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Make ATC Your Second Home—Join Today!

Celebrate 135 years of Ahavath Torah with a special $135 introductory membership rate and a warm, welcoming community.

By Ahavath Torah Congregation

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Meditation for Forgiveness

Explore the meaning of forgiveness with a seven-minute mindfulness practice for the High Holidays.

By Or HaLev Jewish Spirituality and Meditation

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Beyond B-Mitzvah, a New Teen Beit Midrash Program

Teen Beit Midrash of Hebrew College announces a new program for 7th and 8th graders who loved learning for their b-mitzvah.

By Teen Beit Midrash

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Religious School Registration Now Open

Talmud Torah at ATC’s The Rabbi Gerson Religious School has opened its registration for the 2026-2027 school year, with small, twice-a-week classes.

By Ahavath Torah Congregation

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Boston Educators Return From Mission to Israel

Two Greater Boston Jewish educators joined colleagues from across the country for an immersive Israel experience focused on resilience, community and inspiring the next generation.

By Jewish National Fund-USA

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The Childhood Choices That Helped My Mother Survive the Holocaust

A Krakow exhibition sheds new light on how Janet Applefield survived the Holocaust—and the agency children had in shaping their own fates.

By Jonathan Applefield

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AI as a Research Assistant: What Tenth Graders Can Do When We Get Out of the Way

Jacob Pinnolis shows how using AI as a research assistant can open students’ minds, build critical-thinking skills, and reshape learning.

By Smadar Babchuck

For Walnut Street Minyan

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Celebrating America’s 250th Through Jewish Community

At Jookender’s Family Camp, Frederick Douglass’s words inspired an intergenerational conversation about freedom, justice, and shared responsibility.

By Sasha Grebenyuk

For Jookender Community Initiatives, Inc.

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Julie Silver Joins B’nai Torah MetroWest High Holy Days

Celebrated singer-songwriter Julie Silver will join Rabbi Emily Mathis for B’nai Torah MetroWest’s High Holy Days services again this year.

By B’nai Torah MetroWest

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Local Delegation to Attend Global Conference for Israel

As Jewish National Fund-USA marks 125 years, the nation’s largest annual gathering of Zionists will look ahead to the next century of impact.

By Jewish National Fund-USA

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