Temple Emanuel

Kitot Gimel-Hey/Grades 3-5 Lunch
2025-03-16 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-04-06 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-04 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Solomon Youth Lounge, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
For Grades 3-5
Enjoy a delicious pizza lunch with friends in the Youth Lounge!
Cost: $15
Save the date(s) for future lunches:
October 20
November 17
December 15
January 12
February 9
March 16
April 6
May 4
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Kitot Gan-Gimel (Grades K-3) Shabbat Dinner
2025-03-28 17:45 - 19:45 | Adelson Community Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Grades K-3 students and their families are invited to join us for a special Shabbat dinner, followed by Shabbat Alive musical services and a delicious oneg!
Cost: $36 per family
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K'tonton Pre-K Dropoff Program
2025-03-30 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-04-06 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-04 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-01 10:00 - 12:00 | TE Preschool, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Our much loved “K’tonton” program for Pre-K students, ages 3-5 is returning twice a month! This program will meet two Sundays a month from 10:00-12:00 and is the perfect “taste of Religious School” for our littlest friends.
Discover the joy of Jewish learning with your pre-k friends!
Please note: K’tonton is now at capacity. Contact us HERE to join the waitlist!

Kitah Bet (2nd): Bringing Order to the Seder
2025-03-30 10:30 - 12:00 | Reisman Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Grown-ups are invited to join their 2nd Graders to come and make their very own Haggadah for Passover! 2nd graders who are not in the Religious School are welcome!
Please email Amanda so we have enough supplies!

Shabbat Shira im Mishpacha
2025-04-03 17:15 - 18:30 | Adelson Community Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Students in grades 2-5 AND their families will gather on Thursday afternoon with Cantor Rosemberg and other members of the clergy to prepare for Shabbat with spirited singing! To make it even more special, families can stay for a delicious dinner!
3:45pm – Religious School begins
5:15-5:45pm – Families join kids in Adelson Community Hall for singing
5:45-6:30pm – Mishpacha dinner!
Cost: $18 per family
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Mishael Zion's Seder Survival Kit: How to turn your Passover table into a Night to Remember
2025-04-06 09:30 - 10:45 | Adelson Community Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
A Seder workshop from the home that brought you “A Different Night” and “A Night to Remember”, for parents, grandparents, Seder hosts and participants. We’ll delve into the educational goals the rabbis set for this special night, and see how the structure of the seder helps unlock the creativity of the night. Loads of ideas, suggestions and creative options for any Seder. Walk-ins welcome!
Join us in-person or via livestream!
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Rabbi Mishael Zion comes from a Haggadah-filled home: he is co-author of A Night to Remember: The Haggadah of Contemporary Voices (2007) and The Israeli Haggadah (2024), together with his father Noam Zion, who is the author of A Different Night: The Family Participation Haggadah (Hartman, 1997). Mishael was ordained by Yeshivat Chovevei Torah in New York, has served as co-Director and rabbi of the Bronfman Fellowships, and founded the Mandel Program for Leadership in Jewish Culture for Israeli Arts, Culture and Media leaders. He is also leader of the Klausner Minyan in Talpiot, Jerusalem, the neighborhood he was born in and in where his wife Elana, and their four daughters, live.

Kitah Daled (4th Grade) Kabbalat Haggadah
2025-04-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Adelson Community Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
All year, Kitah Daled (4th grade,) has been exploring the question “What makes a good seder?”
After participating in and creating a Rosh Hashanah seder and a Tu Bishvat seder, their learning culminates with the Kabbalat Haggadah program.
Grown-ups should join their students at 11:00 for performances and presentations about the Passover seder as well as a special Kabbalat Haggadah ceremony where each family will receive their very own copy of the A Night to Remember Haggadah.
Special for this year: We are so very lucky to have the author of the A Night to Remember, Mishael Zion, here as a scholar in residence to join us in our ceremony and talk to us about our new Haggadah!
Grown-Ups: Don’t forget to join us earlier, at 9:30 for a special parent/grandparent presentation – Mishael Zion’s Seder Survival Kit: How to turn your Passover table into a Night to Remember

Erev Ivrit: What's in a Symbol?
2025-04-30 17:30 - 19:00 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join the Kesher community for an Israeli-style dinner! This is a fantastic opportunity to explore Israeli and Jewish symbols with your children.
Meals are $18 per person and must be ordered in advance to ensure we have enough food.
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7th Grade Trip to Newport, Rhode Island
2025-05-04 08:45 - 15:00 | In Person – Other, MA, United States
All Temple Emanuel 7th graders are invited to join us on a trip to Newport, Rhode Island! We will visit the famous Touro Synagogue, once visited by George Washington himself, and take a walking tour of colonial Jewish Newport. We will enjoy seaside views and lunch together before returning to the Temple.
Bus will depart at 8:45 AM and return at approximately 3:00 PM.
Please email acutter@templeemanuel.com if you would like to be a parent chaperone.
This trip is included for Chai385 students, and the cost is $10 for all other 7th graders attending. Please email acutter@templeemanuel.com if your child is not a Chai385 student and would like to attend!

Jewish Heritage Night at the Red Sox!
2025-05-19 17:45 - 21:00 | Fenway Park, 4 Jersey Street, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
Fun for the whole family! We have a reserved block of seats at Jewish Heritage Night at Fenway Park.
Join Temple Emanuel’s dance troupes: KesheRoked and Onot Aviv as they perform on Jersey Street prior to the Red Sox vs Mets game for Jewish Heritage Night!
All dancers and audience members need a ticket to enter the park. Then, stay for as much or as little of the game as you want. All Jewish Heritage Night ticket holders receive a Hebrew Red Sox jersey. Our block of seats is in the upper bleachers and costs $32 per ticket.
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To purchase different tickets directly from the park, please click HERE→
Check out the promotional video, featuring Temple Emanuel dancers!

Please contact Ilana with any questions.

6th Grade Shabbat Service
2025-05-31 09:30 - 12:00 | Gann Chapel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Calling all 6th grade families!
Join us for services and a special kiddush in the Gann Chapel.
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Community Tikkun Leil Shavuot: Dinner and Learning
2025-06-01 17:30 - 19:00 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Celebrate the joy of Jewish learning together with a delicious dairy dinner and hands-on hevruta (partner) learning in honor of the holiday of Shavuot! We will divide into separate rooms for tots, K-2, 3-5, teens, and adults and will conclude with special Shavuot treats.
We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
Community dinner registration deadline is now closed.
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Religious School Zimkudiyah
2025-06-08 10:30 - 11:45 | Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Celebrate a year of learning as the Religious School year comes to a close with beautiful singing and dancing performances!
Students will begin their day at the regular time. Families should join us in the Rabbi Chiel Sanctuary at 10:30am. At 11:45, students will return to their classrooms so they have a chance to gather their belongings and say “lihitraot” to their teachers and madrichim

Kesher Play and Graduation
2025-06-16 17:30 - 19:30 | Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join us for Kesher’s year end play performed by our students in Hebrew! This year we are excited to be performing “Tangled“.
This will be followed by the Kesher 5th Grade Graduation.
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Religious School Meet and Greet
2025-09-07 16:00 - 16:30 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Come and meet your Religious School teacher for the upcoming year, and join us immediately after for the Community BBQ!

Temple Emanuel Teen Choir
2025-09-28 09:00 - 09:30, 2025-10-05 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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Jonah and the Whalemobile
2025-09-28 09:30 - 12:00 | Leventhal-Sidman Community Court, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Meet the whale that swallowed Jonah!
Come learn about the story of Jonah while sitting inside a life-sized inflatable whale! Program will be taking place during religious school. Each class will have a chance to enter the whale. If any community members are interested in this program, email rwagner@templeemanuel.com to set up a time to go inside the whale!

Temple Emanuel Children's Choir
2025-09-28 12:00 - 12:30, 2025-10-05 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 Aviv Israeli Dance Troupe
2025-10-05 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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Back to School Breakfast and Curriculum Morning
2025-10-05 09:30 - 12:00 | Reisman Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Head on over after dropping off your kids in their classes to eat some delicious food, meet other parents, and hear about TE’s offerings!
Following the breakfast, meet your child’s teachers and learn about what is in store for them for the school year!

ONOT Kayitz Israeli Dance Troupe
2025-10-05 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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Family Sukkahfest!
2025-10-12 10:00 - 12:00 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Come join us for a Sukkot celebration! There will be some fun activities, including candy sukkah making and a petting zoo!
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This program is presented in partnership with the IAC
