Temple Beth Shalom

Lay-Led Evening Minyan (online)
2025-09-16 18:45 - 19:15, 2025-09-17 18:45 - 19:15, 2025-09-30 18:45 - 19:15 (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 end your day. Join us on Zoom here.

Lay-Led Morning Minyan
2025-09-18 07:00 - 07:30, 2025-09-22 07:00 - 07:30, 2025-09-25 07:00 - 07:30, 2025-09-29 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.

Sisterhood and Brotherhood Monthly Canasta
2025-09-18 19:00 - 21:00 (US/Eastern) | Simon Hall
Come play Canasta with TBS Sisterhood and Brotherhood on the third Thursday of every month from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Canasta is a game played with four people, so we need groups of four to be able to make a table. Please sign up for either advanced beginner or experienced player in order. DO NOT skip to the second table at your level if the first table is not filled. If the second table does not fill up but you want to play, try to find others to join your table, otherwise assume your game is not happening. If you sign up but can no longer play, please find someone to replace you. Canasta is free for TBS members. Non members are welcome to join Sisterhood or Brotherhood to play. Join Sisterhood here: t-b-s.me/sisterhood. To join Brotherhood, please reach out to Chuck Wilson at brotherhood@tbsneedham.org.

Bag Lunches and Breakfast Items for Homeless Shelters
2025-09-19 09:15 - 09:45 (US/Eastern) | Parking Lot (Front)
Join TBS Social Action for our 6th year of donating bag lunches, snacks and breakfast foods to guests in the Father Bill’s network of homeless shelters in Brockton! EVERY MONTH we commit to donating100 bag lunches, snacks and breakfast foods, providing immediate and measurable impact. This is a great project for individuals or families! We will collect donations between 9:15 and 9:45am on the Webster side of the TBS front parking lot. Drive right up and we will unload your bagged items from your car. We appreciate your on-time drop-off as we depart for Brockton delivery immediately following the collection. Can’t make it to the collection? No problem! Non-perishable donations may be dropped at a Needham address prior to the collection day. Details in the sign-up link. Thank you for helping to feed the stranger in our midst.
Please email us at socialaction@tbsneedham.org with any questions, to arrange to make your non-perishable donation at a Needham address prior to the collection or to request to be added to the TBS Social Action mailing list.

Grandparenting in Today's World
2025-09-19 09:45 - 11:00 (US/Eastern) | Beit Midrash
Join us for a discussion with other TBS grandparents of young children facilitated by Margie Bogdanow, LISCW, about grandparenting in today’s world. Margie Bogdanow is an LICSW social worker, coach, and consultant based in New England. Her professional work focuses on impacting adults to make a positive difference in the lives of young people. She currently serves as the Senior Advisor to the BeWell Initiative at Jewish Federations of North America. In that role she consults with communities across the country to assist them in their mental health efforts. She is on the Parenting Through a Jewish Lens faculty at Hebrew College and was a co-creator of the Grandparenting Through a Jewish Lens and Parenting Teens Through a Jewish Lens curriculum. She currently serves as the Chair of the 18 doors Grandparent Advisory Council, as well as being involved in numerous other Grandparent projects. She is the gramma to 7.
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Erev Shabbat Service
2025-09-19 18:15 - 19:45, 2025-09-26 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
2025-09-20 08:30 - 09:00, 2025-09-27 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
2025-09-20 09:15 - 10:15, 2025-09-27 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
2025-09-20 09:15 - 10:15, 2025-09-27 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.

Volunteering at Cradles to Crayons
2025-09-20 13:00 - 15:00 (US/Eastern) | Outside of Temple
Spend an afternoon of volunteering at the Cradles to Crayons (C2C) Giving Factory in Newton! We will quality check, sort, package, and prepare new and gently used donations to go to kids in the Greater Boston community through C2C’s incredible network of Service Partners. Drop-off and pick-up will be at C2C.

No K-12 Learning Programs (Erev Rosh Hashanah)
2025-09-22

Temple Office Closes at 1-Erev Rosh HaShanah
2025-09-22

Children's Center Early Close for Rosh Hashanah, 1pm
2025-09-22
Contact: Ellen Dietrick

No K-12 Learning Programs (Rosh Hashanah)
2025-09-23, 2025-09-24

Children's Center No School- Rosh Hashanah
2025-09-23

Children's Center No School- Rosh Hashanah
2025-09-24 00:00 (US/Eastern)

Listening Session: Hearing the Social Justice Concerns of Our TBS Community
2025-09-28 09:30 - 11:00 (US/Eastern) | Carmen Hall
Join us so we can learn what matters to you. In these challenging times, Temple Beth Shalom is hosting Listening Sessions this Fall to hear your stories, concerns, and hopes for the future. Your voice will help shape the actions we take together for justice, equity, and positive change.We will begin with a light bagel breakfast at 9:30. a.m. The discussion will begin at 10 a.m. Can’t make it to this session? We’ll have two more later in the fall.
Questions? Contact the TBS GBIO Leadership Team.

Israeli Dance
2025-09-29 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)

Garden Club Presents: Floral Workshop - "Don't Forget the Basics!"
2025-09-29 19:15 - 20:45 (US/Eastern) | Carmen Hall
What makes this design effective and beautiful? Is it careful color coordination? The use of a variety of textures and forms of plant material? The repetition of a few flower and leaf choices? Yes, all of these.
Whatever the design, all flower arrangements benefit from following the principles and elements of design. Come review these basic rules with our own club member Margo Yie and create a lovely arrangement to take home.
The charge for this workshop is $40. Please bring your floral scissors to the workshop. The container will be provided.
Registration for this workshop is due by September 12th.

Our Constitution in the News
2025-09-29 19:30 - 21:00 (US/Eastern) | Beit Midrash
Former federal court Judge Judith Barzilay, who was also a Professor at William & Mary Law School, will lead a two-part program taking a deeper dive into the text of the US Constitution and its import in the context of challenges, developments and perspectives presented by current events. It is expected that the first session will focus on the body of the Constitution and that the second session will focus on amendments contained in the Bill of Rights. The actual program may be adjusted to address current events and court decisions at the time of the programs and their impact as well as consideration of impact on the Jewish community and issues of Tikkun Olam.
The first 100 registrants will receive a pocket-sized copy of the US Constitution for use during and after the program. Light desserts will also be provided. This is the second in a two-part series; new participants are welcome!
About the speaker:
Judge Barzilay was appointed to the federal bench by President Bill Clinton in 1998 and spent 18 years as a judge on the US Court of International Trade in New York. She also sat by designation of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on several US Appellate Courts and at trials for the Southern District of New York in cases of general federal jurisprudence. She has written and published over 200 judicial opinions on multiple topics. After her service on the bench, Judge Barzilay joined the faculty of the law school at William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA where she taught for 5 years. She holds a BA in English and Education from Wichita State University and holds a Master’s Degree and Juris Doctorate from Rutgers University.
Contact: Adult Learning
