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.
Multicast Shabbat ServiceFriday, April 25 6:30pm
Services in Lindsey Chapel and on Zoom. The service will be led by Rabbi Shire who will also share some reflections with us, and our music director Andrew Mattfeld will joined by our talented cantorial soloists.
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
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Multicast Shabbat Service Friday, May 9, 6:30pm
Services in Lindsey Chapel and on Zoom. The service will be led by Rabbi Shire who will also share some reflections with us, and our music director Andrew Mattfeld will joined by our talented cantorial soloists.
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 |
In Person & OnlineFriday, May 10, 10:00am
Rabbi Shire will lead Torah Study on Shabbat morning. Spending Shabbat morning in study and conversation is a wonderful way to learn more and relax in the true spirit of the sabbath.
No prior reading or previous attendance is require. ALL are welcome to attend. 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 NightSunday, May 18, 7:00pm
Our film this month is a comedy, Between the Temples (2024).
SUMMARY: A cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student. Raises the question of what spirituality looks like in modern times. All are welcome to join the conversation, even if you have not seen the movie. The facilitator is TBA. 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 |
Multicast Shabbat ServiceFriday, May 23, 6:30pm
Services in Lindsey Chapel and on Zoom. The service will be led by Rabbi Shire, The Rev Pam Werntz from Emmanuel Church will share some reflections with us, and music will be led by our Music Director, Andrew Mattfeld, joined by our talented cantorial soloists.
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 |
Rabbi Shire at Emmanuel Church
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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...
Shabbat Service at Central Reform Temple of Boston on March 28, 2025. Rabbi Michael Shire leads the service with music by Cantorial Soloist Angelynne Hinson and Music Director and Accompanist Andrew Mattfeld. Service V can be found on the CRT website under Worship https://www.crtboston.org/service-pdf-links. Use A Time to Reflect Shabbat Evening Service and CRT Songbook.
Shabbat Service at Central Reform Temple of Boston on February 21, 2025. Rabbi Michael Shire leads the service with music by Cantorial Soloist Amy Lieberman and Music Director and Accompanist Andrew Mattfeld. Service RRJ can be found on the CRT website under Worship https://www.crtboston.org/service-pdf-links. Use A Time to Reflect Shabbat Evening Service and CRT Songbook.
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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.
