What's New
Spring Fling Fundraiser - Join Us March 10
You can now make a tax-deductible gift online to HBT by clicking here. (Please note that we cannot accept charge card payments for Temple dues or school tuition payments).
"Who knew there were Jews in West Roxbury?" Watch the video of Rabbi Penzner offering the benediction at Mayor Menino's 19th State of the City address, held at Faneuil Hall on Tuesday night, January 17. She is the first rabbi the mayor has invited to participate in the State of the City. Watch the video here---Rabbi Penzner's benediction starts at about minute 7. Read the text here.
Read Rabbi Penzner's Opinion Piece: The True Light of Chanukah in the West Roxbury Patch
HBT members celebrate with Rabbi Penzner as she receives the Rabbinic Human Rights Hero award from Rabbis for Human Rights--North America December 19, 2011 (24 Kislev)
Temple HBT Program & Activity Guide 2011-2012 (pdf)
Our Synagogue
Temple Hillel B'nai Torah is a Reconstructionist congregation that is welcoming, egalitarian, multicultural, and inclusive. We are devoted to worship, study, social justice and community.
Hillel B'nai Torah is a haimish community that is rooted in Jewish tradition and responsive to the world we live in. We actively engage our members in the creative process of bringing new perspectives to tradition and making tradition meaningful to contemporary lives.
Our rabbi, Barbara Rosman Penzner, brings openness that is derived from a Reconstructionist perspective. She is motivated by a commitment to justice, love of Judaism, and sensitivity to our individual journeys. Our rabbi inspires us to make Judaism an essential part of everyday life.
Calendar & Events
- HBT Online Calendar: Full calendar with complete schedule and details
- SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES: We invite the congregation to join together at 10 a.m. to start the morning service. We generally keep to a schedule of 10 to noon, followed by a friendly and tasty kiddush. Please come at 10 to be part of the opening singing of the Morning Blessings and Psalms!
- Join us for Minyan Monday & Thursday 7:30pm
- Donate your used books - collection bin in HBT's parking lot
- HBT is a Mazon partner synagogue. Learn more at mazon.org
- HBT Weekly Email - signup or check your account
Our Diverse Membership
Our community of about 150 households is made up of individuals, couples and families, children and seniors, multi-racial families, gay and lesbian families, interfaith families, and members of all different Jewish backgrounds. Our members live in West Roxbury, Roslindale, Jamaica Plain, Dorchester, Newton, Needham, Brookline, and other Greater Boston neighborhoods.