Center for Jewish Life in Franklin County
A team from the Temple Israel community gleans most Sundays in the fields of Atlas Farms in Deerfield. Each harvester distributes their foods to local pantries, social service agencies and community kitchens. Email rabbi(@)templeisraelgreenfield.org to receive weekly reminders of if/where/what we will harvest. Open to all ages.
Welcome the New Year with families- we'll provide dinner including challah and apples and honey. There will be activities for kids and a klezmer jam (bring your instruments!). Come relax and hang out before erev Rosh Hashanah. Location in Gill. Register for exact location. This event will be outdoors under a large tent. We will… Read More »
Rabbi Andrea and soloist Yosl Kurland share leadership of the high holiday services. Kiddush follows service and sermon. Services will be in person and livestreamed. Masks will be required for all in-person high holiday services. Register for Zoom link. We are dedicated to providing affordable High Holidays offerings for all in our community, and therefore… Read More »
Rabbi Andrea and soloist Yosl Kurland share leadership of the high holiday services. Picnic lunch and all-ages family program follows service at an outdoor location. Services will be in person and livestreamed. Masks will be required for all in-person high holiday services. Register for Zoom link. We are dedicated to providing affordable High Holidays offerings… Read More »
Come on down to an outdoor location for a BYO picnic lunch, all ages Tashlich* program with Creative Movement instructor Anna Hendricks. Have fun, enjoy the community, hear the shofar and *cast away those old habits and thoughts. Register here for details. Temple Israel does not charge for high holiday services. Donations are welcome.
Rabbi Andrea and solist Yosl Kurland will lead high holiday services this season with help from local singers and poets. Torah reading and shofar sounding ~ 12PM. Services will be in person and livestreamed. Masks will be required for all in-person high holiday services. Register for Zoom link. We are dedicated to providing affordable High… Read More »
Rabbi Andrea leads a service for her former home community Pnai Or of West Hartford on First Shabbats. We are welcome to join. Please watch your How To Participate, bi-weekly emails for zoom links.
A team from the Temple Israel community gleans most Sundays in the fields of Atlas Farms in Deerfield. Each harvester distributes their foods to local pantries, social service agencies and community kitchens. Email rabbi(@)templeisraelgreenfield.org to receive weekly reminders of if/where/what we will harvest. Open to all ages.
The Hebrew Language classes are all about students becoming comfortable with the Hebrew alphabet, letter by letter. Taught by Rabbi Andrea and friends. Sunday mornings 9-10am REGISTER HERE FOR UNIT #1 Intended for ages 6-10 Unit #1: Sundays Sept 4, Sept 11, Sept 18, Oct 2, Oct 9 and Oct 16. This series will be… Read More »
There is a custom to visit our deceased relatives during the high holiday season. You are invited to walk, talk and contemplate during a cemetery visit with Rabbi Andrea and members of the burial society, our Hevra Kaddisha, on October 2. We'll discuss practices for our cemetery, symbols and meanings of the monuments themselves and… Read More »
Please join Jewish Activists for Immigration Justice, Beit Ahavah, and others for an immigration justice event and alternative Tashlich ritual on Oct. 2 at 2:00 at the DCR Connecticut River Greenway State Park, under the Northampton side of the Coolidge Bridge. The gathering will focus on the moral mandate to provide safety both for those… Read More »
Rabbi Andrea and soloist Yosl Kurland co-lead high holiday services with help from local poets and musicians. We'll light candles together, release ourselves from restricting beliefs and open to the day of At-One-Ment, in music, prayer and words. Services will be in person and livestreamed. Masks will be required for all in-person high holiday services.… Read More »
Rabbi Andrea and soloist Yosl Kurland co-lead high holiday services with help from local poets and musicians. We’ll open to the day of At-One-Ment, in music, prayer and words. Services will be in person and livestreamed. Masks will be required for all in-person high holiday services. Register for Zoom link. We are dedicated to providing… Read More »
Rest and stretch your body late in the fast day of Yom Kippur with Myk Freedman. Please bring your yoga mat if you have one. We'll meet indoors in the social hall. Masks required.
We'll close the holiday with the afternoon and evening prayers of Yom Kippur. We'll read about Jonah, the reluctant prophet and sneak in our last prayerful intentions for the season. We'll hold a light break fast after sundown, ~ 7:15. Services will be in person and livestreamed. Masks will be required for all in-person high… Read More »
The Hebrew Language classes are all about students becoming comfortable with the Hebrew alphabet, letter by letter. Taught by Rabbi Andrea and friends. Sunday mornings 9-10am REGISTER HERE FOR UNIT #1 Intended for ages 6-10 Unit #1: Sundays Sept 4, Sept 11, Sept 18, Oct 2, Oct 9 and Oct 16. This series will be… Read More »
In the special environment of the Sukkah, we'll share our Jewish journeys and add our stories to the train of our ancestors from Abraham and Sarah to our current context. The Sukkah represents the fragile resting space in the midst of transition. Come place your own story in the context of the unfolding history of… Read More »
Roots & Branches families in the sukkah. Drop-in for some time in the sukkah. Come eat dinner, make some decorations for the sukkah and hang out with other families. We'll have a lulav and etrog for making the blessings in the sukkah. Bring your dinner and enjoy activities for both kids and adults!
The Temple Israel Board of Directors meets on the first Wednesday of every month. Members welcome to join; please email the office for the Zoom link.
Traditional Shacharit Service including community memorial prayers. In person and on Zoom. Write rabbi(@)templeisraelgreenfield.org for zoom address
Sing, dance, learn torah - End the high holiday season with joy and community.
Friday Shabbat Visit with Rabbi Andrea at the Arbors Assisted Living in Greenfield. Conversation and challah with the Sabbath blessing. First and Third Fridays at 2:30-3:30 in the Sunroom.
With special guest, Felicia Mednick, Rabbi Andrea will co-lead this Shabbat morning service followed by a light lunch and conversation about God imagery, words and working beyond gendered language. Felicia is an independent scholar of Hebrew language and re-gendering Hebrew to be more reflective of wider gender inclusion. In person and on Zoom
Rabbi Shapira was an influential and spiritual teacher who taught meditation, counseled and led services in the Warsaw Ghetto. He perished on this day in a Polish labor camp on a day called the Harvest Action by the Third Reich along with 43,000 other Jewish prisoners. Our guest speaker for this day of remembrance will… Read More »
Rabbi Andrea leads a service for her former home community Pnai Or of West Hartford on First Shabbats. We are welcome to join. Please watch your How To Participate, bi-weekly emails for zoom links.
