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Events at TBZ this week: October 19 - 25
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 19
12:00pm Poetry “Potluck” with Rabbi Suzanne Offit (in person)
Bring your own dairy/pareve lunch so we can learn and eat together! Also, bring your favorite poem to share for a “poetry potluck.”
If you are new to this group or have questions, please contact Susan Farber.
7:30pm Words & Music through the Generations with TBZ member Dr. Miriam Diamond (online)
From Naomi Shemer to Nunu, Arik Einstein and David Broza to Harel Skaat – Israeli songwriters have hit the charts and won over fans by performing their own compositions. Join us to discuss and enjoy the lyrics and tunes of Israel’s decades-long soundtrack. Texts will be provided in Hebrew and English.
Register and receive the link here.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21
8:00am Eat, Pray & Learn (in person)
Join Rav Claudia and members of our community for a spirited beginning to your day! Email Rochelle to be added to the Eat, Pray, & Learn list.
1:00pm TBZ Therapists’ Connection (online)
2:30pm Aging In Community: Informal Coffee Meet-Ups (in person)
4:00pm Beit Rabban (in person)
5:00pm Monthly Parents’ Learning with Rav Claudia (in person)
While your children are at Beit Rabban, join Rav Claudia for an hour of meaningful Jewish learning, thoughtful conversation, and community with other parents. For years, this gathering has offered parents a chance to pause, reflect, and connect, both with Jewish wisdom and with one another. It’s also an opportunity to build relationships beyond drop-off and pick-up, all in the welcoming space of Rav Claudia’s office (often with yummy snacks!). Consider planning your Wednesday work or errands so you can give yourself this gift of learning. Just one hour a month can bring perspective, connection, and renewal to the middle of a busy week.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23
9:30am Nishmat Hayyim Friday AM Sit (online: Zoom Link)
6:00pm Kabbalat Shabbat with TBZ (in person and online: Zoom)
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25
10:30am 12 Jewish Steps to Recovery: Book Study and Conversation (online)
10:30am-Noon Exodus: Moses v. Pharaoh with Rabbi Sam Seicol (online: Zoom link) Each session will be in two parts and participants are welcome to join either or both. (No class on Nov 1 & 29). Link to Class Resources
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10:30-11:00am Hebrew reading for fluency. Basic Hebrew reading ability required.
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11:00am-12:00pm Documentary Hypothesis. No prior Hebrew reading ability or Torah knowledge required.
Register here.
12:30pm Chosen Paths: A Monthly Discussion Group for Converts at TBZ (in person)
Are you a Jew by choice navigating questions about tradition, identity, and belonging? Join us for a supportive monthly gathering where converts can explore the unique aspects of our Jewish journeys together. To be added to our Google group, please email Sarah Ott in the TBZ office.
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2:00pm Learn to play Mahjong – Class 1 out of 3 (in person)
We are offering a series of classes on Sunday afternoons. Participants will learn how to play and learn about the history of the game, including its Chinese roots and Jewish-American history. In addition, students will go home with materials to review, resources for buying mahjong sets/cards/books, and information about how to practice between classes. Register here.
7:00pm TBZ Men's Group Weekly Check-in (in person)
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Abortion Access Action Group:
Support women's rights, human rights and healthcare for all!
Standing Out at Planned Parenthood Boston: Join us to counter-protest against the anti-abortion campaign “40 Days for Life”
Standouts run Tuesdays and Sundays from 1:30-3:00pm until Nov. 1st. Standout signup.
Help us to collect items for TLC kits for Women's Health Services. (On November 8th, we will pack TLC kits and learn with writer Amy Littlefield, the abortion access correspondent at The Nation and the author of Killers of Roe.) Please Donate! Purchase wherever you like and bring with you, drop off, or deliver to TBZ Attn: AAAG. Sample items include: Adhesive heat patches, Condoms, Liquid lV packets (electrolytes), Herbal teas, Facial Sheet masks (skincare), Chapstick, Fuzzy socks with grippy bottoms, Protein Bars, Small tissue packets.
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From Now through November
Support Lilia Miller's bat mitzvah bakesale!
She says, "After seeing how immigrants have been treated by this administration, I wanted to do something to support them. The Torah portion we’ll read at my bat mitzvah, Chayyei Sarah, also has to do with outsiders and foreigners. There is so much work to do in this area. I chose to support HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) and Make the Road New York because they both do amazing work, so please enjoy my baking and give as much as you can!" You can learn more and buy cookies at liliasbakesale.com.
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Three Phone-Banking Opportunities to Support Environmental Action and Democracy
October 19, 8:00-9:00pm (online) Register Here
Phone Bank with Dayenu and the Environmental Voter Project
Contribute an hour of your time to Dayenu’s critical chutzpah campaign this fall. Read more about their election work here and join us!
October 28, Noon-1:00pm (online) Register Here
Phone Bank with the EVP and Dr. Ayanna Elizabeth Johnson
November 1, 3:00-4:30pm (online) Register Here
Phone Bank with Dayenu and a special live performance from Ally Halpert!
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Workshop Co-sponsored by TBZ
Jewish Labor Organizing: From the Triangle Factory to the Picket Line Today
Tuesday, October 27, 7:00-8:30pm
Boston Workers Circle
6 Webster St, Brookline
Join the New England Jewish Labor Committee to learn from historian Hasia Diner, union leader Harris Gruman, and activist April Baskin about the rich Jewish labor past, innovative organizing today, and the resonances between them. We will also introduce NEJLC's Rose Project, a new young labor organizer training cohort. Learn more about the Rose Project RSVP here.
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Led by Rabbis Or Rose, Ebn Leader and Natan Margalit
Wednesdays (and one Thursday!) Dinner from 6:30-7:15pm, learning from 7:15-8:30pm
• 10/28: Rabbi Natan Margalit
• 11/4: Rabbi Or Rose
• 11/12 (Thursday): Rabbi Or Rose
• 12/2: Rabbi Ebn Leader
Register here.
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Wednesday, October 28, 1:00pm
A View from the Mountaintop: Discovering Sigd & World Jewish Relief in Ethiopia (online)
(Co-sponsored by TBZ) Register for the free webinar
Discover Sigd, the Ethiopian Jewish holiday that expresses longing, covenant, and communal renewal. Join World Jewish Relief for a special conversation with Qes Efraim Zion Lawi, the first Israeli-born Qes and a spiritual leader of the Ethiopian Jewish community, and James Silverman, World Jewish Relief’s Head of Humanitarian Programs. Together, they will explore the meaning of Sigd and World Jewish Relief’s work in Ethiopia today.
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October 31, 1:00pm Kiddush Talk: Ready to Turn the World Upside Down: Jewish Women and the Remarkable Achievements of Radical Feminism with Joyce Antler (in person)
Jewish women were instrumental in shaping the women’s liberation movement of the late twentieth century. But historians and participants themselves have neglected their contributions as Jews, a consequence of the women’s focus on gender and ethnic universalism, and the effects of external and internal anti-Semitism, denial, and self-censorship. This talk reveals the deep influence of Jewish background and values upon these fierce pioneers, as well as those who participated in the later Jewish feminist movement that fought gender inequities in Jewish religious and secular life.
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Saturday, November 7,
7:00-10:00pm
55+ Game Night
(in person)
Join us for Games, Conversation, and Cookies!
Some games provided. Feel free to bring a favorite to play. Come to see and be seen.
RSVP by November 2nd. Contact Sarah Ott.
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Friday, November 13, 7:30pm
Fall Community Dinner (in person)
Community Dinners are a chance to sit down with old friends (even from outside of TBZ, they’re invited too!), meet new friends, and discover shared interests. Many new members come to Community Dinners, so come get to know who’s new to TBZ.
Sign up here by Wed Nov. 11.
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Trip to Israel and the West Bank
January 17-25, 2027
Led by Rabbi Claudia Kreiman and Rabbi Andy Vogel and , this trip offers personal encounters with the Israelis and Palestinians committed to coexistence and peacebuilding—from analysts, activists, rabbis, and communities on the Gaza border, to Palestinian leaders and families whose lives have been impacted by conflict.
Zoom Info session: Oct 8 at 8:00pm
Register for the Zoom session here
Registration Deadline: October 19, 2026
$4,250 USD per person*
*Double occupancy, based on 30 travelers in the group. Airfare is not included.
Full itinerary and to register.
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Shabbat Retreat at Kripalu
October 29- November 1
Stockbridge, MA
Join Rav Claudia, Cantor Lizzie Shammash, and Rabbi Cantor Danielle Bensimhon for a retreat that draws on Jewish spiritual practices of mindfulness, prayer, chant, meditation, and study to help us enter and "hold the pose" of Shabbat.
Rooted in the themes of the weekly Torah portion, Parashat Vayera—hospitality, presence, love, rupture, and the call of hineni (“here I am”), this retreat invites you to gently explore what it means to show up to your life with openness and courage. More information and to register.
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Boker Tov - Weekday Mornings at 8:00am
Poetry “Potluck” - Monday, Nov 2 & 16 at noon
Words & Music through the Generations: Monday, Nov 23 at 7:30pm
Knitzvah - Tuesday, Nov 3 at 6:00pm
Eat, Pray & Learn - Wednesdays at 8:00
TBZ Therapists' Connection - Wednesday, Nov 4 & 18 at 1:00pm
Aging in Community Coffee Meetups - Every Wednesday at 2:30pm
Nishmat Hayyim Friday AM Sits - Every Friday at 9:30am
WonderMinyan - Saturday, Nov 21 at 10:30am
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Tikkun Olam Table - Saturday, October 31 at 12:30pm
12 Jewish Steps to Recovery - Sundays at 10:30am
Exodus: Moses vs. Pharaoh with Rabbi Sam Seicol, Sundays at 10:30am
Chosen Paths (for Converts at TBZ) - Sunday, Nov 15 at 12:30pm
Mahjong - Nov 15 (2pm) & 22 (1pm)
TBZ Men's Group Weekly Check-in - Sundays, 7:00pm
TBZ Book Club - Monthly, Sunday, Nov 8 at 6:30pm
Chronic Illness Group - Monthly on Sundays, 10:00am
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STAY CONNECTED
Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9:00-5:00pm; Friday 9:00-1:00pm;
Tuesday staff work from home.
www.tbzbrookline.org | 617-566-8171 | info@tbzbrookline.org
TBZ is made up of people of all ages, from all walks of life, seeking a Jewish home where, together, we can learn, pray, and take action (tikkun olam), ensuring that everyone – people of all ages, ethnicities, gender expressions or identities, races, sexual orientations, or socioeconomic levels – is included and has the opportunity to be supported on their Jewish journey. We hope you'll join us!
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