Ruach Shabbat Services: Grades K-6
2023-12-23 10:45 - 12:00, 2023-12-30 10:45 - 12:00, 2024-01-06 10:45 - 12:00, 2024-01-13 10:45 - 12:00, 2024-01-20 10:45 - 12:00, 2024-01-27 10:45 - 12:00, 2024-02-03 10:45 - 12:00, 2024-02-10 10:45 - 12:00 (America/New_York) and 7 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!

K-5 Youth Lounge Drop n Play
2024-01-25 12:00 - 15:00 | Solomon Youth Lounge, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
For Newton Public School Families Only
While (if) school is out, come have fun in the Solomon Youth Lounge with all your Temple Emanuel friends!
Special arts & crafts activity with Jackie, and trivia game with Jon!
Drop-off: 12
Pick-up: 3
For grades K-5. Pizza lunch provided.
$18 per child. ( Refunded if School returns to session).
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Kitah Hay (5th) Build-A-Pair Tefillin Program
2024-01-28 09:30 - 12:00 | Benjamin Vestry, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Come build and decorate your own personal pair of tefillin!

What is Old is New at the MFA
2024-02-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Virtual
Join Sisterhood for a virtual journey through the Judaica collection at the Museum of Fine Arts. You will see some of the newest objects recently acquired by the MFA in contrast to those that we all know so well. Our own Sisterhood member and MFA docent, Ellen Zarrow -Nissenbaum, will be our guide for the evening.
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Questions? Contact Ellen

Key Security Concepts Training
2024-02-12 16:30 - 17:30 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Participants will be exposed to physical and procedural security concepts and learn about the key role individuals can play to improve — or degrade — security at their institution. This training also provides those who welcome people to Jewish institutions with strategies and tools to foster a welcoming atmosphere while maintaining security. Topics include situational awareness and behavioral recognition, emergency response plans, and communication. Q&A will take place at the end of the session to review your questions and comments.
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Biblical Responses to Ancient Challenges
2024-02-28 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-03-06 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-03-13 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-03-20 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-03-27 19:30 - 21:00 | 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.
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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

Baby & Toddler Brunch AND Parent Vision Group Meeting
2024-03-03 09:00 - 10:00 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join us for a brunch and a parent vision group meeting in the Rabbi Marshall R. Lifson Library Foyer! In this special brunch, we’re going to have teen babysitting volunteers who will be entertaining the toddlers and a separate space set up for parents to connect. We will spend time together talking about programming and our dreams for the future. This is a great opportunity to meet other parents with infants and toddlers, to share stories and ideas for future programming, and to enjoy a delicious FREE breakfast together.
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Join us for a special puppet show later that day for tot families!
Sponsored by the Cindy Levinson Fund for Parenting Education

Negev Stories of Rebuilding and Resilience
2024-03-07 19:00 - 21:00 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join Americans for Ben-Gurion University in partnership with JCC Greater Boston and Temple Emanuel for an evening with Professor Ilan Troen as he shares his firsthand account of Israel’s October 7 terrorist attacks where his daughter and son-in-law were murdered.
A historian of Israel and Jewish studies and resident of Beer-Sheva, Professor Troen will give background on the kibbutz communities that were destroyed and talk about the importance of rebuilding Israel from the Negev.
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Java Gate
2024-03-10 09:00 - 12:00 | Leventhal-Sidman Community Court, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
We the Jewish people have a problem. How do we do a seder that deals with our depressing world without becoming depressing? It is so easy to get it wrong.
We could talk about October 7, we could talk about rising anti-Semitism, our college-age children could talk about what it is like for a proud Zionist and lover of Israel to be on campus, but that is all super depressing.
Or, we could ignore the elephant in the room, the 150-plus day war in Israel, the fact that the golden age of American Jewry is either over or endangered (depending on your point of view), and then have a happier seder purchased at the cost of not talking about what really matters.
Is there some way to thread the needle: to talk about depressing content without becoming depressing?
This Sunday, Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz will lead a conversation about how to run a seder that engages our depressing world (October 7, 150 plus days of war, rising Jew hatred on college campuses and throughout the world) without becoming depressing.
Full Drop In Schedule below:
March 10 – Wes Gardenswartz and Marcie Abramson
March 17 – Liz Goldstein
March 31 – Elias Rosemberg
April 7 – Erin Moseley

Inclusion B'tselem /Gateways Shabbat Dinner
2024-03-15 17:00 - 18:30 | Adelson Community Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Temple Emanuel’s Inclusion/B’tselem Committee and Gateways: Access to Jewish Education invite all students, parents, siblings, and volunteers to celebrate Shabbat together with a delicious kosher Shabbat dinner.
All are welcome to participate in Temple Emanuel’s musical Shabbat Alive service in the Rabbi Samuel Chiel sanctuary following the dinner.
Gluten-free and vegetarian options will be available.
Registration deadline is March 11th.
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Purim Mini Carnival and Puppet Show
2024-03-23 16:30 - 17:45 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
ALL children ages 0-6 are invited to a fantastic Purim carnival and puppet show!
Older siblings and grandparents are welcome to join!
4:30-5:00 Mini Carnival
5:00-5:45 Puppet Show
Max and the Perfect Purim Costume
Max and Bubbe are getting ready for Purim. But Max can’t decide on a costume! Bubbe tells Max the story of Queen Esther for inspiration. This puppet show combines both hand puppets and shadow puppets with a lot of jokes and fun!
-by Bridget Connor-Feldbaum

Purim for the Pantry: A Teen Day of Service
2024-03-24 14:30 - 16:30 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join Repair the World Boston, Temple Emanuel, and BBYO at the upcoming “Purim for the Pantry: A Teen Day of Service” on March 24, 2024, from 2:30 – 4:30 PM at Temple Emanuel of Newton.
Collaborate with peers to pack food and hygiene kits for JF&CS, Project Soup, Haley House, and Boston Rescue Mission, organizations dedicated to addressing housing and food injustice. Engage in thoughtful discussions on Purim and ethical responsibility and explore Massachusett’s reaction to the current housing crisis.
This event will count for community service hours. Snacks provided!
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