July 2025 B-SAFE Food Project
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Shabbat Service
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Shabbat Service
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Shabbat Service
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Next CRT Book GroupSunday, August 24, 7:00pm
Our next CRT book group will be reading The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish (2017). Historical fiction, past and present. It’s long, but highly recommended by our readers.
SUMMARY: Set in London of the 1660s and of the early twenty-first century, The Weight of Ink is the interwoven tale of two women of remarkable intellect: Ester Velasquez, an emigrant from Amsterdam who is permitted to scribe for a blind rabbi, and Helen Watt, an ailing historian with a love of Jewish history. When Helen is summoned to view a cache of newly found seventeenth-century Jewish documents, she enlists an American graduate student, and embarks on a project to determine the identity of the documents' scribe, the elusive "Aleph." |
Jewish Life in Eastern Europe - Jews of ViennaWednesday, September 3, 7:00pm
This second session will introduce a background to Vienna, one of the cities on the CRT trip this fall. It is also open for general interest for anyone.
Introduction: Jewish Life in Central Europe began with migration from the south as Europeans saw the value of intellectual, cultural, and financial assets of Jewish traders & merchants in the early Middle Ages. By the 19th century, this became a flourishing, prosperous and culturally refined Jewish community living comfortably in the capital cities with some restrictions and some antipathy, but foreseeing a more liberal future ahead. Prague & Vienna were united by being capitals of the Hapsburg Empire. By the time of the 20th century, these hopes had been dashed and cataclysmic disaster befell these communities culminating in mass murder during the Shoah and repression under the Communists. What gave rise to the Jews in Central Europe as an intellectual, financial, and cultural icon, and what brought about their utter destruction in less than a hundred years? |
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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Our Rabbi
Rabbi Dr. Michael Shire joined Central Reform Temple of Boston as part-time rabbinic leader on July 1, 2022. Rabbi Shire also holds the title Rabbi in Residence at Emmanuel Church in the city of Boston. He is Professor of Jewish Education at Hebrew College.
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