Kitah Gan (K) Bedtime Shema
2026-01-11 10:45 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | TE Preschool, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Parents and caregivers are invited to join the Religious School Gan (Kindergarten) to decorate their own pillowcases with the Shema prayer on them. We will then have our beloved Rabbi Robinson read a story and lead us in a “practice bedtime” following an adult learning session about this special Jewish bedtime routine.
Don’t forget to wear your PJ’s and bring a stuffy! Milk and cookies will be served.
Parents should drop their children off at 9:30 as usual and meet us back in the classrooms at 10:45.
TE Kindergarteners who are not enrolled in the Religious School are invited to join us at 10:45 this special morning. Email rwagner@templeemanuel.com to RSVP.

Temple Emanuel Children's Choir
2026-01-11 12:00 - 12:30, 2026-01-18 12:00 - 12:30, 2026-01-25 12:00 - 12:30, 2026-02-01 12:00 - 12:30, 2026-02-08 12:00 - 12:30 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
For any Temple Emanuel children in grades 1-5 who love to sing! Work with Morah Eugenia Gerstein on making beautiful music together.
Meets directly after Religious School (but open to all) from 12:00-12:30. Snack provided!
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ONOT Kayitz Israeli Dance Troupe
2026-01-11 12:00 - 12:45, 2026-01-18 12:00 - 12:45, 2026-01-25 12:00 - 12:45, 2026-02-01 12:00 - 12:45, 2026-02-08 12:00 - 12:45 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
ONOT Kayitz is Temple Emanuel’s premiere Israeli Dance Troupe for teens in grades 6-12!
(ONOT means “seasons” and Kayitz means “Summer”)
Students will learn Harkeda (popular, just-for-fun) dances as well as a choreographed routine that will be performed at the Israel Folkdance Festival of Boston and at the Zimkudiyah! They might even pick up some Hebrew along the way.
ONOT Alumni, Eliana Blankstein and Daniella Bunch will be instructing the class with the help of Temple Emanuel dance teacher, Avi Wald.
$180 includes instruction, costume rental and t-shirt and snacks!
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K-5 Shabbat Alive Dinner
2026-01-16 17:45 - 18:30 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join us for our monthly K-5 Shabbat Alive dinner! We’ll start with a Shabbat dinner in Adelson Community Hall at 5:45PM and meet other families! After dinner, we will head over to Kabbalat Shabbat services in the Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary. We are so excited to have you join us!
Registration required for each dinner.
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Temple Emanuel Teen Choir
2026-01-18 09:00 - 09:30, 2026-01-25 09:00 - 09:30, 2026-02-01 09:00 - 09:30, 2026-02-08 09:00 - 09:30, 2026-03-08 09:00 - 09:30 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Calling all 6th-12th graders who love to sing and make music! Perform at holiday and concert events. All levels welcome.
Meets right before Religious School, but any Temple Emanuel teen can participate. Morning snack provided!
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ONOT Aviv Israeli Dance Troupe
2026-01-18 09:00 - 09:30, 2026-01-25 09:00 - 09:30, 2026-02-01 09:00 - 09:30, 2026-02-08 09:00 - 09:30 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
ONOT Aviv is Temple Emanuel’s premiere Israeli Dance Troupe for children in grades 2-5!
(ONOT means “seasons” and Aviv means “Spring”)
Students will learn Harkeda (popular, just-for-fun) dances as well as a choreographed routine that will be performed at the Israel Folkdance Festival of Boston and at the Zimkudiyah! They might even pick up some Hebrew along the way!
ONOT Alumna, Ruthie Holzer will be instructing the class with the help of Temple Emanuel dance teacher, Avi Wald.
Tuition is included with Religious School tuition, apart from a $25 t-shirt/costume fee. $180 for students outside of the Religious School. Beginners welcome!
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Chai 385 Morning Service
2026-01-24 10:45 - 12:00 | Gann Chapel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join us in prayer at 10:45am in the Gann Chapel for a special service led by our 6th graders in Chai385 with Cantor Elias Rosemberg!

Snowtubing at Nashoba Valley (Grades 6-12)
2026-01-31 17:45 - 21:45 | In Person – Other, MA, United States
Please Note: This event has been cancelled due to weather concerns.
Join your friends from TE for snowtubing under the lights at Nashoba Valley Snowtubing Park. Parents and younger siblings are welcome to join and must stay with their younger children during the event.
Cost is $55 and includes bus to Nashoba Valley Snowtubing Park, entrance fee and snacks/water. Dinner not provided but there is pizza and other dairy options (no meat allowed) at the lodge for purchase. Please bring spending money for food purchases ($10-20 recommended).
Please note: parents will need to fill out a waiver form after initially registering

8th & 9th Grade Mock Trial Workshop
2026-02-01 11:00 - 12:00 | Slater Conference Room, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Learn about the biggest debates in Judaism from the Talmud and beyond with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz!
Meets monthly in Slater conference room. Snack provided.
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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. “Moonpies” (Pizza) will be for sale or available for preorder.
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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 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.

2nd-8th Grade Hamantaschen Baking
2026-02-26 17:45 - 19:00 | Adelson Community Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Calling all families of 2nd-8th graders! Have you always wanted to learn how to make hamantaschen? Join Risa on February 26th from 6-7pm to make some hamantaschen and meet other families! Dough will be provided along with fillings. You can take home all your hamantaschen to bake!
Pizza dinner will be provided at the start of the program!
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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!
Order your carnival games tickets in advance! Games cost 2-3 tickets per play. Buy now!
Parent volunteers needed. Sign up here!

Family Megillah Reading
2026-03-02 18:15 - 19:45 | 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.
No fee or registration required.

Teen Post-Megillah Ice Cream Social
2026-03-02 19:15 - 20:00 | Solomon Youth Lounge, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Teens in grades 6-12 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.
