Temple Beth Shalom Melrose

09/06/2026

HIGH HOLIDAYS 2026
Join Temple Beth Shalom for the High Holidays!
TBS is a warm and inclusive Reform Jewish Community with a long tradition of welcoming ALL to our services, including for the High Holidays, regardless of membership status―and without the traditional “ticket system.” All services will happen at Temple Beth Shalom of Melrose, 21 East Foster Street, Melrose, Massachusetts, and streaming on our YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/-melrose) page except for Tashlich, which will be at Ell Pond. Questions? Visit our website: tbsma.org.
Friday, September 11: Erev Rosh Hashanah Service
7:00 pm
Saturday, September 12: Rosh Hashanah day 1
8:30 am: Children’s Service
10:00 am: Morning Service
1 pm (approx.): Tashlich (at Ell Pond)
Sunday, September 13: Rosh Hashanah day 2
10:00 am
Sunday, September 20: Kol Nidre Service
7:00 pm
Monday, September 21: Yom Kippur
8:30 am: Children’s Service
10:00 am: Morning Service
1 pm: Yizkor
3:30 PM: Afternoon Service, Closing Service, and Havdalah
6 pm (approx.) Potluck Break-fast. Bring a dairy dish to share!

09/05/2026

Meditative at Home
Saturday September 20, 9AM-12PM
Gabby Simon’s House
Gaby Simons will host a Day of Mindfulness at her home in Melrose. A day of mindfulness is an opportunity to deepen your meditation practice in a community setting. We will practice sitting and walking meditation in 20-minute intervals, with opportunities for sharing. Gaby will also share a few practice songs. All levels of experience are welcome.
In allowing ourselves to be just as we are, with kind awareness, we are able to make space for all of life’s experiences and live with integrity and alignment.
Please email gaby at gabylarasimonsgmailcom if you are interested and to get more details. Suggested donation $20-$40.

09/05/2026

09/04/2026

Our Temple maintains a valued tradition of reading all of our loved ones’ names aloud during the Yizkor service on Yom Kippur morning. If you would like to submit names for the year 5787, please do so by September 7 at this link: https://tbsma.org/yizkor-donation-form/
You may also mail your list of names to Ellen Krechmer, 110 E. Emerson St., Melrose 02176. Your tzedakah contribution can be made on Venmo (please note yizkor on comment line) or via check mailed to: TBS, 21 E. Foster St., Melrose, MA.
Thank you for your participation in this meaningful annual remembrance.

August 12, 2026August 12, 2026 Yizkor, in Hebrew, means “remember” and each year at the Yizkor  Service on Yom Kippur we publicly remember our departed family and friends by reading their names before the congregation and reciting prayers in their memory. The traditional Yizkor prayer includes ...

09/03/2026

Events

Torah Study on Zoom
Sunday, September 20st, 10am-11:30am

We will begin with a discussion of the story of Exodus and some new scholarly understanding.
Newcomers are most welcome to join us. Prior knowledge of the Hebrew Bible or Hebrew is NOT necessary! You will have access to the Jerusalem Study Bible online. We manage to invest our serious discussions with a touch of levity.
If you are interested in joining us for the first time or have questions, please call the Moderator, Tug Yourgrau, at 617-797-9674.

09/01/2026

Sisterhood Knitting
Tuesday, September 8, 7:00pm
TBS knitting will be the second Tuesday of the month, unless otherwise noted. The location always changes, so best to contact Roberta Gertz for more info: rtobeygertzgmailcom