Worship & Study Minyan
Worship & Study Minyan
Worship & Study Minyan
Worship & Study Minyan
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 – 7:00 pm – also on Zoom Soon after beginning her role at Harvard Hillel last year, Rabbi Elisha Gechter asked me about the beautiful paper cuts in Smith Hall–what was their significance and might we think about moving them. That question led to a fascinating series of conversations with Diane […]
Rededication of Smith Hall Read More »
Sunday, May 3 | 4:00 pm | Lehrhaus (425 Washington Street, Somerville, 02143) Worship and Study is excited to announce that we will offer a special tzedakah event with Professor Joe Reimer, a great friend and early member of the minyan. The cost of this event is $135 and all proceeds will go to the
Shabbat March 7 – noon (after services) – Smith Hall – Zoom is available Richard Fein, long time member of the Worship and Study Minyan, is a poet, translator and writer in both Yiddish and English. He has written fourteen books of his own poetry, four books of translations of Yiddish poetry, one book of criticism and two
Lunch and Poetry Reading with Richard Fein – The Polish Dream Machine Read More »
February 1, 2026 – 3PM Rabb Hall – Harvard Hillel Video Available! Watch Jane Meyer’s Talk about Rabbi Ben-Zion Gold, z”l, here Inspired by a shared love of traditional Jewish music, Jane Myers encouraged Rabbi Gold to record dozens of songs and Chassidic niggunim learned throughout his rich educational and cultural upbringing in pre-war Radom, Poland, that would otherwise be
Jane Myers – Touching the Memory: Music and the Legacy of Rabbi Ben-Zion Gold Read More »
Shabbat, January 10 – After Services – Bring a Pareve/Dairy Dish to Share – Zoom Available “Weaving – which consists of the intertwining of disparate threads – symbolically suggests the process of tikkun, or social repair.” – Maurice Berger and Joan Rosenbaum “Sitting at the loom is itself a prayer.” – Kevin Aspaas, Diné Weaver For
December 7, 2025 at 10:30 am on Zoom Since the beginning of the Gaza War, the number of Jewish settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank has increased dramatically. The overall goal of these attacks is to force the Palestinians to leave their land. I will discuss my experience with the group “Standing Together” including
Bring a dairy/pareve dish to share – Talk begins after services around noon Canine Pioneer: The Extraordinary Life of Rudolphina Menzel Rudolphina Menzel (née Waltuch, 1891–1973), was a Viennese-born, Jewish scientist whose pioneering research on canine psychology, development, and behavior fundamentally shaped the ways dogs came to be trained, cared for, and understood. Between the
Lunch and Learn with Dr. Susan Kahn – November 22 Read More »
We are pleased to offer copies of all four High Holiday talks from Worship and Study services this year. Rabbi Jim’s two sermons along with divrei Torah from Rabbi Elisha Gechter (Rosh Hashanah) and Michal Goldman (Yom Kippur). Rabbi Jim Morgan’s Rosh Hashanah Sermon Rabbi Elisha Gechter’s Rosh Hashanah D’var Torah Rabbi Jim Morgan’s Yom
High Holiday Talks – 5786/2025 Read More »
Shabbat – after services Parshat Bamidbar – Who Counts when Taking Count Elisha Gechter joined Harvard Hillel in March as the Senior Director of Community Engagement. Her role is focused on activating and organizing Harvard’s Jewish alumni community to protect, enrich, and expand Jewish life at Harvard. She’s dedicated to bridging the gap between the tremendous
Lunch and Learn with Elisha Gechter – May 31 Read More »
The Sensitive Warrior: The Evolution of Jewish-Israeli Masculinity Sunday, March 23 – Catered Lunch: noon; Talk: 12:30 Smith Hall at Harvard Hillel or Zoom In this talk, I’ll share insights from my work as an IDF Mental Health Officer, focusing on a fascinating transformation occurring among young Israeli soldiers. Today’s warriors are redefining masculinity by
Lunch and Learn with Benjamin Goldenhersh Read More »