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Central Reform Temple 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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Wherever you are on your spiritual journey,
the focus of Central Reform Temple is always to provide everyone with a home
for growth and new horizons.
We are a house of prayer for all people.
the focus of Central Reform Temple is always to provide everyone with a home
for growth and new horizons.
We are a house of prayer for all people.
Rabbi Howard A. Kosovske
Rabbi Howard A. Kosovske joined Central Reform Temple on
July 1, 2020, as the Interim Rabbi, following the retirement of our
visionary founding rabbi, Howard A. Berman. Rabbi Kosovske is an experienced Transition Specialist poised to help Central Reform Temple move into the future.
From the Rabbi's Study
Transitions…moving on from one place or situation to another. How often is that our central focus? And when it is, it can loom large, very large.
I’m thinking about that a lot these last weeks. Watching millions of people leaving Ukraine, first usually for Poland and then, maybe, for someplace else. What fills my thoughts mostly is this question: what is in the minds of these people the whole time? They are leaving home for an unknown place, moving to a place of an unknown language, having now a totally unknown future. Trying? Yes, of a certainty it has to be…for all of them.
I don’t know what my grandparents thought when they were leaving the safety of the OId Country (as if the Old Country was ever a safe place). Then, after that long ocean crossing down in steerage, they landed on these shores. As they did, they knew not a word of English. And their pockets were empty of money. Maybe, they thought, those distant relatives over here, even temporarily, would, as promised, take them in. But then again, what if they wouldn’t when they showed up on their doorsteps? It all had to be terrifying. I know that it was, just as I know that for the Ukrainians leaving Ukraine these past weeks. And Ukraine, as they left, was as unsafe a place as anyone could even imagine...
I’m thinking about that a lot these last weeks. Watching millions of people leaving Ukraine, first usually for Poland and then, maybe, for someplace else. What fills my thoughts mostly is this question: what is in the minds of these people the whole time? They are leaving home for an unknown place, moving to a place of an unknown language, having now a totally unknown future. Trying? Yes, of a certainty it has to be…for all of them.
I don’t know what my grandparents thought when they were leaving the safety of the OId Country (as if the Old Country was ever a safe place). Then, after that long ocean crossing down in steerage, they landed on these shores. As they did, they knew not a word of English. And their pockets were empty of money. Maybe, they thought, those distant relatives over here, even temporarily, would, as promised, take them in. But then again, what if they wouldn’t when they showed up on their doorsteps? It all had to be terrifying. I know that it was, just as I know that for the Ukrainians leaving Ukraine these past weeks. And Ukraine, as they left, was as unsafe a place as anyone could even imagine...
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For those who are comfortable we are back to meeting in person at our home Emmanuel Church at 15 Newbury Street in Boston, Massachusetts. We welcome you to join us!
Guests who would like to join our online activities please email us.
Guests who would like to join our online activities please email us.
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Rabbi Kosovske and wife Janet Kramer read the torah portion in Hebrew and English on Yom Kippur morning 2021 / 5782
Yom Kippur 2021 / 5782 hybrid afternoon discussion with in person and online participants.
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Shabbat Service on June 3, 2022 led by Rabbi Howard A. Kosovske joined by The Rev. Pamela Werntz, rector of Emmanuel Church as they discuss Shavuot and Pentecost. The service feature music by Angelynne Hinson as cantorial soloist joining Amy Lieberman as accompanist and singer. Download Service V and CRT Songbook to pray and sing along with the service. Shabbat Service on May 20, 2022 led by Rabbi Howard A. Kosovske featuring music by Andrew Mattfeld, our Music Director and accompanist with Angelynne Hinson as cantorial soloist. Download Service IV and CRT Songbook to pray and sing along with the service.
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