The Torah teaches us that when we see a person in crisis, we cannot turn away. As we continue to hear from so many of you, we are seeing a crisis right now from which our community must not turn away. Between May and early June, more than 60,000 children were detained at the U.S. […]

Center Makor joins CJP/JCRC in condemning the Chabad of Poway synagogue shooting, expresses condolences to the family of Lori Kaye (z”l), and wishes speedy recovery to all the wounded Joint CJP/JCRC statement on the Chabad of Poway synagogue shooting CJP and JCRC were shocked and heartbroken at the news of another synagogue shooting at a […]

Dear friends, We are glad to share with you that last Friday Center Makor renewed our Cultural Kabbalat Shabbats dinners after they were interrupted, for last couple of years. It was the Shabbat Zachor, Shabbat of memory, before the Purim, when we do remember Amalek. The nation, which attacked Jews from the back, after they […]

Center Makor joins CJP and JCRC in strongly condemning such barbaric attack on human lives and expresses sincere condolences to the families of the victims. CJP and JCRC are saddened, shocked, and outraged by the terror attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand today in which at least 49 people were murdered and 20 more were injured […]

The Combined Jewish Philanthropies Scholarship Committee is now accepting applications for financial aid for the 2019-2020 academic year. The Committee awards financial assistance to financially needy undergraduate students whose permanent address is in a CJP service community.

Please watch Winter in the Shtetl video for our Jewish Art Initiative project! Dear Friends, you are about to watch the video from the Winter in the Shtetl evening when Center Makor presented the new Jewish Art Initiative project. This celebration was a fundraiser for this new project, which drew up to $3000. More about […]

Fantastic Fun Filled Day of Celebrating Tu Bishvat & MLK! Thank you to all the attendees and our awesome specialists who shared their expertise with us today! Stay tuned for another JEC (Jewish Experience Center) Vacation Day in April. Toda raba to:Vladimir Foygelman for DanceEric Greene for Jewish Music, MLK history, and planting parsleyNoa Sandra […]

One City. One Book. A Million Conversations. This winter, our Greater Boston community will read Eternal Life, a magical tale from author Dara Horn, known for her ability to make the Jewish accessible and the accessible Jewish. A travelogue through time, Eternal Life chronicles the fate of two young lovers condemned to live forever. Their […]

The rally in support of victims in Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue at Boston Common on Sunday, October 28.

At the Community Annual Commemoration of the 77th Anniversary of the tragedy at Babi Yar.