Rabbi Samuel Chiel Kallah

Rabbi Samuel Chiel Kallah: Post Kiddush Talk

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

Join former Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, Arnie Eisen, for a special post-kiddush talk hosted by Minyan Ma'or! Chancellor Eisen will teach texts that help us evolve in our faith. Let’s say you’ve never been a God person. God has just not been relevant to you. Can that change? Can we think differently about […]

Rabbi Samuel Chiel Kallah

Rabbi Samuel Chiel Kallah: Shabbat Morning Service

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

With Former Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, Arnie Eisen Sermon Topic: Theology, Community and the Search for the Hiding God In the Torah God tells us that from time to time God will hide God’s face. This would seem to be such a time.  How do we find God in our troubled world together?

Contemporary Shabbat

Contemporary Shabbat

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

For over fifty years, the Contemporary service on the second day of Rosh HaShanah has been a beloved Temple Emanuel experience. Every year we hear some version of, “That was great! Can we do that more often?” This year, the answer is an enthusiastic, “Yes!” Join us on Shabbat mornings February 15, March 15 and […]

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 […]

Hartman Learning Initiative

Tal Becker: Israel on the World Stage

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

Our Hartman Learning Initiative continues in person at Temple Emanuel on Monday, March 10, 2025 when we will welcome Dr. Tal Becker, Vice President and Senior Faculty of the Kogod Research Center at Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. Tal will share his reflections and insights in a conversation with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz. REGISTER HERE Upcoming […]

Purim Concert with Joanie Leeds

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

For families with children ages 0-7 We are thrilled to present Grammy Award Winner, Joanie Leeds for a fabulous concert specifically tailored for families with children ages 0-7. This concert is always a highlight of our Purim festivities—a time for little ones to wear their costumes, dance with joy, and celebrate in a space catered […]

Chamber Music Concerts

Chamber Music Concerts

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

This concert features the return of the amazing Arabella (String) Quartet. Join us in-person or on livestream! About The Arabella String Quartet The members of the Arabella quartet hail from around the globe and first met at Yale University, where Causa and Kwok were serving on the faculty. A veritable United Nations of chamber music, […]

Shabbat Morning: Main Service

Brotherhood Shabbat

Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 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 Shekalim, which highlights the importance of […]

Hartman Learning Initiative

Hartman Learning with Elana Stein Hain
An American in Jerusalem: Israeli Power and Vulnerability Up Close

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

Since 1948, we are in a rare moment in Jewish history, one in which we possess actual power but retain real vulnerability. Join Dr. Elana Stein Hain, who is spending this year in Israel, as she explores how power and vulnerability intersect both in American and Israeli Jewish life with an eye toward what we […]

Contemporary Shabbat

Contemporary Shabbat

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

For over fifty years, the Contemporary service on the second day of Rosh HaShanah has been a beloved Temple Emanuel experience. Every year we hear some version of, “That was great! Can we do that more often?” This year, the answer is an enthusiastic, “Yes!” Join us on Shabbat mornings February 15, March 15 and […]

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 […]

Chamber Music Concerts

Chamber Music Concerts

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

The second concert in our free Chamber Music Concert series will feature performers Gabriela Díaz (violin), Cara Pogossian (viola), and Jan Müller-Szeraws (cello). Join us in-person or on livestream! About the Performers Gabriela Díaz, Violin Gabriela Díaz began her musical training at the age of five, studying piano with her mother, an the next year, […]