Author Karen Winn's new mystery novel features a secret society set on Beacon Hill. Published on January 16, 2026.

In 2025, as The Vilna and the Jewish Arts Collaborative came together united by a shared vision, we updated our Strategic Plan to guide the work of the next five years. Below is our ambitious plan that illustrates our vision for growing into Boston's home for Jewish culture.

Dear Friends, Today brings a long-awaited moment of hope. With the release of all living hostages from Gaza, families are being reunited, prayers have been answered, and hearts across the world are lifting in relief. Even as we prepare to grieve the more than 1,200 lives lost two years ago tomorrow - the second anniversary of October 7 on the…

At its peak, the vibrant West End neighborhood was home to approximately 40-45 synagogues, reflecting the thriving Jewish community that once defined the area.

CJP and The Vilna Launch Applications for the 6th Annual Community Creative Fellowship

BOSTON – This fall, The Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture, will unveil The Torah in the Tarot, a groundbreaking new book and exhibition by Torah scholar and cultural detective Stav Appel.

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"The Only Woman in the Room” illuminates notable Jewish women for Women’s History Month. Published on February 18, 2025

The decision to unite seemed obvious to the two organizations, their leaders say, which both operated on similar budgets for a similar target audience. Published on February 11, 2025

Addressing Boston’s Vilna Shul as part of its Lifesavers Speaker Series, Dr. Nancy Chabot shows how collaboration in the emerging field of planetary defense proves a rabbinic adage. Published on October 4, 2024

Read about Laura Mandel's (Executive Director of Boston’s Jewish Arts Collaborative) moment of joy at the CJP x JArts Boston Community Creative Fellowship showcase hosted at The Vilna. Published on June 28, 2024

Ancient Yiddish folktale, “The Dybbuk,” a mystical story about tragic love, is premiering in the United States and performed in English for the first time at The Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture. Published on June 19, 2024

The Vilna Shul’s patio plaza, along with its iron gates which date back to 1919, recently underwent an extensive, $300,000 makeover. Published on June 19, 2024

With an ongoing immigration crisis and refugees displaced by war– a new adaptation of the play “The Dybbuk,” has deep resonance. Published on June 5, 2024

Mysticism meets whimsy in The Dybbuk, an immersive production now playing at the Vilna Shul on Beacon Hill. Published on June 5, 2024

Arlekin Players Theater is staging 'The Dybbuk' at The Beacon Hill Site. Published on May 31, 2024

Adapted by Golyak and Rachel Merrill Moss, The Dybbuk will celebrate its U.S. premiere in partnership with the Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture, from May 30 through June 23. Published on May 2, 2024

With national attention trained on Harvard the past few months, engaging in Jewish spaces on campus has felt like more of a political endeavor. Pickle-making, gimmicky in all the right ways, was enough to get us out the door. Published on March 2, 2024

On this episode, Maital Friedman spoke with seven of these leaders including The Vilna's Executive Director, Dalit Ballen Horn, about the challenges they’re facing, the questions they’re asking, and how they are forging a path forward. Published on February 27, 2024

100 young adult volunteers packed bags with fresh produce at The Vilna Shul that were later donated to the families of 'We are better together' -- an organization in Roxbury that helps women and girls affected by homicide, violence and incarceration. Published on January 15, 2024.