Independent Jewish Shul in Brookline, MA

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Archive: October 2025

Conversation with Janette Hillis-Jaffe, J Street’s Senior Director for New England (in person)

Posted on October 30, 2025
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October 30, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – With the return of the hostages and the ceasefire, we are breathing a little easier. And yet, these remain heartbreaking times—whether in Israel, Gaza, or here at home—and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. It is precisely now that our voices, values, and actions matter most. We invite you to join us for a conversation with Janette […]

Nishmat Hayyim Friday AM Sit (online)

Posted on October 31, 2025
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October 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 […]

Shabbat Zimrah/Kabbalat Shabbat with TBZ (in person and online)

Posted on October 31, 2025
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October 31, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – 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 utilizes 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 night tradition practiced year […]

Torah Study (in person)

Posted on November 1, 2025
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November 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 Morning Service (in person and online)

Posted on November 1, 2025
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November 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!

Shabbat with Commentary (in person)

Posted on November 1, 2025
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November 1, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Shabbat with Commentary November 1, December 6, January 24,  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 of the […]

Kiddush Learning: A Taste of Spiritual Direction with Rabbi Carol Glass

Posted on November 1, 2025
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November 1, 2025 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm – Yearning for an Awareness of the Sacred in Everyday Life? Perhaps a Jewish Spiritual Companioning Group is for You!! Shabbat Day, November 1, 2025, 3rd floor, Room Gimmel,  20 minutes after services end with Rabbi Carol Glass Ever wonder what Spiritual Companioning*—often called Spiritual Direction– is all about? Might you want to understand what it’s […]

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

Posted on November 2, 2025
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November 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, […]

Hebrew Through Torah: An in-depth Look at the Book of Exodus with Rabbi Sam Seicol (online)

Posted on November 2, 2025
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November 2, 2025 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm – Sundays, 10:30am-12:00pm (online) – Resumes October 19!  Hebrew Through Torah: An in-depth Look at the Book of Exodus This on-going online weekly exploration of the Torah continues on Sunday mornings.  Areas covered include: Hebrew reading practice, understanding Torah Hebrew vocabulary, grammar, and issues of translation, the possible diverse Biblical authors, and discussions on relevance of the […]

Chronic Illness Group (in person)

Posted on November 2, 2025
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November 2, 2025 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Are you living with an illness, syndrome, injury, or disability that may be invisible, unpredictable, or come and go? Does fatigue, pain, impaired mobility, or brain fog keep you isolated? Come meet other folks in the TBZ community who share kinship with your experience. Whatever your age, gender or health issue is, please join us. […]