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Independent Jewish Shul in Brookline, MA

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Archive: January 2025

Boker Tov TBZ (online)

Posted on January 31, 2025

January 31, 2025 @ 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 […]

Nishmat Hayyim Friday AM Sit (online)

Posted on January 31, 2025

January 31, 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 […]

Kabbalat Shabbat with TBZ (in person and online)

Posted on January 31, 2025

January 31, 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 […]

Torah Study (in person)

Posted on February 1, 2025

February 1, 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 with Commentary (in person)

Posted on February 1, 2025

February 1, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Shabbat with Commentary February 1, March, 1, April 12, May 3  During Shabbat morning services 10:00am, upstairs in Room Gimel  (in person)  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 […]

Shabbat Morning Service – Men’s Group Shabbat (in person and online)

Posted on February 1, 2025

February 1, 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!   Men’s Group Shabbat For more than 15 years, the TBZ Men’s Group has […]

Kiddush Talk: David Kaplan – Walking The Shikoku Ohenro (in person)

Posted on February 1, 2025

February 1, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – TBZ Member David Kaplan recently returned from a two-month, 735-mile walk in Japan! The Shikoku Ohenro is the Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the Camino in Spain. During Kiddush, David will share about his adventures exploring a variety of Buddhist temples, the spiritual meaning he derived from the 20 months of pre-planning, the journey, and the […]

Israel Palestine Affinity Group (in person)

Posted on February 2, 2025

February 2, 2025 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm – Israel Palestine Affinity Group (in person and online) February 2, 10:30am (this meeting is in person)   On this day, when there is much to resist, to mourn and to feel moments of celebration, we hope you’ll join us for our next gathering as we consider:   As an American Jew, what has formed your relationship to Israel?   As we enter a new year and a new […]

Hebrew Reading and Understanding with Rabbi Sam Seicol (online)

Posted on February 2, 2025

February 2, 2025 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm – Sundays, 10:15-12:00 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 […]

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

Posted on February 2, 2025

February 2, 2025 @ 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, […]