Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary

Name: Main Shabbat Morning Service with Guest Speaker Ofir Amir, Co-Founder of the Tribe of Nova Foundation
Start: 2025-09-27T09:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-27T12:00:00-04:00
Location: Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary

385 Ward Street
Newton, MA 02459 United States Get Directions

Events at this venue

November 2025
November 30 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Va’ani Tefilati: Celebrating Cantor Elias Rosemberg’s 18 Years at Temple Emanuel

Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, United States

18 years ago, after an extensive search, Cantor Elias Rosemberg was chosen as Temple Emanuel’s new Hazzan. On his first Shabbat as Hazzan, Rabbi Samuel Chiel z”l offered the following prayer, as retold by Rabbi Robinson when Cantor Rosemberg received the Hiddur Mitzvah Award: “We pray: va’ani tefilati, which our siddur translates as ‘I offer […]
November 22 @ 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm Rabbi Samuel Chiel Kallah

Rabbi Samuel Chiel Kallah: Post-Service Lunch and Learn with Minyan Ma’or

Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, United States

What now? When Ethical Principles Collide How do we figure out what to do when ethical ideals conflict? Join us as Rabbi Dr. Pamela Barmash shares some surprising and satisfying answers from Jewish law today. We’ll explore cutting edge quandaries in personal ethics and ritual controversies.
November 22 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Rabbi Samuel Chiel Kallah

Rabbi Samuel Chiel Kallah: Shabbat Morning Service

Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, United States

Sermon Topic: Campus Chaos - A View from Inside Academia Today Antisemitism, Activism, AI, Administrative Upheaval, Anticipations undermined…Rabbi Dr. Pamela Barmash has been a professor for two decades at Washington University in St. Louis. In the past two years, so much has changed. Yet her department, Jewish Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, has managed to […]
November 15 @ 9:30 am - 1:30 pm Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Micah Goodman

Hartman Shabbat Scholar-in-Residence Micah Goodman in the Main Service

Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, United States

We will kick off our shul year of Hartman learning at Temple Emanuel on November 15, 2025 when we will welcome our friend and teacher, Dr. Micah Goodman. Micah will join us in person on Shabbat morning, teaching us in the Talmud Class at 8:30am, delivering the sermon during Shabbat morning services beginning at 9:30am, […]
November 14 @ 5:45 pm - 6:15 pm A Taste of Shabbat Alive

A Taste of Shabbat Alive

Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, United States

Join us in the Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary for a musical Kabbalat Shabbat service filled with singing, dancing, and stories, geared specifically for families with young children from birth to age 5. After services, we'll share a festive Shabbat dinner in Adelson Community Hall – a perfect place to meet other young families! Registration required. […]
November 10 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Founding Editor of The Times of Israel, David Horovitz, in Dialogue with Seth Klarman

Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, United States

From his perch as founding editor of the online newspaper “Times of Israel,” David Horovitz reports daily and editorializes regularly on events in Israel. His conversation with CEO & Portfolio Manager of The Baupost Group, Seth Klarman, will be wide-ranging; from the carnage of October 7, 2023, to the release of the last living hostage […]
October 2025
October 22 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Yasmin Garfunkel in Concert

Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, United States

Join Yasmin Garfunkel (soprano) and Silvia Gerszkowicz (piano) from Buenos Aires, Argentina, for a concert celebrating the beauty of Sephardic songs in a chamber-like style. The evening will also feature a special selection of songs in Yiddish. Don't miss this poetic and musical journey, free of charge! Register→
October 10 @ 5:45 pm - 6:15 pm A Taste of Shabbat Alive

A Taste of Shabbat Alive

Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, United States

Join us in the Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary for a musical Kabbalat Shabbat service filled with singing, dancing, and stories, geared specifically for families with young children from birth to age 5. After services, we'll share a festive Shabbat dinner in Adelson Community Hall – a perfect place to meet other young families! Registration required. […]
October 7 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Sukkot Day I Service with Guest Speaker Dr. Mark Poznansky

Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, United States

Sermon topic - Building a Sukkah of Hope One Fellow at a Time On October 7, 2023, the world changed both in Israel and here in the United States for us as Jews. Antisemitism has become mainstream, most visibly in academia. Join us on the first day of Sukkot, October 7th, as Dr. Mark Poznansky […]
October 4 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Main Shabbat Morning Service
With Guest Speaker Rabbi Ravid Tilles

Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, United States

Join us for a special Shabbat morning service with guest speaker, Rabbi Ravid Tilles. Sermon Topic: Now Is the Best Time to Be Counter Cultural! Judaism has always, from the very beginning, been a counter point to the surrounding culture. Most of us have grown up in a Jewish community that has struggled to blend […]
October 2 @ 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm

Pre-Ne’ilah Speaker Larry Bacow

Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, United States

Join us for a special Pre-Ne'ilah presentation from TE member and former Harvard President, Larry Bacow. Sermon Topic: Lessons From Our Parents About Larry Bacow Lawrence S. Bacow is President Emeritus and Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. Bacow served as the 29th president of Harvard University from 2018-2023. Widely recognized as […]
September 2025
September 27 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Main Shabbat Morning Service with Guest Speaker Ofir Amir, Co-Founder of the Tribe of Nova Foundation

Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, United States

On Sunday, September 28, two buses are leaving from Temple Emanuel at noon to go to the Nova Exhibit. Limited seating is still available. If you are interested in joining us, please register here. On Shabbat, September 27, we are having a special guest speaker, Ofir Amir, who survived Nova, and who co-founded the Tribe […]