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This is the official page for Temple Ohabei Shalom in Brookline, MA.

"Like" us, and check back for pictures, event announcements, and other behind the scenes surprises! Progressive in attitude yet traditional in practice, Temple Ohabei Shalom is an inclusive Reform Jewish community committed to nurturing, sustaining and touching Jewish lives through joyful worship, life long learning and repair of the world in word and deed.

08/18/2026

Happy birthday to Amy Deutsch, the wonderful director of our Ansin Religious School!

Amy is an incredible educator and a thoughtful and dedicated leader. Her warmth, creativity, and care touch our students, families, and all of us who get to work alongside her. We are so grateful for everything Amy brings to TOS. Please join us in wishing her a very happy birthday!

06/19/2026

Today, we mark Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when news of emancipation finally reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

As Jews, we know that liberation is not only a memory we inherit; it is a responsibility into which we are called to live. Juneteenth reminds us that freedom delayed is freedom denied, and that the work of justice continues in every generation.

May this day be one of learning, reflection, celebration, and commitment to building a world where dignity and freedom are real for all people.

Join us tonight for Juneteenth Shabbat Musical Service: Crossing Over into Campground, a celebration of African-American Spirituals and Songs of Freedom presented by TOS Music Director David Sparr and Virtuoso Bass Singer Ron Williams.

Click the link in our bio for details.

06/18/2026

Happy birthday to Cassie, who helps make TOS feel organized, welcoming, and cared for. We are so grateful for all she does, and so glad to celebrate her today!

06/05/2026

Cantor Silverman’s Shabbat message for the fist Shabbat of Pride Month lifts up the Torah’s call to build communities rooted in compassion, justice, love, and sacred dignity.

She celebrates TOS’s participation in Shivyon, Keshet’s Equality Project, and reflects on the meaningful steps our community is taking to strengthen LGBTQ+ inclusion in synagogue life.

This month, we also look forward to gathering in celebration and solidarity: first at the Second Annual Interfaith Pride Service this Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at United Parish, and then next Friday at 6:00 p.m. for Pride Shabbat services at TOS.

Read her full message on the TOS Blog.

Shabbat Shalom.

05/29/2026

“May your still, small voice rise up to your hearing, and may it bring you peace.”

Rabbi Berkman’s Shabbat message for Parashat Naso invites us into the quiet place where we can hear what is already speaking within us.
Drawing on the image of the “still, small voice,” Internal Family Systems, and the Priestly Blessing, Rabbi Berkman reflects on communication, divine presence, and the wisdom we can hear when the noise settles.

Read her full message on the TOS Blog – Ohabei.org/tos-blog

Shabbat Shalom.

05/21/2026

Cantor Silverman’s Shavuot message invites us back to Sinai — not only to remember the moment Torah was received, but to consider the responsibility that receiving Torah places on each of us.

She reflects on the radical dignity and moral agency entrusted to every Israelite: a covenantal responsibility carried not only by leaders or priests, but by ordinary Jews in every generation.

Read her full message on the TOS blog - Ohabei.org/tos-blog

Chag Sameach and Shabbat Shalom.

05/19/2026

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05/15/2026

Shabbat Shalom! In this week’s Shabbat message, Rabbi Berkman invites us to approach Jewish learning with curiosity, openness, and our full selves.

She reminds us that on Shavuot, we do not only remember Sinai—we stand there again. With an expansive understanding of Torah study that includes Jewish text, values, culture, ritual, music, art, food, and tradition, each of us can find our way into the story that already lives in us.

Read Rabbi Berkman’s full message at ohabei.org/tos-blog, and join us next week as we celebrate Shavuot and stand together at Sinai.

05/08/2026

Shabbat Shalom!

Reflecting on Behar-Bechukotai, Cantor Silverman turns from the heaviness of the Tochechah toward the hope that follows it: even in darkness, God does not abandon the Jewish people. This message reminds us that the final word is not destruction, but covenant.

Read the full message at ohabei.org/tos-blog.

04/24/2026

Shabbat Shalom.

In the Shabbat message this week, Cantor Silverman reflects on Acharei Mot–K’doshim and the enduring Torah teaching, “V’ahavta l’reiacha kamocha — Love your neighbor as yourself.” She reminds us that holiness is not distant or abstract, but something we embody through daily acts of care, honesty, compassion, and connection.

Read her full message on the TOS blog: ohabei.org/tos-blog

Address

1187 Beacon Street
Brookline, MA
02446

Telephone

+16172776610

Website

http://www.ohabei.org/

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