Temple Emanuel

Challah Braiding for 2nd-8th Grade Families
2025-11-06 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | 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 braid challah? Join Risa on November 6th from 6-7pm to braid some challah and meet other young families. Dough will be provided along with challah toppings! Learn how to do a 4-strand or 6-strand braid and take home your very own challah to bake!
Pizza dinner will be provided at the start of the program!
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Teen Shabbat Dinner(Grades 9-12)
2025-11-07 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-12-05 18:30 - 20:30 | Benjamin Vestry, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Grades 9-12
Join your friends and celebrate Shabbat with us for our monthly Shabbat dinner. We will join together for Shabbat Alive! services and then eat dinner in two locations. Shabbat Shalom!
Cost: $18 per person
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Teen Shabbat Dinner(Grades 6-8)
2025-11-07 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-12-05 18:30 - 20:30 | Benjamin Vestry, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Grades 6-8
Join your friends and celebrate Shabbat with us for our monthly Shabbat dinner. We will join together for Shabbat Alive! services and then eat dinner in two locations. Shabbat Shalom!
Cost: $18 per person
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Ruach Shabbat Services: Grades K-6
2025-11-08 10:45 - 12:00, 2025-11-15 10:45 - 12:00, 2025-11-22 10:45 - 12:00, 2025-11-29 10:45 - 12:00, 2025-12-06 10:45 - 12:00, 2025-12-13 10:45 - 12:00, 2025-12-20 10:45 - 12:00, 2025-12-27 10:45 - 12:00 and 2 more dates | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
For Grades K-6. Join Jon Tatelman on Shabbat morning in Room 22 at Temple Emanuel for a fun children’s service!

Join the Jewish Conversation
2025-11-09 10:00 - 11:30 | Reisman Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join the Jewish Conversation! This is for parents and students in 6th grade who are having a B’nei Mitzvah at Temple Emanuel in 2026-2027. we will explore our Jewish values, learn about our services, and more. Each session will begin with food and an opportunity to get to know the families in your cohort, then will transition into a meaningful, discussion-based curriculum led by clergy and staff.
Light breakfast will be served from 9:30-10:00am.
Facilitator Schedule
November 9- Rabbi Michelle Robinson
January 11 – Rav Hazzan Aliza Berger
March 8- Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
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Contact AJ Helman with any questions!

6th-8th Grade Lunch and Mitzvah Project
2025-11-09 11:30 - 12:00 | Solomon Youth Lounge, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Calling all 6th-8th graders! Come join us on November 9th for a mitzvah project! Please register so we know how many people to expect. We can’t wait to see you there!
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Brotherhood Family Event - Historical Toy Train Collection Open House
2025-11-09 13:30 - 17:00, 2025-11-16 13:30 - 17:00 | In Person – Other, MA, United States
As a kid did you enjoy watching model trains going around complicated track routes? Do you still like model trains? Do your children enjoy them? On November 9, Brotherhood member, Lew Schneider, is opening up his basement for a historical toy train collection open house.
On display is a large 20 X 10 foot O gauge operating layout plus two smaller HO layouts. Much of the historical collection are trains and over 50 stations from the 1920s and 1930s. There are dozens of operating clockwork and electric toy trains built in the USA, Great Britain, France, Germany, Hungary, Russia, and Denmark.
The visit will include talks describing the operating and static displays followed by questions and answers.
There will be two open house sessions; each limited to 25 participants as follows:

1:30 pm – Open House for families with children 9 years old or younger
3:00 pm – Open House for families with children 10 years old or older along with adults without children

Registration is now closed.

Standing Strong Workshop for Teens and Parents: Recognizing and Responding to Antisemitism with TribeTalk
2025-11-16 17:00 - 18:30 | Reisman Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join us for an important workshop with Robin Friedman, Co-Founder & Chief Content Officer of TribeTalk, and Jori Balsam, TribeTalk Trainer.
Free to attend. Pizza dinner is included.
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Questions, contact Wayne Goldstein.
This program is underwritten by the Carl Katz and Leah Oko Philanthropic Fund.

K-5 Shabbat Alive Dinner
2025-11-21 17:45 - 18:30, 2025-12-19 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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8th & 9th Grade Mock Trial Workshop
2025-11-23 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-21 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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Hanukkah Charitable Gift Toy Drive Sponsored by Brotherhood and Sisterhood
2025-12-01 - 2025-12-31 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Monday 12/1- Wednesday 12/31
You are invited to deposit a new, unwrapped, children’s toy in the collection boxes in the TE lobby and entrances during the two weeks preceding the first night of Hanukkah.
This is a fun and and simple opportunity for families to participate in acts of kindness and tzedakah this holiday season by giving one night of unwrapped Hanukkah gifts to homeless children (supporting Birthdaywishes.org).
Please email Larry Glazer with any questions!

K-5 Krav Maga with StandStrong
2025-12-14 09:30 - 12:00 | Reisman Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Our Kindergarten – 5th graders will join us to learn all about Israeli Krav Maga and the art of self defense. We are partnering with StandStrong, a wonderful organization, to lead this program. If there are any non-Religious School students that would like to participate in this event, please email Risa.

K-2nd Grade Lunch and Party Games
2025-12-14 12:00 - 13:15 | TE Preschool, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Calling all K-2nd graders!
Come join us on December 14th for a delicious lunch and party games! Please register so we know how many people to expect.
We can’t wait to see you there!
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Teen Hanukkah Party
2025-12-14 12:00 - 13:30 | Solomon Youth Lounge, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join your TE friends for a fun Hanukkah celebration on the eve of the first night of the holiday. We will have games, Hanukkah trivia, food and more. Don’t miss it!
Cost is $10 per teen, includes pizza and Hanukkah snacks!
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3rd-5th Grade Lunch and Mitzvah Project
2025-12-21 12:00 - 13:15 | Solomon Youth Lounge, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Calling all 3rd-5th graders! Come join us on December 21st for a delicious lunch and mitzvah project! Please register so we know how many people to expect.
We can’t wait to see you there!
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Youth Shabbat Morning Service
2026-01-10 09:30 - 12:00 | Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join us for an incredible Shabbat morning as our teens dazzle us with gorgeous davenning, beautiful Torah reading, and insightful divrei Torah. Led start to finish by Temple Emanuel teens, this service will fill your heart with joy and hope for the future.
