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!
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Water Bottle Drive
- Community Engagement
Please bring reusable water bottles that will be cleaned and then donated to JF&CS, Brookline Food Pantry, and Wellesley Food Pantry.
Red Cross Blood Drive (In Person)
- Community Engagement
TBE is sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive in our building. The American Red Cross has a constant and ongoing need for blood and platelet donations. Please schedule your next donation appointment now to help prevent another blood shortage. Consider donating blood, the source of life, to those in need & help fulfill our temple’s mission of bringing light to our world.
Supporting the Refugee: Connecting Family Storytime with Action (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Join Cantor Josh, the Family Social Action Group, and Brave Light Library for a family storytime and learning session about the plight of the world's refugees.
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.
Eretz Kickoff Meeting (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Please join us for the planning meeting for Eretz, TBE’s family climate change initiative.
Green Team Meeting (Hybrid)
- Community Engagement
Join our Green Team in planning to ensure our building and community are environmentally sound and sustainable.
Canceled: MLK Commemoration Shabbat Dinner (In Person)
- Community Engagement
This program has been canceled.
Canceled: Reflections on our Civil Rights Journey and the Legacy of MLK (Hybrid)
- Community Engagement
This program has been canceled.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
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!
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
Adult Learning Tu B’Shevat Shabbat Dinner (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Enjoy a Tu B'Shevat learning experience over (and about!) dinner with the Green Team and Rabbi Harper, followed by communal singing after dinner. RSVP by January 21!
Bed and Bath Drive for Welcome Home (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Please donate clean full, queen, or king blankets, and sheets; and towels. Items should be new or like new, with no rips or stains.
Red Cross Blood Drive (In Person)
- Community Engagement
The American Red Cross has a constant and ongoing need for blood and platelet donations. Please schedule your next donation appointment now to help prevent another blood shortage.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
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.
Reproductive Justice Shabbat Dinner and Program (Hybrid)
- Community Engagement
To commemorate Repro Shabbat, TBE welcomes Sapna Khatri, Director of Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s new Reproductive Justice Unit. RSVP by February 4!
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.
Chavilot Tipol: Post-Abortion Care Package Collection (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Our successful Post-Abortion Care Package program returns this year to benefit HealthQ, a reproductive health center in Lawrence.
Yad Chessed Purim Collection 2024 (Online)
- Community Engagement
From now until Purim Day, Yad Chessed will be collecting donations to fulfill the mitzvah of Matanot LaEvyonim.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
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!
Green Team Meeting (Hybrid)
- Community Engagement
Join our Green Team in planning to ensure our building and community are environmentally sound and sustainable.
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.
End The Silence with Hadassah (In Person)
- Community Engagement
To make this campaign a monumental success, we need your help! Come to TBE for bagels, coffee, and to make a video to join in with the Hadassah campaign.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
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.
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.
Prison Book Program | A Favorite of CASA (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Join us for this valuable program to support the incarcerated in education, vocation, personal development, and reduction of recidivism.
Silly Tzedakah! A Mitzvah for Purim (In Person)
- Toddler to Teen
In preparation for the holiday of Purim, join us in your favorite Purim costume for some silly Purim fun: singing, a story, and snacks! We are strongly encouraging families to bring in 5-6 oz tuna cans in water and breakfast cereal boxes to donate for the event.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
Collection to Help Us Garden (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Please bring in cardboard egg cartons and gardening tools for Eretz to plant their garden in front of TBE and allow students to plant their own gardens to bring home!
CASA at the Greater Boston Food Bank Warehouse (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Join CASA as we help address food insecurity by volunteering together at the Greater Boston Food Bank main warehouse.
Green Team Earth Day Project (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Join the Green Team in the important earth day activity of clearing invasive plants with Wellesley Conservation Land Trust.
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.
Technology Recycle Collection (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Bring any old technology that you no longer need to TBE and we'll recycle it for you.
Red Cross Blood Drive (In Person)
- Community Engagement
The American Red Cross has a constant and ongoing need for blood donations. Please schedule your next donation appointment now to help prevent another blood shortage.
Plant with Eretz and Make Your Own Herb Garden (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Plant the Eretz herb garden in front of TBE. Kids can plant seeds in their own egg-carton pots to bring home!
Food & Friendship Heal | A CASA Event (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Join us as CASA active volunteers at Community Servings to pack meals. RSVP by May 2!
Green Team Meeting (Hybrid)
- Community Engagement
Join our Green Team in planning to ensure our building and community are environmentally sound and sustainable.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
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.
TBE Table Volunteer Appreciation Reception (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Gather with Rabbi Sisenwine and the TBE Table Leadership team for a joyful and informative reception where we will celebrate You, TBE Table, and raise up the work of our remarkable community partners.
Meet TBE Table’s Community Partners (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Join Rabbi Sisenwine and the TBE Table leadership team to hear from representatives of our community partner meal recipients.
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).
Hunger Doesn’t Take a Summer Vacation Food Collection (Hybrid)
- Community Engagement
The Racial Justice Initiative and TBE Table are partnering with the Trotter Elementary School to provide packages of non-perishable food for students this summer.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
“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."
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
Red Cross Blood Drive (In Person)
- Community Engagement
The American Red Cross has a constant and ongoing need for blood donations. Please schedule your next donation appointment now to help prevent another blood shortage.
Annual Build-a-Backpack (In Person Outdoors)
- Community Engagement
Join JFS of Metrowest and TBE in this annual opportunity to support low-income children as well as migrant and refugee families.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
Holiday Toy Drive for Ukrainian Children
- Community Engagement
Donate new small toys and stuffed animals as holiday presents for the children of Ukraine.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
Preconceived—The Unexpected World of Crisis Pregnancy Centers | Documentary & Conversation with Director (In Person)
- Community Engagement
Discover the truth behind crisis pregnancy centers in the documentary 'Preconceived'. Join director Sabrine Keane for a revealing post-film discussion!
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.
Red Cross Blood Drive (In Person)
- Community Engagement
The American Red Cross has a constant and ongoing need for blood donations. Please schedule your next donation appointment now to help prevent another blood shortage.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
Reverse Tashlich: Trash Clean Up (Outdoors)
- Community Engagement
The Jewish community has shown we can cast sins in, now let’s take them out. Join Jewish communities around the world for a reverse tashlich.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
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.
Welcome the Stranger in the TBE Sukkah (Outdoors)
- Community Engagement
We will welcome TBE families and new immigrants, many now US citizens, to our sukkah.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
Red Cross Blood Drive (In Person)
- Community Engagement
The American Red Cross has a constant and ongoing need for blood donations. Please schedule your next donation appointment now to help prevent another blood shortage.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.
TBE Table
- Community Engagement
Volunteer to help provide meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity in our community.