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.
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.
Shabbat Service
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SPECIAL Torah Study - In Person & OnlineSaturday, November 8, 10:00am
MULTICAST Torah Study - in person and online, will be led by Rabbi Shire. CRT, along with dozens of other Reform congregations will be piloting the Torah portion, Vayeira, using CCAR's New Torah Commentary. It is an opportunity for us to participate in an important initiative for Reform Judaism. Everyone is welcome.
BE A PART OF HISTORY: HELP SHAPE THE NEW REFORM TORAH COMMENTARY: Along with hundreds of communities across North America, we will gather together (at 15 Newbury and on ZOOM) to study and offer feedback on this new resource. This historic project supports meaningful, accessible Jewish learning and lifts up diverse perspectives in Torah study for generations to come. Keep up with everything going on at CRT, including Zoom links to multicast services, by reading our weekly newsletter "The Week Ahead." If you would like to be on the newsletter list at CRT, email info@centralreformtemple.org |
Emmanuel Center Movie Night
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Shabbat Service
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Next Book Group
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Daffodil Project Planting DaySunday, November 23, 12:00pm
Emmanuel Church and Central Reform Temple will be planting 250 daffodil bulbs as part of a collaborative project that will culminate in a multimedia presentation called Who Will Remain - a Holocaust memorial program in April. To learn more about the Daffodil Project, click the button below. To know more about our planting day, contact info@centralreformtemple.org
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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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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 Dr Michael Shire leads the evening service on Erev Rosh Hashanah to welcome the New Year with prayers and songs and his thoughts on the meaning of the season. Our High Holy Day quartet with organ accompaniment by Andrew Mattfeld once again provides the beautiful music to enhance our prayer. Enjoy this opportunity to enjoy this service for the first time or revisit again. Service documents for this service available at https://www.crtboston.org/service-pdf-links.html. Music covered by JLicense.
We invite all to come home to their Jewish family at the High Holy Days - whether friends, relatives, or new connections made as we pray together in our magnificent sanctuary. Raise your voice in song and words throughout this sacred time. We begin the penitential period in the Hebrew month of Elul with Selichot. This meditative and beautiful service prepares us for the coming season, with its familiar melodies of the High Holy Days and ancient and contemporary liturgy. Visit CRTBoston.org if you would like to join Central Reform Temple of Boston this holiday season.
Register to ensure you can access the services online or in person for any of our High Holy Day services. Security is paramount for all of us in these troubled times. Be sure to register as early as possible.
Subscribe to this channel for notifications when new services are posted. Music :JLicense # A-700671 #CRTBoston
Register to ensure you can access the services online or in person for any of our High Holy Day services. Security is paramount for all of us in these troubled times. Be sure to register as early as possible.
Subscribe to this channel for notifications when new services are posted. Music :JLicense # A-700671 #CRTBoston
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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!
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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.
