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Pesach Services will be on Zoom only this year.
Click here to join Pesach services on Zoom at 9:30 AM on:
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Thursday & Friday, April 6 & 7 and
​Wednesday & Thursday, April 
12 & 13

Click here for information on selling chametz.
Click here to donate to the TBB Passover Appeal!
Yizkor is recited on April 13.
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Click here for our latest COVID-19 guidelines.
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​Welcome to Temple B'nai Brith in Somerville!

​We are an independent egalitarian congregation. Our membership reflects the wide variety of choices people make in living Jewish lives, and we are respectful of those differences. We welcome all who care about enriching Jewish life in Somerville and surrounding towns. 
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​Join us for Shabbat...
Click here to download the siddur for Shabbat services.
​​Kabbalat Shabbat Services Online
​every Friday ​6:00-7:00 pm 
Click here to join Kabbalat Shabbat Services on Zoom


Shabbat Morning Services in person and via Zoom
every Saturday 9:30 am 

Click here to join Shabbat Morning Services on Zoom
​Click here for lay leader sign up.

Book cover The Psychology of Poverty, Wealth, and Economic Inequality by Deborah Belle and Heather E. Bullock

Book Talk with author
​and TBB member, Deborah Belle

Brunch Event
Sunday, April 16
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Please register so we can plan refreshments!
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​See events and info for kids and their grown ups at
​TBB Families.
Want to be in touch with other families / hear about upcoming events for kids? Email tbbfamilies@gmail.com.

Monthly Kids & Family Shabbat Service​
​10:00 AM 
May 6th

In the Social Hall
​on the main entrance level

geared for kids in Pre-school thru Grade 2


Join us for a monthly Shabbat morning service for kids and their families (siblings of all ages are invited to join)!  

Click here to RSVP!
The word Shabbat stylized as a child's drawing with flowers and a heart
We will follow the order of a Shabbat morning service, learn parts of the liturgy, introduce the weekly Torah portion, and chant some some of it too. And of course we will conclude with grape juice and challah. 


Community Potluck Fridays

Potluck supper with plates of foods
​A great way to end the week with friends & food.
Open to all ages.

May 19, June 9
Services at 6:00 PM
Food served immediately after (around 6:45)

We start with Kabbalat Shabbat Service in the sanctuary, followed by a vegetarian potluck dinner in the social hall.
​Join us for one or both.


COVID Policy: Face masks required
in the sanctuary for adults and kids 3 & up.


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Reading with the Rabbi
May 17

Join us on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM for an informal discussion of the monthly book.
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​In person in the TBB new Library space, or join Reading with the Rabbi on Zoom. 

View upcoming book choices and Register for Reading with the Rabbi here! 


Community Quilt
Back in the Fall of 2020 we asked our members to imagine a vibrant quilt welcoming everyone who enters TBB- one that expresses the diverse, creative, and inclusive spirit of our community. As part of the Reimagining TBB effort, we invited our community members to reflect on a moment, a story, an image - past, present, or future - that expresses a way that TBB matters, then create a quilt square representing it. And they did! 
quilt square depicting an open Ark with Torah inside
quilt square of small colorful triangles arranged in rainbow order
TBB members unleashed their creativity to create thirty-six (double chai) quilt squares, and now we have two quilt panels that express those reflections. On Friday, April 23, 2021, the assembled quilts were presented to the community during a special Shabbat Service.
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Click here to see the work and read the stories sewn into our amazing Community Quilt!
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TBB front yard Black Lives Matter sign and rainbow LGBTQ+ Pride flag with Star of David
Inclusion
Our Community welcomes the participation of interfaith couples and families, and people of all abilities, backgrounds, and sexual orientations.
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Accessibility
Temple B'nai Brith is proud to be wheelchair accessible. Our accessible entrance is at the rear of the building and equipped with an intercom system. The accessible restroom is located at the front of the building on the ground level. Our elevator provides access to all three levels.
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Temple B'nai Brith | 201 Central Street, Somerville MA 02145 | (617) 625-0333 | tbb@templebnaibrith.org