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Archive: April 2024

Deadline to Sell Hametz

Posted on April 21, 2024

April 21, 2024 @ All Day – Hametz is leavened food and is forbidden on Pesach. Jews may not own, eat or benefit from hametz during Passover. Where disposing of hametz will result in considerable financial loss, it is permissible to temporarily sell one’s hametz to someone who is not Jewish, who owns the hametz during Pesach and relinquishes it after Pesach. […]

Hebrew with Rabbi Sam Seicol (online)

Posted on April 21, 2024

April 21, 2024 @ 10:15 am – 12:00 pm – Deepen your knowledge of the Hebrew of the Tana”kh (Jewish Bible) as well as our prayers and blessings. These sessions use Hebrew text with English translation provided to all members of the group. Knowledge of the aleph-bet and a basic ability to read Hebrew is suggested but not required. There is a 6-session basic Hebrew […]

Twelve Jewish Steps to Recovery (in person)

Posted on April 21, 2024

April 21, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Join Jews and Non-Jews for a bi-weekly opportunity to explore the 12 Steps of AA from a Jewish perspective using the book “Twelve Jewish Steps to Recovery: A Personal Guide to Turning From Alcoholism and Other Addictions―Drugs, Food, Gambling, Sex…”  About the book: A rabbi, a psychiatrist, and many recovering Jewish people share their understanding […]

Men’s Group Weekly Check-in

Posted on April 21, 2024

April 21, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – For more than 15 years, the TBZ Men’s Group has engaged participants in stimulating conversations about what really matters in their lives. In the process, members have built and strengthened relationships with other men in the TBZ community and beyond. For more information, contact Mark Dinaburg through the TBZ office.

Monthly Dayenu Circle for Climate (online)

Posted on April 21, 2024

April 21, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Dayenu Circle for Climate Action Monthly on a Sunday evening (online) When we think about the climate crisis, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the scale of the challenge, and skeptical of our capacity as individuals to make a meaningful difference. Dayenu Circles (small groups of people working on climate action) are a way for […]