Temple Beth Shalom

No K-12 Learning Programs (December Break)
2025-12-23, 2025-12-24, 2025-12-25, 2025-12-26, 2025-12-28, 2025-12-29, 2025-12-30, 2025-12-31 and 3 more dates

Christmas Eve- Office Closing Early
2025-12-24

Children's Center No School- Winter Break
2025-12-24 - 2026-01-02
Contact: Ellen Dietrick

Temple Office Closed-Christmas Day
2025-12-25

Lay-Led Morning Minyan
2025-12-25 07:00 - 07:30, 2025-12-29 07:00 - 07:30, 2026-01-01 07:00 - 07:30 (America/New_York)
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.

Project Ezra
2025-12-25 07:00 - 12:00 (US/Eastern) | Simon Hall
TBS will once again join hands with the Needham Community Council to provide dinners on Christmas Day. Each year the need seems to increase, so please help us; we cannot do this mitzvah without you.
Volunteers are needed to:

carve the turkeys
prepare the vegetables and fixings
assemble the dinners
deliver the dinners

Please participate! Know of someone who needs a dinner on Christmas Day? Please let us know.
Contact: Lois Sockol, Anne Braunstein, and June Atkind at projectezra@tbsneedham.org

Four Jewish Revoultionaries
2025-12-25 13:00 - 14:00 (US/Eastern) | Online
Join us for a four-part series exploring the lives and legacies of influential Jewish revolutionaries who helped shape modern history. Each session delves into the beliefs, struggles, and societal impact of Adolph Fischer, Rosa Luxemburg, Béla Kun, and Leon Trotsky. Through compelling storytelling and thoughtful analysis, we’ll uncover how their distinct visions of justice and freedom fueled the revolutionary spirit of their times. Led by Professor Howard Lupovitch, TBS’s 2025 Scholar-in-Residence. Presented by the Orange County Community Scholars Program and sponsored by Adult Learning.

Erev Shabbat Service
2025-12-26 18:15 - 19:45, 2026-01-02 18:15 - 19:45 (America/New_York)
If you are a TBS member who would like to join us virtually, please check your Shabbat Shalom email for the link.

Lay-Led Shabbat Morning Service
2025-12-27 08:30 - 09:00, 2026-01-03 08:30 - 09:00 (America/New_York)
Join in virtually, or join us in person in the Beit Midrash! Please refer to your Shabbat Shalom email for the Zoom information.

Torah Study
2025-12-27 09:15 - 10:15, 2026-01-03 09:15 - 10:15 (America/New_York)
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
2025-12-27 09:15 - 10:15, 2026-01-03 09:15 - 10:15 (America/New_York)
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 today.
Join us in person at TBS or drop in online at t-b-s.me/findingvalues.

Israeli Dance
2025-12-29 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)

New Years- Office Closing Early
2025-12-31

Temple Office Closed-New Years Day
2026-01-01
