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Sunday through Thursday 3/24/24 - 3/28/24

**WEEKDAY MINCHA / MAARIV**
Sunday: Mincha 5:00 PM / Maariv 8:30 PM
Monday-Thursday: Mincha 6:50 PM / Maariv 7:15 PM
Late Maariv (Monday-Thursday)10:00 PM (Check WhatsApp to Sign-up & Confirm Minyan)

Read the most recent YIB Kesher here.


Upcoming YIB Events

Purim is Here!

The Laws of Purim an the Purim schedule at YIB, can be found here.


Biweekly Halacha Discussion

Biweekly on Tuesdays, 8:30 PM, via Zoom: The “Everyday Halacha For Everyone” biweekly shiur is an opportunity to review, learn, and discuss with Rabbi Hellman a few halachot and how they apply in our lives. We hope most topics will come from questions and suggestions. If you have a suggested topic or a halachik question please forward them to Rabbi Hellman.

The planned topic for each session is sent out via email, usually on the day of the shiur. Recordings of each session are available a few days after it meets. If you would like to view the recordings, they can be found on the YIB learning and video platform, yibrookline.yuja.com.


Studying the Book of Iyov (Job)

Thursdays, 1:00 PM, via Zoom: Join this interactive learning group to study a book of Tanach that you may have never opened! Iyov (Job) contains beautiful poetry, explores the great questions of Divine Providence and reward and punishment, and contains wellsprings of inspiration to meet the most difficult challenges. Join the class to learn meaningful and thought provoking Torah and to be part of a community of learners that connect every week!

Recordings of each class are available a few days after it meets. If you would like to view the recordings, they can be found on the YIB learning and video platform, yibrookline.yuja.com.


Together on Tuesdays

Tuesdays, 1:00 PM, at YIB: Most Tuesdays at 1:00 PM, YIB is hosting a lunch with learning and discussion. The program, which is a project of YIB's NaTaN Committee, is entitled "Together on Tuesdays" and is open to all, but specifically designed for retirees and senior members of the community to stay connected, see friends, and enjoy a stimulating program. Each week the group reads, studies and discusses a story from the Talmud and the lessons that it conveys.

Please share this program with others even if they are not members of YIB. If you have any questions, suggestions, or would need a ride to get to the program, please contact Donna Lupatkin (dlupatkin@aol.com) or Rabbi Hellman.

 

This program was made possible by a grant from the Brookline Community Foundation.


Shabbat Youth Groups

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Shabbat, 10:00 AM: Youth Groups for boys and girls Kindergarten through 5th Grade. Youth groups for boys in grades 3-5 are on a summer break.

Shabbat, 10:45 AM: Tot Shabbat for children 0-4 with a parent present.

All youth Shabbat morning programs will have age appropriate davening, creative games connected to the parsha, and more!

Please send any questions to youth@yibrookline.org.


Coffee & Kibbitz

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Monday afternoons: 1:00-2:00 PM, via Zoom: Missing Kiddush? Join old friends and make new ones. Bring your own refreshments! Email with the Zoom information will be sent out prior to each meeting.


YIB's Learning and Video Platform

We are very excited to announce our new learning and video platform which can be found at yibrookline.yuja.com. You can find divrei Torah and classes from Rabbi Hellman, members of the community, and many visiting teachers. Watch a featured video, browse the organized library of different series of classes, or search the library for a topic or person. We will be continuing to add video and audio recordings, so check it out and send any feedback to Rabbi Hellman.

The development of the new website was supported by a gift from the Zimble family in appreciation for all the wonderful Torah received at YIB over many years and in the hope of continuing connections to the YIB community from afar.


Moving to Boston?

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Are you moving to, or thinking of moving to Boston? Young Israel of Brookline can help. We provide all kinds of resources to make your move go as smoothly as possible, including assistance looking for housing, schooling, day care, employment, Jewish communal services, and information on the local Boston community. Please email (office@yibrookline.org), and we’ll be happy to make your transition to Boston an easy one.


Greater Boston Community Yoetzet Halacha Sarah Cheses

We are delighted to introduce Sarah Cheses, the first Yoetzet Halacha serving the Greater Boston Community under the auspices of the newly founded New England Yoetzet Halacha Initiative (NEYHI). 

Read more ->


YIB Response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - Effective February 2023

COVID-19 Guidelines: If you are at high risk for severe illness, we strongly recommend the use of an N95 or KN95 mask indoors.

We remind you to please stay home if you are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms or have been exposed, and please mask vigilantly if you are feeling at all out of sorts.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact the YIB office.


MINYAN SCHEDULE

Sunday through Friday 3/24/24 - 3/29/24

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Earliest time for Tallit & Tefillin ... 5:49 AM

Please note: Zoom links for the minyanim will be sent via email. **Zoom links are for the 1st morning Minyan only **
and daily Mincha and Maariv

** In-Shul or on Zoom **

SHACHARIT
Sunday- Purim - 7:00 & 8:15 AM
Monday- Shushan Purim - 6:20 & 7:20 AM
Tuesday 6:30 & 7:30 AM
Wednesday 6:30 & 7:30 AM
Thursday 6:20 & 7:20 AM
Friday 6:30 & 7:30 AM

WEEKDAY MINCHA / MAARIV

Sunday - PuRiM day Mincha 5:00 PM Maariv 8:30 PM

Monday through Thursday 6:50 PM - Maariv 7:15 PM

In-Shul or on Zoom

Late Maariv (In-Shul)10:00 PM

Mincha will be followed by a ten-minute shiur with the opportunity to ask questions and join the conversation as always. We will then continue with Maariv.

Please see the email for the zoom link.

** NEXT SHABBAT - Parshat Tzav
Shabbat Parah

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3/30/24 - 20 Adar Sheni 5784

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Candle Lighting 6:49 PM
Friday Mincha 6:55 PM

Note: New start time for 2nd Minyan for DST

Shacharit 7:00 & 9:00 AM-


Sof Zman K'riat Sh'ma 9:39 AM
Sof Zman Tefilah 10:42 AM
Mincha 6:30 PM
Seuda Shlisheet 6:50 PM
Shkia (sunset) 7:08 PM
Maariv 7;45 PM

Shabbat Concludes 7:50 PM


Founded in 1953, the Young Israel of Brookline has become an anchor of jewish life in Boston.
Multi-generational families have created a dynamic and vibrant community which is welcoming to the many young professionals who come to Boston for school and training. This exciting mixture of people crosses all cultural, economic and professional lines. Whether as a new resident or a visiting guest, the Young Israel of Brookline has developed an international reputation for hachnassat orchim, extending hospitality to visitors and those in our kehilla.

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