Our Story
Our roots go back to 1970, when a group of faculty and graduate students formed a cooperative Hebrew School for their children at Harvard Hillel. With the arrival of a creative educational director, Cherie Koller-Fox, an early leader in family education, the Harvard Hillel Children’s School grew and offered family celebrations of Jewish holidays, B'nei Mitzvah services and adult education. The school soon became independent, offered more services, opened membership to non-Harvard families and moved to another part of the Harvard campus. By 1992, the school had evolved into Congregation Eitz Chayim, the educational director had become an ordained rabbi, and we purchased our present building on Magazine Street.
When our founding rabbi left in 2001, Eitz Chayim was fortunate to engage another dynamic rabbi, Rabbi Liza Stern, who continues to serve us today.
Thu, January 21 2021
8 Shevat 5781
Friday Night
: 6:30p |
Upcoming Programs & Events
Jan 24 Hungry for Learning: Storytelling & Baking Rozalach Cookies at Home Sunday, Jan 24 4:30p |
Jan 24 Rosh Chodesh Group Sunday, Jan 24 7:00p |
Jan 29 New Member Service and Tu B'shvat Celebration Friday, Jan 29 6:30p |
Jan 31 |
Jan 31 Hungry for Learning: "A Complicated Love Story - The Jewish Kitchen & Food" Sunday, Jan 31 4:00p |
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Bo
Shabbat, Jan 23 |
Tu B'Shvat
Thursday, Jan 28 |