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.
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. 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
Chanukah Potluck
Friday, December 7 6pm Kabbalat Shabbat services immediately followed by vegetarian potluck dinner Join us for our festive annual Chanukah potluck! Since it's Shabbat, we won't be lighting our menorahs together, but there will be plenty of lovely lights and much Chanukah joy! 
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. It really helps to know about how many people will attend, so we know how many tables to set. Please click here to RSVP.
Tot Shabbat
led by Rabbi Eliana Jacobowitz 10-11am Saturday, December 8 We'll 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. Annual Hanukah Menorah Lighting at City Hall
Sunday, December 9 at 5:30 pm City Hall Concourse Please join Rabbi Eliana and Mayor Joe Curtatone for Somerville's Annual Hanukah Menorah Lighting. Enjoy refreshments and music for all ages! 
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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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Special Bagels BaBayit
Sunday, December 16
Please join us for a special Shabbayit event. Bayit is the Hebrew word for home, and with the Shabbayit initiative you're invited to spend time getting to know other folks from Temple B’nai Brith over home-hosted Shabbat meals. However, this month we’re adding a twist. As a way of extending the joy of Shabbat, instead of a Friday night dinner on December 14, we’re having a Bagels BaBayit on Sunday, December 16!
The bagel brunch will be hosted by Jessica Daniels and Ati Waldman from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm in Cambridge (between Porter and Harvard Squares). All are welcome but 20’s and 30’s are especially encouraged to join the fun. There will be bagels, cream cheese and butter, and coffee and tea. Guests can bring additional items if desired. The home is not kosher and there are no pets; hosts are willing to child-proof as needed.
To RSVP for the bagel brunch (and get address information) click here.
Save the date - The next three regular Friday night Shabbayit dinners will be January 25, March 29, and May 17.
Host a Dinner - Hosts decide when dinner starts, what's served, and how it's eaten. If you want to host a vegetarian potluck at 6:30 or a backyard BBQ at 7:30, it's entirely up to you. If you're willing to host a future dinner, we can help you connect with other members of the congregation. Sign up here.
Sunday, December 16
Please join us for a special Shabbayit event. Bayit is the Hebrew word for home, and with the Shabbayit initiative you're invited to spend time getting to know other folks from Temple B’nai Brith over home-hosted Shabbat meals. However, this month we’re adding a twist. As a way of extending the joy of Shabbat, instead of a Friday night dinner on December 14, we’re having a Bagels BaBayit on Sunday, December 16!
The bagel brunch will be hosted by Jessica Daniels and Ati Waldman from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm in Cambridge (between Porter and Harvard Squares). All are welcome but 20’s and 30’s are especially encouraged to join the fun. There will be bagels, cream cheese and butter, and coffee and tea. Guests can bring additional items if desired. The home is not kosher and there are no pets; hosts are willing to child-proof as needed.
To RSVP for the bagel brunch (and get address information) click here.
Save the date - The next three regular Friday night Shabbayit dinners will be January 25, March 29, and May 17.
Host a Dinner - Hosts decide when dinner starts, what's served, and how it's eaten. If you want to host a vegetarian potluck at 6:30 or a backyard BBQ at 7:30, it's entirely up to you. If you're willing to host a future dinner, we can help you connect with other members of the congregation. Sign up here.
Host a Dinner
Hosts decide when dinner starts, what's served, and how it's eaten. If you want to host a vegetarian potluck at 6:30 or a backyard BBQ at 7:30, it's entirely up to you! If you're willing to host, we want to help you connect with other members of the congregation. Please sign up here if you're interested in hosting.
Hosts decide when dinner starts, what's served, and how it's eaten. If you want to host a vegetarian potluck at 6:30 or a backyard BBQ at 7:30, it's entirely up to you! If you're willing to host, we want to help you connect with other members of the congregation. Please sign up here if you're interested in hosting.
Shabbat Together
led by Rabbi Eliana Jacobowitz
10am-12pm December 15
followed by a kiddush lunch
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.
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 welcome your presence!
led by Rabbi Eliana Jacobowitz
10am-12pm December 15
followed by a kiddush lunch
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.
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 welcome your presence!
Without a Country
by Ayse Kulin
7pm Wednesday, December 19
at Panera Porter Square
From the international bestselling author of Last Train to Istanbul comes a novel based on true events that explores the depths of pride, devotion, and persistence as four generations of a family struggle to forge their destinies. As Hitler's reign of terror begins to loom large over Germany, Gerhard and Elsa Schliemann--like other German Jews--must flee with their children in search of sanctuary. But life elsewhere in Europe offers few opportunities for medical professor Gerhard and his fellow scientists. Then they discover an unexpected haven in Turkey, where universities and hospitals welcome them as valuable assets. But despite embracing their adopted land, personal and political troubles persist. Military coups bring unrest and uncertainty to the country, intermarriage challenges the cultural identity of Gerhard and Elsa's descendants, and anti-Semitism once again threatens their future in the place they call home. From World War II to the age of social media, one family's generations find their way through love and loss, sacrifice and salvation, tragedy and triumph--with knowledge hard won and passion heartfelt.
by Ayse Kulin
7pm Wednesday, December 19
at Panera Porter Square
From the international bestselling author of Last Train to Istanbul comes a novel based on true events that explores the depths of pride, devotion, and persistence as four generations of a family struggle to forge their destinies. As Hitler's reign of terror begins to loom large over Germany, Gerhard and Elsa Schliemann--like other German Jews--must flee with their children in search of sanctuary. But life elsewhere in Europe offers few opportunities for medical professor Gerhard and his fellow scientists. Then they discover an unexpected haven in Turkey, where universities and hospitals welcome them as valuable assets. But despite embracing their adopted land, personal and political troubles persist. Military coups bring unrest and uncertainty to the country, intermarriage challenges the cultural identity of Gerhard and Elsa's descendants, and anti-Semitism once again threatens their future in the place they call home. From World War II to the age of social media, one family's generations find their way through love and loss, sacrifice and salvation, tragedy and triumph--with knowledge hard won and passion heartfelt.
Torah at Panera
8 – 9am Tuesday mornings
at the Porter Square Panera
Join us for these informal gatherings to discuss the weekly Torah portion. No Hebrew or previous knowledge is necessary, and you don't need to bring your own book. Come early if you wish to buy yourself coffee or breakfast so that we can start on time. Contact rabbieliana@gmail.com for more info.
8 – 9am Tuesday mornings
at the Porter Square Panera
Join us for these informal gatherings to discuss the weekly Torah portion. No Hebrew or previous knowledge is necessary, and you don't need to bring your own book. Come early if you wish to buy yourself coffee or breakfast so that we can start on time. Contact rabbieliana@gmail.com for more info.
Do you like receiving the TBB newsletter in the mail? Should the TBB Shofar go electronic?
We are considering discontinuing the paper newsletter soon, 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.
We are considering discontinuing the paper newsletter soon, 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.
To receive our emails or newsletter drop us a note at tbb@templebnaibrith.org