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
Shabbat Together
led by Rabbi Eliana Jacobowitz 10am-12pm June 23 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! 
According to the midrash (homiletic interpretation of Jewish text) every part of creation, even the earth and the stones, gives praise to God in the form of a song. This singing is so pleasing to God that it is identified in one midrash as the reason why God created the world in the first place. The human prayer, known also as the song of the heart, is how we join the rest of creation to praise the Creator.
Come sing with us. We will meet in Rabbi Eliana’s air conditioned office to learn a variety of melodies including old and modern melodies, Sefardi and Hassidic melodies, melodies from Jewish text and liturgy. This class is for everyone, regardless of whether you come to services or not, and regardless of whether you think you can sing or not. All texts are transliterated. Click here to RSVP (appreciated but not required). |
Remember to bring your donations of kosher raisins and kosher canned fruit for Family Table!
To receive our emails or newsletter drop us a note at tbb@templebnaibrith.org 
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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Shabbat + Bayit = Shabbayit!
Next Dinner July 13
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! In May, three TBB households opened their homes for the first Shabbayit dinners. The next dinner will be July 13, and we are looking for hosts and guests for July 13 and future dates. Hosts decide when dinner starts and what's served. You can cook, or you can host a potluck, or a backyard BBQ, it's entirely up to you! Click here to let us know if you're interested in being a host or a guest. Hope we’ll see you soon at a Shabbayit dinner!
Next Dinner July 13
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! In May, three TBB households opened their homes for the first Shabbayit dinners. The next dinner will be July 13, and we are looking for hosts and guests for July 13 and future dates. Hosts decide when dinner starts and what's served. You can cook, or you can host a potluck, or a backyard BBQ, it's entirely up to you! Click here to let us know if you're interested in being a host or a guest. Hope we’ll see you soon at a Shabbayit dinner!
Eternal Life
by Dara Horn
Immortality has always fired the human imagination. Homer’s Odysseus spurned eternal life so that he could go home to his wife. The Christian parable of the Wandering Jew sees immortality as a curse: a Jew who mocks Jesus is punished by being unable to die until the Second Coming. Today, high-tech leaders in Silicon Valley are pouring billions of dollars into anti-aging research, hoping to defeat death. A novel both adventurous and wise, Eternal Life imagines two immortals as old as the Wandering Jew who dwell among us today. Their lives retrace the journeys of the Jewish people, from Jerusalem to Antioch to Pumbedita, in Alexandria and Aleppo, through Spain and Poland, to America and Israel. Yet this is no allegory—it’s a love story, or many love stories, with the same conflicts and joys and heartbreaks that are part of any life. Click here to RSVP (appreciated but not required).
by Dara Horn
Immortality has always fired the human imagination. Homer’s Odysseus spurned eternal life so that he could go home to his wife. The Christian parable of the Wandering Jew sees immortality as a curse: a Jew who mocks Jesus is punished by being unable to die until the Second Coming. Today, high-tech leaders in Silicon Valley are pouring billions of dollars into anti-aging research, hoping to defeat death. A novel both adventurous and wise, Eternal Life imagines two immortals as old as the Wandering Jew who dwell among us today. Their lives retrace the journeys of the Jewish people, from Jerusalem to Antioch to Pumbedita, in Alexandria and Aleppo, through Spain and Poland, to America and Israel. Yet this is no allegory—it’s a love story, or many love stories, with the same conflicts and joys and heartbreaks that are part of any life. 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