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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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Shabbat services are held in-person and online.  Click here for schedule times and additional information.

Learn About Our Community Hebrew School

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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Upcoming Events

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  • Monday ,
    JanJanuary  12 , 2026
    Psalms as Prayer & Poetry with Rabbi David
    Monday, Jan 12th 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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  • Saturday ,
    JanJanuary  17 , 2026
    MLK Shabbat
    Shabbat, Jan 17th 9:30a to 12:00p

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  • Friday ,
    JanJanuary  23 , 2026
    Kabbalat Shabbat Service and Dinner
    Friday, Jan 23rd 6:00p to 9:00p
    Please join us for a special COA/BTM Community Shabbat Dinner and Service on Friday January 23rd. Dinner will be served at 6 pm followed by a Kabbalat Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Emily and Rabbi David. An oneg will follow the service.
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  • Monday ,
    FebFebruary  2 , 2026
    CLIMATE ACTION hosts Mass Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer
    Monday, Feb 2nd 7:00p to 8:30p

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Calendar

Upcoming events this week of January
Mon 12
7:00pm
Psalms as Prayer & Poetry with Rabbi David
Tue 13
Wed 14
12:30pm
Rabbi David's Office Hours
Thu 15
6:45pm
Torah Study 2025-2026
Torah Study with Rabbi David. (See Oracle for Zoom link)
Fri 16
4:21pm
Candle Lighting
Sat 17
Shabbat Mevarchim
Parshat Vaera
9:30am
Shabbat Morning Services in Person and on Zoom
9:30am
MLK Shabbat
5:22pm
Havdalah
Sun 18



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