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Archive: December 2023

Shabbat with Commentary with Rabbi Suzanne Offit (in person)

Posted on December 9, 2023

December 9, 2023 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – October 7, November 11, December 9, 10am (in person) Location: Room Gimel, overlooking the sanctuary Once a month, join TBZ community members and rabbis to answer questions about services while services are happening! Learn how tefillah (prayer) works, get insights into the structure and meaning of various elements of the service, and get to know […]

Kiddush Talk: Human Rights Shabbat (in person)

Posted on December 9, 2023

December 9, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – At the end of Shabbat Services, T’ruah organizer Michaela Caplan will briefly discuss T’ruah’s local organizing efforts and introduce the Kiddush talk. The Kiddush Talk will feature leaders from Families for Justice as Healing (FJAH), a Massachusetts-based organization and T’ruah’s primary local partner in their work to stop the construction of a new $50 million women’s […]

Electronic Jerusalem: Ecstatic Dance Party (in person)

Posted on December 9, 2023

December 9, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm – When the nights get colder and darker, we can warm them up together with dance! Join TBZ Member and Beit Rabban teacher Zach Mayer for an Electronic Jerusalem Ecstatic Dance Party! Electronic Jerusalem is Zach’s NEW project, incorporating the sounds and rhythms he collected while studying Middle Eastern classical music in Jerusalem, into modern electronic dance […]

Hanukkah

Posted on December 10, 2023

December 10, 2023 @ All Day –

Hebrew with Rabbi Sam Seicol (online)

Posted on December 10, 2023

December 10, 2023 @ 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 […]

TBZ Community Hanukkah Celebration (in person)

Posted on December 10, 2023

December 10, 2023 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – TBZ Community Hanukkah Party Join us to celebrate together Hanukkah in Community!   There will be games and activities for all ages including adult learning, as well as our community-wide Hanukkiah lighting, singing, latkes and sufganyiyot.  Bring a donation for JF&CS to support Israeli families who are coming from Israel with limited resources.  Click here to access […]

Knitzvah Group (in person)

Posted on December 10, 2023

December 10, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Sundays: September 10, October 15, November 12, December 10 7-8:30pm (in person) The Knitzvah Group is a subgroup of the Hesed Committee at TBZ. Our mission is to contribute to the sense of warmth, of being cared about, and known within the community by knitting together! We meet about once a month, from late fall […]

A Conversation with Israeli Changemakers Shir Nosatzki and Hanan Alsanah (in person)

Posted on December 10, 2023

December 10, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm – Please join us for an inspiring evening with Israeli change agents Shir Nosatzki and Hanan Alsanah. In the aftermath of 10/7, Nosatzki and Alsanah joined forces to establish a shared volunteer-led Arab and Jewish center, which provides hundreds of humanitarian relief parcels of food and other crucial equipment every week to Jewish and Arab families […]

Men’s Group Weekly Check in (online)

Posted on December 10, 2023

December 10, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 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. 

Hanukkah

Posted on December 11, 2023

December 11, 2023 @ All Day –