Read “James” with Us: A RJI Community Read Event (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Join RJI's community read of Percival Everett's "James"—a bold retelling of Huck Finn from Jim's perspective. Moderated by Susan Jane.
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Becoming an Ally & DEI Champion | A Conversation with Colette Phillips (Hybrid)
- Community Engagement
Learn from Colette Philips and explore the intersections of antisemitism and antiracism work.
“The Barber of Little Rock” Film Screening and Interview with Executive Producer (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Hear from TBE congregant Ian Cohen, who will share his experience in the creation and celebration of his Oscar-nominated documentary, "The Barber of Little Rock."
Civil Rights Journey Information Session (Online)
- Community Engagement
Join us for this informational session about the Racial Justice Initiative’s exploration of the Civil Rights Movement, and particularly the Jewish community’s responses (then and now).
Tour of Old Jewish Boston and Why We Left (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Join Lew Finfer, long-time community organizer and co-chair of the Boston Desegregation and Busing Initiative 50th Anniversary Committee, for a tour that will include historical highlights of the 60s and 70s Civil Rights Movement in Boston.
Let My People Read Campaign (Online)
- Community Engagement
A fundraiser to purchase books for students and families in Tulsa, OK, which has enacted restrictions on access to books and learning.
RJI Quarterly: Eyewitness Testimonials of Desegregation and Busing (Hybrid)
- Community Engagement
Join us to mark the 50th anniversary of the Desegregation of Boston Public Schools (BPS) and Judge Garrity's 1974 order to integrate the schools by busing students.
Transformation 101: College Behind Bars Mentoring (Hybrid)
- Community Engagement
Join us for this spotlight on Emerson College’s life-changing bachelor’s degree program for individuals incarcerated in Massachusetts State Prison, and learn about opportunities to mentor incarcerated students.
Community Viewing of “The Busing Battleground” (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Join us for a community viewing of the PBS documentary film, The Busing Battleground, which details the decades-long struggles for educational equity.
GBIO Housing Justice Action (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Join us and other faith communities to come together and show our power to get housing programs over the finish line after an ambitious three year campaign—add your voice!
Winter Walk to End Homelessness (In Person)
- Community Engagement
The Winter Walk is an initiative that believes ending homelessness is within our reach. Participants, housed and unhoused, will walk shoulder to shoulder and then share a meal together as we hear real stories of Boston’s homeless population.
Black Jewish Relations: Then and Now (Online)
- Community Engagement
Please join the RJI to celebrate Black History Month with this important conversation with Rabbi Jonah Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.
Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Day (In Person)
- Community Engagement
TBE honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a Day of Community Service on his 95th birthday, January 15, 2024. Spend the morning with us!
Canceled: Reflections on our Civil Rights Journey and the Legacy of MLK (Hybrid)
- Community Engagement
This program has been canceled.
Canceled: MLK Commemoration Shabbat Dinner (In Person)
- Community Engagement
This program has been canceled.
RJI Quarterly: The Federal Criminal Justice System From Multiple Angles & Community Chanukah Candle Lighting (Hybrid)
- Community Engagement
Come hear an insider’s perspective when TBE member Josh Levy shares his reflections on his career trajectory and how it influenced him to take on the work of his new position as Acting US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts.
Info Session: Partakers Mentoring Opportunities (Online)
- Community Engagement
The Partakers Mentor Programs match volunteer mentor teams with incarcerated individuals working on their college degrees while in prison and with returning citizens navigating re-entry.
Adult Civil Rights Journey to Atlanta, Montgomery, Birmingham & Selma: This trip is full
- Community Engagement
Join us in the south for a meaningful and educational trip!
Reproductive Justice Art Exhibit and Discussion on Black Maternal Health (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Join us for a Deeply Rooted: Faith in Reproductive Justice. This is an ambitious, multidisciplinary exhibition that looks at abortion and reproductive justice through the lens of faith, bringing Jewish feminist artists into dialogue with artists from other faith communities and backgrounds.
Annual Trotter School Holiday Gift Drive
- Community Engagement
The annual Holiday Gift Collection for the 320 students at Grove Hall’s William Monroe Trotter K-6 School is underway!
Jews in the Civil Rights Movement (Hybrid)
- Community Engagement
Join Yoni Kadden as he presents his highly popular class focusing on how we speak about Jews in the Civil Rights Movement.
Info Session: Partakers College Behind Bars Mentoring (Online)
- Community Engagement
This program is for you if you are interested in becoming a College Behind Bars mentor or if you you have questions and would like to learn more about the College Behind Bars or Re-Entry Mentor Programs (there’s no commitment required to attend the training).
A Virtual Tour of MAZON’s New Museum Of Hunger (Online)
- Community Engagement
Join us for a virtual tour of MAZON's new Hunger museum which provides the history over the last 60 years of the problem of hunger, and trying to eradicate hunger, in this country.
Jews in the Civil Rights Movement (Hybrid)
- Community Engagement
Join Yoni Kadden as he presents his highly popular class focusing on how we speak about Jews in the Civil Rights Movement.
The Prison-to-College Pipeline Panel (Hybrid)
- Community Engagement
Please join us, after Shabbat services, to welcome several formerly incarcerated people who have participated in College Behind Bars, and the related mentoring program, Partakers.
Jews in the Civil Rights Movement (Hybrid)
- Community Engagement
Join Yoni Kadden as he presents his highly popular class focusing on how we speak about Jews in the Civil Rights Movement.
Racial Justice Initiative Quarterly Meeting (Hybrid)
- Community Engagement
Join us to discuss What's Happening in America Now and Its Impact on the Black and Jewish Communities
An RJI Evening of Celebration & Appreciation (Hybrid)
- Community Engagement
Join us to celebrate the contributions and dedication of our honorees as well as recognize the commitment and engagement of our broader TBE community.
Information Session: Civil Rights Journey to Atlanta, Montgomery, Birmingham & Selma
- Community Engagement
Join us to learn more about upcoming Civil Rights Journey trips!
Mother’s Day Walk for Peace (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Join/support the TBE team by donating, fundraising and/or walking, whether on your own or with others.
Partakers Re-Entry Mentor Info Session & Training (Online)
- Community Engagement
Join us and discover if this remarkable volunteer opportunity is right for you!
Let’s Talk About Race & Identity: Family Storytime & Learning Program (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
Join Cantor Josh and Brave Light Library in a family-friendly experience about race, identity, and justice!
A Special MFA Tour with Curator Ethan Lasser (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Join us for an exclusive tour of the exhibit, Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Edgefield South Carolina, with the curator, and TBE congregant, Ethan Lasser.
Ceramics Workshop (In Person)
- Community Engagement
In this experiential workshop, participants will learn about and create pottery inspired by the work of Dave The Slave Potter, born in 1801.
An Evening with Ebenezer Baptist Church (Hybrid)
- Community Engagement
Rev. Vaughn’s presentation titled, “We are the ones we have been waiting for” will describe Ebenezer Baptist’s role in demonstrating faith leadership’s importance in the public square, the long-standing partnership with The Temple in Atlanta, and how to reinvigorate the alliance between the Black and Jewish communities.
RJI Quarterly Meeting: After Incarceration, What’s Next? (Online)
- Community Engagement
Join the Racial Justice Initiative (RJI) for their quarterly meeting!
Housing Justice Campaign Teach-In (Online)
- Community Engagement
Join the Racial Justice Initiative to hear the exciting details of this effort that is focused on public housing, affordable rental and homeownership opportunities, and housing access.
Winter Walk (In Person)
- Community Engagement
The Winter Walk is an initiative that believes ending homelessness is within our reach. The 7th annual Winter Walk in Boston will be held on February 12, 2023.
Partakers Mentor Programs Info Meeting & Re-Entry Mentor Training (Online)
- Community Engagement
Come learn how to mentor our Partakers community!
Commemorate MLK Day with Author Joseph Rosenbloom, Redemption: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Last 31 Hours (Online)
- Community Engagement
Join us in conversation with Joseph Rosenbloom to commemerate MLK day.
The Legacy of Housing Discrimination and RJI’s Partnership with GBIO’s Housing Justice Campaign (Online)
- Community Engagement
Join the Racial Justice Initiative (RJI) for their quarterly meeting!
Civil Rights Journey
- Community Engagement
Join RJI on a journey to Atlanta, Montgomery, Birmingham, and Selma.
Fee:
$995
Trotter School Holiday Gift Collection
- Community Engagement
Donate gifts for students at the Trotter School!
CASA and RJI at Prison Book Program (In Person)
- Community Engagement
The Prison Book Program sends books to prisoners to support their development and to help them avoid returning to prison after release.
Jews in the Civil Rights Movement (Hybrid)
- Adult Learning
Join Yoni Kadden as he revisits his Jews in the Civil Rights Movement program with TBE.
Jews in the Civil Rights Movement (Hybrid)
- Adult Learning
Join Yoni Kadden as he revisits his Jews in the Civil Rights Movement program with TBE.
RJI Quarterly Meeting: Aftershock, Health Disparities, and Black Maternal Mortality (Online)
- Community Engagement
Join the Racial Justice Initiative (RJI) for their quarterly meeting!
Jews in the Civil Rights Movement (Hybrid)
- Adult Learning
Join Yoni Kadden as he revisits his Jews in the Civil Rights Movement program with TBE.
Civil Rights Journey Information Session (Hybrid)
- Community Engagement
Join us to learn more about the trip’s itinerary, activities, and logistics!
Racial Justice Quarterly Meeting (Hybrid)
- Community Engagement
Join the RJI for a presentation on Returning Citizens: Barriers and Opportunities.
Prison Nation: Photographic Art Exhibit (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Come see a great art exhibit at Wellesley College.
Let’s Talk About Race & Identity: Family Storytime & Learning (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Join Rabbi Philip, Cantor Josh, and Brave Light Library (BLL) in a family-friendly experience about race, identity, and justice.
RJI Community Book Read & Discussion (Online)
- Community Engagement
The Racial Justice Initiative invites you to a four-part series about the history you were never taught.
Mother’s Day Walk for Peace with TBE (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Make a difference this Mother’s Day, oin/support the TBE team at the 26th annual Mother’s Day Walk for Peace.
RJI Community Book Read & Discussion (Online)
- Community Engagement
The Racial Justice Initiative invites you to a four-part series about the history you were never taught.
RJI Community Book Read & Discussion (Online)
- Community Engagement
The Racial Justice Initiative invites you to a four-part series about the history you were never taught.
RJI Community Book Read & Discussion (Online)
- Community Engagement
The Racial Justice Initiative invites you to a four-part series about the history you were never taught.
Trotter After-School Program Volunteer Info Session (Online)
- Community Engagement
Learn more about volunteering at the Trotter After-School Program at this info session!
Racial Justice Quarterly Meeting (Online)
- Community Engagement
Join the RJI for their Quarterly Meeting! Program descriptions will be forthcoming
Partakers College Behind Bars Mentor Training (Online)
- Community Engagement
Become a mentor to a College Behind Bars participant!
Feeding Body and Soul: Dinner and Conversation (Online)
- Community Engagement
Join us for dinner and a discussion with leaders from Fresh Food Generation and Commonwealth Kitchen in honor of Black History Month.
Partakers Mentoring Info Session and Re-Entry Mentor Training (Online)
- Community Engagement
Engage in life-changing volunteer mentoring with incarcerated individuals and recently released returning citizens.
Portraits of Freedom: Pops Peterson’s Reimagining Rockwell (Online)
- Community Engagement
Join RJI for a commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.
Fresh Food Generation/Urban Grape Dinner Pick-up (Outdoors)
- Community Engagement
Commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with an at-home dining experience before our online program, Portraits of Freedom with ""Pops"" Peterson and Ethan Lasser.
Getting to Know You—Demystifying Homelessness (Online)
- Community Engagement
The Racial Justice Initiative is very honored to be welcoming Dr. Althea Smith, Chair of the Board of Directors, and Ms. Deborah Collins-Gousby, Chief Operating Officer of Brookview House in Dorchester, and Ari Barbanell, Executive Director of The Winter Walk for a discussion of homelessness in Boston and Massachusetts and what we can do about... Read More