Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Temple Reyim Conservative Synagogue in Newton, MA ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.reyim.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Pages - [Home](https://www.reyim.org/) - We are a heimish, traditional, egalitarian, inclusive and spiritually uplifting Jewish community in Newton, MA that engages our minds and nurtures our souls. - [Board Leadership](https://www.reyim.org/about/board-leadership/) - PresidentJenn Goldberg President@reyim.orgTreasurerSteve WaxVP for PhilanthropyIan MarinoffFinancial SecretaryMallory RomeImmediate Past PresidentLina ZaslvaskyRecording SecretaryJeff NiedermanEmeritusCarol Stollar Past Presidents David StollarJosh Siegel Religious Services Josh Langer Areyvut Social JusticeKim Gilbert Limmud (Adult Learning) Eugene Sheppard Membership Anita Rabinoff-Goldman Shaun Hayward Israel Engagement Linda Gross Facilities Bennett Lavine YouthCandace CavalierAt Large DirectorsKen ScheerRob DanielIris LavineJulie SweetWill CorrdinAndrew FalkensteinBoard of - [Donate Online Here](https://www.reyim.org/donate-now/) - [Becoming B’nei Mitzvah](https://www.reyim.org/living/becoming-bnei-mitzvah/) - Celebrating the Bnei Mitzvah of our children at Reyim is a very special and memorable experience. They are full of joy, and a source of great pride for everyone – the child, their family and the community – as the student becomes our prayer leader and teacher!(As Hebrew is a gendered language, the terms ”Bar” - [Libeynu K-5 Jewish Education Program](https://www.reyim.org/learning/libeynu-k-5-jewish-education-program/) - Libeynu (“Our Hearts”) is our Jewish after-school program for students in Grades K-7 on Tuesday afternoons throughout the school year from 3:30 to 5:45 p.m. at Reyim. The name of our school comes from the phrase “teyn b’libeynu,” a Hebrew prayer to place in our hearts the ability and desire to learn, listen and teach.Libeynu - [Intergenerational Shabbaton](https://www.reyim.org/living/intergenerational-shabbat/) - At Camp Ramah PalmerIn the spring of 2015 we began a new annual event: our intergenerational Shabbaton. In the late spring/early summer, well over a hundred of our community members get together at Camp Ramah in Palmer, MA for a spiritual retreat. It is an opportunity for our community to spend a meaningful Shabbat away, - [Meet Rabbi Talia Young](https://www.reyim.org/about/meet-rabbi-talia-young-rabbinic-director-of-family-and-youth-education/) - Rabbi Talia Young serves as our new Rabbinic Director of Family and Youth Education, directing our Libeynu Jewish Youth Education Program and teen-based programming. She also provides pastoral and spiritual support for all of our community members and brings creativity and deep skill as a leader of tefila and teacher of Torah.In her own words…I - [Meet Rabbi Daniel Berman](https://www.reyim.org/about/meet-rabbi-berman/) - rabbiberman@reyim.org Rabbi Berman is a beloved leader in our congregation. He leads with a compelling vision for modern Jewish life and he models the values and spirit of Reyim: he is warm, humble, passionate, and compassionate. One benefit of being a more intimate congregation of 200 families is the opportunity for Rabbi Berman to truly - [Our Holocaust Memorial Scroll](https://www.reyim.org/about/our-holocaust-memorial-scroll/) - Temple Reyim is the home of Memorial Scrolls Trust Torah #1235 from Příbram, Bohemia, in what is now the Czech Republic. It is housed in a special case that has a place of honor in our sanctuary.The scroll came to us through the efforts of our members Sylvia and Jack Jacobson. It was dedicated in - [Growing Up at Reyim](https://www.reyim.org/living/children-families/) - Our children are integral to the life of the Reyim community. We see children holistically, honor and nurture their spiritual imagination, and teach them to sing, pray, ask questions and form loving friendships with peers and with community members of different generations. We love the sounds of little ones filling the Sanctuary, both prayerful and - [Wasserman Library and Stollar Collection](https://www.reyim.org/learning/wasserman-library-stollar-collection/) - Click here to view the library catalog. The Wasserman Library houses the Stollar Collection of more than 3,000 books and other materials. The collection is dedicated to supporting members of all ages in their Jewish learning. Members may borrow materials any time the building is open (except as noted here). Our reference section, with Biblical - [LGBTQ+ Inclusion and Advocacy](https://www.reyim.org/seeking-justice/lgbtq-inclusion-and-advocacy/) - We warmly and lovingly welcome LGBTQ+ Jews and their families and value the membership and participation of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. We do our best to fully live this core value by: using gender-neutral language for our Torah service to ensure a fully inclusive and empowering call to Torah partnering with Keshet - [Adult Learning](https://www.reyim.org/learning/adult-learning/) - Please join us throughout the year to learn Torah, explore its roots and branches, and discuss the meaning of our texts and tradition. Classes are announced through our weekly newsletter, Reyim Shelanu. Learning with Rabbi BermanRabbi Berman offers semester- or year-long courses in ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary Jewish text and thought. Recent courses have - [Volunteering](https://www.reyim.org/giving/volunteering/) - We rely on the energy and creativity of our volunteers. We encourage everyone to bring their gifts, skills and talents. There are many opportunities to volunteer: Help lead our Shabbat and holiday morning services by leading us in prayer, reading Torah, chanting haftarah, being a gabbai for the Torah service or sharing a d’var Torah - [Membership](https://www.reyim.org/new-here/membership/) - Why Should I Become A Member? Reyim is a second home for our members. We learn together, raise our children together, celebrate Shabbat and Jewish holidays together, and show up for each at the most important times in our lives. Reyim is a close-knit family where you will feel lovingly embraced and seen for who - [Morning Minyan](https://www.reyim.org/praying/morning-minyan/) - Monday through Friday - 7:00 a.m. by Zoom and in person Sundays - 9:00 a.m., by Zoom only National Holidays that fall during the week - 8:00 a.m. Please join us for daily minyan. It is a special opportunity to start the day in prayer and song, and support those who are saying kaddish in - [Interfaith Programs](https://www.reyim.org/seeking-justice/interfaith-programs/) - Building interfaith relationships through shared learning and community programming is an expression of our commitment to Tikkun Olam. Our experience is that this work deepens our understanding of other faith-based communities, and help others better understand Judaism.We are proud of the interfaith coalitions we have helped build to address specific needs in the community, especially - [Supporting Refugees](https://www.reyim.org/seeking-justice/supporting-refugees/) - Newton-Brookline Asylum Resettlement Coalition (N-BARC)In 2017, we formed a powerful multi-faith collaboration with Temple Beth Zion in Brookline, Grace Episcopal Church in Newton Corner, the Newton Centre Minyan, First Baptist Church in Newton Centre, First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton and First Parish of Brookline to support the resettlement of families seeking asylum in the - [Seeking Justice](https://www.reyim.org/seeking-justice/) - We believe that as a Jewish community, we have the moral and religious responsibility to help make communities around us more just and equitable. Our Areyvut (Jewish Responsibility) Committee partners with our Rabbi to shape how we take action around our Jewish commitment to justice. Our focus areas include: Supporting refugees LGBTQ inclusion and advocacy - [Historical Archives](https://www.reyim.org/about/historical-archives/) - We hope you will enjoy this presentation of Reyim’s history, which was compiled from the Reyim Archives by David Stollar. The timeline was designed by David Topper.Click on the images below to enlarge. - [Our Approach](https://www.reyim.org/praying/our-approach/) - Our prayer services are joyful, uplifting, egalitarian and inclusive. We are guided by halacha (the Jewish legal tradition), minhagim (Jewish customs) developed by our community over three generations, and a commitment to spiritual creativity and renewal. Our community members coordinate all aspects of services, lead us in prayer, guide the Torah service as gabbaim, chant Torah - [Meet Our Professional Staff](https://www.reyim.org/about/meet-our-professional-staff/) - Operations Director Becca Wolter-Gustafsonbeccawg@reyim.org Becca grew up in Boston, where she has continued to live throughout her adult life. She graduated from Northeastern University with a BS in Philosophy and a concentration in religious studies. Becca started her professional career as a children’s ballet teacher at a dance studio in Brookline, where she taught for - [Pastoral Care](https://www.reyim.org/living/pastoral-care/) - A special feature of the Reyim community is our Rabbi’s deep engagement with our members and care for the spiritual, emotional and intellectual challenges we face.Rabbi Berman offers pastoral, emotional and spiritual care during our member’s important life transitions, including:Births/arrivals of a new child or family memberIllness and healingHospitalizationEnd of lifeFuneral, shiva, and periods of - [Donate Online Here](https://www.reyim.org/giving/general-fund/) - We are grateful for gifts to the shul of any amount, large and small. We invite you to give in honor of loved ones or special occasions, which you can indicate on the donation form. Community Members: please make your gift through your Membership Portal, where you can give to our Unrestricted General Fund or one of our - [Tree of Life](https://www.reyim.org/giving/tree-of-life/) - We invite you to purchase a leaf on our Tree of Life, which was donated by founding Reyim members, the Chaletzky Family, to celebrate life events and to acknowledge the accomplishments of our members and their families. The Tree has several large stones that can also be engraved. ($180 leaf; $720 stone). Please be in touch with Becca - [New Here?](https://www.reyim.org/new-here/) - Shalom and welcome! At Temple Reyim you will find a kind, down-to-earth, spiritual community. We are at Reyim because we want to be in close relationships with one another and engage with our tradition – Torah (learning), Avodah (acts of service) and Gemilut Hasadim (acts of loving kindness). The Hebrew word “Reyim” means close friends, - [Contact Us](https://www.reyim.org/contact-us/) - 1860 Washington StreetNewton MA, 02466(617) 527-2410office@reyim.orgThe Temple Reyim office is open Mondays – Fridays, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. - [Our Shared Campus](https://www.reyim.org/about/our-shared-campus/) - Together with Hebrew College, we are proud to have created a groundbreaking model for modern Jewish life: a unique hub for Jewish learning, community, and creativity guided by a commitment to partnership and collaboration. Our campus partners also include the Jewish Studio Project-Boston, Jewish Women’s Archive, Keshet, the Massachusetts Board of Rabbis, Mayyim Hayyim Living - [Keren Reyim](https://www.reyim.org/giving/keren-reyim/) - Keren Reyim is our annual fundraising campaign. We are grateful for our community’s generosity, which is demonstrated in so many different and valuable ways throughout the year, including meaningful acts of tzedakah. Your contributions make so much of what we do possible. We depend on our annual Keren Reyim campaign to support vital operations, including - [Life Cycle Events](https://www.reyim.org/living/life-cycle-events/) - Judaism teaches us to mark transitions with ritual to help us celebrate, heal and grieve together with loved ones and community. Rabbi Berman is available to guide, offer counsel and officiate life cycle rituals for all of our members and their families. And the Reyim community is here to celebrate with and support you as mark - [Facilities & Rentals](https://www.reyim.org/about/facilities-rentals/) - The Newton Collaborative Jewish Campus, a partnership of Temple Reyim and Hebrew College, with its modern, light-filled spaces, kosher kitchen, wooded setting, and expansive views and ample parking, is the ideal venue for meetings, workshops, conferences, or life cycle events. Our campus is a short drive from Boston and its suburbs, easily accessible by major - [Shabbat at Reyim](https://www.reyim.org/praying/shabbat-at-reyim/) - Shabbat is the heart of Jewish tradition. It is a day set aside each week for spiritual renewal and a retreat from the busyness of our lives. Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel described Shabbat as a “palace in time” whose architecture was built by moments of quiet and stillness together with acts of prayer, learning, joyful - [Tamid: Hebrew College's Adult Learning Program](https://www.reyim.org/learning/tamid-hebrew-colleges-adult-learning-program/) - One of the unique features of Reyim membership is our close partnership with Hebrew College, which offers a diverse array of adult learning classes and courses open to the whole community. You can learn more about Hebrew College’s courses here. As part of our campus collaboration with Hebrew College, Reyim members are offered scholarships to - [Israel Engagement](https://www.reyim.org/living/israel-engagement/) - Two primary questions frame our community’s engagement with Israel: How can we continue to express our commitment to Israel in ways that feel relevant, meaningful and impactful? andHow can we embrace the fullness and diversity of that commitment among our members?We constantly strive to meet the challenges of these questions.Over several years, we have greatly expanded - [Chesed Community Support](https://www.reyim.org/living/chesed-community-support/) - One of the defining features of the Reyim community is that we show up for each other. We are committed to creating an environment where we feel comfortable sharing the challenges that we experience in our lives. Our Chesed team coordinates meal trains, arranges shivas, checks in on Reyim members, and guides the rest of - [Sponsoring Kiddush](https://www.reyim.org/giving/sponsoring-kiddush/) - We invite you to sponsor a kiddush lunch on Shabbat to celebrate and honor special milestones. Whether you want to celebrate a birthday or the anniversary of becoming B’nei Mitzvah, commemorate a loved one’s yahrzeit or mark any other occasion, sponsoring a kiddush can be a meaningful way to honor important moments in your life. - [How to Get Started](https://www.reyim.org/new-here/how-to-get-started/) - Meet with Rabbi Berman to get to know each other and learn more about the Reyim community and our shared campus. Connect with the Chairs of our Membership Committee, Anita Rabinoff-Goldman and Shaun Hayward. Anita and Shaun can share more about the Reyim community and guide you through a membership process. Join us for any - [Joining the Reyim Community](https://www.reyim.org/new-here/joining-the-reyim-community/) - If you are interested in joining the Reyim community, please be in touch with Rabbi Berman and our Membership Committee chairs, Anita Rabinoff-Goldman and Shaun Hayward, who will help you finalize your membership, decide on a dues plan and welcome you to the community.You can complete the online membership form here.You can find our membership - [Get Weekly Updates](https://www.reyim.org/new-here/get-weekly-updates/) - If you would like to receive our weekly newsletter, “Reyim Shelanu,” please email our Operations Director Becca Wolter-Gustafson, who will add you to our our email list. - [Endowment Funds](https://www.reyim.org/giving/endowment-funds/) - Generous donors have donated goal-directed funds to help sustain our community. These funds are managed and invested by an Endowment Committee of Reyim member trustees. Conditions established at the time of initial donations allow the use of investment income and, in some cases, part of the principal, to support the stated goals of the donors.One - [Membership Rates](https://www.reyim.org/new-here/joining-the-reyim-community/membership-rates/) - Membership Temple Reyim relies on annual support from its members to pay its operating expenses. Below you will find our dues structure and information on fees and billing policies. We ask that all members remain in good standing, with all dues and fees paid in full, on a payment plan, or with a dues adjustment - [Kallah Scholar-in-Residence](https://www.reyim.org/learning/kallah-scholar-in-residence/) - Our annual “Kallah” weekend of learning and tefilla (prayer) began in 1969, the first of its kind in Boston. Each year, through lectures and discussion, an outstanding scholar leads study during and after Kabbalat Shabbat and Shabbat morning services and a Sunday morning community gathering. The Kallah re-lives a longstanding tradition of twice-yearly open assemblies for - [High Holy Days](https://www.reyim.org/praying/high-holy-days/) - On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, our entire community comes together for prayer following a month-long period of reflection called “teshuva” – a process of self-examination, commitment to growth, and seeking forgiveness. Our High Holy Day services are joyful and uplifting. Our community members are central to the experience, davening Pesukei D’Zimrah, Shacharit, and Mincha, - [About Temple Reyim](https://www.reyim.org/about/about-temple-reyim/) - Temple Reyim is a warm, joyful, caring, open-hearted and heimish community that engages our minds and nurtures our souls. We are a traditional, egalitarian, and fully inclusive congregation affiliated with the Conservative Movement. With approximately 200 households, we are big enough to provide the support you will need during important milestones, celebrations, and challenges in your - [Social Programs](https://www.reyim.org/living/social-programs/) - One of the ways we get to know each other is through informal, fun social programs. You are always welcome to join us! Brews for JewsMonthly meetups where members bring spirits, spirit, and interesting tidbits to study and discuss (but mostly just shmooze). Kochavim Talent ShowReyim’s got talent! “Kochavim,” meaning “stars,” features the many talents - [Living](https://www.reyim.org/living/) - For close to 75 years, Temple Reyim has offered its members a home that welcomes everyone exactly as they are. At Reyim we are invited to let go of so much of what distracts us and focus on what centers us: our friendships, acts of chesed, Jewish learning, opportunities to celebrate and grieve together, connection - [Publications](https://www.reyim.org/about/meet-rabbi-berman/publications/) - You can read essays by Rabbi Berman published in the following books:With the Best of Intentions: Interreligious Missteps and Mistakes (Orbis Books 2023)My Neighbors Faith: Stories of Interreligious Encounter, Growth and Transformation (Orbis Books 2012) - [High Holy Day Sermons](https://www.reyim.org/about/meet-rabbi-berman/high-holy-day-sermons/) - 2025 Letting Go of the Jar (Yizkor)Disrupting The Violence (Kol Nidrei)Embracing the Lighthearted (Rosh Hashanah II)The Precision of Pain, The Blurriness of Joy: (Rosh Hashanah I ) 2024 Rosh Hashanah I: Tikun Means RepairRosh Hashanah II: This is FamilyKol Nidrei: Forgiveness Wasn’t A Priority This YearYom Kippur Yizkor: We Can’t Cut Kohelet in Half 2022 - [JF&CS Family Table](https://www.reyim.org/seeking-justice/family-table/) - JF&CS Family Table is the largest Kosher food pantry in New England. We are proud to donate to Family Table each month. Our monthly need is 25 boxes of cereal and 30 boxes of raisins. If you are not able to bring food, donations also help. Please make out your check to Temple Reyim and - [Solar Initiative](https://www.reyim.org/seeking-justice/solar-initiative/) - In 2019, we launched our first solar power initiative, a 224 solar panel array generating 81.76 kilowatts of Direct Current (k-W-DC) on our flat roof. We decided to purchase the array as an expression of our commitment le’ovdah ul’shomrah, to serve and protect the earth. Solar power is a renewable energy source that reduces our - [Legacy Giving](https://www.reyim.org/giving/legacy-giving/) - Including Reyim as part of an estate plan is an act of kindness and generosity that will contribute to the vitality of Reyim for generations. In addition to strengthening the congregation, legacy gifts may offer tax advantages, allowing you to support our shul’s long-term health and your own personal estate needs.Featured Legacy Gift: Ed ShadeOur - [Learning](https://www.reyim.org/learning/) - Learning together as a community is one of the primary ways that our members build relationships across generations. Our Limmud Committee creates many learning opportunities throughout the year, including our monthly Beit Midrash featuring scholars in different fields of Jewish thought, and our annual Kallah Scholar-in-Residence weekend. All are welcome to join us. - [Online Membership Form](https://www.reyim.org/new-here/joining-the-reyim-community/online-membership-form/) - "*" indicates required fields Family InformationFamily Name*Home Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City State AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific ZIP Code Home PhoneAdult #1 - Name*Adult #2 - NameAdult #1 - Email* Adult #2 - [High Holy Days - Elul Texts 5780](https://www.reyim.org/praying/high-holy-days/high-holy-days-elul-texts-5780/) - Last Day of Elul Rabbi Simcha Bunam Bonhart of Przysucha would say, “Everyone must have two pockets, with a note in each pocket, so that he or she can reach into the one or the other, depending on the need. When feeling lowly and depressed, discouraged or disconsolate, one should reach into the right pocket, - [High Holy Days - Elul Texts 5779](https://www.reyim.org/praying/high-holy-days/high-holy-days-elul-texts-5779/) - 29th Day of Elul "River Unknowing" Tentatively I tip my toe into the river of un-knowing innocently I feel for the rhythms of a transformation's undertaking wantonly I open and I open like a seed that ripe for sowing somehow I taste the freedom and relief that I don't know who am I and I - [High Holy Days Music Recordings](https://www.reyim.org/praying/high-holy-days/high-holy-days-music-recordings/) - We’re delighted to share recordings of High Holy Day melodies by our Chazzan Josh Jacobson. You can find the recordings linked below, including the name of the prayer and the page number in the machzor (High Holy Day prayer book). Find some time to listen in preparation of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. You will - [Livestream](https://www.reyim.org/livestream/) - During a live broadcast click anywhere in the player window below to view the broadcast.To view a previous broadcast or the broadcast schedule click anywhere in the player window below and select the “Previous Broadcasts” or “Broadcast Schedule” button. - [Giving](https://www.reyim.org/giving/) - We are extremely grateful for the many gifts made to our community. Your gifts allow us to offer a diverse array of programs and educational opportunities throughout the year. These programs are essential to our mission of enriching our members’ lives and strengthening their Jewish identities. There are many opportunities to support our community, including: - [Events](https://www.reyim.org/events/) - CONTENTS - [Praying](https://www.reyim.org/praying/) - [About](https://www.reyim.org/about/) - [Calendar](https://www.reyim.org/calendar/) ## Events - [Shabbat Under the Stars](https://www.reyim.org/events/shabbat-under-the-stars/) - Join us for our annual Shabbat Under the Stars! We will have Kabbalat Shabbat in our courtyard followed by a celebratory Shabbat dinner. The meal will be catered by Milk Street Cafe. Please be sure to register here! - [Libeynu Registration is Now Open](https://www.reyim.org/events/libeynu-registration-is-now-open/) - You can now register here for Libeynu, our K-7 Jewish after-school education program. The cost for the Tuesday afternoon program is $850 per student for Reyim members, with a 10% sibling discount. There is also a $50 discount per student for families who register before June 15. Tuition scholarships are available for any families who - [Tikkun Leyl Shavuot with Performance by Anat Halevy Hochberg and Talk by Professor Yuval Evri: A Celebration of Mizrachi Music, History and Tradition](https://www.reyim.org/events/tikkun-leyn-shavuot-a-celebration-of-mizrachi-music-history-and-tradition/) - Please join us for a very special evening celebrating Mizrachi Music, History and tradition. We will begin with a kosher vegetarian potluck dinner in our courtyard. RSVP here. Here is our schedule for the evening as we celebrate the beginning of Shavuot! 6:00 p.m. Potluck Dinner in the Courtyard. Bring (or purchase) a kosher vegetarian/dairy - [Shavuot Services](https://www.reyim.org/events/shavuot-services/) - Please join us for Shavuot prayer services. Friday May 22 9:30 a.m. Shacharit at Reyim and by Livestream 6:00 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv by Zoom Shabbat May 23 9:30 a.m. Shacharit at Reyim and by Livestream 8:00 p.m. Mincha Maariv by Zoom - [Shabbat Reyim and Graduation Celebration](https://www.reyim.org/events/shabbat-reyim-and-graduation-celebration/) - Join us for our last Shabbat Reyim of the season, with dinner prepared by our community members. Kabbalat Shabbat begins at 6:00 p.m. followed by dinner and our B'nei Mitzvah program. We will also celebrate our graduating high school seniors! - [Kallah Scholar-in-Residence Shabbat and Weekend with Professor Jeremy Eichler](https://www.reyim.org/events/kallah-scholar-in-residence-weekend-with-professor-jeremy-eichler/) - Jeremy Eichler is the John McCann Assistant Professor of Music at Tufts University, and a faculty affiliate in the History and English departments. He is the author of Time's Echo: Music, Memory, and the Second World War, which was named "History Book of the Year" by The Sunday Times of London and described as "the - [Yom Ha'Shoah Maariv Service](https://www.reyim.org/events/yom-hashoah-maariv/) - Join us for Maariv, the evening prayer service, with poetry and prose commemorating the Shoah, followed by a discussion about the impact of the Shoah on future generations. - ["Poetry as Midrash in Motion" with Ben Berman and Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld](https://www.reyim.org/events/poetry-as-midrash-in-motion-with-ben-berman-and-rabbi-sharon-cohen-anisfeld/) - Join us for "Poetry as Midrash in Motion" with award-winning poet and Reyim member Ben Berman and Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, President of Hebrew College. The program is sponsored by Hebrew College and the Boston Chapter of Yetzirah, RSVP here Ben Berman is the author of three books of poems and the collection of essays, Writing While Parenting, a 2023 Times - [Community Pesach Dinner](https://www.reyim.org/events/rsvp-now-for-our-reyim-community-pesach-dinner/) - Join us for our kosher l'Pesach dinner catered by Tova's Catering. Dinner will include chicken, kugel, vegan stuffed peppers, roasted vegetables, potatoes, salad and dessert. - [Chag Pesach Same'ach חג שמח!](https://www.reyim.org/events/chag-pesach-sameach/) - Join us throughout the holiday of Passover for services. All our morning Yom Tov services will be held in our Sanctuary and by Livestream. Evening services will be by Zoom. Here is our schedule: Wednesday Morning April 1 Taanit Bechorot/Fast of First Born 7:00 a.m. Minyan, Siyyum and Break-fast at Reyim and by Zoom Wednesday - [Kallah Prelude](https://www.reyim.org/events/kallah-prelude-3/) - Join David Stollar and Sivan Etedgee for a discussion on selections from Jeremy Eichler's book, Time's Echo, with recorded music. Here is much more on our Kallah Scholar-in Residence weekend. - [Interfaith Program at Grace Episcopal Church](https://www.reyim.org/events/interfaith-program-at-grace-episcopal-church/) - "The Origins of Christianity" will be presented by Jason von Ehrenkrook, Department Chair and Associate Professor of Classics & Religious Studies at the University of Massachusetts-Boston. All are welcome to join the Church's prayer service at 10:30 am. You can learn more about our Interfaith Series here. Please register here. This event will be held at Grace - [Brews for Jews Social Event](https://www.reyim.org/events/brews-for-jews-social-event/) - A casual get together with a small taste of Jewish learning. Bring your favorite beer or spirit to share. Snacks will be provided. - [Intergenerational Shabbaton at Camp Ramah Palmer](https://www.reyim.org/events/register-now-for-our-shabbaton-at-camp-ramah-palmer/) - Register now or our spring Shabbaton at Camp Ramah Palmer. Please let Rabbi Berman know if you'd like to come, stay in guest housing, and/or learn more! Bring family and friends - [Purim Celebration & Megillah Reading](https://www.reyim.org/events/rabbi-bermans-torah-study-class/) - Featuring the Reptiles Show of New England! Join us in costume for an evening of Purim with pizza and hamentashen at 5:30 p.m. followed by a Reptile Show at 6:15 p.m. nd our Megillah reading at 7:30 p.m. - [Young Family Shabbat & B'nei Mitzvah Study](https://www.reyim.org/events/young-family-shabbat/) - Celebrate Shabbat at our Young Family Shabbat with Cassie Seinuk at 11:00 a.m. Our B'nei Mitzvah students will lead Torah service and study Torah with Rabbi Berman beginning at 10:00 a.m. - [Shabbat Reyim: Kabbalat Shabbat and Moroccan Dinner](https://www.reyim.org/events/shabbat-reyim/) - Please join us for Kabbalat Shabbat followed by a Moroccan style dinner at 7:00 p.m. prepared by our community members of fish, vegetables, grains and salads. Our B'nei Mitzvah program begins at 8:00 p.m. RSVP here. - [Learning: Being a Jewish Parent in a Time of Uncertainty](https://www.reyim.org/events/learning-being-a-jewish-parent-in-a-time-of-uncertainty/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Quisque non enim pretium, suscipit mauris quis, tempor mauris. Vestibulum maximus, enim fringilla congue vulputate, mi tortor tempus odio, eu ultricies sapien elit nec est. Praesent finibus ex et ullamcorper lacinia. Nunc sagittis in ex eu lacinia. Vestibulum ac diam sapien. Nunc. - [Shabbat Service and the Bar Mitzvah of Robbie Cohen](https://www.reyim.org/events/shabbat-service-and-the-bar-mitzvah-of-robbie-cohen/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Quisque non enim pretium, suscipit mauris quis, tempor mauris. Vestibulum maximus, enim fringilla congue vulputate, mi tortor tempus odio, eu ultricies sapien elit nec est. Praesent finibus ex et ullamcorper lacinia. Nunc sagittis in ex eu lacinia. Vestibulum ac diam sapien. Nunc. - [Save the Date! Shabbat Reyim](https://www.reyim.org/events/save-the-date-shabbat-reyim/) - [Hanukah Celebration](https://www.reyim.org/events/hanukah-celebration/) - [USY Lock-In](https://www.reyim.org/events/usy-lock-in/) - [Libeynu Youth Education Program](https://www.reyim.org/events/libeynu-youth-education-program/) - [Shabbat Services & Dinner](https://www.reyim.org/events/shabbat-services-dinner/) - [Adult Learning Speaker](https://www.reyim.org/events/adult-learning-speaker/)