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Archive: September 2025

Beit Rabban – First Day (in person)

Posted on September 10, 2025
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September 10, 2025 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Wednesday afternoons, 4-6pm (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 our children and […]

ABM: Ceremony Logistics & Learning to Receive the High Holidays with Rav Claudia (in person)

Posted on September 10, 2025
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September 10, 2025 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – This is an opportunity to discuss the logistics of the service beyond your participation, including honors (opening the ark, aliyot, etc), invitations, sponsoring kiddush, and a gift to the shul/ tzedakah project. Then, using Psalm 27 as our text, we’ll prepare for the High Holidays by going in-depth with the themes of the holidays and […]

Choosing the God I’ll Crown on Rosh Hashanah with Rav Tiferet (online)

Posted on September 11, 2025
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September 11, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Choosing the God I’ll Crown on Rosh Hashanah:  The Power to Try Out Different Conceptions of God  with Rav Tiferet Thursdays, September 4 & 11, 7:00-8:30pm (online) The liturgy of Rosh Hashanah is based on an ancient coronation ceremony. It is the time of year when we crown our God. In this workshop, we’ll consider […]

Nishmat Hayyim Friday AM Sit (online)

Posted on September 12, 2025
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September 12, 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 September 12, 2025
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September 12, 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 September 13, 2025
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September 13, 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 Morning Service / Bat Mitzvah Uma Bernstein (in person and online)

Posted on September 13, 2025
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September 13, 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!

Hagbah Training with Rabbi Ebn Leader (in person)

Posted on September 13, 2025
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September 13, 2025 @ 12:30 pm – Join Rabbi Ebn Leader for Hagbah training—the special mitzvah of lifting the Torah during services—on August 23 and September 13. Whether you’re new and want to learn this meaningful ritual or have done it before and want to practice, all are welcome! No need to RSVP. Just stay in the sanctuary after services end.

Brookline Community Selichot at TBZ (in person and online)

Posted on September 13, 2025
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September 13, 2025 – September 14, 2025 @ 9:30 pm – 1:00 am – Saturday, September 13, 9:30pm-1:00am Join us for a soulful beginning to the High Holy Days with an evening  of meditation, learning, and inspiring prayer.    At TBZ (in person and online) 9:30-10:15pm Meditation Practice 10:30-11:30pm Learning with Rabbi Suzanne Offit: Transforming the Jewish Communal Response to Suicide: Caring for Yourself and Caring for Others with […]

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

Posted on September 14, 2025
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September 14, 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, […]