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 […]
Join us as we explore how Greek civilization and the spread of Hellenism profoundly shaped Judaism—its language, philosophy, law, politics, and engagement with the wider world. From the Septuagint to Jewish life in Alexandria, from the Maccabean response to the intellectual legacy of Philo, he will trace the deep imprint of Greek ideas on the […]
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 […]
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.
The Massachusetts Antisemitism Synagogue Task Force (MAST) presents Dr. Brandy Shufutinsky, Director of FDD’s Program on Education & National Security. Dr. Shufutinsky will discuss the Horseshoe Theory: Antisemitism on the far-left and far-right and how it's impacting the generational divide.” Temple Beth Shalom is proud to cosponsor this important community program. Questions? Contact MAST.
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 […]
The Jews of Iran: Past and Present A conversation with Matthew Noriel in celebration of Mizrachi Jewish Heritage Month. Presented by MAST and sponsored by Temple Beth Shalom. Matthew Noriel serves as the director of Community Engagement at Jimena(jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa) and is based in Los Angeles, California. An activist […]
Professor Marc Michael Epstein–a former TBS Scholar-in-Residence–returns for a five-part, exclusive Community Scholars Program series that tackles Judaism’s most urgent, perennial questions—rooted in deep tradition, framed for today’s seekers. Across five Sunday sessions, we’ll probe: Nov 2nd – The Monotheism Question (are Jews really monotheistic, and what does “real” monotheism mean?); Nov 9th – The […]
Join award-winning journalist and author Ariel Sabar for a conversation about his acclaimed book My Father’s Paradise: A Son’s Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq. Part memoir, part history, the book traces Sabar’s journey alongside his father, a Jewish scholar born in a remote Kurdish village, as he uncovers the extraordinary story of […]
Throughout history, Jews around the world have generally avoided military involvement—especially in contexts where the armed forces showed little concern for their needs or identity as Jews. One of the most fascinating exceptions emerged in pre-State Palestine, where, beginning in 1907, Jews under both Ottoman and British rule began forming their own defense organizations—sometimes against […]
From the invention of democracy and the rise of philosophy to the beauty of Greek art and the birth of theater, this four part series reveals how classical ideals continue to shape our politics, aesthetics, ethics, and storytelling. Each session highlights not only Greece’s internal achievements but also its rich interactions with cultures like Egypt […]
From the invention of democracy and the rise of philosophy to the beauty of Greek art and the birth of theater, this four part series reveals how classical ideals continue to shape our politics, aesthetics, ethics, and storytelling. Each session highlights not only Greece’s internal achievements but also its rich interactions with cultures like Egypt […]