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WELCOME TO TEMPLE REYIM

We are a heimish, traditional, egalitarian, inclusive and spirtually uplifting community that engages our minds and nurtures our souls. We warmly welcome the membership and participation of people of all abilities, background, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity.


Family and Friends

Family & Friends

"Reyim" means friends, and our friendships are the life of our community.

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Learning and Prayer

Learning & Prayer

We look to the stories, wisdom, spiritual insights, and halacha of our tradition to bring meaning into our lives.

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Compassion and Social Action

Compassion & Social Action

Our community is defined by the core Jewish value of gemilut hasadim, compassion and loving kindness.

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Upcoming Limmud Events

Sunday, March 17, 10:00 – 11:30 AM in our chapel

Part 4 of Kol Rinah: A Torah-based Sonic Prayer Workshop with Rav Sam Tygiel


Saturday, April 27 - Chanting the Song of Songs

Every year on the intermediate Shabbat of Pesach, we chant 4 chapters from the Song of Songs (Shir HaShirim) using the beautiful trope reserved for the three festival scrolls. This year we will chant chapters 5 through 8 on April 27th. I’m raising this earlier than usual, so that anyone wishing to learn this beautiful trope will have time to do so. If you would like to chant a chapter or part of a chapter, or learn festival scroll trope, please contact Michele Koppelman.


Kol Rinah: An Ashkenzi Davenen Experiment

Sunday, March 3, Sunday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 27

Are you interested in bringing more song and spirituality to your Shabbat experience? Join Rav Sam for a series of classes leading to a special musical Shabbat service that we will hold in the Offit Bet Am on April 13 *Note Change in Date. Come lift up your voice to make a Joyous Sound with us! Find out more here.


Preparing for Pesach with Rabbi Allan Lehman

By Zoom Tuesdays from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM - March 12, 19 and 26;April 9 and 16

We invite you to a special opportunity to learn with Rabbi Allan Lehman, faculty member at the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College. We will look at early rabbinic texts, different haggadot and modern Jewish thought to help us understand and prepare for Pesach in new ways, attentive to this particular moment in the Jewish community.


To Hold and Be Held - A Workshop for Prayer Leaders

March 19th 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM at Mishkan Tefila Sanctuary, 384 Harvard Street Brookline.

R. Deborah Sacks Mintz, Hadar's Director of Tefillah and Music, is coming back to Boston!! Anyone interested in strengthening our communal tefilah - this workshop is for you! Open to prayer leaders of all levels, this experiential workshop will explore strategies for harnessing the songful and spiritual potential of any given room when serving as shaliah tzibbur - leader of communal prayer - with an eye towards both holding the kahal, and allowing them to hold us in return.

Please register for this wonderful one-time workshop.


Celebrate Purim! Mishloach Manot fundraiser

We invite you to fulfill the mitzvah of giving Mishloach Manot, small gift bags, to members of the Reyim community. 10% of your donation will go to Yad Chessed, which supports Jewish individuals and families by alleviating economic distress and helping them reach financial stability.

You can order Mishloach Manot for all the members of our community with a single $180 donation (The Whole Megillah!), or you can choose to honor the the staff, the board or individual families. Each gift will contain a variety of foods including Hamantaschen and some nonedible items. Orders are due no later than March 19th!!

Each household will receive one gift bag, with a note listing who sent it. Pick up on Shabbat 3/23, Megillah reading 3/23, or Family Purim party 3/24. You can also contact the office to arrange pickup during the following week.

Online order form and payment


Please join us for the Megillah Reading!

Saturday March 23

We'll gather at 7:30 p.m. and read the Megillah at 8:00 p.m. Come in costume and join us for hamentashen and drinks.


Purim Celebration

Sunday March 24

Together with Kesher, we invite you to our joint Family Purim Celebration from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM with an animal theme! We'll have games, Israeli dancing, a petting zoo, and a new puppet show. Open to all ages, and feel free to bring friends!


Register for the 54th Annual Kallah
Scholar in Residence Weekend

March 29 to 31

Our Kallah speaker, Derek Penslar, has recently been featured in many news and opinion articles because of his new role as head of Harvard's antisemitism committee. Come join us to hear him talk about his book, Zionism: an Emotional History (2023), and to debate the issues and give your opinion at the Q and A. See the flyer for more information. Please register here.


Keren Reyim, our annual appeal, is underway!

Funds from Keren Reyim help assure the synagogue’s financial stability. This allows our growing community to build on the vibrancy of our programming and to enhance our connections to the larger community. Check out the Keren Reyim page for more details.


Shabbat Services: Apart, Together

  • Kabbalat Shabbat Online

    Friday Evening 6:00 PM

    Join by Zoom here

  • Shabbat Morning Live Streaming and in Person at Temple Reyim

    Saturday Morning 9:30 AM-12:00 PM

    Join by livestream here


Morning Prayer

  • Every Monday through Friday 7:00 AM

    National holidays, 8:00 AM

    In the Goldweitz Chapel and by Zoom here

  • Every Sunday Morning 9:00 AM

    Join by Zoom here


JF&CS: Family Table

Please bring whole grain cereal and raisins to our collection box, or consider donating whole grain cereal and raisins through the Amazon wish list here.

You can use the PayPal button below to donate. Please indicate on the payment form ("Add a note") that this donation is for JF&CS.


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