Hesed
Supporting Our Community
Click HERE if you are in need support or if you would like to be involved in the Hesed committee through Acts of Loving-Kindness.
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Inclusion at TBZ -
Mental Health Resources
Download a PDF of TBZ's Mental Health resources from the Inclusion Committee.
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Join TBZ’s Google Groups:
Besides TBZ’s weekly Happenings and other formal communications from the TBZ office, we have many interest-based, action-based, Google Groups that are open to our community. For more information about groups and how to subscribe, unsubscribe or choose how to get your emails check THIS LINK.
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Friday Morning
8:00am
Community-Led
Boker Tov TBZ
(Morning T'filah in community)
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9:30am
Nishmat Hayyim
Friday AM Meditation
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Meeting ID: 895 0580 6272
Passcode: 881780
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Parshat Pekudei
Week of March 4 - 11
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SHABBAT AT TBZ
We welcome Rabbi Igael "Iggy" Gurin-Malous,
Rabbi-in-Residence. Rabbi Iggy will speak during the Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat service, the Shabbat morning service and for a Kiddush Talk after the Shabbat Morning service.
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6:00pm
"Addiction is a Spiritual Malady" (Read More)
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By Phone: 1 929 436 2866, Meeting ID: 864 8563 9530, Password: 863733
Can accessed at
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For Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma’ariv we will be using this siddur.
You may want to have your candles, kiddush cup
and challah (or any bread) available to join in
saying the blessings.
Check the Schedule of Shabbat leaders HERE.
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Check the Schedule of Torah Study leaders HERE.
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10:00am
"You Don't Have to be an Addict to be in Recovery" (Read More)
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By Phone: 1 929 436 2866, Meeting ID: 864 8563 9530, Password: 863733
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We will be using Siddur Lev Shalem for Shabbat and festivals. You can download it HERE. The Torah reading for Pekudei from
Etz Hayyim can be found HERE. Check the Schedule of Shabbat leaders HERE. |
11:30am
Join us as we immerse our youngest members in the joy, spirituality, and meaning of our Jewish prayer traditions.
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1:00pm
Here’s a chance to ask everything you want to know about recovery, learn how to support struggling loved ones in your life and community, and talk to an expert who has been a leader in the field for over a decade.
(Same Zoom link and YouTube as Shabbat Morning Service above.)
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Gently Used Etz Hayim Humashim
We have at TBZ a number of gently used Etz Hayim Humashim that would cost more to rebound than purchasing new. Rather than us sending them off to Gniza we would like to offer them to interested members. If you are interested, please email Stephanie Dyer at sdyer@tbzbrookline.org and reserve your copy for pickup.
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WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST TBZ MEMBERS!
Please note an error in last week's welcome to new members: Ina Bachman and Eli Wylen. (Eli's last name was listed incorrectly as Bachman.)
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Did you see our March Programming email?
Click HERE to see all of the exciting programs happening this month!
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PROGRAMMING FOR THE WEEK:
SUNDAY, MARCH 6
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March 6
Join TBZ in celebrating the 10th Annual Women’s Retreat!
This year’s theme is Shmita: A Year of Radical Rest and Self Care
Join TBZ members who experience the world as women to gather to appreciate those who made this retreat happen in years past, learn about the practice of Shmita (year of release), and how to use it for practicing radical rest and self-care. Because of safety, our offerings will be scaled down, but still as impactful. Click HERE for more information.
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with Rabbi Sam Seicol on Zoom
Please call the office (617-566-8171) if you are interested in participating.
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Hamentashen Dough Preparation
We would like to thank the following volunteers for their help preparing the dough for Sunday's Hamentashen Baking: Emma Zbarsky, Sharon Morgenbesser, Sharon Kivenko, Jarrett Byrnes, Naomi Azar, Lev Brown and Debbie Gardner.
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Sunday, March 6
Back after 2 years!
led by Jen Klein
(Sign-up required)
Two shifts: 2-3:30pm or 3:30-5:00pm
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Boker Tov TBZ (Morning T'filah in community)
If you would like to be added to the Boker Tov email list, please email Susan.
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Boker Tov TBZ*
(Morning T’filah in community)
8:00am-8:45am:
Monday and Thursday
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Community-Led*
Boker Tov TBZ
8:00am-8:45am:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
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*Please note that the Zoom link is the same for Boker Tov, Monday - Friday.
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Join Rav Claudia and members of our community for a spirited beginning to your day! Let Rochelle know if you want to be added into the Eat, Pray and Learn email group. |
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No previous experience necessary. We each bring ourselves and life experience to the text, and find fresh meaning from this most ancient book. We will read the text together, pausing for insights from Reb Moshe and for space for us to find ourselves in the narrative. |
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1:00pm
TBZ Therapists’ Connection
If you are interested in participating, contact Jenny Berz.
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7:00pm
If possible sign up ahead of time: HERE
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ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS |
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Yahrzeit Donations
Giving charity is a powerful way to memorialize the passing of a loved one. These are the donations that were given in the month of February:
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Phyllis & Fasten, Noah Brawarsky, In Memory of Sandy Wheeler
Fella Cederbaum, In Memory of Paula & Lorenz Cederbaum
Muriel Heiberger, In Memory of Maxine Krasnow
Steve Lewis, In Memory of Samuel Lewis, my father, on the 20th anniversary of his yahrzeit
Myron Miller, In Memory of Esther Wade, my mother's sister - a devoted aunt
Morgenbesser, Sharon, In honor of my father, Sidney Morgenbesser
Valerie & Epstein, Eli Morhaime, In Memory of Jean Epstein
Judith Schechtman & Edward De Vos, In Memory of Shirley De Vos, Ed's mother;
In Memory of Sandy Wheeler, Barrie & Richard Wheeler's mother; and
In Memory of Judy's mother, Harriet Schechtman
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March 12*, 1:00 pm
Leah Hager Cohen is the author of five works of nonfiction, including Train Go Sorry, and six novels, including The Grief of Others, which was longlisted for the Orange Prize and the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and was a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Her latest novel, Strangers and Cousins, was published in 2019 and named one of the ten best books of that year by The Washington Post. She is the Barrett Professor of Creative Writing at the College of the Holy Cross.
(*Previously scheduled for March 19)
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TBZ Purim fundraiser for Yad Chessed!
One of the Mitzvot of Purim is to donate Matanot L’evyonim, charitable contributions for those in need. Another Purim tradition is bringing packages of treats to others called Mishloach Manot. Once again this year we’ll continue our annual practice of raising funds for Yad Chessed, a local organization that supports Jewish individuals and families by alleviating economic distress and helping them reach financial stability. And again this year we are combining donations to Yad Chessed with online ordering of Mishloach Manot. You provide Mishloach Manot to community members and donate to Yad Chessed, all at the same time. 100% of your donations will benefit Yad Chessed.
How does it work? You’ll select the names of members or staff you’d like to honor. They will receive notice that you made a donation in their name to Yad Chessed. Everyone at TBZ will receive one Purim Basket and a list of those who have contributed to Yad Chessed in their honor.
What is the Cost?
- For $18.00 per recipient you can participate in sending a beautiful Mishloach Manot package to anyone in our community.
- For $18.00 you can honor a group: staff, clergy, Beit Rabban, the Board.
- For $10.00 per recipient you can send honor 2-17 recipients.
- For $180 you can send to the entire community!
- You will also be able to make an optional donation to TBZ to help defray the cost of the Mishloach Manot.
What you need to do:
In order to get started, you should have received an email last week that had two ways to log in to :
- A personalized link to Happy Purim
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A personalized log in code that you can use to log in at happypurim.com
If you can’t find this email, let us know at TBZ and we’ll resend it to you, or go to happypurim.com and click “Forgot code”. Happy Purim will email your personal code.
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Sunday, March 6
Back after 2 years!
Hamentashen Baking for the whole community
led by Jen Klein
(Sign-up required)
Two shifts: 2-3:30pm or 3:30-5:00pm
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Monday, March 14 at 7:00pm
Facing the Megillah (Zoom)
TBZ has a tradition to face and address the sexism that is so much a part of the Purim story. Just as we do with the traditional Yom Kippur Mincha reading (a text that is challenging to LGBQT people and their allies), we've had a member of the community reflect on some of the messages about women and sexism that are part of the Purim story and celebrations. This talk creates an important opportunity for us all to make connections between the megillah, sexism and our current lives.
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5:00-6:00pm
Carnival For All (in person)
Organized by Beit Rabban
6:00-6:30pm
BYODinner to eat outside on steps, in Sukkah area (there's a warmer), or inside, following TBZ Covid guidelines.
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6:30: Megillah & Shpiel.
If you want to be a part of the shpiel, contact Rav Tiferet. |
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Please save the date for
Eiden’s Bar Mitzvah Climate Action Fundraising Concert!
March 12th at 8:00pm at TBZ
(In person and zoom attendance options.)
Co-sponsored by
The Jewish Youth Climate Movement and Temple Beth Zion
INVITATION, official band name and FUNDRAISING DETAILS to follow soon!
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Spring 2022 dates for Shabbat Nariya:
March 18, April 1, May 20, June 17
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A Call for Bat Mitzvah Photos!
On March 19, the Jewish world is celebrating 100 years since the first Bat Mitzvah. Learn more here. TBZ will be celebrating too! Dr. Judith Rosenbaum, TBZ member and CEO of JWA will speak at TBZ during Shabbat services. In preparation, we are collecting Bat Mitzvah photos of TBZ members. Please send your photos to: bat_mitzvah@tbzbrookline.org (Please include your name in the email.) See Rav Claudia's Bat Mitzvah photo below!
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Upcoming B'nei Mitzvah Celebrations
Gary Cohen's (50th Anniversary of Bar Mitzvah) - March 12
Alma Kreiman-Leader - March 26
Eitan Segal - April 30
Sardoine Kapanga-Ndjibu - Sunday Rosh Hodesh, May 1
Lilah Zarwan - May 14
Ezra Eichler - June 11
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Online Discussions
Themes of Popular Israeli Songs – Verses in Dialogue
Mondays, Monthly from 7:30-9:00pm, Begins on March 28
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In Hebrew, we use the same word for song and poem – “shir”. Popular Israeli songs often cite and refer to other hits. You’re invited to join Dr. Miriam Rosalyn Diamond as we read, discuss, and listen to the lyrics of recordings that inspire and respond to each other. (We will examine the works in both Hebrew and English, so knowledge of Hebrew is not required.) You are welcome to attend as many sessions as you wish. The link will be sent to those who register.
Monday, March 28 -“And Perhaps”
Monday, April 25 – “Brothers and Sisters”
Monday, May 23 – “Walking with the Wind”
Monday, June, 20 – “Close Dancing”
Please email Miriam if you would like to register.
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Registration is open for Hebrew College’s Me’ah Select course
hosted by TBZ
A Dialogue of Devotion: Thomas Merton and Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
Instructor: Rabbi Or Rose
Dates: Six Tuesdays: 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31; Time: 7-9 p.m.
Cost: $195, generous financial aid is available
Location: Zoom Hosted by: TBZ, Brookline
Between 1961-1968 Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (d. 2014) and Father Thomas Merton (d. 1968) developed a close friendship through an exchange of personal letters, published and unpublished writings, and in-person meetings. This relationship not only had a significant influence on these two spiritual virtuosos, but by extension, on the countless nu d through their teaching, counseling, and writing. In this presentation, we will explore the context—biographical and historical—in which these men met and their intellectual and spiritual affinities. In so doing, we will also explore the legacy of this relationship as a model for interreligious engagement today.
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Save the Date for
TBZ's Community Retreat
Craigville Retreat Center
May 6-8
More details coming soon.
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Applications are now open for Gann Academy's Summer 2022
Shomrei Adamah Farm Internship
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Applications are now open for Gann Academy's Summer 2022
Shomrei Adamah Farm Internship
Do you want to spend your summer working the land, cooking fresh food, and building Jewish community? Join us for the Shomrei Adamah (earth protectors) Internship!
Shomrei Adamah at the Gann Farm is a 5 week, hands-on, paid summer internship for young people entering 10th through 12th grade. Interns will spend the summer building a vibrant Jewish community through physical work, cooking farm-fresh meals, singing, and learning about the relationships between Judaism, justice, and agriculture.
Thursday, March 3rd from 7:00-7:45 pm
Sunday, March 20th from 3:00-3:45 pm
Click HERE to learn more.
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TBZ's Executive Director
Susan Diller TBZ's Executive Director will be stepping down in the coming months. Below is a link to the job posting. Please help us by circulating this to people you think might be interested.
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Dear TBZ Kehilla,
This Shabbat is Refugee Shabbat. As a partner with NBARC, our TBZ community has supported several refugee families over the past 4 years, including families from Haiti, Africa, and currently an Afghan family that escaped the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban in August 2021. The world now faces another refugee crisis after Russia invaded Ukraine last week and hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian citizens have fled their homes for the safety of neighboring countries.
Ukraine is home to one of the largest Jewish populations in the world. Many of us have personal and ancestral ties to Ukraine. We could not have imagined a year ago that once again, Ukrainians would face mass displacement and exodus from their homeland to avoid the death and destruction that has come with the Russian invasion. JStreet, along with 176 allied Jewish, progressive and refugee organizations, are urging the White House to offer immediate refuge to all Ukrainian students, visitors and workers currently in the United States through a temporary protected status authorization. HIAS’ emergency response team has begun a humanitarian assessment mission in the Baltic region in anticipation of great need.
Thank you to the TBZ volunteers who are making it possible for the Afghan family to rebuild their lives in the US.
TBZ Tikkun Olam with NBARC
Tali Walters
Jenny Berz
Rav Claudia Kreiman
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For a long time TBZ has been part of the The Greater Boston Jewish Coalition for Literacy, sponsored by JCRC. TBZ members are matched with students who serve as literacy tutors and mentors for public school students in the Greater Boston area. We are looking for new tutors:
Help a child learn to read in one hour a week - Tutor over Zoom, so no exposure to COVID and no commute time. We need help from 7:30am-9:30am as well as during the school day. We offer training in tutoring and in using Zoom to tutor. If you ever thought about wanting to help transform the lives of children by helping them read, now is the time. As we approach the High Holidays, this is a way you can do Tikkun Olam and help repair the world. Please email Kim Meyers for more information.
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Family Table collections are back!
We are now accepting donations of soups and crackers (vegetarian, kosher) for JF&CS Family Table. Let's bring back our habit of bringing one or the other or both each time we come to TBZ.
Many thanks to Elana, Stuart, Maya and Anya Uretzky for subbing for Alan as the TBZ Family Table Site Coordinators!
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Now that we have more people coming into the TBZ building, we are starting to gather several lost items. If you think you may have left an item in the building, please check the clear lost and found box under the table outside of Stephanie Dyer's office (or call the office at 617-566-8171, ext. 101). Also, if you find things around the building, please place them in the lost and found box so that we can easily reunite people with their lost items. Thanks!
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Parking Spaces to rent behind TBZ
We still have 2 parking spaces available behind TBZ on Lancaster Terrace. If you are interested (or know someone interested) in renting a spot, please email Susan. The spot would be available 24 hours/day and the fee is $200 per month.
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Introducing our TBZ Photo archive on SmugMug!
We have been gathering memories from over the years to create an archive of photos. (Please note that we are still in the process of organizing some of the photos into categories.) The archive can be accessed on our website or via this link. To enter the site, you must use the password: ShalomTBZ
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Voices of TBZ
There is so much talent in our TBZ community. Many of our members are published authors of articles, books, and op-eds. We would love to hear from you and share your work.
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TBZ Members can email submissions to "Voices of TBZ" by Thursday at 10am to be included in Happenings. |
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