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Independent Jewish Shul in Brookline, MA

Contact Us: 617-566-8171 | info@tbzbrookline.org

Archive: December 2024

Nishmat Hayyim Friday AM Sit (online)

Posted on December 6, 2024

December 6, 2024 @ 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 December 6, 2024

December 6, 2024 @ 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 […]

Torah Study (in person)

Posted on December 7, 2024

December 7, 2024 @ 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/Eliza Mnookin B’Mitzvah (in person and online)

Posted on December 7, 2024

December 7, 2024 @ 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!

12 Jewish Steps to Recovery: Book Study and Conversation (online)

Posted on December 8, 2024

December 8, 2024 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am – Every Sunday Zoom link. (Meeting ID: 810 8638 3432; Passcode: 071019, Phone Dial in: 309 205 3325) Contact Peter Golbus pgolbus@gmail.com if you’re interested and to learn more and email Jewish12Steps@tbzbrookline.org to join our mailing list! In partnership with Our Jewish Recovery. Each week we meet to explore the Steps common to all 12-Step Recovery Programs, […]

Hebrew Reading and Understanding with Rabbi Sam Seicol (online)

Posted on December 8, 2024

December 8, 2024 @ 10:45 am – 11:45 am – Sundays, 10:45-11:45 Deepen your knowledge of the Hebrew of the Tana”kh (Jewish Bible) and our prayers and blessings. These sessions use Hebrew text with English translation provided. Knowledge of the aleph-bet and a basic ability to read Hebrew is suggested but not required. Sessions explore vocabulary, grammar, and evidence for variant worldviews and social structures […]

TBZ Book Club (online)

Posted on December 8, 2024

December 8, 2024 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – For TBZ members only. Our monthly meetings on Sunday evenings feature lively discussions of books by or about Jewish people, alternating fiction (F) and non-fiction (NF) selections. New members are welcome! You may find yourself reading books you never knew about or thought to read and meeting other book lovers! Please join us at any […]

Men’s Group Weekly Check-in

Posted on December 8, 2024

December 8, 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.

Boker Tov TBZ (online)

Posted on December 9, 2024

December 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 […]

Boker Tov TBZ (online)

Posted on December 10, 2024

December 10, 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 […]