Welcome

Led by Rabbi Liza Stern, we cultivate a warm atmosphere and meaningful engagement with Jewish traditions.

We are non-affiliated, and draw families and individuals from diverse backgrounds and a broad geographic swath of the Boston area.

We are nearly 100 families strong and take seriously our involvement in the community and the world while maintaining our wit and good humor. Our dynamic, fully inclusive, urban congregation is the fastest-growing in Cambridge.

Eitz Chayim is a true community of active, engaged, questioning, caring people. We celebrate Shabbat and holidays together, share life cycle events, and promote life-long Jewish learning with a thriving religious school and rich adult education programming.

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Upcoming Events

• Shabbat Service on Fri, Sep 3 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat Services every Friday evening followed by a brief kiddush and oneg. All are welcome. Services at Congregation Eitz Chayim are traditional and egalitarian. Although we lean towards a relatively ...

  Event Type:	Shabbat Service
  Date:	Sep 03, 2010
  Title:	Shabbat Service
  Leader(s):	Rabbi Liza Stern
  Start:	7:00 pm
  End:	8:00 pm
  Location:	Congregation Eitz Chayim
  Description:	Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat Services every Friday evening followed by a brief kiddush and oneg. All are welcome. Services at Congregation Eitz Chayim are traditional and egalitarian. Although we lean towards a relatively conservative style, we are open to change and always willing to challenge established practices. For our Shabbat services we use a non-denominational prayer book which is rich with contemporary English translations, traditional and contemporary Hebrew text as well as complet...

• Torah Study on Tue, Sep 7 from 7:30 am - 8:30 am
  We meet in our Library to study the weekly Torah portion on Tuesday mornings. While the discussion will be in English, we will refer to the Hebrew text and a variety of classic commentaries to enhance our appreciation of t...

  Event Type:	Study Minyan
  Date:	Sep 07, 2010
  Title:	Torah Study
  Leader(s):	Rabbi Liza Stern
  Start:	7:30 am
  End:	8:30 am
  Location:	Congregation Eitz Chayim
  Description:	We meet in our Library to study the weekly Torah portion on Tuesday mornings. While the discussion will be in English, we will refer to the Hebrew text and a variety of classic commentaries to enhance our appreciation of the portion. All are welcome! Please join us it is a great experince. Liza always has a great insight to share!!!