Temple Emanuel

Sisterhood Donor 2025
2025-05-04 09:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
SAVE THE DATE! Sisterhood’s 89th Annual Donor Event on Sunday, May 4th!
Come celebrate “With Our Light” Donor 2025 on the morning of Sunday May 4th! Sisterhood illuminates our world with Donor 2025! “With Our Light” will brighten your day while you listen to speakers who are role models of light in our community and performers who shine from our Temple musical groups.
Enjoy delightful food, a wine tasting from Gordon’s Fine Wine, view our silent auction highlights, and shop our dazzling boutiques, raffles, and delicious treats by Andrew. Proceeds from this event go towards Sisterhood and TE community building and educational programs, camp scholarships, and donations to organizations that combat food insecurity including the Newton Community Freedge, Mass Ave First Baptist Church Project Manna and Turkey Drive, and Leket for Israel. Many of your favorite boutiques are returning from last year, and we have some exciting new ones! It’s a brilliant time to buy unique gifts and accessories for upcoming holidays, graduation, and special events.
Register Here→
Donate & Buy Raffle Tickets→
Become a Sponsor→
Thinking of getting more involved in Sisterhood? Volunteers are welcome to help with registration and setup on the day of the event, gathering raffle items, or soliciting sponsorships from your favorite businesses. Please contact Julia Gilbert or Marlene Yudelman for more information.
Thank you to our Sponsors!
Platinum Level Sponsors
Levine Chapels
The Village Bank
Diamond Level Sponsors
Catering by Andrew
Gold Level Sponsors
Boston Premier Flooring, LLC
Joseph Gann Jewelers
Silver Level Sponsors
2Life Communities
Betsy Jenney
Brezniak Funeral Directors
Brookline Bank
Brookline Booksmith
Cohen Camps: Pembroke, Tel Noar, and Tevya
Coldwell Banker Realty
Fenway Group
Marquis Jewelers
Miltons – The Store for Men
Stanetsky Memorial Chapel
The Rashi School
West Newton Hearing Center
Zayde’s Market
Bronze Level Sponsors
Active Travels
All That Jazz Dance Studio
Child Therapy Boston
Gold Landscaping
Hynes Auto Repair
Jane Lenson Realtor, Coldwell Banker Realty
Laredo, Smith, & Kane LLP
Newton Memorial Art
Posture4performance
Roberta Laredo, RDN, CDE, Nutrition Consulting
The Barn
Union Pharmacy

Second Nurture Foster Family Support Group
2025-05-04 13:30 - 15:30, 2025-06-08 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!

Hebrew for Travelers
2025-05-11 20:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-08 20:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-12 20:00 - 21:00 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Essential Phrases for Your Israel Journey
Led by Sigalit Davis
Location: Temple Emanuel, Room 24/25
Duration: 1 hour per session
Free, No Prerequisites Required!
Planning a trip to Israel? Whether you’re joining a mission or traveling independently, this practical and engaging three-session course will equip you with essential Hebrew phrases to navigate your journey with confidence.
You’ll learn everyday expressions to use at:
– Airport security and flight check-in
– Ben Gurion Airport arrivals
– Hotels and accommodations
– Touring and getting around
– Common slang and useful phrases
Session Dates:
Sunday, May 11 | 8:00 – 9:00 PM
Sunday, June 8 | 8:00 – 9:00 PM
Thursday, June 12 | 8:00 – 9:00 PM
No prior Hebrew knowledge is needed—just bring your enthusiasm and get ready to immerse yourself in the language of travel!
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What Does It Mean To Be Pro-Israel in 2025? Conversation with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz and Adina Vogel-Ayalon, J Street Chief Of Staff
2025-05-12 20:00 - 21:30 | Gann Chapel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Adina Vogel Ayalon – an Israeli citizen who has lived and raised a family in Israel and worked for decades toward building peaceful relations between Israelis and Palestinians – and Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz are uniquely positioned to unpack some of the difficult questions facing our communities today, including:

How can American Jews most effectively advocate to bring about the return of the hostages, sideline Hamas and promote a peaceful and safe future for Israeli and Palestinian families alike?
What constitutes anti-semitism on campus and how can we best combat it?
How should our community encourage the US government to address Iran’s nuclear ambitions and support of terrorism throughout the region?
How would the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel affect Israel’s security?

Registration has graciously been provided by J Street.
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Walking Tour of Jewish Beacon Hill & The Vilna Shul
2025-05-18 10:00 - 12:00 | In Person – Other, MA, United States
Join us for a unique two-hour Jewish history program that includes both Boston By Foot’s guided Jewish Beacon Hill tour and a tour of The Vilna Shul. Rain or shine!
Space is limited to 25 people. $18 to register and $5 to park (parking paid when you arrive).
Details of the morning will be sent upon registration. Registration is limited to one person at a time.
Register→
Questions? Contact Julie Lipsett

Preschool Open House
2025-05-18 11:00 - 13:00 | TE Preschool, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Come for a tour, play on the playground, stay for Knucklebones and pizza!
RSVP to Stacey

Antisemitism in US Healthcare: Is History Repeating Itself?
2025-05-22 18:30 - 19:30 | Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Dr. Poznansky and Dr. Park are founders and co-chairs of the newly formed Jewish Employee Resource Group (ERG) at Mass General Brigham. They took the initiative to organize the ERG in response to the growing antisemitism in the healthcare profession and recognized the need for Jewish doctors, staff and faculty to be supported. They are dedicated to fostering community, culture, and support for the Jewish and Jewish affiliated community in healthcare in the face of growing antisemitism in healthcare and in the US in general. They will explain the challenges in healthcare today, why there is a need for an employee resource group, how they created one and what you can do as a patient, carer in a hospital or center of healthcare or in your workplace.
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About the Speakers
Mark C Poznansky, MD, PhD, is a Professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, an attending physician in infectious diseases medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and Director of the Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center at MGH. He holds a doctoral degree Cambridge University and a medical degree from University of Edinburgh. His clinical subspecialization includes the treatment of infection in immune-compromised patients. The Poznansky laboratory works at the interface between scientific discovery and medical product development, discovering novel immune processes, defining their molecular mechanisms and exploring their relevance to the development of vaccines and immunotherapies for cancer, infectious diseases and type I diabetes. Dr. Poznansky is also the co-founder of Harvard Medical School – Kalaniyot which sets as its mission to foster academic relations between Israeli academic medical centers and HMS here in Boston. He also serves on the Board of the newly formed American Jewish Medical Association.
Elyse R Park, PhD, MPH is a Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine at MGH/Harvard Medical School and Director of Health Promotion and Resiliency Intervention Research (HPRIR) Center. She is a clinical health psychologist and health services researcher who designs interventions to improve health-related behaviors among cancer survivors and populations at risk for cancer and chronic disease. Her research focuses on developing and implementing behavioral interventions to enhance resiliency, decrease tobacco use, and improve access to healthcare. Her work is funded by the National Institute of Health and several foundations. Clinically, she treats cancer survivors. She founded the MGH Division of Clinical Research’s Qualitative Mixed Methods Research Unit and directs behavioral research at the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine.
Moderated by Michelle S. Robinson, Senior Rabbi
Rabbi Michelle Robinson was ordained in 1999 as part of the first graduating class of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies. Since then, she has been blessed to call Temple Emanuel home. She loves community building, sharing the joy of traditional text study, and facilitating personal connections to the beauty of prayer. Rabbi Robinson has also spent three years and many summers learning and traveling in Israel, where she was blessed to meet her husband, Mike. Together they are the proud parents of four children who remind them of God’s blessings every day.

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.
Register→

Teen Tikkun
2025-06-01 17:30 - 19:00 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Grades 8-12
Tikkun Leil Shavuot with a teen twist! Join other teens and Rabbinic Intern Aaron Berc for dinner, followed by a discussion with Aaron and attending the keynote address. The evening will finish up in the youth lounge with ice cream and other activities!

Tikkun Leil Shavuot - An Evening of Study Sessions, Food and More
2025-06-01 19:00 - 2025-06-02 01:30 | Hybrid (In Person and Virtual Options), 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
An Evening of Study Sessions, Food and More
Tikkun Leil Shavuot is about immersing ourselves in the wisdom of Torah as a way of re-enacting the revelation that took place on Mount Sinai. Join us for a full evening of learning, beginning with a delicious community dinner and followed by community-wide learning opportunities taught by guest scholars and community members. This evening is generously sponsored by the Ruth and Ron Silberstein Fund.
Community Dinner registration is now closed.
Keynote Speaker: Rabbi Jason Rubenstein, Executive Director of Harvard Hillel
Beyond all Consolation: A Jewish Philosophy of Redemption and Tragedy
Rabbi Jason Rubenstein joined Harvard Hillel as Executive Director on June 1, 2024 after six years as the Howard M. Holtzman Jewish Chaplain at Yale. Jason’s background is as diverse as Harvard’s Jewish community: a childhood at Temple Micah in Washington DC, formative years studying at Yeshivat Ma’ale Gilboa in northern Israel, and rabbinic ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary. From 2010-2018, Jason taught on the faculty of the Hadar Institute, where he created classrooms, conversations, and communities that bring Torah into an open-ended dialogue with the fullness of students’ lives.
From his own formative undergraduate years at Harvard Hillel, where he met his wife, Arielle Rubenstein ‘07, Jason knows how Hillel can and should transform students’ lives – and through them, American Jewish life. For a fuller view of Jason’s plan for Harvard Hillel’s future, you can listen to his interview with Yehuda Kurtzer (PhD ‘08); and to glimpse how he lead Yale’s Jewish community through impossibly difficult months following October 7, you can read his October 26, 2023 letter to the Yale Jewish community.
View his full bio here→
Watch on Livestream!
Teens are invited to attend our Teen Tikkun.
View the full learning schedule here!
Register→
Make sure to check out the museum windows, which are newly set up for the holiday!
Tikkun Leil Shavuot is a Joint Venture of Temple Emanuel and Minyan Ma’or

First Friday @ Shabbat Alive!: Summer Celebration
2025-06-06 18:30 - 20:30 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join us for the last First Friday of the season as we kick off summer with a special “cool” oneg Shabbat with ice cream and sorbet.
What to expect?

Joyful music and prayer at our outdoor service (weather permitting)
Community and connection
Special dessert Oneg with ice cream and sorbet

All are invited!
View the First Friday 2024-25 Calendar HERE→

Combined Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors, Board of Trustees and Membership
2025-06-11 20:00 - 21:30 | Adelson Community Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
The annual combined meeting of the Board of Directors, Board of Trustees, and the Membership will be held in the Adelson Community Hall on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Please join your fellow members before the Annual Meeting at 7:30 pm for evening Minyan.
In addition, if you would like to review the FY26 Proposed Budget and/or the Annual Report on Investment Performance and JCEP in advance of the meeting, copies will be available for review at the main office as of June 4, 2025. If you have any questions about the budget, please contact Erin Moseley, Executive Director, to arrange a Zoom meeting with her and Bob Kann, Chair of the Budget Committee.
Click here to view the Annual Meeting Agenda.
Click here to view the Proposed Slate.

Drive for Haitian and Dominican Youth
2025-06-12 - 2025-07-03 | MA
DRIVE FOR HAITIAN AND DOMINICAN YOUTH IN SUMMER DANCE PROGRAM IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Temple Emanuel and the Social Action Committee are again collaborating with Jean Appolon, a member of the Mass Avenue Baptist Church, a well-known dance instructor, and founder of Jean Appolon Expressions, a Boston-based Haitian dance company. Jean has been traveling with members of his dance troupe to the Caribbean since 2006 to provide a free program for young dancers exploring connection and culture through dance. Some of the youngsters travel over four hours to attend his daily classes! The peace and solace they gain from this experience is immeasurable and the need is enormous.
This year’s drive will collect specific clothing items, backpacks, and school supplies for boys and girls ages 11 – 19. We will also collect new or gently-used sneakers.
View the Amazon Wish List HERE→
Any items purchased separately can be brought either to the home of Ellen Kass or to Barbara Goldman. Their emails are linked below to coordinate drop off.
Deadline for the drive is July 3.
Questions? Please contact either Ellen Kass or Barbara Goldman.
As always, thank you for your support and caring!! All donations are tax deductible.

Sisterhood Temple Emanuel Board Installation 2025
2025-06-17 18:30 - 21:30 | Reisman Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Please join us for a festive celebration as we thank our outgoing leadership and welcome our new leadership. We are thrilled to announce that Laurie Gliklich will be joining Roberta Laredo and Joanne Levy as Co-Sisterhood President for 2025-2026.
A complimentary meal will be served.
Kindly respond by June 10th.
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Summer Shul
2025-06-21 08:30 - 09:30, 2025-06-28 08:30 - 09:30, 2025-07-05 08:30 - 09:30, 2025-07-12 08:30 - 09:30, 2025-07-19 08:30 - 09:30, 2025-07-26 08:30 - 09:30, 2025-08-02 08:30 - 09:30, 2025-08-09 08:30 - 09:30 | Slater Conference Room, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
‘Summer Shul’, now in our 14th year, is a lay-led Torah Study prior to Shabbat morning services .We meet weekly, beginning June 21 through August 30, from 8:30-9:30am in the Slater Conference Room and via Zoom. All are welcome to join and add your voice to these thought-provoking discussions – or simply come and listen to your fellow congregants as we journey through the parasha together.
Can’t attend in person? Join us on Zoom by clicking HERE→
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For further details please contact Martin Paley.
Darshan Schedule Below:

June 21: Shlach – Frank Aronson
June 28: Korach – Velda Shaby
July 5: Chukat – David Diamond
July 12: Balak – Marty Paley
July 19: Pinchas – Steve Bookbinder
July 26: Matot-Masei – Avi Seidmann
August 2: Devarim – David Rozenson
August 9: Vaetchanan – Cliff Corenblith
August 16: Ekev – Sharlene Finkel
August 23: Reeh – Howard Zilber
August 30: Shoftim – Joel Sherman

Sundaes on Sundays
2025-06-29 18:45 - 19:30, 2025-07-06 18:45 - 19:30, 2025-07-20 18:45 - 19:30, 2025-07-27 18:45 - 19:30 | Benjamin Vestry, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
After a long hiatus, Sundaes on Sundays is back! Please join us Sunday evenings at 6:45pm prior to evening minyan for ice cream and toppings. Looking forward to renewing this iconic tradition!

Sisterhood Girls' Night Out at Flora's Wine Bar
2025-07-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Flora’s Wine Bar, 1284 Washington Street, West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Join us for an evening of fun and friendship at Flora’s Wine Bar!
Appetizers and cocktails will be served
Due to overwhelming response, registration is now closed.
Join the waitlist!
