Congregation Eitz Chayim (Tree of Life), in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a non-denominational Jewish synagogue and children's Hebrew and religious school. Our warm and welcoming atmosphere appeals to an eclectic blend of individuals and families from conservative, reform, and reconstructionist backgrounds in the greater Boston area -- including Boston, Brookline, Newton, Belmont, Arlington, Somerville, and Watertown.

Eitz Chayim is a diverse temple with many opportunities for learning and meaningful access to Jewish traditions.

The cornerstones of our week include lively and interactive Friday night Shabbat services, a Sunday speaker series featuring well-known lecturers on important and intriguing topics, and Hebrew and religious school classes for kids on Wednesdays and Sundays. In addition, we also offer Bar/Bat Mitzvah classes for all ages, child-friendly “Tot Shabbat” services, social action and tzedakah opportunities, adult Hebrew classes for all levels, Torah study, and Me'ah classes on Jewish texts and history.

Come and explore a new Jewish home with Congregation Eitz Chayim!

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Upcoming Events

• Classes on Wed, Mar 10 from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  Classes

  Event Type:	School
  Date:	Mar 10, 2010
  Title:	Classes
  Leader(s):	Andrea Silton (andreamsilton@gmail.com)
  Start:	4:00 pm
  End:	6:00 pm
  Location:	Eitz Chayim
  Description:	Classes

• Shabbat Service on Fri, Mar 12 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat Services every Friday evening followed by a brief kiddush and oneg. All are welcome. Services at Congregation Eitz Chayim are traditional and egalitarian. Although we lean towards a relatively ...

  Event Type:	Shabbat Service
  Date:	Mar 12, 2010
  Title:	Shabbat Service
  Leader(s):	Rabbi Liza Stern
  Start:	7:00 pm
  End:	8:00 pm
  Location:	Congregation Eitz Chayim
  Description:	Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat Services every Friday evening followed by a brief kiddush and oneg. All are welcome. Services at Congregation Eitz Chayim are traditional and egalitarian. Although we lean towards a relatively conservative style, we are open to change and always willing to challenge established practices. For our Shabbat services we use a non-denominational prayer book which is rich with contemporary English translations, traditional and contemporary Hebrew text as well as complet...

• Speaker Series: Jacob's Cane - A Family Memoir Spanning 5 Generations on Sun, Mar 14 from...
  Drawn to an image of her great-grandfather’s ornately carved cane, Harvard professor Elisa New embarked on a journey to discover the origins of her precious family heirloom. Tracing the paths of her ancestors over 5 generatio...

  Event Type:	Speaker Series
  Date:	Mar 14, 2010
  Title:	Jacob's Cane - A Family Memoir Spanning 5 Generations
  Speaker(s):	Elisa New
  Start:	10:00 am
  End:	12:00 pm
  Location:	Eitz Chayim's Community Room
  Description:	Drawn to an image of her great-grandfather’s ornately carved cane, Harvard professor Elisa New embarked on a journey to discover the origins of her precious family heirloom. Tracing the paths of her ancestors over 5 generations, she traveled from Baltimore to Lithuania to London in order to find and understand a Jewish immigrant world that was profoundly affected by the enlightenment, industrialization and German culture. The memoir captures the rich texture of life on several continents as the...

• Torah Study on Tue, Mar 16 from 7:30 am - 8:30 am
  We meet in our Library to study the weekly Torah portion on Tuesday mornings. While the discussion will be in English, we will refer to the Hebrew text and a variety of classic commentaries to enhance our appreciation of t...

  Event Type:	Study Minyan
  Date:	Mar 16, 2010
  Title:	Torah Study
  Leader(s):	Rabbi Liza Stern
  Start:	7:30 am
  End:	8:30 am
  Location:	Congregation Eitz Chayim
  Description:	We meet in our Library to study the weekly Torah portion on Tuesday mornings. While the discussion will be in English, we will refer to the Hebrew text and a variety of classic commentaries to enhance our appreciation of the portion. All are welcome! Please join us it is a great experince. Liza always has a great insight to share!!!