Temple Hesed

Services
2025-09-19 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-09-26 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-10-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-10-17 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-10-24 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-10-31 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-11-14 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-11-21 19:00 - 20:30 UTC and 1 more date | Temple Hesed, 1 Knox Road, Scranton, PA, 18505, United States
Shabbat services begin at 7:00 PM (except on the First Friday of every month when services begin at 6:00 PM)

Rosh Hashanah (New Year)
2025-09-22 19:00 - 2025-09-24 19:00 | PA

Break Fast
2025-09-25 08:00 - 17:00 | Temple Hesed, 1 Knox Road, Scranton, PA, 18505, United States
Stay after the Avodah, Yizkor, Neilah, and Havdalah Services to Break Fast!
Immediately following the conclusion of the 4:30 Afternoon Worship Services.

Cemetery Memorial Service
2025-09-28 11:00 - 12:00 | Temple Hesed Dunmore Cemetery, 400 Church Street, Dunmore, PA, 18512, United States

A Glezele Tey
2025-09-28 15:30 - 16:30 | Electric Trolley Museum, 300 Cliff Street, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 18503
A Glezele Tey (Yiddish for “a little glass of tea”) offers an intimate, soul-stirring performance of klezmer, Yiddish folk song, and tkhines—traditional Ashkenazi prayers reimagined for today. Rooted in ritual, community, and cultural memory, this acclaimed trio invites audiences into a shared space of reflection, healing, and joy, using music to honor lineage, move through grief, and build a frayer velt—a freer world.
Free workshop at 1:00 PM

Yom Kippur (Day Of Atonement)
2025-10-01 18:30 - 2025-10-02 18:30 | PA

Yom Kippur Kol Nidre
2025-10-01 19:30 - 21:00 | Temple Hesed, 1 Knox Road, Scranton, PA, 18505, United States

Yom Kippur Morning Worship
2025-10-02 10:00 - 12:30 | Temple Hesed, 1 Knox Road, Scranton, PA, 18505, United States

Yom Kippur Study Session
2025-10-02 15:00 - 16:00 | Temple Hesed, 1 Knox Road, Scranton, PA, 18505, United States
Topic: AI: Heart of the Machine

Yom Kippur Afternoon Worship
2025-10-02 16:30 - 18:30 | Temple Hesed, 1 Knox Road, Scranton, PA, 18505, United States
Avodah, Yizkor, Neilah, and Havdalah Services

Services
2025-10-03 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-11-07 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Temple Hesed, 1 Knox Road, Scranton, PA, 18505, United States

Sukkot
2025-10-06 18:30 - 2025-10-13 18:30 | PA

Sukkot Potluck & Services
2025-10-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Temple Hesed, 1 Knox Road, Scranton, PA, 18505, United States
Chag Sameach! Sukkot is here, and there’s no better way to celebrate than gathering together in our sukkah.
Friday, October 10, 2025Potluck Dinner | 6:00 PM – [SIGN UP HERE]Shabbat Services | 7:00 PM
Bring a favorite dish – homemade or store-bought – and join us for a relaxed, festive evening under the stars. Share a meal, shake the lulav, and enjoy the joy of the season with friends old and new.
Everyone is welcome — Please sign up by Wednesday, October 8, so we can set enough places at the table!
SEE YOU IN THE SUKKAH!

Shimini Atzeret
2025-10-14 18:30 | PA

Simchat Torah
2025-10-14 18:30 - 2025-10-15 18:30 | PA

Ethical Wills: Writing Your Legacy | Adult Ed
2025-11-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Temple Hesed, 1 Knox Road, Scranton, PA, 18505, United States
Taught by Rabbi Daniel Swartz
Thursdays, November 6, 13, 20 & December 4 at 7:00 PM (In person & on Zoom)
Discover the powerful and deeply personal Jewish tradition of ethical wills—also known as legacy letters. From Biblical times to the present day, Jews have passed down not just possessions, but life lessons, values, and hard-earned wisdom through these heartfelt writings.
In this four-session course, we’ll explore extraordinary examples spanning millennia, including the famous ethical will of Sholem Aleichem, which appeared on the front page of The New York Times upon his death. Participants will also receive step-by-step guidance and expert support to begin crafting or recording their own ethical wills—an opportunity to reflect on your values and the legacy you wish to share, at any stage of life.
This class is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
Register online, email, or call the temple office.

Ethical Wills: Writing Your Legacy | Adult Ed
2025-11-13 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-20 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Temple Hesed, 1 Knox Road, Scranton, PA, 18505, United States
Taught by Rabbi Daniel Swartz
Adult Ed Series: Thursdays, November 6, 13, 20 & December 4 at 7:00 PM (In person & on Zoom)
Discover the powerful and deeply personal Jewish tradition of ethical wills—also known as legacy letters. From Biblical times to the present day, Jews have passed down not just possessions, but life lessons, values, and hard-earned wisdom through these heartfelt writings.
In this four-session course, we’ll explore extraordinary examples spanning millennia, including the famous ethical will of Sholem Aleichem, which appeared on the front page of The New York Times upon his death. Participants will also receive step-by-step guidance and expert support to begin crafting or recording their own ethical wills—an opportunity to reflect on your values and the legacy you wish to share, at any stage of life.
This class is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
Register online, email, or call the temple office.

Annual Multifaith Thanksgiving PotLuck Celebration
2025-11-21 08:00 - 17:00 | Temple Hesed, 1 Knox Road, Scranton, PA, 18505, United States
Temple Hesed is honored once again to host the annual Multifaith Thanksgiving Celebration, in partnership with the Friends of the Poor and the Scranton Area Ministerium.
Join us Friday, November 21, for a community potluck dinner at 6:00 PM, followed by the Thanksgiving service at 7:00 PM.
This year, we honor our nation’s immigrant roots and the blessings of liberty, inspired by Emma Lazarus’s “The New Colossus.”
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