Lunch & Learn: Decoding the Machzor: Making Meaning of the High Holy Day Liturgy
2025-08-19 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-26 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Taught by Rabbi Ashira Boxman
Together, we will open the Machzor and explore the most powerful and familiar prayers of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. As we prepare for the High Holy Days, this journey will deepen our connection to the words we recite and uncover layers of meaning that can inspire a more intentional and heartfelt experience of the season.

Lesson 1: Hineni & Unataneh Tokef – Preparing to Stand Before God: Fear, Awe, and Personal Resonance
Lesson 2: Avinu Malkeinu & Divine Imagery – Struggling with Metaphors of Judgment and Mercy
Lesson 3: Vidui & Al Chet – What Do We Confess, and Why? Collective vs. Individual Responsibility
Lesson 4: Neilah & the Final Moment – The Gates are Closing: What Does that Mean to Each of Us?

Join us in person at the Schaefer Family Campus or online.
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Torah Study with Rabbi Greg Weisman
2025-08-23 09:30 - 10:30 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Join Rabbi Greg Weisman for Saturday morning Torah Study.
In person and Virtual at the links below.
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Bereavement Group
2025-08-25 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-09-08 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-09-15 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-09-22 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-09-29 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-10-06 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-10-13 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-10-20 10:00 - 12:30 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Temple Beth El and Ruth & Norman Rales JFS are proud partners and continue to meet the needs of community members by offering a bereavement group facilitated by Andrea Pittell, MSW, LCSW.
The group will be for those who have lost a spouse in the last year and are looking for support in their grief. This group will be meeting at Temple Beth El’s Schaefer Family Campus once a week.
For those who have lost someone other than a spouse, life partner or parent; JFS has other groups in the area. Please fill out the form and someone from JFS will get in touch with you.
Two times: 10:00 am and 11:15 am. The leaders of the group will tell you which time has space available when you sign up.
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Jewish Heritage Tour to Central Europe Informational Meeting
2025-08-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Led by Rabbi Dan Levin and Elinor Josephson
Trip dates: May 31 – June 11, 2026
Discover the profound history and vibrant heritage of Jewish communities across Central Europe. This immersive journey will take you through the heart of Jewish life, exploring significant landmarks, historical sites and cultural treasures. Together we’ll honor the past, celebrate resilience and look toward the future.
Join us for the informational meeting on Wednesday, August 27 at 7:00 pm, at the Schaefer Family Campus or on Zoom (register to receive the Zoom link). We will review the itinerary and trip highlights, and answer any questions you may have.

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For more information, contact Elinor Josephson at EJosephson@tbeboca.org or 561-314-2833.

Torah Study with Rabbi Dan Levin
2025-08-30 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-09-06 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-09-13 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-09-20 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-09-27 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-10-04 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-10-11 09:30 - 10:30 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Join Rabbi Dan Levin for Saturday morning Torah Study.
In person and Virtual at the links below.
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Lunch & Learn: Spiritual Conditioning - A Journey Through Elul
2025-09-02 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-09 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Taught by Rabbi Amy Grossblatt Pessah
(No class on September 23 or September 30)
Just as musicians prepare for a big performance and athletes prepare to run a marathon, we, as Jews, are gifted the opportunity to take the month of Elul, which precedes the High Holy Days, to prepare ourselves and our souls for this holy time of year. Join Rabbi Amy Grossblatt Pessah as she leads us on a transformative journey of reflection, renewal, and connection. This three-part series offers a structured path to deepen your spiritual preparation, drawing from Jewish tradition and contemporary insights, focusing on the ideas of awakening, teshuvah, tzedakah, and connection to the Divine.
Join us in person at the Schaefer Family Campus or online.
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Rosh Chodesh Women's Group
2025-09-07 09:15 - 11:00, 2025-10-19 09:15 - 11:00 | FL
Join us in our monthly Rosh Chodesh Women’s Group, where we will delve into the insights of celebrated women authors through their poetry and prose. In a nurturing atmosphere, we will participate in meaningful discussions and welcome the spirit of renewal and inspiration that each new month offers, while participating in various creative activities to explore our unique, personal identities as Jewish women.
2025-2026 Dates:

Sunday, July 27
Sunday, August 17 (at the home of Gina Shugar)
Sunday, October 19
Sunday, November 23
Sunday, December 21
Sunday, January 25
Sunday, February 15
Sunday, March 15
Sunday, April 12
Sunday, May 31

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Selichot: Marking Our Place in the Book of Life
2025-09-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
During the High Holy Days, we pray to be inscribed in the Book of Life. On Selichot, we will explore the meaning of the Book of Life from the eyes of our tradition. We will engage in a ritual of tying tzitzit, each twist, loop, and knot represent the interweaving of our actions and intentions that mark our place in the Book of Living. We will then process with the Torahs into the sanctuary for a beautiful service preparing us soulfully for the New Year.
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Reflections & Resilience: A Film Screening of "October 8"
2025-10-07 19:00 - 21:30 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Join us for a poignant program in memorial of the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, featuring a screening of the film “October 8”; a powerful film that explores the emotional aftermath of the attacks. We will honor the lives of those lost by saying Kaddish, creating a space for reflection and remembrance. The evening will conclude with an Oneg and time spent together in the sukkah, fostering community and support during this challenging time.
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Lunch & Learn: The Life and Work of Rabbi Michael Marmur
2025-10-08 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Taught by Rabbi Dan Levin
NEW DAY! Lunch & Learn will meet on Wednesdays in October.
We will explore the incredible life and work of Rabbi Michael Marmur, who will join us in November for our first Wonder and Wisdom series.
Join us in person at the Schaefer Family Campus or online.
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Reflections of Healing: The Parma Portraits (The Kindness of Strangers)
2025-10-09 09:45 - 12:00 | Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL, 33432
9:45 am – Meet at the Boca Raton Museum of Art
10:00 am – Docent-led tour begins
Join us for an inspiring morning of art, reflection and healing. Together we’ll experience a docent-led tour of Parma Portraits (The Kindness of Strangers) by Donald Farnsworth at the Boca Raton Museum of Art – a powerful exhibit that explores compassion and connection.
Following the tour, Rabbi Laila Haas and Cantor Lori Brock will lead a meaningful program focused on healing, hope, and the resilience of the human spirit.
We have reached capacity for this event. If you have any questions, please contact Kira Melamed-Vainberg at KVainberg@tbeboca.org.
Sponsored by Friends of Music & the Arts

Torah Study with Rabbi Jeffrey Sirkman - Garden Games: HOW Do You Hide From God?
2025-10-18 09:30 - 10:30 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Join special guest Rabbi Jeffrey Sirkman for a special Torah Study.
In person and Virtual at the links below.
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