Welcome to Temple Tiferet Shalom!

Your Reform Jewish Home

We are a warm and vibrant congregation based in the Reform Jewish tradition. Here you will find a welcoming and inclusive community of spirituality, comfort, and life-long learning for individuals and families. We have a culture of engaging in Jewish life through prayer, study, celebration, and social action to make our world a better place.

Pre-registration by all visitors (who are not members) is now required.

Temple Tiferet Shalom warmly greets all newcomers to its community. However, during these challenging times, out of an abundance of caution, we now require all visitors who are not temple members to pre-register with the Temple Office at least 24 hours in advance before attending a service or event.

To pre-register, please call 978-535-2100 between 9AM and 4PM. You may not receive a confirmation call back, but you will be placed on the guest list. Visitors may accompany a Temple member to Temple without pre-registration.

TEMPLE TIFERET SHALOM WILL REQUIRE PRE-REGISTRATION BY ALL VISITORS:

Temple Tiferet Shalom warmly greets all newcomers to its community; however, during these challenging times, out of an abundance of caution, we now require all visitors who are not temple members to pre-register with the Temple Office at least 24 hours before attending a service or event. Thank you for helping to keep our community safe.

To pre-register, please call 978-535-2100 between 9AM and 4PM. Visitors may accompany a Temple member to Temple without pre-registration.

While no steps can guarantee Temple security, we believe this strikes the correct balance between our desire to be a warm and welcoming community and a safe one.”

A Statement from Rabbi Evan Sheinhait and TTS President, Jodi Coburn

Hamas’s attacks in Israel on October 7, 2023 have left Jews around the world in a state of grief, anger, and mourning.

In all moments of life, Temple Tiferet Shalom supports its members, our local and national communities, and Jewish communities in Israel and around the world.

For as long as this conflict continues, our Temple is here to support you and your family through constructive dialogue and prayer.

For ways to support Israel during this difficult time, please visit the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ’s) article entitled “How You Can Support Israel During This Time of Great Tragedy and Mourning,” at https://urj.org/blog/how-you-can-support-israel-during-time-great-tragedy-and-mourning.

Messages from...

Rabbi, Evan Sheinhait

The Small Stories that Sustain Us

Summer has finally arrived (better late than never)! Throughout the warmer months, we find ourselves with the time to do more "activities." We can easily go to the beach or a museum. A day trip to Boston or the mountains is not out of the question. Plans to grab dinner with friends and s’mores around a fire in the backyard are more regular occurrences. These memories are small, often dotting our summer, not changing its course. These aren’t the big vacation or the milestone celebrations. Nonetheless, they are meaningful and often stay with us throughout our lives.

This is the essence of our summer Torah book, Bamidbar (Numbers). Every week, we read a different encounter of the Israelites as they journeyed their final two years in the desert. From scouts surveying the Promised Land, talking donkeys, curses transforming into blessings, and the legal pursuit of women claiming their inheritance in a male-dominated world, Bamidbar includes some of my favorite biblical moments. While these aren’t the life-altering moments we find in other books of the Torah, Bamidbar is a testament to the perseverance of our story. The little moments matter as they formed us as a People. The encounters that transformed our lives and the family lore passed down through the generations. The moments of Bamidbar are the ones that keep alive a tradition of renewal and reform. Life is still being written. The question is, are we aware of how the little moments add up to create a wonderful life story?

Rabbi Evan

Rabbi Evan Sheinhait (he/him)

President, Jodi Coburn

Dear TTS family,

I can't believe how fast this year is going. My term as President began July 1st, and it's been a 100 mile an hour, non-stop drive since then! Because I'm going to be giving a speech at our Annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday, June 8th, at 9:30 a.m. (Brotherhood is serving breakfast, so make sure you join us!), I'm not going to take your time up in this bulletin, but I assure you that there has been an enormous amount of action here around TTS. Please read the reports below so that you, too, can be impressed both by what's been happening and by what's coming up.

I was going to write more about volunteering and things of that nature, but instead, I want to emphasize how we - as a congregation, as Reform Jews, and as supporters of Israel - need each other right now, more than we ever have before in my lifetime. In the wake of the two people murdered in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., targeted just for being Jews and just the latest in a seemingly infinite string of acts of Jewish hatred, we have to lean on one another for the support we need. To feel safe, yes, we have excellent security measures in place, and yes, we are all aware that we need to be vigilant about our surroundings, but more than that, we need to acknowledge our fear and our anxiety, as well as the toll those take on our well-being. It's not normal to have to worry about whether people know if we're Jewish, it's not normal to have to worry about strangers coming to our building, and it's not normal to have to question our welcoming practices...but here we are. The most important thing we can do for each other right now is to be there for one another. We can find comfort in being together as Jews, celebrating Shabbat and Jewish events, and sharing our hopes for peace in Israel and the return of the hostages. I always emphasize that building community among our congregants is very important, but in this atmosphere of significant antisemitism, it is absolutely critical. Come to temple. Talk to everyone in the room. Connect with each other's Jewish hearts. Help TTS to be the safe, embracing, Reform Jewish home that we all need right now.

L'shalom,

Jodi