Nehar Shalom Community Synagogue
43 Lochstead Avenue Jamaica Plain MA 02130
Phone: 617-522-3618
Web:  www.neharshalom.org
E-mail: rabbi@neharshalom.org
Rabbi: Victor Hillel Reinstein
Nehar Shalom is an intimate, joyful Jewish community growing organically in a diverse, vibrant and socially conscious neighborhood of Boston. Located in a large, beautifully preserved Victorian house by Jamaica Pond, we are Jamaica Plain's first ever synagogue. Without airs, we offer immediately accessible community in which each person has the opportunity to make a difference. Our davening, our manner of prayer, is traditional in form, primarily in Hebrew, filled with spirit and song. In keeping with the warmth and openness of the Chassidic shtibl or prayer room, the transplanted model upon which we are based, our goal is not to be rabbi-centered, but to offer leadership opportunity to all, with the rabbi serving primarily as teacher and guide. Seeking to reflect God's Oneness and to see God's image in each person, our defining values include a commitment to social justice, to inclusion, to equality of men and women, and to striving to transcend differences and recognize each other's gifts. We welcome interfaith families and offer a safe place of worship and belonging to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Jews.

Nehar Shalom Family Learning Circle for children 4-6
Children and parents learn together through stories, music, art and drama, sharing in Jewish ways of expression and celebration that can be continued at home. A Jewish framework and approach is given to values such as diversity, social justice, peace and community.
Easily accessible and inclusive, non-judgmental and non-threatening, the Family Learning Circle offers a joyful place of Jewish connection and learning. All manner of Jewish families, regardless of background or configuration, are warmly welcomed. All have a place in the Learning Circle by the hearth (there is a fireplace in the sanctuary of Nehar Shalom!).
The Family Learning Circle meets one Sunday each month, from 10-11:30.
First meeting: Sunday September 26.
Tuition: $180/child. (For each additional child there is a $25 fee for materials). Financial assitance is available.
To register: go to http://www.neharshalom.org/Family_circle_registration_form_page.html
Nehar Shalom Mishpacha Family Hebrew School for children 7-9
This is not your drop-off Hebrew school program! Mishpacha offers the opportunity to enjoy and explore Jewish learning with your child and a caring community of young people and parents. Play a key role in appreciating and empowering your child in acquiring a joyful Jewish education. Hebrew reading, values through Torah and prayer, and the cycle of the Jewish year form the framework of the Mishpacha curriculum.
All manner of Jewish families, regardless of background or configuration, are warmly welcomed. Be part of a unique and collaborative Jewish learning program organized as a Family Beit Midrash/House of Study. Mishpacha joyfully fosters Jewish identity and knowledge, and celebrates diversity, social justice, peace and community.
Mishpacha meets twice a month, alternating between Sunday morning and Monday late afternoon.
First meeting: Sunday October 3rd, 10-11:30.
Tuition: $500/child + $50 materials fee. Financial assistance is available.
To register: go to http://www.neharshalom.org/Mishpacha_registration_form_page.html