Click on the link below to explore our latest newsletter. Inside you can: -Meet our volunteers and staff -Read letters from our leadership and new staff member Rosa Franck -Hear about our Fall kickoff event celebrating Sephardic cultures -See a calendar of our upcoming programs for the fall season -Explore ways you can support the Vilna Please…

Rosa Kramer Franck has been named Director of Development at the Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture (BCJC). Franck, who will begin her post on July 2nd, brings over 13 years of diverse development experience and exceptional leadership in the Jewish community. She comes to the Vilna with a broad based knowledge of Greater…

The Vilna Gala: Honoring our Community Leaders On June 19th, the Vilna Shul, Boston's Center for Jewish Culture, hosted nearly two hundred guests of all ages at its annual tribute gala. This year’s event titled "Generations Together,” honored two community leaders across generations, Arnie Slavet and Mike Ross. The Vilna…

Click on the link below to explore our latest newsletter. Inside you will find: -Letters from our leadership and staff -A calendar of our upcoming programs for the spring season -Meet our 2014 recipients of the Zvi R. Cohen Leadership and Legacy award and learn how you can attend our Gala Tribute this June -Explore ways you can support the…

Vilna Shul welcomes over 100 guests to honor Congregation's founders.

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July 3, 2013 Barnet Kessel has been named executive director of the The Vilna Shul. Kessel, who will begin his post on July 22nd, brings over 24 years of business experience and exceptional leadership in the Jewish community. He is currently the vice president of commercial products at Mantua Manufacturing Company. Emily Leventhal, incoming…

Before our current exhibition, Recreating the Tapestry, went on display in 2006, another exhibition shined at the Vilna Shul. Continuity: Traditions of Jewish Art and Architecture explored the world of design within synagogue walls, weaving a thread of history from the painted synagogues that once stood gracefully throughout Europe and Russia…

Contents: A Message From the President of the Board of Directors Before I Go – Thank You for the Blessings Fresh New Programs for Spring and Summer Planned Giving at the Vilna Havurah on the Hill Calendar of Events Vilna Scribe Spring 2013

Contents: Roots and Wings Executive Director ‘s Message Program Manager’s Update Havurah on the Hill Calendar of Events Vilna Scribe Fall 2012

BOSTON– “We are here because the meek shall inherit the earth,” stated Steven Greenberg, the executive director of the Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture, as we sat on the Vilna’s front patio.

Contents: Restoring Community Announcements Calendar of Events Havurah on the Hill—Aliyahs VilnaScribe Spring 2012

Contents: Can Dreams Come True? Please Help Us Preserve and Perpetuate Our Jewish Identity The Value of What We Do European Art ScholarVisits Vilna Shul - A Tribute to Richard Mintz A Tuesday Shabbat in Gröbzig Brown Bag Lecture Breaking Ground: Remarkable Jewish Women of Boston’s West End Havurah on the Hill VilnaScribeFall2011.pdf

Contents: Vilna Shul “On the map” To Do and To Learn Beacon Hill Memories The Vilna Property: 1855 to 1919 The Starr Study Series Conversations at the Vilna Havurah on the Hill Sping 2011 issue of the Vilna Scribe

Published October 22, 2010 on BeaconHill.Patch.com By Travis Lovett Panelists at Beacon Hill’s Vilna Shul debate who will emerge the victor in the social media arena. Place your bets: Its Facebook vs. Google in a war for control over the Web and, ultimately, your social life. A panel of social media experts at Beacon Hill’s Vilna Shul: The…

Contents: Please Spread the Word We Should All Be Proud Not Painting the Walls Was Our Wedding Mitzvah to the Vilna Shul The Vilna Property with Houses: 1728 to 1855 Looking Forward Converting to Judaism Rabbi Sam Teaching Havurah on the Hill Download Fall 2010 issue of the Vilna Scribe

Contents: Board of Directors Articulates Different and the Same Tracing Routes to the West End A Year in Berlin Vilna Shul Murals Update The Vilna Property from 1626 to 1730 Havurah on the Hill

Contents: Me’ah In Focus Just Beneath the Surface Partners in Preservation Letter from the President Vote for Vilna History of the Vilna Shul Property Havurah on the Hill

The Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture, will be honoring Rabbi David Starr, PhD on Sunday, September 13th, 2009 with the Zvi R. Cohen Leadership and Legacy Award. Dr. David B. Starr,Vice President of Community Education at Hebrew College in Newton, MA. is an expert on the subjects of modern Jewish history, Jewish education and…

June 16, 2009, the Vilna Shul along with eleven other historic sites in Greater Boston received a grant as part of the Partners in Preservation program, funded by American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The winners of the grant were determined by online voting and a committee of local leaders and preservationists. Work…