Wherever you are on your spiritual journey,
the focus of Central Reform Temple of Boston is to provide everyone
with a home for growth and new horizons.
We are a house of prayer for all people.
Rabbi Shire leads the procession carrying the Torah scrolls to the new Ark on Rosh Hashanah followed by Michael Scanlon and Jill Silverstein.
Photos by Jesse Kiefer
The word rabbi means "teacher" and our rabbi embodies that title in a very special way. Reading his sermons is a wonderful way to reach a deeper understanding of the ethics that support our faith tradition.
CRT Passover Second Night Seder
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We would love for you to join us again this year for our Second Night Seder! The cost is $54 per person, payable at the time of registration (up to 4 guests per sign-in) You may return to this form to register and pay for as many friends and family members as you like. If you would like to contribute to Elijah’s Table, please complete your meal registration first, then return to the form to make your donation as a separate transaction. Most importantly: we want everyone at our table. If the cost is a barrier to your attendance, please reach out to Jill Silverstein at [email protected] for a confidential accommodation. Complete the form on the button above and be sure to click "submit" to finalize your spot. We can’t wait to celebrate with you! CHAG SAMEACH! A Sweet Passover!
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Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 3:00pm
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Learn more about Emmanuel Center - CLICK HERE
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Multicast Shabbat Service & PotluckFriday , March 13, 6:30pm
March 13th marks our return to Multicast Shabbat services (in person and online). We will celebrate being together in person with a Shabbat Potluck supper after services. Please bring your favorite dish to share with everyone.
All are welcome. Keep up with everything going on at CRT, including Zoom links to multicast services, by reading "The Week Ahead," our weekly newsletter. Want to join the email list? Email info@centralreformtemple.org |
Torah Study
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Emmanuel Center Movie NightThursday, March 19 at 7:00pm
We will be gathering to discuss the documentary film "No Other Land". Rabbi Michael Shire will facilitate.
SUMMARY: Palestinian activist Basel Adra documents the destruction of his community in Masafer Yatta under Israeli occupation. He forms an unlikely alliance with Israeli journalist Yuval. For years, they fight against mass expulsion—forging a complex bond haunted by the extreme inequality between them. info@centralreformtemple.org |
Jewish Heritage Center TourThursday, March 26 at 3:00-5:00pm
Join us at the Jewish Heritage Center, 97 Newbury Street, on Thursday, March 26th from 3:00-5:00pm. The Jewish Heritage Center is a treasure trove of archives from Boston's Jewish community, its synagogues, schools, professions, stores, and Jewish neighborhoods. We have arranged a special tour of the archives and a talk about their collection and items of interest relating to the lives of our grandparents or parents who lived in the city. The tour and talk is free of charge though donations to the Center will be gladly received. Please RSVP so we know how many will join us.
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Central Reform Temple of Boston is a uniquely welcoming community that embraces the richness of the Jewish tradition. Our worship, conducted primarily in English, is inclusive and accessible. We offer a warm, unconditional welcome to all who seek to join us in worship, study, and service, without regard to religious background or beliefs. One need not be born Jewish, be able to read Hebrew, or convert to Judaism to be a full, participating member of Central Reform Temple. Interfaith families and people of all faiths, including the unaffiliated, are fully embraced. Members of the LGBTQ community are a vibrant part of our Temple family.
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March 13th marks our return to Multicast Shabbat services (in person and online). We will celebrate being together in person with a Shabbat Potluck supper after services. We will start with a Shabbat Schmooze with the rabbi and CRT members at 5:40 in the Emmanuel Room. Rabbi Shire will lead us in worship and we will be accompanied by our musicians.
Everyone is welcome. If you would like to be on the newsletter list at CRT, email info@centralreformtemple.org |
With a focus on adult programming and social justice, we strive to be engaged with each other both within and outside our Shabbat, Festival, and High Holy Day Services. Our one-of-a-kind covenant relationship with Emmanuel Episcopal Church with whom we share our spiritual home, integrates us both physically and ideologically within the Back Bay interfaith community.
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From the Rabbi's Study
Perhaps the single most practical thing Judaism has offered to the world, is the distinction between the working week and a day of rest. This concept of Shabbat first conceptualized in the Hebrew Bible and then spun into a myriad forms has been applied by every Civilization through the ages to provide a cessation in the unceasing drive to have, to own and to obtain more!
For as Abraham Joshua Heschel stated in his Classic work, ‘The Sabbath’, Shabbat is rather a time to be, to become, to be open to wonder...
For as Abraham Joshua Heschel stated in his Classic work, ‘The Sabbath’, Shabbat is rather a time to be, to become, to be open to wonder...
Rabbi Shire leads the service and is joined by congregational reader Bob Frank, with Jennifer Coplon lighting candles, featuring Mark Andrew Cleveland and Andrew Mattfeld recorded music and another special treat at the sermon time. CRT member Larry Isaacson shares his very first trip to Israel and Jordan with us. The service leaflet used for Service I (1) which can be found at this link: https://www.crtboston.org/service-pdf. The songbook with words for songs not in the prayerbook can also be found there. Music covered by JLicense.
Visit CRTBoston.org for more information on Central Reform Temple of Boston services and events.
Visit CRTBoston.org for more information on Central Reform Temple of Boston services and events.
On one of the coldest nights of the winter Rabbi Shire is joined congregational reader Linda Davis, with Ying Becker and Hal Berman lighting candles, featuring Fausto Miro and Andrew Mattfeld recorded music and a another special treat at the sermon time. CRT member Ralph Freidin, MD, shares his story of a life spent working for social justice for those marginalized by structural and cultural bias. Ralph continues his work to this day. Visit CRTBoston.org for more information on Central Reform Temple of Boston services and events. Service documents for this service available at https://www.crtboston.org/service-pdf-links.html. Music covered by JLicense.
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Subscribe to Central Reform Temple YouTube Channel
Enjoy CRT Shabbat Services “on demand” on the temple YouTube channel. When you subscribe you will be notified by email each time a new video is uploaded. Experience CRT services for the first time, review a service you missed, or relax into prayer and meditation in the middle of the week. Enjoy!
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Central Reform Temple of Boston meets at our home in
Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church,
15 Newbury Street in Boston, Massachusetts.
We welcome you to join us!
Guests who would like to receive our weekly email with information on service dates, activities, and more please email us at [email protected].
CRT members lighting shabbat candles on Simchat Torah at The Ark - Pinner and Northwood Liberal Synagogue in UK
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CRT members study ancient Jewish manuscripts at
The Bodleian Library in Oxford, UK
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Many photos courtesy of Jesse Kiefer.
