Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary

Name: Micah Goodman: Global Chaos – The Forces Undermining the World Order
Start: 2025-05-05T20:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-05-05T21:00:00-04:00
Location: Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary

385 Ward Street
Newton, MA 02459 United States Get Directions

Events at this venue

October 2025
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 […]
September 12 @ 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. […]
August 2025
August 23 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Main Shabbat Morning Service
With Guest Speaker Rabbi Jamie Kotler

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

Join us for a special Shabbat morning service with guest speaker, Rabbi Jamie Kotler. Sermon Topic: Inheritance – A Personal Journey of Discovery and Choice. We have no control over what we are bequeathed. Or do we? About Rabbi Jamie Kotler Rabbi Jamie Kotler teaches Torah and Jewish texts at synagogue communities in the Boston […]
August 16 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Main Shabbat Morning Service
With Guest Speaker Rabbi Rachel Silverman

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

Rabbi Rachel Silverman will share an incredible experience they had at the Ramah day camp where a phone-free experiment resulted in some unexpected results with profound implications for our own lives. Come join us to explore together the ways powering off our devices can power on greater joy, connection, and well-being. Sermon Topic: The Power […]
June 2025
June 21 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Pride Shabbat

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

Join us for Temple Emanuel’s Pride Shabbat! This year, we will hear a special sermon from our Ritual Coordinator, AJ Helman. Sermon Topic - Both/And: Being a Proud Queer Zionist Jew in a Post-October 7 World Minyan Ma’or’s events in Reisman will include a D’var Torah by Reva Kasman. The drash theme will be: “Redefining […]
June 16 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Kesher Play and Graduation

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

Join us for Kesher's year end play performed by our students in Hebrew! This year we are excited to be performing "Tangled". This will be followed by the Kesher 5th Grade Graduation. Register→
June 8 @ 10:30 am - 11:45 am

Religious School Zimkudiyah

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

Celebrate a year of learning as the Religious School year comes to a close with beautiful singing and dancing performances! Students will begin their day at the regular time. Families should join us in the Rabbi Chiel Sanctuary at 10:30am. At 11:45, students will return to their classrooms so they have a chance to gather […]
May 2025
May 22 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Antisemitism in US Healthcare: Is History Repeating Itself?

Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 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 […]
May 9 @ 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 for our last young family dinner of the season! We'll meet outdoors 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 free festive Shabbat dinner in Adelson Community Hall – a perfect place […]
May 5 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Hartman Learning Initiative

Micah Goodman: Global Chaos – The Forces Undermining the World Order

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

Our Temple Emanuel Hartman Learning Initiative continues with Dr. Micah Goodman, who will join us in person from Israel. We all get, every day, that we are living in no ordinary time. That we are living in historically tumultuous times. In America. The world. The financial markets. Universities. Alliances that are upturned. America’s role in […]