Local Resources
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- ShalomBoston: "Everything For and About the Jewish Community in Greater Boston and Beyond"
- The Butcherie: Brookline's #1 kosher grocery store. Note that they have a rebate program by which your purchases can benefit TBS: when you shop at the Butcherie, simply ask the cashier to "stamp the receipt", and send your stamped receipt(s) to the TBS office. Painless fundraising -- everybody wins!
- Mayyim Chayyim: The revolutionary mikvah
facility that takes hidur mitzvah (beautification of a commandment) to new heights.
T-accessible at the Green Line "D" Woodland T Stop.
- The long-awaited North
Charles Community Eruv celebrated its first official "up" status in
the fall of 2002. After some downtime this winter, it is now back in
service. Be sure to check their web page (or call 857-389-ERUV)
before each Shabbat for status updates, as well
as the official eruv boundaries. For
continued financial support of the eruv, they welcome online donations at
Network for Good, where you can also read more about the project.
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Local Organizations
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- BJOC (the Boston Jewish
Outdoors Club): Outdoor activities (winter and summer) for young
adults, loosely affiliated with Tremont St.
and modeled on the original NY JOC.
See also...
- Mosaic Outdoor Mountain
Club of Massachusetts: "A volunteer-led, member-driven
organization that welcomes everyone, age 21 and older, to partake in a
variety of activities with other Jewish outdoor enthusiasts."
- GesherCity Boston
(formerly Project Gesher): "building bridges" to welcome those who are
new in town. Features a comprehensive calendar of area events for
young adults. (But be warned, their site is designed for Internet Explorer
and tends to crash under Netscape.) A project of...
- Combined Jewish Philanthropies
(CJP): CJP is the umbrella organization for Jewish
community support, funding, and leadership, in Boston and worldwide. Also
the home of the...
- Jewish Community Relations
Council: "the representative voice of the organized Jewish
community" in Greater Boston.
- Shabbat Boston
offers Shabbat services and programs (including monthly Shabbat dinners)
hosted by various congregations in the Brookline area, for singles and
couples age 22-35.
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Hadassah Ruach: Not your grandmother's Hadassah. Social and
educational activities for young women. For more info, send e-mail
or call Leslie Gonzales at 617-796-9998.
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Other Congregations, Minyans, Chavurot, and Communities
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Learning Opportunities
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- TBS Talmud Class: Every Tuesday night at 8pm, downstairs at the Tremont St. Shul.
Taught by Rabbi Shmuel Posner (of the
Chabad House
of Greater Boston in Kenmore Square).
Led in both English and Hebrew/Aramaic, the class is free and open to men and women.
Beginners and visitors are always welcome -- just drop in some Tuesday and check it out.
More learning opportunities at TBS
- Charles River Beit Midrash
"bridges communities from Brookline, Cambridge and beyond for serious text study dedicated to social
justice issues in an open, non-denominational setting. The Beit Midrash is open to individuals of
all backgrounds and knowledge levels. We meet every week for both guided & independent learning of
Jewish texts. Sessions are hosted by and alternate every month between Cambridge at Eitz Chayim &
Brookline at Kehillath Israel."
- Greater Boston Open Beit Midrash (House of Study): Every
Tuesday, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at Harvard Hillel. The GBOBM
provides a great opportunity for you to make Jewish learning a part of
your regular schedule. And this is one learning opportunity that is truly
OPEN: to all members of the community, including the general public (it's
tuition-free!) * to learners of all experience levels and all kinds of
Jewish background (including none at all!) * to regular and drop-in
participants. Each session features a mini-lecture on the weekly Torah
portion, followed by open learning in the Beit Midrash on a topic of your
choice. There will be learning facilitators present to assist people in
finding learning partners and choosing material to study; in addition,
source sheets will be available for folks interested in guided learning.
Refreshments provided! Questions? For more information on the Greater
Boston Open Beit Midrash, please e-mail michael@hillel.harvard.edu.
- Experienced Hebrew teacher Natasha Shabat offers numerous
small-group classes, in Biblical or modern Hebrew, for adult learners. For
more information or to register, contact Natasha (781-643-1346; nshabat@post.harvard.edu).
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Singles Resources
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The Tremont St. 20s&30s are fundamentally not a "singles" group.
Although we occasionally have singles mixers (and people have certainly
met and paired off through our other events!), our emphasis is on low-key
socializing and community-building. So... what's a single Jew to do??
- JDate: Online catalog
shopping for Jewish singles? Yes, but...! When you're looking for your
bashert(e), it can't hurt to use all the tools at your disposal. And I
personally know multiple couples who have met and married thanks to JDate...
even former Rockapella frontman Sean Altman!
- Frumster
- Jewish Friend Finder
- JLove
- Your Ideal Date (YID.com) is
a Jewish singles website with thousands of singles to meet. All members
are first screened by staff to make a high quality database. Photo album
search, live chat, and registration is free.
- SawYouAtSinai.com
combines modern technology with traditional matchmaking intervention (by
actual humans). Demographic is Conservative through Modern Orthodox and
Yeshivish.
- The J Connection: a
for-profit venture "offering high-energy activities and large interactive
social events for Jewish professionals in their 20s and 30s" in Boston.
- Big
Beautiful Jewish Women and Handsome Jewish Men: A YahooGroup for
plus size single Jewish men and women looking for their beshert. Members
are single, Jewish, and either plus size themselves or interested in
meeting someone who is. More
information
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Online Publications
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