Shabbat Morning Service (Hybrid)
- Spiritual Practice
Our Shabbat service includes the celebration of the B'Mitzvah of Cody Schneider and Hannah Ginsberg.
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Havayah Cape Cod Shabbaton
- Toddler to Teen
Join us for our annual Havayah Shabbaton (Retreat)!
Fee:
$175
12th Grade Confirmation Workshop
- Toddler to Teen
We are incredibly proud that so many of our teens engage in Jewish life throughout their years at TBE.
Friday Evening Service, Celebration of Learning & Confirmation (Hybrid)
- Spiritual Practice
Welcome Shabbat in song and prayer.
Tot Kabbalat Shabbat & Family Dinner (In Person)
- Spiritual Practice
Join Cantor Josh and TBE clergy to sing, play, dance, and pray then stay for a Family Shabbat dinner with your FwYC community!
Fee:
$30
Adult Talmud Study / Daf Yomi (Online)
- Adult Learning
Daf Yomi is a daily practice of reading and discussing a page of Talmud a day. We meet once weekly on Friday mornings.
From Egypt to Revelation (In Person)
- Adult Learning
Rabbi Alan Ullman explores how to go from a narrow place to stand in the Presence (of God) or Present (current time) in six chapters of our daily lives.
The 25th Knesset In Israel (Hybrid)
- Adult Learning
We will look into significant legislation passed by the Knesset, and how state of affairs have been affected by it.
From Dreams to Reality: Contemporary Israeli Poetry Through the Decades (Online)
- Adult Learning
We will examine and engage in Israeli poetry that reflects the story of revival to the changes and challenges in Israeli society through the decades.
Yoga: Spring Session (Online)
- Community Engagement
Stretch into spring with strength, balance and alignment through the practice of yoga with Stephanie Javaheri.
Fee:
$60 – $75
Tikkun Middot: The Practice of Living an Ethical Life (Online)
- Adult Learning
Tikkun middot practice is for anyone who wants to more often be their “best self” in the actions of daily life.
Havayah: Havayah Hangout (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
Take a break from homework and the stresses of everyday life in a welcoming and fun environment.
Havayah: T’filah Band (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
Bring your musical talent to the Havayah T’filah Band.
B’Yachad Grades 6-7 (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
B’Yachad (together), TBE’s 6th and 7th grade learning program, is an interactive, multidisciplinary, engaging program.
TBE Music Club: The Music of Our Lives (Hybrid)
- Community Engagement
Take a trip down memory lane, with Cantor Marilyn Becker, and listen to “the music of our lives!”
JamBABY Drop-In Music Class Drop-In (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
Come dance, sing and jam along with us at Temple Beth Elohim this fall.
Fee:
$25
Book Club (Online)
- Community Engagement
Book lovers connect to discuss a previously chosen book. Join us on Zoom!
12th Grade Confirmation Workshop
- Toddler to Teen
We are incredibly proud that so many of our teens engage in Jewish life throughout their years at TBE.
Havayah: Taste of Judaism (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
Hone your cooking skills and explore Jewish culinary tradition (and eat what you make!) with your Havayah friends.
Havayah: Songleading Workshop Music Madrichim
- Toddler to Teen
Join a dedicated and enthusiastic team of song leaders and get ready to make Jewish music with our students!
B’Yachad Grades 6-7 (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
B’Yachad (together), TBE’s 6th and 7th grade learning program, is an interactive, multidisciplinary, engaging program.
BaDerech Grades K-3 (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
BaDerech (On Our Path) will engage students in grades K–5 in interactive learning about key narratives from our tradition.
TBElle: Almost President (Online)
- Adult Learning
Each week a TBE member will examine Al Smith, Dewey, Stevenson, Goldwater, Kerry/Gore & McGovern, who all lost their presidential bids.
Lunch & Learn: Sleep Issues, Live Better (Online)
- Adult Learning
Sleep consultant, Kelly Murray, will discuss topics such as importance of sleep, how sleep works, not sleeping well, and stressors that interfere with sleep.
Storytime with Bubbe and Zayde (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Hear story books brought to life by some bubbes and zaydes (grandparents) in our community.
TBElle: Jerusalem: A History (Online)
- Adult Learning
We will explore how Jerusalem became one of history's most revered-and contested-cities. Past participation is not necessary to attend this series.
Havayah: Jew Man Group Grade 10 (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
Take a break from homework and the stresses of everyday life in our welcoming and fun gender-based programming.
Havayah: Jew Man Group Grade 8 (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
Take a break from homework and the stresses of everyday life in our welcoming and fun gender-based programming.
Havayah: Challah Back Girls Grade 9 (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
Take a break from homework and the stresses of everyday life in our welcoming and fun gender-based programming.
Havayah: Challah Back Girls Grade 8 (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
Take a break from homework and the stresses of everyday life in our welcoming and fun gender-based programming.
Drum Circle (In Person)
- Spiritual Practice
Drumming is known to reduce stress and promote a sense of well-being and mental alertness. We will play beautiful rhythms from around the world.
Fee:
$165 – $183
Introduction To Judaism (In Person)
- Adult Learning
This year-long course offers an overview of major topics in Jewish life & learning, from holidays to history to home life, taught in sync with the Jewish calendar.
Fee:
$
BaDerech Grades 4-5 (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
BaDerech will engage students in grades K–5 in interactive learning about key narratives from our tradition.
Me’ah Select: The Problem of Evil (Online)
- Adult Learning
Jewish response to the existence of evil in the world, via texts from the Hebrew Bible, rabbinic midrash, modern poetry, & post-holocaust theologians.
Fee:
$380
Havayah: Songleading Workshop Music Madrichim
- Toddler to Teen
Join a dedicated and enthusiastic team of song leaders and get ready to make Jewish music with our students!
Green Team Earth Day Project (Outdoors)
- Community Engagement
Come celebrate Earth Day by joining The Green Team and Wellesley Natural Resource Commission at Hunnewell Park.
Tot Shabbat Morning Service (In Person)
- Spiritual Practice
Come dance, sing, play, and pray then stay for some challah and schmooze with your FwYC community!
Adult Shabbat Retreat: Creating Space for the Soul (In Person)
- Adult Learning
Join us to create and experience Shabbat through learning, music, reflection, prayer, and building a sacred community.
Fee:
Varies
Adult Talmud Study / Daf Yomi (Online)
- Adult Learning
Daf Yomi is a daily practice of reading and discussing a page of Talmud a day. We meet once weekly on Friday mornings.
From Egypt to Revelation (In Person)
- Adult Learning
Rabbi Alan Ullman explores how to go from a narrow place to stand in the Presence (of God) or Present (current time) in six chapters of our daily lives.
Adult B’Mitzvah (Hybrid)
- Adult Learning
Prepare for this sacred lifecycle event with Cantor Zell and other clergy members. This program will meet both in person and online.
Me’ah Select: The Problem of Evil (In Person)
- Adult Learning
The Jewish response to the existence of evil in the world, via texts from the Hebrew Bible, rabbinic midrash, modern poetry, and post-holocaust theologians.
Fee:
$380
Yoga: Spring Session (Online)
- Community Engagement
Stretch into spring with strength, balance and alignment through the practice of yoga with Stephanie Javaheri.
Fee:
$60 – $75
Havayah: Songleading Workshop Music Madrichim
- Toddler to Teen
Join a dedicated and enthusiastic team of song leaders and get ready to make Jewish music with our students!
TBElle: Almost President (Online)
- Adult Learning
Each week a TBE member will examine Al Smith, Dewey, Stevenson, Goldwater, Kerry/Gore & McGovern, who all lost their presidential bids.
Lunch & Learn: Food Insecurity (Online)
- Adult Learning
A discussion focused on hunger, health, and the impact wasted food has on people and the environment in Massachusetts, and what you can do about it.
TBElle: Jerusalem: A History (Online)
- Adult Learning
We will explore how Jerusalem became one of history's most revered-and contested-cities. Past participation is not necessary to attend this series.
Yom HaShoah Observance (Online)
- Spiritual Practice
Yom HaShoah, also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day
Havayah: Songleading Workshop Music Madrichim
- Toddler to Teen
Join a dedicated and enthusiastic team of song leaders and get ready to make Jewish music with our students!
Yom HaShoah Event with Or Hadash (Online)
- Community Engagement
Commemorate Yom Hashoah by participating in our very first Zikaron Basalon.
CASA goes to Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Join CASA volunteers to help with unloading food deliveries, organizing and packing up produce for distribution, setting up food stations for patrons to select from, and organizing the storage room.
Adult Talmud Study / Daf Yomi (Online)
- Adult Learning
Daf Yomi is a daily practice of reading and discussing a page of Talmud a day. We meet once weekly on Friday mornings.
Green Team Meeting (Online)
- Community Engagement
Looking to reduce your carbon footprint? Join the Green Team meeting!
CANCELED TONIGHT: Conversations to Nourish the Soul: Let’s Talk About… (Online)
- Adult Learning
Join us for a series of monthly conversations designed to inform and inspire. All are welcome to any single session or the whole series.
Understanding Antisemitism: From the Holocaust to Today (Hybrid)
- Adult Learning
Join guest, Robert Leikind, Regional Director, AJC New England in a discussion of Antisemitism from the Holocaust to Today.
Yizkor (Hybrid)
- Spiritual Practice
Join us for a special memorial service for those who have lost a loved one.
Tikkun Middot: The Practice of Living an Ethical Life
- Adult Learning
Tikkun middot practice is for anyone who wants to more often be their “best self” in the actions of daily life.
Havayah: Manhigut Council (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
Grow as a leader as a member of our Manhigut Council!
Havayah: Senior Leadership Team (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
Our most deeply engaged and dedicated leaders have the opportunity to shape the present and future of Havayah as members of our Senior Leadership Team.
B’Yachad Grades 6-7 (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
B’Yachad (together), TBE’s 6th and 7th grade learning program, is an interactive, multidisciplinary, engaging program.
7th Day of Passover: Temple Offices Closed
- Spiritual Practice
In observance of the 7th Day of Passover, temple administrative offices will be closed.
Eva’s Promise Film Screening (In Person)
- Community Engagement
In anticipation of Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, join us for a special TBE screening of an extraordinary new documentary about Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss and the creative legacy of her brother Heinz Geiringer (z""l).
Havayah: Jew Man Group Grade 12 (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
Take a break from homework and the stresses of everyday life in our welcoming and fun gender-based programming.
J-Connect: Jewish Learning with our Clergy Grades 10-11
- Toddler to Teen
Dive deep into Jewish text and theology with Rabbi Sisenwine (Grades 10–11) and Rabbi Harper (Grades 8–9), as we build connections to each other and to Jewish tradition.
J-Connect: Jewish Learning with our Clergy Grades 8-9
- Toddler to Teen
Dive deep into Jewish text and theology with Rabbi Sisenwine (Grades 10–11) and Rabbi Harper (Grades 8–9), as we build connections to each other and to Jewish tradition.
Havayah: Songleading Workshop Music Madrichim
- Toddler to Teen
Join a dedicated and enthusiastic team of song leaders and get ready to make Jewish music with our students!
B’Yachad Grades 6-7 (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
B’Yachad (together), TBE’s 6th and 7th grade learning program, is an interactive, multidisciplinary, engaging program.
BaDerech Grades K-3 (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
BaDerech (On Our Path) will engage students in grades K–5 in interactive learning about key narratives from our tradition.
Havayah: Jew Man Group Grade 11 (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
Take a break from homework and the stresses of everyday life in our welcoming and fun gender-based programming.
Introduction To Judaism (In Person)
- Adult Learning
This year-long course offers an overview of major topics in Jewish life & learning, from holidays to history to home life, taught in sync with the Jewish calendar.
Fee:
$
BaDerech Grades 4-5 (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
BaDerech will engage students in grades K–5 in interactive learning about key narratives from our tradition.
Me’ah Select: The Problem of Evil (Online)
- Adult Learning
Jewish response to the existence of evil in the world, via texts from the Hebrew Bible, rabbinic midrash, modern poetry, & post-holocaust theologians.
Fee:
$380
BaDerech Grades K-5 (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
BaDerech (On Our Path) will engage students in grades K–5 in interactive learning about key narratives from our tradition, as part of living and learning in Jewish time. Students in grades 4 & 5 will choose to learn through specific modalities, including visual arts, STEM, performing arts, and cooking. This program will include weekly two-hour... Read More
B’Yachad Grades 6-7 (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
B’Yachad (together), TBE’s 6th and 7th grade learning program, is an interactive, multidisciplinary, engaging program.
Caring Knitters (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Are you a knitter? Have you wanted to learn to knit? Come join the Caring Knitters.
Havayah: Songleading Workshop Music Madrichim
- Toddler to Teen
Join a dedicated and enthusiastic team of song leaders and get ready to make Jewish music with our students!
BaDerech Grades K-5 (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
BaDerech (On Our Path) will engage students in grades K–5 in interactive learning about key narratives from our tradition, as part of living and learning in Jewish time. Students in grades 4 & 5 will choose to learn through specific modalities, including visual arts, STEM, performing arts, and cooking. This program will include weekly two-hour... Read More
TGIS Passover Experience (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
Join us for a K-7 Community Passover experience! Celebrate with TGIS services followed by a family Passover seder experience as part of dinner.
Adult Talmud Study / Daf Yomi (Online)
- Adult Learning
Daf Yomi is a daily practice of reading and discussing a page of Talmud a day. We meet once weekly on Friday mornings.
Passover Festival Morning Service (Online)
- Spiritual Practice
Join us for a meaningful prayer service with Hallel, Torah reading, and learning.
1st Day of Passover: Temple Offices Closed
- Spiritual Practice
In observance of the 7th Day of Passover, temple administrative offices will be closed.
Adult B’Mitzvah (Hybrid)
- Adult Learning
Prepare for this sacred lifecycle event with Cantor Zell and other clergy members. This program will meet both in person and online.
12th Grade Confirmation Workshop
- Toddler to Teen
We are incredibly proud that so many of our teens engage in Jewish life throughout their years at TBE.
Havayah: Songleading Workshop Music Madrichim
- Toddler to Teen
Join a dedicated and enthusiastic team of song leaders and get ready to make Jewish music with our students!
Engaging in Civil Discourse Guided By Jewish Wisdom (Online)
- Adult Learning
Join with members of our community to explore how we can apply Jewish wisdom to help us engage in respectful, meaningful conversations.
BaDerech Grades 4-5 (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
BaDerech will engage students in grades K–5 in interactive learning about key narratives from our tradition.
Me’ah Select: The Problem of Evil (Online)
- Adult Learning
Jewish response to the existence of evil in the world, via texts from the Hebrew Bible, rabbinic midrash, modern poetry, & post-holocaust theologians.
Fee:
$380
Toiletry Drive for Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House
- Community Engagement
Support Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House by bringing items to donate!
Charoset Making & Tasting Party (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
Come explore the significance and variety of charoset, and make your own to take home as you prepare for your Passover seder!
Israel for Reel (In Person)
- Community Engagement
We are working in partnership with the ICC (Israel Cultural Connection) and trained facilitator Tamar Forman, to explore their innovative state-of-the-art curriculum, Israel for Reel (IFR).
Havayah: Rescuing Hope
- Toddler to Teen
This intergenerational seminar will identify lessons that can help us build our community and future together.
New Parent Support Group (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
Bring your little one and find support and community. Leave with tools to get through the day and a support network you can rely on in difficult moments.
- Community Engagement
- Adult Learning
- Pre-Shabbat Study
- Daf yomi
- Conversational Hebrew
- Meah
- Beginner Modern Hebrew
- eLeMeNTs: Identity
- eLeMeNTs: Wrestling
- May 5–7, 2023
- Weekday Classes
- Classes with Our Clergy
- Weekend & Evening Classes
- Summer Institute
- Spiritual Practice
- Israel
- Jewish Wisdom
- Holidays
- Lunch & Learn
- Arts & Culture
- Guest Speakers
- Hebrew
- Rescuing Hope
- TBElle Lifelong Learning
- Text Study
- Spiritual Practice
- Toddler to Teen
- Music
- Giving