Congregation Or Atid

Congregation Or Atid is a vibrant, innovative MetroWest Boston synagogue.

Members turn to Or Atid for friendship, holiday and lifecycle celebrations, and learning.

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Registration is open for the Jewish Learning Collaborative of Metrowest!

We welcome all Jewish learners, regardless of denomination or affiliation, to join our Pre-K to grade 7 Hebrew School. “We are proud to be a pluralistic school that welcomes any child (and family) that is curious about and wants to explore their Judaism,” shares Orna Sonnenschein, the school’s director and longtime Jewish educator. Families do not need to belong to a synagogue to be part of our Hebrew School family! CLICK HERE to learn more.

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Rabbi David Finkelstein's Office Hours

Wednesdays 12:30-2:00pm (Onsite and on Zoom)

Rabbi David's Office Hours are on Wednesdays, excepting vacation days and holy days. During these hours, Rabbi David will be at Or Atid with his door open, available for unannounced visits in-person and on Zoom (email for a zoom link). Those who wish to connect with the Rabbi at a different time are invited to set up an appointment via email or phone call/text (781.786.8679).

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Sunday ,
NovNovember 16 , 2025

Sigd-themed Playgroup
Sunday, Nov 16th 10:00a to 11:00a
Join us for our first free playgroup of the school year! Socialize with local parents while the kids hear a story, sing songs with Rabbi David, and engage in an age-appropriate, sensory activity. Learn about Sigd—the holiday unique to the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community! Geared towards babies to 1st graders. Ethiopian food and bagels will be served. RSVP: youngfamilies@congregationoratid.org
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Sunday ,
NovNovember 16 , 2025

RDE Working Group Book Discussion: The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota and an American Heritage
Sunday, Nov 16th 7:00p to 8:30p
Join us on Zoom for an eye-opening discussion about the heartfelt book, The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Heritage by Rebecca Clarren. This author's search for the truth about her family's American history is open, honest, painful, and inspiring. In following her family's journey from Czarist Russia to South Dakota, she discovers the story of the Lakota who historically lived on the land. Rabbi David will assist us as we address challenging topics in our shared Jewish ancestry. To attend the discussion, email us at racialjustice@congregationoratid.org, and we will send you the Zoom link.
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Tuesday ,
NovNovember 18 , 2025

Dinner Out with the Sisterhoods
Tuesday, Nov 18th 6:00p to 8:00p
Join the Sisterhoods of COA & BTM for a fun Dinner Out in Wayland! Come socialize and enjoy delicious pizza and salads. See the Oracle for RSVP details.
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Wednesday ,
DecDecember 3 , 2025

Climate Action: Your Yard, Our Climate
Wednesday, Dec 3rd 7:30p to 8:30p
Join us online! Think globally, plant locally! Even a few native plants on your property can buffer the effects of climate change. Trevor Smith of ReEarth Studio Social Impact Collective will give us a fresh picture of global warming in this program, that will leave you inspired to consider natives for spring planting. Free and open to the public. See the Oracle for registration information.
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Monday ,
DecDecember 8 , 2025

Psalms as Prayer & Poetry with Rabbi David
Monday, Dec 8th 7:00p to 8:00p
Remember “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want”? Ever heard this chestnut: “This is the day G-D has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it"? and “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when siblings dwell together”? All of these quotations come from the Book of Psalms, our great storehouse of prayer. But the Psalms also contain spiritual struggle, statements of dogma, Israelite history, snippets of Canaanite myth, and much more, all in a poetic package. In-person and on Zoom. See the Oracle for the Zoom link. In this class, we will look closely at one psalm, both as a prayer and as a poem. Participants will spend the majority of class time exploring several different English translations, poetry inspired by that psalm, and at least one musical setting of it. Works considered may include, but will not be limited to Opening to You (2002), by Norman Fischer; Rejoice, Beloved Woman! (2004), by Barbara J. Monda; The Book of Psalms (2007), by Robert Alter; The Complete Psalms (2010), by Pamela Greenberg; and Psalmsongs (2013), by Gaya Aranoff Bernstein. The psalm we will study this December 2025 is Psalm 30, which, in addition to being a mainstay of daily Jewish prayer, is also the Psalm for Hanukkah.
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Monday ,
DecDecember 15 , 2025

Or Atid Women’s Book Group Discussion: How to Read a Book
Monday, Dec 15th 7:30p
Join us online for a discussion of How to Read a Book by Monica Wood. From the award-winning author of The One-in-a-Million Boy comes a heartfelt, uplifting novel about a chance encounter at a bookstore, exploring redemption, unlikely friendships, and the life-changing power of sharing stories.
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