Glatzer Memorial Scholar-in-Residence WeekendGlatzer 2020 with Rabbi Elie Kaunfer is February 7 - 9We are happy to share with you the exciting plans for this year’s Glatzer Memorial Weekend at Temple Emunah February 7 - 9, 2020 with scholar Rabbi Elie Kaunfer. This year marks the 42nd year since the inception of the Glatzer Fund at Temple Emunah. We hope you will join this year’s Friends of Glatzer to honor the memories of Anne and Nahum Glatzer, distinguished and active members of Temple Emunah. Click HERE for our Registration Form. Rabbi Elie Kaunfer is President and CEO of the Hadar Institute. Elie has previously worked as a journalist, banker, and corporate fraud investigator. A graduate of Harvard College, he completed his doctorate in liturgy at the Jewish Theological Seminary, where he was also ordained, receiving smiha from his long-time teacher, Rav Daniel Landes. A Wexner Graduate Fellow and Dorot Fellow, Elie is a co-founder of the independent minyan Kehilat Hadar and has been named multiple times to Newsweek’s list of the top 50 rabbis in America. He was selected as an inaugural AVI CHAI Fellow, and is the author of Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us About Building Vibrant Jewish Communities (Jewish Lights, 2010). Elie serves on the board of Natan and on the advisory board of Upstart. Professor Nahum Glatzer and Anne Glatzer were long-standing members of Temple Emunah. Anne Glatzer was trained as a teacher and worked with students in Germany and then in the US, where she taught at the prestigious Shady Hill School for approximately 20 years. Until his death, Professor Glatzer was a religious leader at Temple Emunah, leading services and chanting Torah and Haftarah. In the academic world, Professor Glatzer was an internationally renowned scholar and teacher of Judaica. He was a disciple of Franz Rosenzweig and succeeded Martin Buber as the University of Frankfort Chair of Jewish Philosophy and Ethics. Professor Glatzer was a highly respected member of the faculties of Brandeis University and Boston University. Thank you for your continued support. We gratefully acknowledge our dedicated friends of Glatzer. Kindergarten through Seventh Program FacultyGAN (Kindergarten)
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The Hebrew Bible, the central text of ancient Israel and the foundational text for Judaism through the ages. |
| The Rabbinic Period, when new Jewish sages and rabbis developed a profound legal and religious way of life. | |
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The Medieval Period, where we will consider the remarkable achievements of Jews living under Islamic or Christian rule. |
| The Modern Period, wherein differing ideological viewpoints mirror issues facing Jews from the 18th century to the present. | |
“Me’ah works no matter where you are on the continuum of Jewish learning. It is the perfect mix of history, philosophy and the showcasing of important personalities…it gives a real sense of the narrative of a people over time.” - Me'ah participant
Interested in starting Me’ah in fall 2015 with the Lexington Collaborative? Please contact Rabbi Amy Hertz at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Linna Ettinger at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by May 15, 2015.
Click HERE for application.
Library
Library Hours
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- Sunday 9:00 - 1:00
- Monday 3:30 - 5:30
- Tuesday 3:30 - 5:30
- Wednesday 3:30 - 7:30
- Thursday 3:30 - 5:30
- Saturday noon - 1:30 (self checkout)
The Temple Emunah library features a great collection of adult and children's books, DVDs, CDs and tapes. We have a computer that visitors can use to do their own research, with a printer available as well. This computer, generously donated by the Sisterhood, can also be used to search for books in our collection. Or you can bring your own laptop and use our wireless connection.
The library is always available during the week. Someone in the office will unlock the door for you, if it is locked, and if no one is there a number of other people can let you in. Officially, we are open during Hebrew school hours, and on Shabbat from noon to 1:30 pm. On Shabbat, you can borrow books by placing the book card in a preprinted envelope with your name on it, and leaving it to be entered into the computer later.
Recently, the Temple Emunah Library was endowed in memory of Lillian and Carl Bines by the Bines Family.
Encyclopaedia Judaica
Thanks to a generous grant from the Temple Brotherhood, the library now has a subscription to the newest online edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica.
Rules for usage:
The EJ is meant for the use of the Temple community, both in the building and at your home. It is password protected.
What does this mean?
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- Can I use it for my public school projects? Yes, absolutely.
- Can I let my friend use it if we are working on a group project? Yes, within reason.
- Can I post the link and the password on my website? - No. We will lose our license and the significant investment we have made in this ebook.
- How do I get the password? The password will be published in the bulletin.
Alternatively, you can request it using this feedback form: Request Encyclopedia Judaica Password - Click here to open Encyclopedia Judaica in a new window.
Mission
The mission of the Temple Emunah Library is to provide Temple members, youth, clergy and staff with a wide variety of materials of Judaic interest. We aim to create a warm and relaxed atmosphere to encourage Jewish learning and promote Jewish culture.
The primary objectives of the collection are:
- To support and enrich the educational programs of the Temple
- To provide support to the Religious School and Pre-School by making available age-appropriate materials that reflect the varied abilities and maturity levels of students
- To encourage reading for pleasure as well as for information and spiritual guidance
- To promote Jewish culture
- To act as a resource to enhance members' abilities to celebrate the holidays, know themselves, and delight in being Jewish
The Temple Emunah library has about 4500 books, CDs and DVDs of Jewish interest or by Jewish authors.
The library has the following periodicals available. You are welcome to borrow them to read at home. Please return them when you are finished.
Newspapers:
- Forward
- Jerusalem Post
- Jewish Advocate
- Jewish Journal
- Jewish Review of Books
- World Jewish Digest
Israeli Easy-Hebrew Newpapers:
- Bereshit
- Yanshuf
Magazines:
- Biblical Archaeology
- B'nai Brith Magazine
- CAMERA Media Report
- Hadassah
- Lilith
- Midstream
- Moment
- Pakn Treger
- Voices of Conservative/Masorti Judiasm
TO request more information, please click here to email the library.
Family Education and Programs
The Family Education Committee seeks to encourage spiritual and religious growth in families, and to assist families in building connections and community within Temple Emunah. Our programs strive to enable parents to strengthen themselves to be the Jewish educators of their children and to support families in the observance of Jewish traditions within their homes. We invite you to join us in our planning! Email Jodie Parmer at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to learn more.
The Family Education Committee sponsors and co-sponsors activities such as:
- Family-oriented Shabbat and Holiday services and programs
- Tot Shabbat - Saturday mornings, 2x month.
- High Holiday Services - Tot Services, K-2 Services, and Family Services
- Sukkot - Lulav Shake / Sukkot Marketplace, Open Sukkah Party, Progressive Sukkot Lunch
- Hanukkah Events - Simhat Tot, Community Dinner, Story Time at Barnes and Noble
- Purim Programs - Purim Night Celebration, Simhat Tot & Carnival!
- Passover Events - Pesah Simhat Tot, Matzah Meal Passover Dinner
- Friday Night Programs - BBQ and Barekhu Nights and Pasta and Prayers
- Sundaes on Shabbat with Rabbi Lerner
- Programs for Families with Young Children
- Parenting Class for Caregivers of Toddlers
- Classes for babies / toddlers on various subjects.
This year we are starting a Kids Care Club! This series of monthly sessions combines learning, connecting, and family activities on various social action themes (the environment, kindness, protecting animals, hunger, etc.). Each event will include stories and crafts or activities centered on the theme of the month, as well as learning about the issue from a Jewish perspective, play time, and snacks. The whole family is welcome to attend any session; temple membership is not required! This program is supported by a grant from CJP. Click HERE to see our upcoming schedule. More details coming soon!
- Tots in the Garden, Tuesday, August 13, 2019, 4:30 - 6:00 PM
- Honey and Hearts, Sunday, September 8, 2019, 10:00 AM
FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN
Once again we are working on a number of programs geared towards families with young children (ages 0-5 years old). We hope you join us for some of these wonderful opportunities to celebrate Judaism, enjoy a warm and engaging community, and meet other families! These programs are open to everyone (Temple Membership is NOT required!).
Tot Shabbat: Join families of children ages 0-5 as we share Shabbat together! Led by our lay leaders or rabbis, this one-hour experience (11:00 AM-Noon) allows families with young children to connect with each other while singing, praying, hearing stories, and marching with the Torah! The service concludes with hallah and juice, before everyone is invited to our communal kiddush lunch. We typically meet the 1st and 3rd Shabbat mornings of the month. This program is free and no RSVP is necessary.
High Holidays for Tots: Every year we have special services on both days of Rosh Hashanah and on Yom Kippur, just for families with young children! These services are in our Main Sanctuary, led by Sharon Levin, and include singing, stories, a few prayers, and lots of fun. A small oneg of kid-friendly snacks is provided on both days of Rosh Hashanah. These services are 9:30 - 10:15 AM and are FREE of charge and open to the public - Temple Membership is NOT required! You must RSVP in advance, however, to Jodie Parmer at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Simhat Tot: Celebrating the Holidays: Simhat Tot is an experiential holiday program geared towards families with children ages 0-5 years old (siblings are welcome to attend!). We gather throughout the year on Sunday mornings to prepare for upcoming Jewish holidays through crafts, songs, stories, and fun! Simhat Tot is a wonderful way to bring in the joy and excitement of our holidays to our little ones. UPCOMING EVENT: SUKKOT SIMHAT TOT ON SUNDAY, September 23, 2018, 10:00 - 11:30 AM.
Sign and Play! Each year we collaborate with Sign and Play for a fun course for babies and toddlers (0-2 years old) and their care-givers to learn sign language in this fun, interactive, musical play group! Sign language engages your whole body in learning. It helps infants & toddlers communicate, and preschoolers build their literacy skills. Each week in this class we will have fun reading, signing, and playing games to learn American Sign Language vocabulary with Jillian Berlinski, who has a Masters of Education and is a certified elementary and special education teacher. Our next class will start Thursday, March 1st, 2018. Click HERE for more information!
Pasta and Prayers: Temple Emunah invites all families with young children for a special Friday night Shabbat experience and dinner. We will start with a casual pasta dinner with lots of salads and sides, then come together for musical services with songs, stories, dancing, and more! After services we will do Shabbat rituals and have a yummy dessert. The whole event takes place in our Social Hall. Cost is just $10/Adult, $5/Kid, Free for 0-3 year olds. All are welcome!
Music Together at Temple Emunah: Music is a universal language. It transcends boundaries and reaches beyond culture to touch the depths of our souls, express our common emotions, and inspire us all. When you join Joyful Music of Music Together at Temple Emunah each semester you’ll learn twenty-five new songs and activities that your family will enjoy in class and at home. Each session of Music Together is 10 Weeks and costs $220 for 1 child ($110 for a second child). Registration is done through the Joyful Music website. Questions? Contact Joyful Music Director Karen Pokross at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Yeladim Yoga: Every Winter we are thrilled to offer this class for toddlers and their caregivers. Together, we practice yoga, learn breathing and calming techniques, improve strength and balance, and have fun! Our next session is a 4 week class with teacher Janine Duffy, April 23, 30, and May 7, 14, 2018, 10:00 AM. We hope you can join us! More details HERE.
Mitzvah Mouse Club: With this initiative we hope to engage families in a series of Mitzvah projects in which even the youngest can participate! We hope you can join us on one, two, or all three of our programs! At each event families will receive Mitzvah Mouse stickers, a book relating to a Mitzvah, and a packet of ideas for future Mitzvah projects! Details TBD.
Safta Story Time: Join us for stories, songs, and fun! Hebrew Teacher, Speech/Language Pathologist, Educational Specialist, and Safta (grandma) Sharon Zirkin-Dagan will lead us in a casual morning for all families with children ages 0-3 years old, 11:00 AM - Noon. After our stories and songs, we will have a kid-friendly snack and time to play and schmooze. FREE and open to all! Stay tuned for upcoming dates.
Playground Meet ups: Meet other families with young children and have a blast at various playgrounds in different local towns! This is a fun way to meet new friends in a casual setting. Stay tuned for more details for the coming year!
Watermelon Wednesdays: Each summer we host our popular Watermelon Wednesday series! For 6 Wednesdays we meet in front of our building from 1:00 until 1:30 PM for ice cold watermelon, music, and fun! Schmooze with our rabbis and staff and have a blast! Kids are welcome to play in our playground as well. No RSVP necessary!
Events Co-Sponsored with the JCC: Throughout the year we team up with the JCC to bring fun, family programs to the community! We meet at local venues such as libraries, play spaces, and more, to celebrate Shabbat and other holidays. On Friday, April 13 our own Rabbi Michael Fel will be at the JCC in Arlington to celebrate Passover at their weekly Drop-in Play!
These programs are made possible through generous grants from Combined Jewish Philanthropies and by CJP's Innovation Grants Committee.
See the Events page for upcoming programs, or the Services page (within the Worship menu) for a list of youth and famiily services.
For more information please contact Jodie Parmer, Program Director and Family Educator at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Adult Education
A past recipient of the GOLD Solomon Schechter Award for excellence in Adult Education programming, Temple Emunah's reputation as a center for adult education is known throughout the greater Boston area. Our Adult Education Committee has been in existence for more than 20 years, and has evolved from a program consisting of just one educational series to a program boasting a myriad of formal and informal courses leveraging our access to scholars of nearby educational institutions, our success working cooperatively with other synagogues, our learned Rabbis, and our phenomenally educated and motivated congregants. Making full use of all available resources, we are able to provide multiple entry points for our diverse community, from beginner to advanced in subjects ranging from davenning, Hebrew literacy, Biblical text study, and Philosophy. The caliber of the teachers for the formal programs is outstanding, most of whom have national if not international reputations in Jewish scholarship.
We look forward to learning with you! To learn more about the Adult Eduation Committee, click HERE and to see our Adult Ed Line up for the 2019-20 year, click HERE!
The Adult Ed Committee invites everyone to join them for another year of our Shalom Hartman Institute Video Lecture Series! Through video lectures, text study, and lively group discussions, we are pleased to bring the world-renowned faculty of the Shalom Hartman Institute into the Temple Emunah community. We meet monthly, November through June, and this year we have two tracks: Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Lerner and Dessert and Discussion with Rabbi Kling Perkins. See our schedule
Information and Resources:
- Our Rabbis Teach
- Meditation Sessions
- Shabbat Minhah / Ma'ariv Study
- Wednesday Morning Study with the Rabbis
- Conversations with the Rabbis at Brookhaven
- "What's all this Prayer Stuff About?"
- Watch the first session: CLICK HERE.
- Second session: CLICK HERE.
- Third session: CLICK HERE.
- LIJS - Lexington Institute of Jewish Studies, March 2020
- Ivrit la-Kol - Click HERE to see our 5781 Ivrit La-Kol brochure!
- Rosh Hodesh Women's Group
- Contemporary Issues
- Synagogue Skills for All
- Scholar-in-Residence Weekends
- Glatzer Memorial Weekend 2020: Scholar in Residence Rabbi Elie Kaunfer
- Keruv (Outreach) Shabbat
- Informal Text Study
- Leaders in Adult Learning: A Taste of Torah with Anne and Yael
- Perek Yomi
- Talmud Study Group
- Greater Boston Community Learning
- Jewish Discovery Institute
- Hebrew College
- Me'ah Classic Year Two
- Me'ah Select, Winter/Spring 2020, Mondays at Temple Isaiah
- Me'ah Select, Winter/Spring 2020, Thursdays at Temple Emunah
- Arts and Culture
- Lego Event with Sisterhood in April 2019
- Holidays
- Adult B'nei Mitzvah Class - contact Rabbi Leora Kling Perkins for details.
- The Wisdom Project - Sunday afternoons in the Pious Chapel
- Experience Israel
- Community Leadership Program
- IEngage: Jewish Values and the Israeli Palestinian Conflict
- Hazon/Arava Institute Israel Ride
- Temple Emunah Trip to Israel
- Community Leadership Program Summer Retreat, June 25 - July 2, 2019
Adult Education (2)
A past recipient of the GOLD Solomon Schechter Award for excellence in Adult Education programming, Temple Emunah's reputation as a center for adult education is known throughout the greater Boston area. The Adult Education Committee of Temple Emunah has been in existence for more than 20 years, and has evolved over the years from a program consisting of one educational series to a program boasting a myriad of formal and informal courses leveraging our access to scholars of nearby educational institutions, our success working cooperatively with other synagogues in the area, our learned Rabbis and our phenomenally educated and motivated congregants. Making full use of all of the available resources, we are able to provide multiple entry points for our diverse community, from beginner to advanced in subjects ranging from davenning, Hebrew literacy, Biblical text study and Philosophy. The caliber of the teachers for the formal programs is outstanding, most of whom have national if not international reputations in Jewish scholarship.
Our newest Adult Education Brochure provides information regarding all of our extensive adult education programs at Temple Emunah.
We look forward to learning with you! To learn more about the Adult Eduation Committee, click HERE
Watch the first session of "What's All This Prayer Stuff About?" CLICK HERE.
Second session: CLICK HERE.
The Adult Ed Committee invites everyone to join them for another year of Lunch and Learn! Through video lectures, text study, and lively group discussions, we are pleased to bring the world-renowned faculty of the Shalom Hartman Institute into the Temple Emunah community! We meet monthly on Wednesdays, noon-1:30 PM, October through May; upcoming dates TBD. Please bring your own kosher dairy lunch; coffee and tea will be provided. Contact Linna Ettinger at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.
Information and Resources:
- Our Rabbis Teach
- Meditation Opportunities
- Shabbat Minhah / Ma'ariv Study
- Wednesday Morning Study with the Rabbis
- Kabbalah - click HERE for audio of this class
- Lunch and Learn: Engaging Israel
- Conversations with the Rabbis at Brookhaven
- (LIJS) Lexington Institute of Jewish Studies
- Ivrit la-Kol
- Click HERE to see our current Ivrit La-Kol brochure!
- Contemporary Issues
- Synagogue Skills for All
- Scholar-in-Residence Weekends
- Glatzer Memorial Weekend
- Keruv (Outreach) Shabbat
- Informal Text Study
- Greater Boston Community Learning
- Jewish Discovery Institute
- Hebrew College
- Me'ah Classic, Year TWO
- Me'ah Select, Fall 2018
- Me'ah Select, Winter 2019e'ah Select, Winter 2019
- Young 20s & 30s Adult Programming
Arts and Culture
- DIARNA (Our Home): Uncovering and Preserving Hidden Jewish Treasures across the Middle East - Click HERE for their website.
- The Hammer and the Pickle: Soviet Jewish Humor
- Film: Shores of Light
- New Center Live: Joe Klein
- Holidays
- Women's Community Seder
- Shavuot
- Adult B'nei Mitzvah Class - contact Rabbi Fel for details.
- The Wisdom Project - Sunday afternoons in the Pious Chapel
- Experience Israel
- Community Leadership Program
- IEngage: Jewish Values and the Israeli Palestinian Conflict
- Hazon/Arava Institute Israel Ride
- Temple Emunah Trip to Israel
Prozdor
Prozdor creates a vibrant community for Jewish youth during their adolescent years. Through our diverse program, we help students develop strong Jewish identities and prepare them to be future leaders of American Jewry.
Our academic program is rich and varied, and students have the power to choose the subjects that they wish to study. Traditional texts, history, Israel, philosophy, literature, Hebrew and the arts are just some areas that engage our students as they gain a genuine love of Jewish learning from our faculty. Prozdor's commitment to Jewish experiential education provides students with additional opportunities to connect to their peers and to Judaism beyond the classroom, and our Jewish travel experiences serve to expose our students to Jewish life all over the world.
Prozdor promotes the value of ahavat Yisrael, culminating in Prozdor graduates who have a strong understanding of, and connection to, the State of Israel. Prozdor also promotes a community built on k'lal Yisrael and a respect for Jewish diversity. It allows students to find their place in am Yisrael and become aware of their responsibility to pass down Judaism to the next generation. Prozdor prepares students to enter their college years ready for the challenges of being a Jewish young adult in America and in the larger world.
Our Goals
- Facilitate the development of student intellectual and spiritual life through the study of Torah, Israel, rabbinics, Jewish history, ethics, literature and the Jewish arts in an open environment that encourages inquiry.
- Enable students to develop and expand their proficiency in the Hebrew language.
- Provide a variety of teaching methods to promote experiential learning and critical thinking; provide a nurturing environment where students may develop mentoring relationships with their teachers.
- Foster meaningful peer relationships.
- Create an environment that encourages respect for divergent opinions, where students may learn about and honor diversity in Jewish life and embrace k'lal Yisrael.
- Offer opportunities for social action and political activism through which students learn to value participating in ethical mitzvot and tikkun olam, and to understand that Judaism obligates them to "make the world a better place."
- Strengthen students' sense of their Jewish identities.
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