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Independent Jewish Shul in Brookline, MA

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

Archive: October 2025

Shabbat Morning Chol Ha’Moed (holiday) Service (in person and online)

Posted on October 11, 2025

October 11, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm – including the reading of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) 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!

WonderMinyan (in person)

Posted on October 11, 2025

October 11, 2025 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm – At WonderMinyan, young Jews begin to learn Shabbat morning and holiday prayers, the weekly parasha (Torah portion) through stories and plays, as well as build a community of friends. 10:30-11am Shabbat Shabreakfast in the Meeting Room 11-11:30am Age-appropriate parasha/Shabbat engagement: Littles (babies-1st grade) in the Meeting Room Middles (2-4 grades) in the Community Room Olders […]

Tikkun Olam Tables (in person)

Posted on October 11, 2025

October 11, 2025 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm – Tikkun Olam Tables September 20, October 11, November 8, December 6, January 3  Each month, members of the Tikkun Olam Steering Committee (TOSC) host a table at kiddush after Shabbat Morning Services to discuss our social justice initiatives. No commitment necessary! 

Gen X Beit Midrash with Rav Leah: Psalms (in person)

Posted on October 11, 2025

October 11, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – October 11, November 8, December 20, January 24,  After kiddush on the 3rd floor (in person) Looking for a space to reconnect with your Jewish soul in the midst of life’s many demands? Join our new Gen X Beit Midrash, where we’ll dive into the poetry, power, and timeless relevance of Tehillim (Psalms). Together, we’ll […]

Family Table Volunteering at JF & CS (in person – Waltham)

Posted on October 12, 2025

October 12, 2025 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am – TBZ partners with Family Table, through Jewish Family & Children Services (JF & CS) volunteering to pack and deliver groceries each month. The volunteer location is JF & CS (2430 Main Street, Waltham). Find out more and sign up here. JF&CS 2025-26 Dates: September 7, September 14, October 12, October 19, November 9, November 23, […]

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

Posted on October 12, 2025

October 12, 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, […]

Pumpkins & Squash and their Importance in Sephardi Cooking: A Sukkot Cooking Experience (in person)

Posted on October 12, 2025

October 12, 2025 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm – Known by Sephardi and Mizrachi Jews as kalavasa, d’la’at, kadoo, and q’ar’a, pumpkin has been an integral part of Jewish cooking in these regions for hundreds of years. We will explore when pumpkin was introduced to the Sephardic and Middle Eastern Jewish kitchens, and how it is used in a variety of sweet and savory […]

JOC Joy in the Sukkah, hosted by Rav Tiferet (in person)

Posted on October 12, 2025

October 12, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – JOC Joy in the Sukkah, hosted by Rav Tiferet, 3:00-4:30pm Sukkot is Zeman Simchateinu – the Time for Our Joy! Come focus on our JOC joy with Rav Tiferet. We’ll study Ushpizin Ilayin – the idea of conjuring mystical guests to share a meal in our sukkah. We’ll share the spiritual, ancestral, and inspirational guests we’d […]

TBZ Book Club (online)

Posted on October 12, 2025

October 12, 2025 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – For TBZ members only. The TBZ Book Club provides a setting in which TBZ members come together to discuss fiction and non-fiction books with Jewish themes. Monthly meetings on Sunday evenings at TBZ feature lively discussions of books by or about Jewish people, alternating fiction and non-fiction selections. You may find yourself reading books you […]

TBZ Men’s Group Weekly Check-in (online)

Posted on October 12, 2025

October 12, 2025 @ 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.