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Archive: May 2024

Poetry “Potluck” with Rabbi Suzanne Offit (in person)

Posted on May 6, 2024

May 6, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – 1st and 3rd Mondays (check Happenings for dates) at Noon Bring your own dairy/pareve lunch so we can learn and eat together! In addition, our souls also need nourishment, so bring your favorite poem to share for a “poetry pot-luck.”  Please bring poems that are meaningful to you. Come prepared to share a little about […]

Religious Zionism and Jewish Power in Israel since October 7 (in person and online)

Posted on May 6, 2024

May 6, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Co-sponsored by JStreet and Congregation Dorshei Tzedek Religious discourse in Israel since the attacks of October 7 is deeply focused on national pride and vengeance, topics that lay at the center of Manekin’s recent study of his Religious Zionist community. This talk will share the insights of his book, ask how that discourse developed, and suggest alternatives […]

Boker Tov TBZ (online)

Posted on May 7, 2024

May 7, 2024 @ 8:00 am – 8:45 am – Boker Tov (Good Morning) TBZ is a daily morning prayer group, led by TBZ rabbis, rabbinic interns, and the Boker Tov community. It started from a desire for daily connection during the pandemic and has persisted and grown into a supportive community for members saying kaddish, as well as an opportunity to learn and grow […]

Boker Tov TBZ (online)

Posted on May 8, 2024

May 8, 2024 @ 8:00 am – 8:45 am – Boker Tov (Good Morning) TBZ is a daily morning prayer group, led by TBZ rabbis, rabbinic interns, and the Boker Tov community. It started from a desire for daily connection during the pandemic and has persisted and grown into a supportive community for members saying kaddish, as well as an opportunity to learn and grow […]

Eat, Pray & Learn (in person)

Posted on May 8, 2024

May 8, 2024 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am – Eat, Pray Learn:  Every Wednesday. (unless specified, check the calendar) 8:00am Shacharit 8:45 Breakfast and learning. (we end at around 9:45/10am) Join Rav Claudia and members of our community for a spirited beginning to your day! We will begin the day with joyful and intentional davening, followed by breakfast and text learning. Early January we […]

Aging In Community: Informal Coffee Meet-Ups (in person)

Posted on May 8, 2024

May 8, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm – Weekly on Wednesdays from 2:30-3:30pm Location: Courtyard by Marriott Boston Brookline, 40 Webster St, Brookline If you are looking for some informal camaraderie within the Aging in Community at TBZ, please join us Wednesday afternoons at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Coolidge Corner for coffee (you need to bring your own beverage) and a […]

Beit Rabban (in person)

Posted on May 8, 2024

May 8, 2024 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Wednesday afternoons, 4-6pm starting October 4 (in person) In the Talmud, beit rabban, which literally means “house of our rabbis,” is where students would go to learn the wisdom of our tradition and prepare to engage Jewishly with the world. Beit Rabban, TBZ’s after-school Jewish education program, is for members in grades K-7. We engage […]

Parent Learning with Rav Claudia (in person)

Posted on May 8, 2024

May 8, 2024 @ 4:20 pm – 5:20 pm – Join Rav Claudia and other Beit Rabban parents to learn together. This year, we are studying Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Ancestors) and how this relates to us as parents, Jews and humans in general.

Boker Tov TBZ (online)

Posted on May 9, 2024

May 9, 2024 @ 8:00 am – 8:45 am – Boker Tov (Good Morning) TBZ is a daily morning prayer group, led by TBZ rabbis, rabbinic interns, and the Boker Tov community. It started from a desire for daily connection during the pandemic and has persisted and grown into a supportive community for members saying kaddish, as well as an opportunity to learn and grow […]

Rosh Hodesh Welcoming Iyyar with Rav Tiferet

Posted on May 9, 2024

May 9, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – The archetype for the month of Iyyar is the Midwife, the one who helps in the birthing process. This month, join Rav Tiferet to explore the ritual of counting the omer and how we can use this spiritual tool to assist us in nurturing the seeds that were planted in the newness of Nisan. The […]