The temple is happy to provide the names of mohelim in the Boston area who are doctors that have been certified by the Reform movement to perform this ritual. 

If you would like our clergy to be present and officiate at the naming part of the b’rit milah, please contact the temple office.

Our new students are welcomed into the community and blessed at a wonderful family celebration called Consecration, which takes place at the Simchat Torah service in the sanctuary. 

Please confirm with the school office that your child will be consecrated.

Bar/Bat Mitzvah dates are given out two years prior to the event.  The preparation with the cantor begins approximately 10 months before the date and includes learning the prayers to lead the Shabbat morning service, learning to chant Torah and chanting a Haftarah portion. 

For more detailed information, please see the Bar/Bat Mitzvah section of the website.

After completing the 10^th grade, our students affirm their commitment to Jewish education during services on Shavuot.  They prepare a beautiful, creative service, receive the blessings of the clergy and and inscribed bible. 

For more detailed information, please see the Confirmation section of the website.

For those interested in exploring Judaism, simply schedule an appointment with one of our clergy by calling the temple office, or calling them directly. 

They can work with you individually, or sponsor you as conversion candidates as you pursue the classes offered in the region by the URJ (Union for Reform Judaism).

Although mikvah has been used by the Reform community in the past mostly for conversion, we now have a wonderful liberal mikvah in our greater Boston community which can be used to mark all kinds of life cycle events (significant birthdays, completion of chemotherapy, after a miscarriage, becoming a grandparent, before Confirmation, etc.). 

Please contact one of our clergy to find out more about reclaiming this tradition for contemporary needs.

To schedule your wedding ceremony with one or both of our clergy, please contact them directly.

To schedule the use of the sanctuary, the garden or the social hall for your ceremony or reception, please contact the temple office. 

Also, an aufruf (traditional blessing of the couple before the wedding) can be scheduled the week before the wedding service by contacting the temple office or the clergy.

Funeral services are arranged through the clergy, one or both of whom can work with your family during this difficult time of loss to prepare a eulogy and counsel those in need.  

Our clergy and a few trained lay members are also available to lead minyan services in your home during the shiva period, if you would like.

Kaddish is said on the yahrzeit (anniversary of the death) of your loved one during our Shabbat evening, minyan and morning services.  Yahrzeit reminders will be sent to temple members in advance of the specific Shabbat. 

You may choose to observe the yahrzeit on either the Hebrew or the English date.  Permanent memorial plaques can be dedicated and placed on the Yahrzeit board in the main hallway of the temple.