Welcome to ShalomBoston!

ShalomBoston.com helps residents and visitors alike find the Jewish resources they need, including information on synagogues and religious services, kosher food, other religious or ritual needs, local events of Jewish interest, and a myriad of ways to connect with others in the Jewish community.  We cover Greater Boston, all of Massachusetts, and parts of neighboring New England states.  No need to log in; just browse, enjoy, and let us know what you think!

Upcoming Jewish Holidays

Tu B'Shevat, The New Year for Trees
Wednesday, February 8, 2012

See the Community Calendar for local Tu B'Shevat programs & celebrations

See all the events on our Community Calendar!



Visit the Community Calendar to see all the exhibits, films, concerts, singles events, programs for children & families, speakers and classes, and much more!

A sampling for January 18-31:
Rashi School Open House; Whimsical Wednesdays: Shabbat Experience - 1/18
Drop-in Thursday morning Study Group - 1/19
Shabbat evening: services, dinners, speakers, & scholars-in-residence - 1/20
Havdalah Pajama Party; several films, including In Hannah's Suitcase - 1/21
LimmudBoston Leadership Development Program; Jewish Overnight Camp Fair - 1/22
Parenting Your Teen...Through a Jewish Lens - series begins - 1/23
Concert with Rob Rudin's Half-Jewish and Naftule's Dream - 1/24
Open forum on "Reconstructing" Health Care - 1/25
Discussion: The Blessings of a Skinned Knee - Using Jewish Techniques to Raise Self-Reliant Children - 1/26
UN Day to Commemorate Victims of the Holocaust - special program; Klezmer Shabbat - 1/27
Keruv Shabbat with Keshet speaker - 1/28
"Through the Lens of Pivotal Figures in Jewish History; Simcha Showcase - 1/29
Jump'n Roll Music and Movement Class - 1/30
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Training You Wish You Had; Jewish Business Network program - 1/31
plus lots of family & children's events, Tu B'Shvat programs, Holocaust speakers, & more

See all the events on the Community Calendar

Jewish Day Schools, PreSchools, Supplementary Schools, Adult Education, Special Needs Programs, & More

Our searchable Education Directory includes over 60 entries for all types of educational institutions and programs throughout Massachusetts.  If you are exploring educational options for yourself or for a child, now is the time to check out web sites, request information, attend open houses, and register.

These schools in particular, featured on the Education Directory page, invite you to visit and contact them for information:

Kehillah Schechter Academy - NEW!
Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston
MetroWest Jewish Day School
JCDS, Boston's Jewish Community Day School
Rashi School
JCC Early Learning Centers

Click here to go to the Education Directory

Volunteer Opportunity of the Month

ROFEH International is dedicated to assisting those patients from the United States and throughout the world that are forced to leave their homes to seek medical treatment.  ROFEH provides a multitude of support services including:
- Medical referral system to doctors and hospitals
- Transportation to and from the airport and the hospital
- Housing facilities with furnished apartments for short or long term stays
- Respite care for family members who may be by the bedside of a loved one for days or weeks at a time
- Recreational activities for patients as well as sibling babysitting
- Interpreter services if needed
- Kosher meals daily.
Volunteers are key to the success of providing these most important social services. ROFEH is seeking volunteers for driving, repite care, and various other chesed (kindness) opportunities.  For more information or to become a ROFEH volunteer, please call or email Mike Hirsh, Program Director, ROFEH International, 1710 Beacon St., Brookline, MA 02445, 617-734-5101, mhirsh@rofehint.org.