Welcome to Temple B'nai Brith in Somerville!
We are an independent egalitarian congregation with historical roots in the Conservative movement. 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.
Join us for...
Kabbalat Shabbat Services: 6pm every Friday
Shabbat Morning Services: 9:15am every Saturday except Shabbat Together weeks
Shabbat Together: a different Shabbat service, one Saturday monthly at 10am
Tot Shabbat Services: 10am one Saturday monthly
We are an independent egalitarian congregation with historical roots in the Conservative movement. 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.
Join us for...
Kabbalat Shabbat Services: 6pm every Friday
Shabbat Morning Services: 9:15am every Saturday except Shabbat Together weeks
Shabbat Together: a different Shabbat service, one Saturday monthly at 10am
Tot Shabbat Services: 10am one Saturday monthly
Shabbat Together
led by Rabbi Eliana Jacobowitz April 28, May 26, June 23 10am-12pm, followed by lunch Shabbat Together is a welcoming, inclusive, fully translated and transliterated service that... - Provides a comfortable space to learn - Has a shorter Torah reading - Gives us time to gather as a community - Includes joyful singing and chanting We'll follow the arc of the morning service, from the morning blessings and songs through the Sh'ma and Amidah, to the Torah service, the D'var Torah, and the concluding prayers. We welcome your presence! Combatants for Peace
7pm Monday, April 30 Free and open to the public 
In 2006, Israeli and Palestinian former combatants laid down their weapons and established Combatants for Peace. The egalitarian, bi-national, grassroots organization was founded on the belief that Israelis and Palestinians must work together to end the Occupation and all forms of violence. Combatants for Peace is committed to nonviolence and seeks to build a joint activist community promoting freedom and security for both peoples. Combatants for Peace was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 and again in 2018.
Netta Hazan and Kholud Abu-Raeya will be telling their personal stories of transformation from violence to nonviolence, and sharing the remarkable work that they are doing to bring peace and justice to both peoples in their homeland. 
Shabbat + Bayit = Shabbayit!
Beginning Friday, May 4 Bayit means home in Hebrew, and with the new Shabbayit initiative, you're invited to spend time with your fellow TBB members for home-hosted Shabbat meals! On Friday, May 4, three TBB families in Somerville will be opening their homes for vegetarian potluck Shabbat dinners. Choose the one that seems like the best fit for you and sign up here! 
Tot Shabbat
10-11am May 5, June 2 Is your child too young to sit through a full service? Tot Shabbat is a short, monthly 10-11am Saturday morning service for young children (preschool-kindergarten) and their families. Led by Rabbi Eliana Jacobowitz, we sing and dance our way through a short and simplified service, followed by a Torah procession, a Shabbat story, and a light kiddush snack. This is a fun way to begin making the synagogue feel like home to young children while introducing them to the ABC’s of Jewish tradition. 
The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street
by Elise Cooper The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street encompasses many stories, intertwining the rise of a woman ice cream mogul with an immigrant’s story, the twentieth century American Jewish desire to assimilate, women’s rights issues, poverty, world wars, McCarthyism, the youth movement of the Sixties, Reagan’s trickle-down economics, and the overreach of government. Young Malka’s family immigrates to New York City to escape the pogroms. Crippled by an ice cream cart, Malka is abandoned by her own parents but is taken in by the family who caused the accident. Through wit and cunning she learns the secrets of the trade from her rescuers, an Italian family, and after falling in love and eventually marrying Albert, a handsome, dyslexic Jewish man, she transforms herself from a crippled dependent girl into Lillian Dunkle, ice cream tycoon. |
Remember to bring your donations of kosher raisins and kosher canned fruit for Family Table!
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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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Potluck Dinner May 18
Join us for a vegetarian potluck dinner on Friday, May 18! Kabbalat Shabbat services begin at 6pm, with dinner to follow. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share (for 6+ people). Dairy is okay, but no fish please. We will have one table reserved for hechshered foods and those prepared in the TBB kitchen, with separate tables for home prepared dishes. Click here to RSVP (appreciated but not required).
Join us for a vegetarian potluck dinner on Friday, May 18! Kabbalat Shabbat services begin at 6pm, with dinner to follow. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share (for 6+ people). Dairy is okay, but no fish please. We will have one table reserved for hechshered foods and those prepared in the TBB kitchen, with separate tables for home prepared dishes. Click here to RSVP (appreciated but not required).
Do you like receiving the TBB newsletter in the mail?
Should the TBB Shofar go electronic?
We are considering discontinuing the paper newsletter after this summer, in favor of an email version. We may also continue to send the Shofar by mail to those who wish to receive it that way. Please share your thoughts with us on how we should distribute the Shofar, as well as your personal delivery preference, at templebnaibrith.org/newsletter.
Should the TBB Shofar go electronic?
We are considering discontinuing the paper newsletter after this summer, in favor of an email version. We may also continue to send the Shofar by mail to those who wish to receive it that way. Please share your thoughts with us on how we should distribute the Shofar, as well as your personal delivery preference, at templebnaibrith.org/newsletter.
Torah at Panera
Join Temple B'nai Birth's weekly Torah study! Rabbi Eliana Jacobowitz will lead a short, informal gathering to discuss the weekly Torah portion at the Porter Square Panera from 8-9am on Tuesday mornings. No knowledge of Hebrew necessary and you don't need to bring your own book. Please come early if you wish to buy yourself coffee or breakfast so that we can start on time. For more information contact rabbieliana@gmail.com.
Join Temple B'nai Birth's weekly Torah study! Rabbi Eliana Jacobowitz will lead a short, informal gathering to discuss the weekly Torah portion at the Porter Square Panera from 8-9am on Tuesday mornings. No knowledge of Hebrew necessary and you don't need to bring your own book. Please come early if you wish to buy yourself coffee or breakfast so that we can start on time. For more information contact rabbieliana@gmail.com.
To receive our emails or newsletter drop us a note at tbb@templebnaibrith.org
