Shlishit
2026-05-16 16:00 - 17:15 | Brezniak Terrace, 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!
Register→
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.

Jewish Heritage Night at the Red Sox!
2026-05-27 17:45 - 21:00 | Fenway Park, 4 Jersey Street, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
Temple Emanuel and the Temple Emanuel Brotherhood will be joining the greater Boston Jewish community for Jewish Heritage Night at Fenway Park!
Join Temple Emanuel’s dance troupes, Onot Aviv, Onot Kayitz, and KesheRoked, as they perform on Jersey Street at 5:45, prior to the Red Sox vs Braves game for Jewish Heritage Night.
Then, Cantor Elias Rosemberg and his son David will perform the national anthem at 6:45, when the game starts!
Temple Emanuel is thrilled to offer discounted tickets to our members at a price of $38 each, which includes your ticket(s) PLUS a Red Sox Jewish Heritage City Connect jersey with “Red Sox” written in Hebrew for each ticket holder! We have a block of seats reserved at the park for everyone to sit together. All dancers and audience members need a ticket to enter the park. You are welcome to stay for as much or as little of the game as you want.
Registration Deadline: March 31st
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Please contact Risa with any questions.

Chamber Music Concerts
2026-05-31 15:00 - 16:30 | Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
The fourth concert in our free 2026 Chamber Music Concert series will feature a string trio with Thomas Cooper (violin), Abigail Elder (viola), and Jiyoung Lee (cello).
Join us in-person or on livestream!
The Chamber Series is sponsored by Saul B. and Naomi R. Cohen Foundation
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 HERE→

Hazzan Sheni Dan Nesson's 36th Anniversary Shabbat Celebration
2026-06-13 09:30 - 13:00 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join us Saturday, June 13th as we look forward to celebrating Dan Nesson’s 36 years of dedicated service to Temple Emanuel. As our Hazzan Sheni and Ritual Director, Dan has shaped our ritual life in profound ways — teaching and tutoring generations of students, chanting and reading Torah, guiding services, and supporting our community with warmth and care at every turn.
Please join us for a festive kiddush as we honor Dan and express our deep gratitude for all he brings to Temple Emanuel.
View our 90th Celebration events HERE!
