Arts & Culture
What counts as "Jewish art" is a debate as old as Judaism itself -- do we mean art by Jewish people, art with Jewish themes, or both? And Jewish culture? Which one? Jews have as many cultures as we have communities in which we've lived, from the Ashkenazi world of klezmer music and Yiddish stories from Eastern Europe, to the rhythmic music of the Abayudaya Jews of Uganda, to the spicy foods of the Mizrachi communities in the Middle East.
We're fortunate that Boston offers a broad variety of Jewish artistic and cultural experiences, giving us opportunities to experience Judaism through many different lenses. Let this page be your guide to the Jews books, music, film, performances, food, languages and more available in our community.
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- EDITOR'S PICKS
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Tue
May
May
22
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Advocating for Israel: How to Show Support for the Jewish State in Today's Political Climate
Hebrew College
Newton, MA
Cost:
FREE -
Registration is required.
A public conversation featuring U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Fourth District, author and educator Leonard Fein, and Boston attorney Jeffrey Robbins, former U.S. delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Commission.... Read More
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Current Events | Lectures | Israel & Politics | Wheelchair Accessible | Everyone | T-Accessible | Free Parking
Tue
May
May
22
7:30PM - 8:30PM
The NEW ToraCafe
The Chai Center of Brookline
Brookline, MA
Cost:
FREE -
Registration not required.
Young Professional Learning Series - Season Three! Class 6 - The Kabbalah of Cheesecake. What's the fuss over milk and meat? The classes will based on the accredited Jewish Learning... Read More
Tue
May
May
22
8:30PM - 9:30PM
20s30s Ice Cream Outing
Temple Beth Shalom of Cambridge (Tremont Street Shul)
Somerville, MA
Cost:
FREE -
Registration not required.
I scream, you scream, we all scream (metaphorically, of course...) for ICE CREAM! Join the Tremont St. 20s&30s to fill your ice cream cravings with a (buy-your-own, kosher) trip to... Read More
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Social Activities | 20s & 30s | Family Friendly | Kosher | Wheelchair Accessible | T-Accessible | Food
Wed
May
May
23
9:15AM - 10:15AM
Musical Mommy and Me with a Jewish Twist
The Chai Center of Brookline
Brookline, MA
Cost:
$10.00
- Registration not required.
$10 for 1 session or $50 for 6 sessions
$10 for 1 session or $50 for 6 sessions
JBABIES~ Mommy and Me with a Jewish Twist. What a great way to learn and experience Jewish traditions in a warm and loving atmosphere while promoting early childhood development. Discover your child's world... Read More
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Music | Social Activities | Infants & Toddlers | Children | Women | Kosher | Parenting & Relationships | Adults | T-Accessible
Wed
May
May
23
7:30PM - 8:30PM
Chabad Hebrew School at Chestnut Hill Open House
Chabad Center at Chestnut Hill
Brookline, MA
Cost:
FREE -
Registration is required.
The richness & beauty of our Jewish Traditions come to life at Chabad Hebrew School. Our dynamic programs educate, stimulate and excite the children and offer practice relevance. We believe... Read More
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Children | Family Friendly | Kosher | Children & Teens | Jewish Culture | Judaism 101 | Families | Free Parking
Thu
May
May
24
7:30PM - 9:30PM
The Young and Restless: Where are Young American Jews?
Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston
Newton, MA
Cost:
$15.00
- Registration is required.
$12 for JCC members, students and seniors
$12 for JCC members, students and seniors
The young, restless and indifferent, alienated and autonomous: where are young American Jews? How do they think about Israel, about the organized Jewish community, about their own identities as Jews?... Read More
Thu
May
May
24
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Where are Young American Jews?
Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston
Newton, MA
Cost:
$15.00
- Registration is required.
$12 for students and seniors
$12 for students and seniors
How young American Jews think about Israel, the organized Jewish community and their own Jewish identities will be the topic of a forum with five notable Jewish experts on Thursday,... Read More
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Lectures | Lectures | 20s & 30s | Wheelchair Accessible | Jewish Culture | Adults | T-Accessible | Free Parking
Thu
May
May
24
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Cheesecake Madness!
Temple Sinai of Marblehead
Marblehead, MA
Cost:
FREE -
Registration is required.
In the spirit of Shavuos... Get creative and learn to bake & decorate homemade cheesecakes! Also, for us dairy challenged individuals, come and learn some tips & tricks for your... Read More
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Adult Jewish Learning | Family Friendly | Kosher | Wheelchair Accessible | Shavuot | Adults | Everyone | Families | T-Accessible | Free Parking | Food
Fri
May
May
25
6:00PM - 9:00PM
Keshet Shabbat Service & Catered Kosher Dinner
Keshet
Somerville, MA
Cost:
FREE -
Registration is required.
Join us at any time during the evening for this family-friendly Shabbat celebration. Our services are egalitarian, participatory, and led by Keshet members. A Kosher vegetarian dinner will be provided.Interested... Read More
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Shabbat | Social Activities | Family Friendly | Kosher | Wheelchair Accessible | Jewish Culture | Everyone
Fri
May
May
25
6:30PM - 7:30PM
Shabbat Alive!, Kabbalat Shabbat and Shabbat morning services
Temple Emanuel of Newton
Newton, MA
Cost:
FREE -
Registration not required.
Shabbat Alive this Friday! Come join us this Friday evening to experience the spirit, the song and the joy of Shabbat Alive. Or join us at an intimate, traditional service... Read More
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Music | Shabbat | Family Services | Family Friendly | Kosher | Wheelchair Accessible | Everyone | Families | Free Parking
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Four Questions with filmmaker Bess Kargman, director of First Position
Bess Kargman is the director, producer, and editor of the new documentary First Position, which follows six young ballet dancers as they compete at the...
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Four Questions with Mehmet Sanlikol, Ethnomusicologist
Istanbul, not Constantinople. Befitting with a city so ancient as to have two names, the Turkish capital has a rich musical tradition spanning centuries. Mehmet...
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Why I am preparing for 'polar cities' in Alaska as global warming threatens to destroy the Lower 48
I'm a Boston boy, but I lived in Alaska for 10 years in the 1980s, and while mostof my time was spent in Juneau working...
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Torn ACLs, the Ten Plagues, and Honoring Your Enemy
"Do not rejoice at the fall of your enemy, and do not be happy when he stumbles” (Proverbs 24:17) At the Passover seder we are...
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Meet the Composer--Osnat Netzer
I hope you’ll come to Meet the Composer night at Hebrew College on June 6 and meet Osnat Netzer who wrote Sound the Great...
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Where are Young American Jews?
They're young, restless, indifferent, alienated, and automonous. Where are young American Jews? How do they think about Israel, the organized Jewish community, their own identities? How,...
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An Open Letter to Jon Stewart RE: Ricky Gervais' Slippery Slope of Tasteless, Vulgar Anne Frank "Jokes" on Your TV show
Dear Jon, 1. Why didn't you SAY something?2. Will you SAY something NOW? Or before Hell freezes over?3. WHAT will you SAY?4. Dish! -- here...
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Jews About Town: MIMOUNA
Last weekend, the New Center for Arts and Culture hosted their annual MIMOUNA event, bringing the Sephardic traditional end to Passover to life in our...
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Where were the Jews on Patriots Day? An Excerpt from Strangers and Sojourners: The Jews of Colonial Boston
Editor's Note: Today is Patriots' Day in Massachusetts, commemorating the anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord. I noticed a surprising lack of articles...
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ANNE FRANK JOKES ARE NOT FUNNY
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-april-11-2012/ricky-gervais ANNE FRANK JOKES ARE NOT FUNNY: -- re -- Jon Stewart interview with antisemitic Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilinkington -- I am calling for...
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Boston Jewish Film Festival
The Boston Jewish Film Festival presents the best contemporary films from around the world on Jewish themes at its annual November Festival and throughout the year. Through features, shorts, documentaries,... Read More
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Jewish Culture | Film
Boston Workmen's Circle
A vibrant secular intergenerational Jewish community. A voice for social and economic justice. An arts and education center for Yiddish, Jewish, and progressive culture. A Jewish cultural school for children... Read More
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Jewish Culture | Music | Interfaith Resources | Social Activism | Hebrew & Sunday Schools | Young Adult Organizations | GLBT
Center Makor
Center Makor is a Russian-Jewish Center, providing services for Russian Jewish Community of Eastern Massachusetts. We have a variety of programs to serve all tastes and ages.
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Jewish Culture | Community Centers
Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts
JCAM is a non-profit Jewish cemetery association that owns and manages more than 100 Jewish cemeteries in the Greater Boston area. We strive to: * Ensure the continuity of management... Read More
Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston
JCRC promotes a society that reflects the best of American and Jewish values—in Greater Boston, Israel and around the world—by convening and mobilizing the Jewish community. Through advocacy, organizing, service... Read More
Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston
The JGSGB is dedicated to helping people discover their Jewish family history. We offer monthly educational programs and a comprehensive beginners' course, maintain an extensive collection of research materials, and... Read More
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Jewish Culture | History
Jewish Women's Archive
The mission of the Jewish Women's Archive (JWA) is to uncover, chronicle, and transmit to a broad public the rich history of American Jewish women. A national non-profit organization founded... Read More
Koleinu - Boston's Jewish Community Chorus
Koleinu is an adult, non-audition chorus open to singers of all backgrounds, that provides its members an opportunity to learn, sing and perform Jewish choral music for audiences throughout the... Read More
Zamir Chorale of Boston
Zamir Chorale of Boston, founded in 1969 by Artistic Director Joshua Jacobson, awakens audiences to the breadth and beauty of Jewish culture through performances, recordings, and the commissioning of new... Read More
