Plan one or two activities per year to welcome adults with special needs throughout the greater Boston area to Temple Isiah.

For parents of adult children who have either married non-Jews as well as parents of adult children who are not Jewish

Discussion, ideas, and mutual support for families with disabilities. We will meet 2 or 3 times a year to share our experiences, ideas, and dreams related to Jewish living for families with disabilities

Group for people thinking about retirement

Learn from other empty nesters how to adjust to the new situation, including how to communicate with children as they forge new connections outside of the family

Paid employees can plan to retire knowing that the organization’s budget will allow someone new to continue their work. Volunteers have trouble finding new volunteers to train to do what they’ve been doing for years. Leaving that work undone feels wrong. How can we find new, younger people ready to carry on our missions?

core idea is to mobilize much more help to our fellow-congregants. We volunteer, and our hours are recorded. We bank that time. When we (or designated others) need help, we take the time out of the bank and exchange it for the time of other volunteers.

For people who have a member of their family or extended family who is undergoing transgender transitioning

An intergenerational group so that members can have different perspectives and share ideas as well as some support

A group for Temple members who have lost their spouses, to socialize and to share common experiences and interests.