Donate to Feed the Hungry and End Hunger for all

On Yom Kippur the prophet Isaiah calls on us to feed others’ bodies as part of our day-long fast. Whether you plan to attend in person or on Zoom, at HBT, we make this mitzvah easy for you.

Help support the Grow Clinic and Boston Medical center with donations of food, grocery store gift cards, or a check (paid to HBT so that we can send one community contribution).

From now through October 14you can pick up paper grocery bags from the temple and return the full bags with items from the attached list.

The Grow Clinic also welcomes gift cards to local supermarkets and cash donations. Please make the check out to the Temple, designated for the Grow Clinic. To highlight our collective effort, HBT will send in a single check from all of us.

If you’re unable to pick up groceries but would still like to contribute, please make a monetary donation directly to the Grow Clinic at Boston Medical Center.

Your support is critical at this time and will make an immediate difference in the lives of our neighbors struggling with food insecurity.

Honoring Our Spaces, Embracing Our Future

This summer has been a season of growth and transformation for our building. The board created and charged a Chaverim Space Task Force to consider how to accommodate our growing school for the upcoming school year. The Space Task force thoughtfully considered multiple options before recommending the exciting plan that has created two new classrooms to better serve our children, teachers and programs. To make this possible, we divided the chapel into two classrooms and added a wall in the Kiddush Room to create a fully enclosed space. These updates will give our Chaverim School and other programs much-needed room to thrive.

We also know that spaces in our building carry meaning and memory. The chapel and the John Cotton Kiddush Room have hosted countless services, celebrations, and community moments over the years. We understand the sentimental feelings that come with these changes, and we want to honor the deep connections many of us hold to these rooms.

As we move forward, we hold two truths together: the importance of honoring our past and the necessity of making room for our future. These changes are a sign of a vibrant, growing community, and we look forward to the new memories we will create together in these spaces. We hope that the new classrooms will become just as beloved, filled with children’s voices, learning, and joy. And we remain committed to creating opportunities to honor the history that lives in every corner of our building.

Thank you for holding this moment with us—with its mixture of change, memory, and hope. Together, we will continue to shape HBT as a place of meaning for generations to come.

With gratitude,

Task force: Rachel Young, Jason Silver, Andi Lipman, Matthew Smith, Sarah Bob,

Becky Shapiro, and David Goldberg

In addition, we would like to acknowledged the following:

Hillary Engler, Education Director

Julie Tishler - VP of Education

Aaron Schleifer - VP of Operations

Moreno Guzman - Facilities Manager

Benita Block - Director of Administration and Communications

With support from the Board of Directors

HBT Pesach Observance

Shabbat Hagadol - Saturday, April 12 - 10:00am – 12:30pm

Erev Pesach begins Saturday night April 12 with the first seder

Pesach Day 1 Service - Sunday April 13 - 10:00am – 12:30pm

Welcome spring and liberation with song and inspiration.

Pesach Day 2 - Monday, April 14 - Office Closed

Pesach Day 4 - Wednesday, April 16 - Chaverim School 4:30 - 6:00pm

Pesach Day 7 - Shabbat- Saturday, April 19 - 10:00am – 12:30pm

Join Rabbi Aliza and the HBT Band Sing Hallel together and comfort one another as we remember our loved ones at Yizkor.

Pesach Day 8 - Sunday, April 20 - No Chaverim School- Office Closed

Clothing Donations for Immigrants

HBT is collecting donations of spring clothing for adults and children plus toiletries and standard baby clothing and supplies for the Brazilian Welcome Center (Allston) (BWC). Non clothing Items Include:

Menstrual Pads, Body Wipes, mosquito repellent, NIDO powdered milk, Diapers, size 4 and 5, Baby wipes and Boxes of chocolate milk and whole milk. Leave donations in HBT Lobby. Also options to order online and Send to: Brazilian Workers Center: 14 Harvard Ave, Floor 2, Allston, MA 02134. Also check donations can be sent; put FWC in memo line.  For more info on donations go to https://Brazilian center.org/way-to-give/. 

BWC is a clearinghouse for new immigrants providing crucial information and referral services.  

 For questions email sflashman@gmail.com