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.
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Shabbat Service
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Shabbat Service
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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. 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.
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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...
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.
Our first service of 2026 featured Rabbi Shire, our own Jill Silverstein as congregational reader, Carol and Dick Daynard lighting candles, Fausto Miro and Andrew Mattfeld recorded music and a special treat at the sermon time. Rabbi Shire's mother, Ruth Shire, joins us from Oxford, England to share experiences from her early life in Germany and England during WWII. The service leaflet used for the service is A Time to Remember which can be found at this link:https://www.crtboston.org/service-pdf-links The songbook with words for songs not in the prayerbook can also be found there. Visit CRTBoston.org for more information on Central Reform Temple of Boston services and events.
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.
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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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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.
