Talmud Class with Our Clergy
2026-01-17 08:30 - 09:20, 2026-01-24 08:30 - 09:20, 2026-01-31 08:30 - 09:20, 2026-02-07 08:30 - 09:20, 2026-02-14 08:30 - 09:20, 2026-02-21 08:30 - 09:20, 2026-02-28 08:30 - 09:20, 2026-03-07 08:30 - 09:20 (America/New_York) and 15 more dates | Hybrid (In Person and Virtual Options), 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Start Shabbat each week with a special hour of learning and discussion on a variety of Jewish issues with Wes, Michelle, Elias, Aliza and Dan as our clergy team connects the lessons of our sacred texts with the realities of our lives. The clergy team will close with a song that leads into Shabbat morning services at 9:30.
Join us on livestream in the Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary

Friday Evening: Shabbat Alive! 18th Anniversary
2026-03-13 18:30 - 19:30 | Hybrid (In Person and Virtual Options), 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Save the date! On Friday, November 9th, 2007, Cantor Elias Rosemberg and Rabbi Michelle Robinson, together with visionary lay-leaders, launched a joy-filled Friday night service filled with music and song. In the 18 years since, we’ve blended ancient words with new melodies and grown into a beautiful community of old friends and new. Each week we enter the sanctuary holding the heaviness of the week. Each week we are transported and transformed by a service that lifts our spirits higher.
Join us to celebrate 18 years of Shabbat Alive! We’ll be bringing home many wonderful voices who have joined us over the years to create a celebration you won’t want to miss.

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.
