Temple Emanuel

Chamber Music Concerts
2026-03-29 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
The second concert in our free 2026 Chamber Music Concert series will feature piano soloist, Constantine Finehouse.
Join us in-person or on livestream!
The Chamber Series is sponsored by Saul B. and Naomi R. Cohen Foundation

THE SAUL B. AND NAOMI R. COHEN FOUNDATION
Founded in 1997, the Foundation supports and promotes the fine and performing arts. It awards grants to promising young artists and especially gifted performing musicians to enable them to further their artistic pursuits. The Foundation also assists in the development of the musical careers of classical artists with assistance in arranging performance engagements, counseling in career strategy, guidance in the selection of live and recorded performances and help in day-to-day living matters.
To receive email communications about the Chamber Concert series, please contact sbc87home@gmail.com.

RAD (Rape Aggression Defense) Women's Self Defense Class
2026-03-29 13:00 - 17:00 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Temple Emanuel, in conjunction with the Newton Police Department, is offering a complimentary three part program that no woman should miss!
You will learn both physically how to protect yourself and the importance of awareness in the world. You will walk away feeling empowered and equipped in many situations including those that were never even on your radar!
This is a three part program. Classes will take place on Sundays from 1-5 pm at Temple Emanuel.
March 29th – Benjamin Vestry
April 12th – Room 24/25
April 19th – Reisman Hall
Due to an overwhelmingly positive response, the class is now full. If you would like to add your name to the list for future classes, please contact Joanne Kazarian.

Minyan Ma’or Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Michelle Robinson
2026-03-28 12:45 - 14:00 | Reisman Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Rabbi Michelle Robinson will lead an interactive discussion on Rabbi Math at Minyan Ma’or’s Lunch & Learn in Reisman Hall following Ma’or’s service, which starts at 9:30 a.m.
Rabbi Math
The Seder has been going for quite some time…you’ve sung, you’ve shared, you’ve even dipped for all 10 plagues, and suddenly the Haggadah launches into a math competition with three rabbis arguing about how many plagues there actually were. Stomachs are starting to grumble. Do you read it? Skip it? What is this odd numerical argument all about? Join us as we explore together why this rabbinic math lesson is not just for math enthusiasts, but for all of us, with deep meaning to offer, especially this year.

36th Annual Project Manna Concert
2026-03-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join us for our 36th Annual Project Manna Concert featuring an array of choirs and singers. Proceeds benefit the Massachusetts Avenue Baptist Church Food Pantry. Don’t miss out on this fantastic evening of music, while doing an important mitzvah!
This year, we will honor Choir Director Eugenia Gerstein‘s 30 years working at Temple Emanuel!
Participating Choirs Include:
• Boston Children’s Chorus• Boston Community Chorus• Boston Jazz Voices• ShenaniGanns – Gann Academy• Shir Shalom – Temple Shalom of Newton• Adult choir – Temple Beth Elohim• Kol Emanuel• Zamira• Emanuel Children’s chorus
Ticket Information:$25 Per Adult$20 Per Student/ Senior
Please Note: Online registration will close at 12:00pm EST on March 24. We will be accepting walk-up purchases with cash or card.
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Proceeds benefit the Massachusetts Avenue Baptist Church Food Pantry

Before We Forgot: Torah, Memory, and the Angel Lailah with Rabbi Jamie Kotler
2026-03-22 09:45 - 11:15 | Gann Chapel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Jewish tradition teaches that each soul begins its journey bathed in light, knowing the whole Torah — until an angel gently wipes our memory, and sends us into the world to figure it out all for ourselves.
In this class, we’ll explore the story of Lailah, the angel of night and birth, and what she can teach us about memory, forgetting, and wholeness. Through text study and conversation, we’ll reflect on what it means to spend a lifetime remembering what our souls once knew— and the small traces that sacred forgetting leaves behind. All texts will be in English and all are welcome!
This program is for Temple Emanuel members only.
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Bob Dylan's Jewish Roots with Instructor John Clark
2026-03-19 20:00 - 21:00 | Gann Chapel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Bob Dylan is arguably the single-most important figure in American popular music in the second half of the 20th century, a point made emphatically when he received the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature. Though scholars had approached his work as serious poetry for decades, few had considered the matter of how Dylan’s Jewish heritage and upbringing affected his creative output. With help from all the critical and analytical writing about Dylan’s Jewishness, we will explore selected works of this enigmatic singer/songwriter through the lens of midrash, of the prophetic tradition, Yiddish humor and the past 100 years of Jewish-American songwriting. This presentation will include music and video clips and Dylan’s own words to tell the story. Featured songs: “When the Ship Comes In”, “Forever Young”, “Father of Night”, “I Pity the Poor Immigrant”, “One More Cup of Coffee”, “Neighborhood Bully”, and “Hava Nagila”.
Please Note: This program is for Temple Emanuel members only
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About John Clark
Born and raised in Ohio, John taught adult education for twenty years for Emory University and Mercer University in Atlanta, creating classes on Fifties, Sixties and American Roots music and a series called Lyrics as Literature. From 2008-2014 he was also a high school history and English teacher. Since moving to Boston in 2014, he has taught adult and community education for five different programs, including Brandeis, Tufts and Cambridge. In 2025 he presented 380 American Music history lectures for senior living communities and Councils on Aging in the Boston area. John boasts a combined record and CD collection of over 8,000 recordings.

Magic with Michael G
2026-03-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Reisman Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join us for cocktails, heavy appetizers and dessert mingled with delightfully entertaining strolling magic and close up magic show with none other than Michael G.
We will have an hour to schmooze followed by the close up magic show and then time for more schmoozing and dessert.
Limited to 50 people.
Cost: $25 per person
Registration is now closed.

A Taste of Ballroom Dancing
2026-03-16 19:30 - 20:15, 2026-02-23 19:30 - 20:15 | Adelson Community Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Why watch Dancing with the Stars when you can be one?
Put on your dancing shoes! Understand the movement of dance and learn the steps from the waltz to the rhumba. Join a 4-class series taught by world-class dance instructor, Tibor Kerekes, owner of TK Dance Studio. With over 20 years of teaching ballroom and Latin dancing, multiple awards and vast certifications, students say that “his zeal inspires them to overcome their inhibitions and become better dancers”.
* No prior dance ability needed* No partners necessary, singles or couples are welcomed.
Class is scheduled for 7:30-8:15pm on:
January 26
February 9
February 23
March 16
Cost: $120 per person
Class size is limited to 26 people – register today!
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If you have any questions about the class or the instructor, please contact Kathy Rogozinski.

Women's Clothing & Goods Swap
2026-03-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Benjamin Vestry, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Ladies – looking to mix up your wardrobe but also trying to not spend any money? Let’s go through our closets and swap items!
Bring in 2-3 items (clothing, purses, shoes, accessories, even small home goods) that you don’t want anymore to Temple Emanuel on Sunday, March 15 from 2-4pm. We’ll shop each other’s giveaways and take what we like. Anything that is leftover afterward, Shira and Julia, your event hosts and Professional Organizers, will take to a donation center.
Make sure to bring a bag for the items you’d like to take (you can reuse the bag that you brought items in). Email Shira at contact@set-things-straight.com with any questions!

Breakfast with the Mayor
2026-03-15 09:00 - 11:00 | Adelson Community Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join us for a breakfast with Newton Mayor Marc Laredo where we will learn the vision he sees for the city and the issues Newton is facing. This discussion will be introduced by Danny Mandeau and moderated by Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the city we love!
All are welcome!
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About Mayor Marc Laredo
Marc grew up in Newton and returned here with his wife Roberta to raise their family. A Temple Emanuel member and attorney, Marc was elected Mayor in November 2025 after more than two decades of local public service, including serving as Chair of the School Committee and President of the City Council. Early in his legal career, he served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Bureau of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office and was a co-founder and managing parter of a Boston-based law firm before becoming Mayor on January 1, 2026. As Mayor, his priorities are supporting our public schools and excellent customer service.

Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle Assembly & Delivery
2026-03-12 16:00 - 20:00 | Adelson Community Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Candle Assembly – Thursday, March 12 // 4pm – 8pm in Adelson Hall
On Yom HaShoah we remember the individuals, families, communities and institutions destroyed during the Holocaust along with the lessons learned so that it never happens again. Join our Religious School students and the Temple Emanuel Brotherhood as we assemble the Yom HaShoah yellow candles to be lit on April 13. This meaningful experience is a way to remember, reflect, and make a difference.
Pizza will be served!
Candle Pick-up for Delivery – Leventhal Sidman Community Court
To underscore the importance of lighting these candles on Yom HaShoah, the Brotherhood will be coordinating the hand delivery of them by April 12th in time for Yom HaShoah. Anyone is welcome and encouraged to volunteer. It’s a rewarding experience for the whole family and a great opportunity for community service!
Sign up HERE to help us deliver candles to TE members who live in our community. We need more than 100 volunteers to ensure every local TE family is reached. At a time when remembrance matters more than ever, your participation is deeply appreciated.
Volunteer Pick-up Dates & Times: March 15 @ 11:00am-2:00pm; March 16 @ 6:00pm-7:30pm; and March 19 @ 5:00pm-7:00pm. Alternatives available if you are unavailable during these dates!
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Antizionism: The Hate Movement of Our Time
2026-03-11 19:45 - 20:45 | Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
An old hatred repackaged in today’s social justice language – and how to fight it
Dr. Naya Lekht is reshaping how we understand Jewish identity and today’s antizionism. She links modern antizionism to its historical roots of antisemitism from the Soviet Union. Dr. Lekht explains why antizionism is not “just politics” but the newest form of Jew hatred. Dr. Lekht a leading scholar, educator, and writer and has been heralded as one of the top 25 visionaries on today’s antizionism.
Please join Dr. Naya Lekht in dialogue with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz for this timely discussion.
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About Dr. Naya Lekht
Dr. Naya Lekht is a leading scholar of contemporary antisemitism. Born in the former Soviet Union, she immigrated to the United States with her family in 1989. She holds a PhD in Russian Literature from UCLA, where her dissertation focused on Holocaust literature in the Soviet Union.
In 2018, Dr. Lekht served as a Scholar-in-Residence at Oxford University through the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP), where she is now a Research Fellow. In 2019, she became Director of the Zionist youth movement Club Z, where she developed curriculum on Zionism, Jewish peoplehood, and Jewish advocacy. She also hosts a podcast called “Don’t Know Much About” where she tackles antizionism and unpacks historical and political events to better understand today’s hot topics, including many podcasts about today’s rise of antizionism.
Dr. Lekht is a published author who frequently contributes to The Times of Israel, The Jerusalem Post, JNS, and serves as the Education Editor of The White Rose. She currently teaches courses on Zionism and the history of antisemitism and is working on her forthcoming book, Zionism in the Diaspora: Reclaiming Israel Education.

Immigration Justice with JALSA
2026-03-10 20:00 - 21:00 | Gann Chapel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
JALSA, the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action, will be joining us for a conversation as we discuss how immigration and the support of refugees is grounded in Jewish texts and Jewish values. We will discuss the Jewish history of immigration, historical and current American immigration trends and policies, and the realities for immigrants on the ground in the US and specifically here in Massachusetts.
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Stars of David Meeting
2026-03-08 12:00 - 14:00 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
The Stars of David is a group of adults with disabilities that meet for fun and spirited Jewish themed activities at Temple Emanuel. The group ages 30-70, meets one Sunday per month, and always includes lunch.
New participants are warmly welcomed by all including our many volunteers! Come see for yourself! Aides and family members are also welcome as needed and you need not be a Temple Emanuel member to attend. RSVPs for each meeting are appreciated.
For further information and to confirm the starting time for each meeting (sometimes we start at noon), please contact Debbie Sussman at templestarsofdavid@gmail.com or call (617) 620-8384.

Bikkur Cholim: Becoming a Better You by Helping Someone Else with Rabbi Israel de la Piedra
2026-03-08 10:45 - 12:00, 2026-03-01 10:45 - 12:00, 2026-02-22 10:45 - 12:00 | Gann Chapel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
We know someone who is sick, lonely or ageing. We want to visit them and help. But how often have we stopped in our tracks as the reality of the upcoming visit hits us? What are we going to do when we visit? What are we going to say? How should we behave? Is prayer part of the visit? What if the person doesn’t want a visitor or doesn’t want to talk? Will we be of help, or will we be a bother? And so on. Bikkur Cholim – visiting the sick, the lonely and the old – may seem hard. We know it is important, a true mitzvah, but we may not feel prepared for doing it. What does it take to rise up to the occasion? This 3-session course will help you learn the practicalities of bikkur cholim visits; identify ways in which spirituality and prayer can help us in our efforts to reach out to those whom we visit; and appreciate the special case of visiting our ageing elders. And importantly, what we learn will help us not only be prepared to face the challenges of being there for others but also will help us prepare for our own future because one day we may well be that sick person or that ageing person who needs a visit.
Session Schedule

2/22 – Visiting the sick, the lonely, and the old
3/1 – Spirituality, prayer and religion in the visit
3/8 – The special case of old age

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About Rabbi Israel de la Piedra
Rabbi Israel has been working with the sick, the old and the dying for the last fifteen years. He was the Rabbi and Spiritual Director at Miami Jewish Health (MJH), a large senior residential and rehabilitation facility in Miami, during 2014-2021. He was awarded the “Clergy of the Year” award by the Ministering to the Elderly Conference in Miami in 2021 for his work at MJH. After his return to Boston in late 2021, Rabbi Israel worked as a hospice chaplain at AccentCare Hospice and currently serves as the rabbi at Hebrew Senior Life’s Simon C. Fireman Community in Randolph, MA. Rabbi Israel received his rabbinical ordination from Hebrew College in 2013. Prior to becoming a rabbi, he had a long career as an economist with the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC and in two African countries. Rabbi Israel and his wife Aliza are proud members of Temple Emanuel and keep homes in Kiriat Motzkin (near Haifa) in Israel and in Canton, MA.

First Friday @ Shabbat Alive!: Post-Purim Party
2026-03-06 18:30 - 20:30 | Leventhal-Sidman Community Court, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join us for a post-Purim party with hamantaschen and mocktails at oneg after Shabbat Alive. All are invited!
What is First Friday? Start with an inspiring musical Shabbat Alive! Service in the Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, then stay for a beautiful post-service Oneg filled with delicious food and fellowship.
Who is First Friday for? First Fridays are for everyone, age 0 on up!
Why come to First Friday? To lift your spirit. To be inspired by ancient words animated with new melodies. To connect with a community of friends – old and new. To stand generation to generation, together.
View the First Friday 2025-26 Calendar HERE→

Family Megillah Reading
2026-03-02 18:15 - 19:15 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Get ready to seal the Golden Honmoon this Purim! You are invited to our annual Family Megillah Reading, featuring Teen Megillah readers and performances by our Teen Band, all set to this year’s Purim theme: K-Pop Haman Hunters. Show us your best HUNTR/X or Saja Boys costume while singing along to Purim-themed versions of “Golden,” “Soda Pop,” and more from the hit animated film, K-Pop Demon Hunters.
All teens are invited to join us in the Solomon Youth Lounge directly following the Family Megillah reading for an ice cream social!
No fee or registration required.
Not able to join in-person? View the livestream HERE.
During the Family Megillah Reading, we’ll have noise-canceling headphones available, as well as a Quiet Room in Room 22 for any children who may need a little break from the noise and excitement. The room will offer calming activities to help everyone relax and recharge. We kindly ask that parents stay with their children for the entire time they are using the Quiet Room. We hope everyone has a wonderful time!

Purim Carnival
2026-03-01 12:00 - 13:30 | In Person – Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
The TE Purim Carnival is back, and it’s gonna be golden!
All are welcome to help Take Down Haman and play fun carnival classics led by our own HUNTR/X squad (middle schoolers in Chai385), a bouncy house, face painting, food, raffles, games, and more!
Come dressed in your best costume and celebrate Purim with the TE community! Let’s show ‘em how it’s done!
Skip the line and order your carnival games tickets in advance! Games cost 2-3 tickets per play.
Buy tickets now!
We want all kids to participate in the Purim Carnival. During the Carnival, we’ll have noise-canceling headphones available, as well as a Quiet Room in Room 22 for any children who may need a little break from the noise and excitement. The room will offer calming activities to help everyone relax and recharge. We kindly ask that parents stay with their children for the entire time they are using the Quiet Room.
If there is something we can do to make it more accessible, please let us know by contacting LauraSue at lsteinman@templeemanuel.com. We hope everyone has a wonderful time!
Parent volunteers needed. Sign up here!

Mishloach Manot Bag Assembly
2026-03-01 11:00 - 13:00 | Reisman Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Purim is all about fun! One of the most fun ways to participate in Sisterhood’s Mishloach Manot program is to come assemble the gift bags!
All are welcome!
We are looking for volunteers to deliver mishloach manot. To sign up for a delivery route, please send us an e-mail.

Tiny Tutti Purim Show
2026-03-01 11:00 - 12:00 | Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
For families with children ages 0-7
Our annual children’s Purim concert, Tiny Tutti Live, is a joyful, interactive musical adventure for toddlers, preschoolers, and their families. The performance features beloved children’s
songs and original tunes, brought to life with movement and instruments designed to nurture curiosity and kindness.
No cost!
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Post-Kiddush Talk with Rabbi Elan Babchuck
2026-02-28 12:45 - 14:15 | Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join us after Brotherhood Shabbat, along with members of Minyan Ma’or and the Walnut Street Minyan, for a post-kiddush talk from our guest speaker, Rabbi Elan Babchuck, in the Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary.
Topic: Erosion or Evolution? Interrogating the Two Master Narratives about American Judaism
About our Speaker
Rabbi Elan Babchuck serves as the Executive Vice President at Clal (National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership) and the Founding Executive Director of Glean Network, which partners with Columbia Business School. He has published in The Atlantic, The Guardian, Washington Post, and Religion News Service, writes a column for The Wisdom Daily, contributed to Meaning Making – 8 Values That Drive America’s Newest Generations (2020, St. Mary’s Press) and is the co-author of Picking Up the Pieces: Leadership After Empire (2023, Fortress Press). His newest book about Shabbat, Sacred Time, is coming out in 2027.
He also serves as a Founding Partner of Starts With Us, a movement to counteract toxic polarization in America, and is a founding Research Advisory Board Member of Springtide Research Institute.
Rabbi Babchuck is a Newton native who attended Solomon Schechter Day School and was a member of the Newton Centre Minyan. He currently resides in Providence with his wife and three children.

Brotherhood Shabbat
2026-02-28 09:30 - 12:00 | Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Please join us as Brotherhood leads a special Shabbat morning service that honors many of the men who help keep our community vibrant and strong. Be there as we celebrate passing our traditions from generation to generation (l’dor v’dor) with a diverse lineup of participants.
It is also Shabbat Zachor, which brings attention to the antisemitism we have faced in the past and today. Our speakers will explore the meaning of this special Shabbat.
Special aliyot will honor our past presidents, current leadership, and members who have made major contributions to our success. Services will be led by Steve Ebstein and Danny Mandeau. Torah readers include Jonathan Delatizky, Ben Mintz, Ralph Isberg, Howard Breslau, Mitch Breslau, Max Breslau, Michael Goldman and Robert Finkel. Our Haftorah reader is David Rozenson.
Celebrate with us at our festive kiddush following the service.
Join us, along with members of Minyan Ma’or and the Walnut Street Minyan, in the sanctuary at 12:45 for a post-kiddush talk from our guest speaker, Rabbi Elan Babchuck.
About the Speakers
Rabbi Elan Babchuck
Our guest speaker, Rabbi Elan Babchuck serves as the Executive Vice President at Clal (National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership) and the Founding Executive Director of Glean Network, which partners with Columbia Business School. He has published in The Atlantic, The Guardian, Washington Post, and Religion News Service, writes a column for The Wisdom Daily, contributed to Meaning Making – 8 Values That Drive America’s Newest Generations (2020, St. Mary’s Press) and is the co-author of Picking Up the Pieces: Leadership After Empire (2023, Fortress Press). His newest book about Shabbat, Sacred Time, is coming out in 2027.
He also serves as a Founding Partner of Starts With Us, a movement to counteract toxic polarization in America, and is a founding Research Advisory Board Member of Springtide Research Institute.
Arnie Zar-Kessler
The d’var torah will be presented by Arnie Zar-Kessler. Arnie has served as Head of School at Jewish Day Schools in Boston (Schechter) and Las Vegas (Adelson), reflecting close to thirty years in Jewish education. In addition, he has helped train school leaders in underserved communities as Executive Director of Inspiring Educators, working with Public and Charter Schools nationally, including rising leaders at Teach For America.
Currently, he serves on the Board of the Christa McAuliffe Charter School and is part of the team at Hummingbird Books in Chestnut Hill.

Brotherhood College Basketball Night - BC vs Wake Forest
2026-02-24 19:00 - 21:30 | Conte Forum, 140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, 02467, United States
Join Temple Emanuel Brotherhood for a fun night of ACC basketball as the Boston College Men’s Eagles take on Wake Forest, a perennial NCAA Tournament team. Expect constant action on and off the court, with t-shirt tosses, contests, and great energy throughout the game. Our seats are in the lower section, making this a terrific event to connect with Brotherhood and TE members while catching some ACC basketball and enjoying a great night right down Comm Ave.
Game Details
Date: Tuesday, February 24
Tip-Off: 7:00pm
Location: Conte Forum – 140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Ticket Price: $14
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All are welcome to attend!
If there’s interest in drinks or food before or after the game, please indicate so on the registration page and we’ll arrange a get-together.
Parking:
Free parking is available on campus at the Commonwealth Avenue Garage
GPS Address: 75 Campanella Way, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Sisterhood Hamantaschen Bake
2026-02-24 19:00 - 21:30 | Reisman Hall, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Are you intrigued by the idea of baking your own hamantaschen, but think it’s too complicated? It’s not! Come join us and see how much fun it is to bake with friends, family and fellow congregants. All supplies and ingredients will be provided. You’ll take home a plate of delicious cookies to share.
RSVP by Feb 22nd
Questions? Contact Vicki Isman
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Chamber Music Concerts
2026-02-22 15:00 - 16:30 | Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
The first concert in our free 2026 Chamber Music Concert series will feature performers Jan Müller-Szeraws (cello) and Randall Hodgkinson (piano).
Join us in-person or on livestream!
The Chamber Series is sponsored by Saul B. and Naomi R. Cohen Foundation
About Jan Müller-Szeraws
Cellist Jan Müller-Szeraws has a versatile career as a performer and pedagogue.
A guest at many chamber music festivals, his solo performances have included engagements with orchestras in the US, Germany, Chile and Russia with repertoire ranging from concertos from the traditional cello-repertoire such as Haydn, Dvorak, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Bloch, Shostakovich to contemporary cello-concertos by composers Chou Wen Chung, Gunther Schuller, Shirish Korde, Bernard Hoffer and John Harbison.
His recordings include “Anusvara”, a disc with music by Shirish Korde for cello, tabla and Carnatic soprano, Bernard Hoffer’s “Concerto di Camera for Cello and Ensemble” with Boston Musica Viva, Pedro Humberto Allende’s Cello Concerto with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Chile, as well as Sonatas by Brahms and Chopin with pianist Adam Golka for Hammond Performing Arts.
He has been guest professor at the Universidad Católica de Chile, a guest with the Israeli Chamber Project as well as guest principal cellist for projects with the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln and Bamberger Symphoniker in Germany and plays often as an extra player with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. A long time member of contemporary music ensemble Boston Musica Viva, he is currently a core member of Collage New Music.
As Artist-in-Residence at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester he directed the Performance Program and was founder and director of the Chamber Music Institute at Holy Cross. He currently teaches at the Phillips Academy Andover. Most recently he has been pairing the Bach Cello Suites with works by Shirish Korde in his project “Bach, Ragas & Jazz”.
About Randall Hodgkinson
“The finest performance I have ever heard of this very difficult piece. It was as if he was reading my mind…” Aaron Copland on hearing pianist Randall Hodgkinson performing his Piano Fantasy in Jordan Hall.
While a student at the New England Conservatory Hodgkinson became grand prizewinner of the International American Music Competition sponsored by Carnegie Hall and the Rockefeller Foundation. He has performed with orchestras in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Boston, Cleveland and abroad in Italy and Iceland, and also numerous recital programs spanning the repertoire from J.S. Bach to Donald Martino.
A frequent guest of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players, he also performs the four-hand and two-piano repertoire with his wife, Leslie Amper. Festival appearances include Ravinia, Bargemusic, Chestnut Hill Concerts in Madison Connecticut, Seattle Chamber Music Festival, and Chamber Music Northwest (Portland, OR). Solo recordings on the Ongaku, New World, and Albany labels have garnered much critical acclaim.
Mr. Hodgkinson is on the faculties of the New England Conservatory of Music and Wellesley College and is a certified Feldenkrais Practitioner™.

THE SAUL B. AND NAOMI R. COHEN FOUNDATION
Founded in 1997, the Foundation supports and promotes the fine and performing arts. It awards grants to promising young artists and especially gifted performing musicians to enable them to further their artistic pursuits. The Foundation also assists in the development of the musical careers of classical artists with assistance in arranging performance engagements, counseling in career strategy, guidance in the selection of live and recorded performances and help in day-to-day living matters.
To receive email communications about the Chamber Concert series, please contact sbc87home@gmail.com.

Shabbat Morning Service: DIY Instructions for the Tabernacle? What Did Moses Receive at Sinai? with Rabbi Peretz Rodman
2026-02-21 09:30 - 12:00 | Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
The Torah offers more than one account of what was revealed to Moses on Mt. Sinai. This week’s reading, Terumah, suggests that the Ten Commandments were not the focus of revelation. What are the implications for us of the different portrayals of Moses’ experience?
Join us as Rabbi Peretz Rodman speaks during this special Shabbat morning service.
About Rabbi Peretz Rodman
Rabbi Rodman is a Jerusalem-based writer, translator, and editor. A native Bostonian, he has studied and taught at Brandeis University, Hebrew College, and the Rothberg International School of the Hebrew University.

Temple Emanuel 90th Celebration in Florida with Cantor Elias Rosemberg and David Rosemberg
2026-02-19 12:00 - 15:30 | Temple Beth Kodesh, 501 NE 26th Avenue, Boynton Beach, FL, 33435, United States
Please join us for an entertaining concert with Cantor Elias Rosemberg and David Rosemberg in Boynton Beach, Florida as part of our year of 90th Anniversary celebrations! There will be a lunch from 12:00pm-1:30pm, followed by an afternoon of musical selections from Jewish tradition to Broadway. We hope to see you there!
Lunch: 12:00pm-1:30pm
Concert: 2:00pm-3:30pm
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