Temple Emanuel

Biblical Responses to Ancient Challenges
2024-04-03 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Reisman Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Minyan Ma’or is proud to announced its second class, “Biblical Responses to Ancient Challenges” with Hebrew College Vice President Dr. Susie Tanchel, starting Feb. 28.
In this course we will explore select biblical texts that discuss issues that continue to be relevant today. While many parts of life have shifted since biblical times, elements of the human condition have remained the same. Like our ancestors before us, for example, we need to take innovate in certain moments, to balance responsibility with authenticity, to get buy-in for ideas, and to respond to tragedy. Through studying the biblical sources, we will discover both the places of great resonance, and the places of disconnect, with our current times. No prior knowledge of biblical Hebrew is required. Please bring an open mind and heart to our discussions.
Classes will be recorded.
The cost is $120.Venmo @Sanford-Remz to pay.
Register Here→
About Dr. Susie Tanchel
Dr. Susie Tanchel is the Vice President of Community Education, overseeing four main areas at the College: Adult Learning, Teen learning, the Miller Center for Interreligious Learning & Leadership work, and professional development for rabbis and educators.
She has worked in K-12 pluralistic Jewish education for more than 25 years – briefly at Prozdor, then at Gann Academy, and mostly recently at Boston’s Jewish Community Day School (JCDS). In 1997, she was a founding faculty at Gann and became Associate Head of School in 2006. She became the Head of JCDS in 2011, and just concluded her tenure there this summer.
Questions? Contact Minyan Ma’or Learning Coordinator Sandy Remz

Blood Drive at Temple Emanuel
2024-06-09 08:00 - 14:30 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Hosted by Temple Emanuel Sisterhood and Brotherhood
Aboard the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women’s Hospital Blood Mobile
Upon arrival, please register inside the temple. Walk-ins taken as time allows. Please be well hydrated, drink extra water, and eat before donating.
Click HERE to make an appointment.
For questions, please call 617-632-3206. As a special thank you, donors will receive a Kraft Family Blood Donor Center $10 Panera Card!
PHOTO ID REQUIRED FOR ALL DONORS.
THREE DAY DEFERRAL IF YOU HAD A FLU SHOT.
Volunteers are needed the day of the drive to help with registration. If you are interested, please contact Julie Lipsett.

Lappin Foundation Annual Event Honoring Josh Kraft and Commemorating the Upcoming Anniversary of October 7th
2024-09-15 19:30 - 20:30 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
6:00pm – 7:15 pm: Private reception with guest speakers
7:30 pm – 8:30pm: Open to Temple Emanuel Members
Temple Emanuel Members are invited at no charge to attend the program, thanks to a generous donor, but reservations are required
Honoring Josh Kraft, President of Kraft Family Philanthropies and 2024 Inspirational Jewish Leader Award Recipient
Keynote Speaker: Ambassador Ido Aharoni Aronoff, Israeli Diplomat, Writer, and Lecturer, “Israel and the Jewish People Post-October 7th”
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Learn to Read Torah: You Too Can Cantillate!
2024-09-16 18:15 - 19:15, 2024-09-23 18:15 - 19:15, 2024-10-07 18:15 - 19:15, 2024-10-21 18:15 - 19:15, 2024-10-28 18:15 - 19:15, 2024-11-04 18:15 - 19:15, 2024-11-18 18:15 - 19:15 | Gann Chapel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Anyone can read Torah. These sessions will focus on practical skills, in addition to learning the history behind the mystery!
Class Dates: 9/16, 9/23, 10/7,10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/18, 11/25
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Cooking Demonstration, Tasting and Book Talk with Plants For You Author, Diana Goldman
2024-09-26 19:00 - 22:00 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join Sisterhood for our exciting opening event with award-winning blogger Diana Goldman, the author of Plants For You. We are thrilled to celebrate Diana’s new plant-based cookbook with a book talk, cooking demonstration, and tasting.
This event is complimentary for Sisterhood and all Temple Emanuel members. The cost for non-Temple Emanuel guests is $36. Pre-order a signed copy of Plants For You at the discounted price of $30!
Space is limited.
Read the recent Boston Globe article about Plants For You!
Register Here→
Questions? Contact Julie Lipsett

An Evening of Remembrance & Hope
2024-10-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02116, United States
Amid ongoing heartache and devastation, we’re proud to partner with CJP, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston, the Israeli-American Council (IAC), the Consulate General of Israel to New England, and others across Greater Boston to commemorate the first anniversary of October 7 together with our entire community.
The event will feature stories from those most directly affected on or by October 7, music to heal our souls, inspiring speakers to remind us of the resilient spirit of Israel and Israelis, and opportunities to mourn, honor survivors and heroes, and fill one another with strength and hope for our collective future.
This event is now sold out. To join the waitlist, please click HERE and select the orange “Join Waitlist” button on the right.

Community Sukkah Decorating
2024-10-15 16:00 - 17:30 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Please join us as we decorate the Brezniak Sukkah with the community. Decorations provided or we will make our own. Snacks provided!

Visit Us at the Newton Harvest Fair!
2024-10-20 11:00 - 16:00 | Newton Centre, 1221 Centre Street, Newton Centre, MA, 02459, United States
Come visit us at Newton Harvest Fair! Featuring a carnival, food trucks, live music, 100+ crafters/vendors, GreenEXPO, and free pumpkin decorating courtesy of Wegman’s Chestnut Hill (while supplies last).
We will be there from 11:00am – 4:00pm.
View the flyer→

Tracing History Through Judaica: A Special Afternoon with MFA Curators
2024-10-20 15:00 - 17:00 | Gann Chapel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Featuring Simona DiNepi, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Curator of Judaica and Victoria Reed, Sadler Curator for Provenance from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The program will explore the MFA’s first gallery dedicated to Judaica, which opened in December 2023, showcasing recent acquisitions that enhance the museum’s collection. These Jewish ritual and cultural items, often tied to histories of displacement and migration, reflect the experiences of their previous owners. The curators will discuss the challenges of collecting Judaica with a focus on provenance research, especially in the context of the Holocaust.
We will also celebrate the Sylvia Zenia Wiener Collection and welcome Ivy Cubell, who generously donated her mother’s collection to the Sisterhood Museum at Temple Emanuel.
Reception will follow.
Register Here→
Presented by the Sisterhood Museum Committee

Lunch in the Sukkah
2024-10-21 12:00 - 13:00 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
The TE community is welcome to bring their own lunches to the Brezniak Sukkah. Enjoy our Sukkah with the TE community!
The Sukkah will be open for members to eat lunch from 12-1pm on October 21 and 23.
No registration required.
Contact Noa with any questions.

Shelter of Song - A Sukkot Concert Gathering
2024-10-21 19:30 - 21:00 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Celebrate Sukkot in heart-opening song and community. Guided by Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz of Hadar’s Rising Song Institute, we’ll gather in the sukkah for an evening of participatory nigunim, prayerful music, and seasonal joy.
Register Here→
If price is an issue, reach out to info@hadar.org.
About Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz
Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz is Hadar’s Director of Tefillah and Music. She has collaborated on over two dozen records of new Jewish music, including her original albums: The Narrow and the Expanse (2020) and Yetzira (2023). Deborah was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary, and earned degrees in music, religious anthropology, and women’s studies from the University of Michigan and JTS.
This event is in partnership with Hadar Boston

Psalms with Sid
2024-11-02 12:45 - 14:00, 2024-11-09 12:45 - 14:00, 2024-11-16 12:45 - 14:00, 2024-11-23 12:45 - 14:00, 2024-11-30 12:45 - 14:00 | Slater Conference Room, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join us in Slater after Kiddush for a series of educational discussions on psalms. Sessions will be led by Sid Kadish. Stop by once, or come for all six!
Session Dates: November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Join us on ZOOM!

Sisterhood Pop-Up Coffee at Pressed Cafe
2024-11-03 10:30 - 12:00 | Pressed Cafe, 300 Needham Street, Newton, MA, 02464, United States
Meet fellow Sisterhood members for a casual coffee/ breakfast!
Contact lauriemeizler@gmail.com with any questions.

March of the Living Info Session
2024-11-20 19:00 - 19:30 | Gann Chapel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Come meet our March of the Living Guide: Shelley Trachtenberg!
Trip Dates: Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025 – Thursday, May 1st, 2025
About Shelley Trachtenberg
Shelley Kleiman Trachtenberg is a licensed Israel Tour Guide Educator and guide to Jewish Heritage Sites in Poland, as well as a trained guide at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. She has experience guiding a wide range of groups, from congregational and interfaith to families, schol-ars, and journalists to religious and lay leaders. An affirmed his-tory and literature buff, whilst guiding, she integrates personal stories, texts, poetry and music. Her passion goes beyond “touring” sites; she aims to create a dynamic experience, encouraging dialogue and raising questions that touch upon issues of identity–historical, national, cultural and personal.
Shelley often finds herself inspired by the places she visits–and re-visits– and especially by the people with whom she shares the journey.
Before taking to the “field” over a decade ago, Shelley worked as a freelance writer and editor, as well as an English language instructor. She has a BA and MA in English and American Literature from the City College of New York and Harvard University. Born and bred in Manhattan, Shelley moved to Israel in 1983 with her husband, Josh and they live in the Jerusalem area. They have four children, three of whom live in Israel and one in New York. When not guiding, Shelley enjoys reading, spinning and, of course, traveling.

Annual Thanksgiving Concert: Am Echad Im Shir EchadOne Nation with One Song
2024-12-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join us in the Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary for our annual thanksgiving concert celebrating Israeli music!
With Cantor Elias Rosemberg, Cantor Shiree Kidron (NYC), Gilad Paz (NYC), Tutti Druyan from Boston, and a fantastic musical ensemble directed by Jeremiah Klarman.
Register Here→
Ticket cost:
$30.00 for adults
$25.00 for seniors & students
The concert is in honor of Lucia David z”l

Second Nurture Foster Family Support Group
2024-12-15 13:30 - 15:30 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Help support a gathering of local foster families who meet monthly for discussions (and snacks!), with supervised kids’ activities in an nearby room. Martha Hausman, The 2N Family Support Specialist (FSS) facilitates these informal meetings with each parent taking a turn to share what’s happening in their lives, and everyone offering their wisdom. The Cohort soon becomes its own little community.
Volunteers will:

Sign people in
Help kids get snacks
Show adults and kids the rooms we will meet in
Supervise/play with kids while their adults meet

Sign-up to volunteer HERE→
Contact Martha with any questions!

Navigating Healthcare in Boston
2025-01-14 18:30 - 19:15 | Gann Chapel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Despite the extraordinarily robust healthcare ecosystem in Boston navigating the system as a patient requires understanding the complexities of the local healthcare companies, insurance coverage limitations, identifying and retaining primary care and the best ways of communicating with clinical providers. Dr. Howard Heller will share his perspective of the most critical issues gained from 33 years of experience caring for patients in Boston/Cambridge as a primary care doctor, as a specialist and also as a patient.

Genealogy Talk
2025-01-15 19:00 - 21:30 | Hybrid (In Person and Virtual Options), 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Dispelling the Myths of Jewish Genealogy
Have you thought the barriers to researching your Jewish ancestors were insurmountable? You may have based those conclusions on myths. This presentation will describe the facts that dispel widely-held myths, and identify the first steps to get started in Jewish Genealogy research. Brought to life with family stories, don’t miss this lively and informative evening!
The presenter, Sonia Lipetz, is President of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston. She has been researching her family in Belarus and Ukraine for close to 20 years! When away from her computer, she is an avid tennis player and fan.
Doors open at 7pm, program online starts at 7:30pm. Virtual attendees will receive a link the day before the event. A light dinner will be served.
Register Here by January 13th.
For more information, please contact Jane.

The Choreography of Davening Explained
2025-01-18 12:30 - 14:00 | Reisman Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Minyan Ma’or warmly welcomes all to join as Yair Listokin explains some Shabbat davening practices during lunch this Shabbat. For example, why do some stand during kaddish? What’s the three steps back and forth all about at the beginning and end of an Amidah? LOTS more will be explained!
We look forward to this educational session!

Status of Haredi Draft Legislation
2025-01-26 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual
Presentation by Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer, a prominent member of the Haredi community in Israel who will discuss the complexities surrounding Haredi participation in the draft.
Q&A to follow.
Register Here→
Sponsored by The IAC
