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Archive: March 2025

Transmitting Your Values: Pirkei Avot Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Suzanne Offit (in person)

Posted on March 27, 2025
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March 27, 2025 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Recognize these?: On three things the world stands: On Torah, On divine worship, and On acts of loving kindness Get yourself a teacher Acquire a friend and Give everyone the benefit of the doubt Let’s talk about wisdom, values, and tradition through the lens of Pirkei Avot, the Ethics of Our Ancestors. Come for a […]

The Amen Effect: Rav Claudia in Conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous (online)

Posted on March 27, 2025
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March 27, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Rav Claudia will share the screen with Rabbi Sharon who makes the case  that when we sit with each other in “celebration, sorrow, and solidarity,”  we are connecting in ways that not only forge deep and lasting relationships, but contribute to a larger healing in our communities and in the world.  She will share experiences […]

Nishmat Hayyim Friday AM Sit (online)

Posted on March 28, 2025
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March 28, 2025 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am – Join our Zoom Friday AM Meditation Session. For those who are joining us for the first time, the schedule for Friday AM is: chant, meditation sit, walking meditation/break, teaching, Q&A, and a closing minute of silence. Please see our weekly Nishmat Hayyim email or call the office (617) 566-8171 for the Zoom link. Find out […]

Shabbat Zimrah Kabbalat Shabbat with TBZ (in person and online)

Posted on March 28, 2025
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March 28, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Shabbat Zimrah: 6:00-7:30pm Shabbat Zimrah brings the mystical sounds of Arab Jewry to the TBZ sanctuary. Co-led by artist-in-residence Yoni Battat on the oud, this service will utilize traditional and original melodies to chant excerpts from Shir Hashirim and the psalms of Kabbalat Shabbat, followed by Ma’ariv (Reading Song of Songs is a Mizrahi Friday […]

Kabbalat Shabbat with TBZ (in person and online)

Posted on March 28, 2025
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March 28, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Come bring each week to a close and start Shabbat together in community! Join us for spirited services with song, kavanah (intention) and celebration. We now have a hybrid option of attending Kabbalat Shabbat at TBZ or joining on Zoom. Please call the office for the Zoom link: 617-566-8171. Click here to download the Kabbalat […]

Community Dinner (in person)

Posted on March 28, 2025
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March 28, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – This is an opportunity to bring people together for a Shabbat Dinner. Community Dinners are a chance to sit down with old friends (even from outside of TBZ, they’re invited too!), meet new friends, and discover shared interests. Many new members come to Community Dinners, so come get to know who’s new to TBZ.

Torah Study (in person)

Posted on March 29, 2025
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March 29, 2025 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am – Taught by Rav Claudia, Rav Leah and other rabbis and teachers from our TBZ community. Join us to study and discuss before Shabbat services.  Click here to see who is leading Torah Study.

Shabbat Morning Service (in person and online)

Posted on March 29, 2025
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March 29, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm – Spend Shabbat morning in community. Our morning service is offered both in-person and on Zoom. Please call the office at 617-566-8171 for the Zoom link. Click here to download the Shabbat Morning Siddur. Find out who is leading Shabbat morning services!

Kiddush Talk: The Human Rights Haggadah with Rabbi Shlomo Levin

Posted on March 29, 2025
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March 29, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – The Human Rights Haggadah with Rabbi Shlomo Levin March 29 The Human Rights Haggadah highlights fifteen human rights issues that come up in the classic text. It provides Jewish and secular sources for each along with questions for discussion. Rather than promote any specific viewpoint, whether on social issues or Israel, this Haggadah views human […]

Israel-Palestine Affinity Group Meeting

Posted on March 30, 2025
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March 30, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am – We look forward to continuing the conversation about the film Israelism. If you haven’t yet seen the film, it’s not necessary to take part in the conversation. But if you want, you can watch it on your own for free. Whether you were able to make it or not, please join us when we gather […]