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Temple Emeth
South and Grove St.
Chestnut Hill, MA
02467

(617) 469-9400

Schools: 469-9459

• Adult Groups include the Brotherhood, PTO, Shirai Emet Choir, and Sisterhood.
• Youth Groups include the USY and Temple Emeth soccer.
• Operating Committees include the Board of Directors, Finance Committee, Investment Committee, Membership Committee, Memorial Park Committee, Officers, Ritual Committee, and School Committee.

Brotherhood

PTO

Shirai Emet Choir

The choir was started in 1989 by our Musical Director, Gennady Konnikov. We have anywhere from 10 to 20 members at any one time and we sing in four part harmony. Contrary to popular opinion, we don’t require years of experience or training in singing in order to join. And although we mostly sing in Hebrew and Yiddish, we don’t require our members to be fluent in either of those languages.

Over the years, we’ve built up a good sized repertoire which enables us to perform several times a year. We sing an annual Chanukah concert at the Vilna Shul on Beacon Hill, and we sing on Yom Hashoah, for the Israel Bond Fund function, for various Temple Emeth celebrations, Bar Mitzvahs, and for the residents of several neighborhood nursing homes. We have traveled to Rhode Island and are planning to go to the Jewish Choral Festival in the Catskills this year. We have recently joined voices with the Temple Emanuel Adult Choir for several concerts, and we enjoy expanding our repertoire and our friendships.

We rehearse on Monday nights from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in Temple Emeth. Call the Temple office if you’d like more information on joining or engaging us to enhance your special occasion. Please join us!

Chevra T'Hillim

The main purpose of Chevra T'Hillim is the studying and learning of Psalms. We are involved with Psalms each day at minyan. Psalms offer praise to Adonay and bring strength and comfort to individuals in private moments.

Interest in Psalms includes selecting individual lines from Hebrew Psalms and writing new Psalms in English. Recent scholarship also emphasizes spiritual approaches to the Psalms.

Audio CDs of Psalms are available, restoring the musical origin of the texts and exploring the potential for music imbedded in the text itself.

The Qumrum scroll of T'Hillim is an interesting archeological record of the Psalms.

Sisterhood

USY

Note: Current information about Temple Emeth USY can be found on our own Temple Emeth USY web site!

There are 17 regions around the US and Canada which comprise International USY. Membership in Temple Emeth USY automatically entitles you to participate in programs on all levels: Chapter, Regional, and International.

Activities, depending on the age division, include a Chanukah party, bowling, a movie excursion, pizza lunches, a trip to Jillian's, a mall Scavenger hunt, a mystery bus ride, and more.

We need not only the USYers involvement, but also the parents help. Parents can help with driving, chaperoning, hosting programs at home, helping to cook and serve at special events, and encouraging your USYers to participate.

For moe information about Temple Emeth USY programs, please email Cantor Michael McCloskey at cantormichael@templeemeth.org.

NERUSY stands for New England Regional United Synagogue Youth, the region to which Temple Emeth USY belongs. NERUSY consists of USYers from Massachussetts, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. This region holds events such as:

• Conventions: Encampment, Leadership Retreat, New Members Kinnus, Senior Weekend, Spring Convention, and Chapter Convention.
• Dances: Turkey Dance, Tikun Olam Semi-Formal, and Spring Fling.
• Programs: Fall Opening Event, Red Sox Game, Lounge Night, Boat Cruise, Freshman and Senior events.

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Operating Committees

The following committees oversee the various functions of Temple Emeth:
• The Board of Directors is the voting body that governs the functioning of the Temple.

• The Finance Committee is charged with overseeing all financial affairs of the Temple.

• The Investment Committee is charged with maintaining the endowment funds of the Temple.

• The Membership Committee is concerned with enlarging the congregation affiliated with the Temple.

• The Memorial Park Committee maintains our cemetary, Memorial Park, in West Roxbury, MA.

• The Officers serve as the executive committee of the Temple.

• The Ritual Committee is responsible for all matters pertaining to the religious functioning of the Temple.

• The School Committee is charged with supervising the Temple Emeth Religious and Nursery schools.

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