Past Events
Niddah Salon
Join us for a monthly Niddah Salon at Mayyim Hayyim. Niddah is the practice of abstaining from sexual intimacy around the time of the menstrual cycle. The Niddah Salon will help participants think through the way niddah impacts issues of femininity, sexuality, and our connection to Jewish tradition. Using Jewish texts and shared experiences as […]
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Curious Minds: Water Works
Experience the wonders of water and join Mayyim Hayyim at the Rashi School for a program for preschoolers and their grownups. How many different things can you do with water? Try hands-on experiments and hear Rashi’s kindergarten teachers bring stories to life. Snack will be provided. All families are invited to join Rashi’s Kabbalat Shabbat service directly […]
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I’m Glad You Feel That Way: Opening Reception & Artist Talk
The Mayyim Hayyim Gallery is proud to present: I’m Glad You Feel That Way Works by Doug Weathersby and John Guthrie Doug Weathersby and John Guthrie fill the Mayyim Hayyim gallery with bright and colorful new perspectives. Weathersby’s photographs and Guthrie’s paintings explore the dimensions of time, the everyday, and all that’s in-between and beyond. […]
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Beyond the Huppah
Creating the Jewish Marriage You Want Join us for Mayyim Hayyim’s five-session seminar for engaged and recently married couples that will provide tools to solidify a strong partnership and explore different ways of creating a Jewish home. LGBTQ+ and interfaith couples welcome. Discussion Topics Include Couplehood How will our lives change once we are married? How […]
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Shir HaMa’alot with Joey Weisenberg
Join the Greater Boston Jewish community for a musical evening of connection and remembrance. Mayyim Hayyim is co-sponsoring Shir HaMa’alot (“Rising of Song”) with Joey Weisenberg, Creative Director of Hadar‘s Rising Song Institute and leading voice in Jewish music. Joey will guide participants in singing pre-war melodies, as well as his own original nigunim (melodies) inspired by […]
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Elevating the Everyday: A Conversation About Spiritual Parenting
Parenting is all about navigating transitions. Big ones, like the first day of school, and so many little ones: going to bed, getting dressed, and losing a tooth. Join Rabbi Allison Berry of Temple Shalom in Newton and Leeza Negelev, Associate Director of Education at Mayyim Hayyim, for a lively discussion with other parents about […]
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Rebbe Nachman’s Elusive Tree: An Interactive Storytelling Experience at Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Journey into the mind of a rabbi who wasn’t afraid to experience the heights of joy and the depths of despair, as he understood both to be a path toward God. We’ll bring a Rebbe Nachman tale to life through dramaturgy and discussion. Free and open to the public Taught by Mayyim Hayyim’s Associate Director […]
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Coming Up For Air
Please join us for a community celebration to benefit Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters Community Mikveh and Paula Brody & Family Education Center. Honoring Sheri & Eli Gurock and presenting the Nachshon Award to Idit Klein.
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Book Launch – Fertility Journeys: A Jewish Healing Guide
Join us for the launch of this new and important resource on Wednesday, May 30 at 6:00PM at Mayyim Hayyim. Hear from those who contributed and helped shape Fertility Journeys and learn how its unique content supports those in our community and beyond during this challenging time in their lives. It is estimated that 15-20% of […]
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Creation and Creativity: Opening Reception and Artist Talk with Paula Brody
The Mayyim Hayyim Gallery is proud to present: Creation and Creativity Mixed-media painting and collage by Paula Brody Paula Brody’s deep connection to the beauty of the natural world will fill the Mayyim Hayyim Gallery with joyful and spontaneous works full of color and movement. One of Mayyim Hayyim’s founders, a long-time board member and […]
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Continuing Education for Mikveh Guides: Chevruta Learning through Project Zug
Mayyim Hayyim has partnered with Project Zug to offer our volunteer Mikveh Guides an opportunity for chevruta (paired) learning with other Mikveh Guides. Volunteer Mikveh Guides may choose from the following three Project Zug online courses. Once you’ve made your selection, fill out the form below. We’ll write to you with your chevruta assignment and […]
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Rising Tide Summer Gathering
Get your seat at the table to shape the future of mikveh! Build community and gain practical knowledge, tools, and resources for running a mikveh, supporting staff, fundraising, marketing, and so much more. Registration deadline July 13; early bird rates end July 1.
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