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Menorah Making

Carmen Hall

Join us for a joyful, hands on Chanukah experience designed especially for families with young children! Together, we’ll build and decorate child friendly menorahs using wood, tiles, paint, and plenty of sparkle. Come celebrate, create, and share the light with your TBS community! We have two types of menorahs. Please choose one per child when […]

Torah Study

Torah Study

No previous experience with Torah study is required...just an open mind and a desire to learn more!

Finding Our Jewish Values in the Torah

Finding Our Jewish Values in the Torah

Each week we will focus on a single Jewish moral or ethical value found in that week's parshah (Torah portion). These will include, but not be limited to: Justice, Compassion, Environmental Ethics, and Business Ethics. A variety of rabbinic sources will enrich our exploration as we seek to apply each week’s value to our lives […]

Listening Sessions: Hearing the Social Justice Concerns of Our TBS Community

Conference Room (front)

With so much happening in the world right now, this is a chance to come together, listen, and talk about what is important to us as a TBS community. In partnership with the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (GBIO), these sessions are an opportunity to share what’s weighing on your mind regarding social justice issues. Together, […]

Panim el Panim

Panim el Panim

Online

Please join us as members of our Temple Beth Shalom community meet via Zoom with members of Congregation Mevasseret Zion - a progressive/Reform congregation just outside of Jerusalem. This is a meaningful series of online conversations about the current crisis. Questions? Email Rabbi Jay.

Sing & Dance with Cantor DJ

Sing & Dance with Cantor DJ: Chanukah Fun!

Family Reading Room

Bring the whole family for a joyful morning of singing, dancing, and instrument play with Cantor DJ Fortine. Each session blends holiday traditions with music learning and is designed for children ages 0–5 and their grown-ups. $15 per family. TBS members use coupon code LL for free registration.

Parenting Through a Jewish Lens

Parenting Through a Jewish Lens

Conference Room (front)

Parenting Through a Jewish Lens (for parents of infants through age 9) Join Rabbi Elyse Pincus Abrahams and a group of fellow parents of newborns through nine-year-olds to discuss topics that matter to you as a parent; explore Jewish values that can enrich your family; reflect on the joys and challenges of raising kids today; […]

Lay-Led Morning Minyan

Lay-Led Morning Minyan

Members of our community gather virtually for a warm and inclusive lay-led service.  These services take place even if there are fewer than ten participants, last about 20-30 minutes, and are a meaningful way to start your day. Please join us in person; we are no longer meeting virtually.

Lay-Led Evening Minyan (online)

Lay-Led Evening Minyan (online)

Members of our community gather virtually for a warm and inclusive lay-led service.  These services take place even if there are fewer than ten participants, last about 20-30 minutes, and are a meaningful way to end your day. Join us on Zoom here.

Garden Club: Outdoor Containers

Simon Hall

Susan Nock of Thistle Design in Wellesley will present a program on Outdoor Containers. Susan will create three seasonal containers and explain why certain plants are chosen for the season. Please join us for a very informative presentation. Questions? email gardenclub@tbsneedham.org Contact: Garden Club