Event Series 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, join us for a free festive Shabbat dinner in Adelson Community Hall - it’s a perfect place to meet other young […]

Pride Shabbat

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

Join us on June 8th for Temple Emanuel’s Pride Shabbat, followed by a joint Kiddush with Minyan Ma'or Sermon: My Transgender Jewish Journey, Sivan Kotler-Berkowitz Sivan Kotler-Berkowitz (he/him) is a rising sophomore at UMass Amherst studying Special Education and Psychology. He is passionate about transgender youth advocacy, working with kids with disabilities, and making the […]

Religious School Zimkudiyah

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

Join us for our annual end-of-year assembly celebrating another meaningful Religious School year through song, dance and more!

Israel Action Shabbat with Ambassador Michael Oren

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

Featuring Israel's Former Ambassador to the U.S., Michael Oren Michael Oren served in the IDF as a Lone Soldier in the paratroopers and then as an IDF Spokesman. He was Israel's ambassador to the United States from 2009 to 2013, where he was instrumental in fortifying the US-Israel alliance and in obtaining U.S. defense aid, […]

Event Series Chamber Music Concerts

Chamber Music Concerts

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

The Chamber Concert will feature finalists of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition for the New England Region, designed to find and assist promising young singers in their career development. Join us in-person or on livestream! About the Performers Mezzo-soprano, Alexis Peart Alexis Peart, 26, from Titusville, NJ, received her BM with distinction from Eastman School […]

Event Series 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, join us for a free festive Shabbat dinner in Adelson Community Hall - it’s a perfect place to meet other young […]

Yom HaShoah Annual Commemoration

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

Please join us for our annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration on May 7, 2024 at 7pm in the Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary. In addition to our yearly rituals we are privileged to be able to show in its entirety Paula Apsell’s film, “Resistance- They Fought Back”. In these challenging times for our people we will certainly […]

Elana Stein Hain: Moral Anchors in this Moment

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

Our Temple Emanuel Hartman Learning Initiative continues in person in May with teaching by Hartman's Dr. Elana Stein Hain.  More than six months after October 7, we are still embroiled in a tragic conflict which has unleashed significant antisemitism and questions about the future of both Israel and America. How can we step back and […]

Event Series Chamber Music Concerts

Chamber Music Concerts

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

Performances By: Gabriela Díaz, Violin Cara Pogossian, Viola Jan Müller-Szeraws, Cello Join us in-person or on livestream! About The Performers Gabriela Díaz Gabriela Díaz began her musical training at the age of five, studying piano with her mother, and the next year, violin with her father. A childhood cancer survivor, Gabriela is committed to supporting […]

Event Series 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, join us for a free festive Shabbat dinner in Adelson Community Hall - it’s a perfect place to meet other young […]

Event Series Hartman Learning Initiative

Sara Labaton: Living Between Purim and Pesach Post-October 7

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

In the 21st century, Jews in Israel and North America are both powerful and vulnerable, a duality that has only been made starker by the events of Oct. 7th and the subsequent war. While the contemporary expressions of Jewish power and vulnerability have particular and even unique features, Jewish traditions going back to the earliest […]

Family-Friendly Megillah Reading

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

Featuring parodies of the music from "The Greatest Showman"! Grab your top hat and get ready to put on a show!  Join us on Purim in the Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary for a Greatest Showman themed Megillah Reading. Let's rewrite the stars and enjoy some Hamantaschen!