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, April 22 2021
10 Iyyar 5781
Today's Sefirah Count Is 25
היום חמשה ועשרים יום שהם שלשה שבועות וארבעה ימים לעמר |
Today's Calendar
Friday Night
: 6:30pm |
Upcoming Programs & Events
Apr 25 Rosh Chodesh Group - online Sunday, Apr 25 6:00pm |
Apr 28 Me'ah: Jewish Life in Film Wednesday, Apr 28 7:00pm |
May 2 EC Book Club Sunday, May 2 7:00pm |
May 5 Me'ah: Jewish Life in Film Wednesday, May 5 7:00pm |
May 6 Literary evening with Esther Adler and Ann Braude Thursday, May 6 7:00pm |
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim
Shabbat, Apr 24 |
Pesach Sheni
Monday, Apr 26 |