Egalitarian services encourage the full ritual participation of women and men. A quorum is reached when there are ten adult Jews present, regardless of gender. There is no gender-separated seating. Regular Egalitarian services take place Saturday morning at 9:30am, Thursday mornings at 7:00am, and on holidays. We hold Egalitarian Friday night services on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Fridays of the month.Of note is a potluck on the First Friday of the month held jointly with the Partnership Minyan.
Partnership services are a newer style of minyan, and practices vary from minyan to minyan. Partnership services have male and female participation and leadership in a coordinated way at points throughout the service. Some minyanim reach quorum when there are both ten adult Jewish men and ten adult Jewish women, while other partnership minyanim reach quorum with ten men. Men and women sit separately, divided by a mechitza (partition). Partnership services take place on the 2nd and 4th Friday evenings of the month; the service time varies, so please check the calendar or weekly announcements when you are planning to attend! We also have a monthly potluck dinner following services generally on the first Friday of the month, with signup available here. Minyan Tehillah, another local Partnership minyan, holds Saturday morning services at Tremont Street on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month. Please contact the leaders of those minyanim (information is below; contact Minyan Tehillah about their services) if you have any questions about their specific practices regarding participation and how they count a minyan.
Orthodox services have male leadership, and a quorum is reached when there are ten adult Jewish men present. Men and women sit separately, divided by a mechitza (partition). Regular Orthodox services take place on Saturday mornings at 7:00am (2nd and 4th Saturdays) or 9:15am (other Saturdays), and Sunday morning at 8:30am, usually followed by Breakfast. There are also Orthodox services for most holidays.
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Services at TBS
There are many varieties of services, occurring both in-person and online.
Weekday Zoom Services (Egalitarian)
Occurring 7:30am Monday through Friday. Details, sign-ups, and Zoom links can be found here.
In Person Morning Minyan (Egalitarian)
Occurring Thursdays at 7:00am. Additional in-person weekday services added for Rosh Chodesh, Chol Hamoed, fast days, and federal holidays (8:30am). Sign up and dates here.
Sunday Morning Minyan (Orthodox) and Breakfast
Sundays at 8:30am at 8 Tremont Street.Sign up here.
Shabbat services
Minyan | Time | Location | Link |
Friday Night Egalitarian (1st, 3rd, 5th Fridays of the month) | 7:00pm | Sanctuary | |
Friday Night Partnership (2nd, 4th Fridays of the month) | 7:00pm | Sanctuary |
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Shabbat Morning Egalitarian (weekly) | 9:30am | Sanctuary | |
Shabbat Morning Orthodox (1st, 3rd, 5th Saturdays of the month) |
9:15am | Vestry (downstairs) | |
Shabbat Morning Hashkamah Orthodox (2nd, 4th Saturdays of the month) |
7:00am | Sanctuary | Sign up here |
Minyan Tehillah Partnership Minyan (2nd, 4th Saturdays of the month) |
9:15 | Vestry (downstairs) |
Volunteer!
We need you! Please volunteer to read Torah portions or to lead services. The more people who volunteer, the more "TBS-like" these services will be. What are you waiting for? Sign up here.
MINYAN COORDINATORS
Our minyan coordinator make sure that our weekly services happen. If you can help make a minyan, want to volunteer to help with services, or just want to know a good person to contact, drop them a line. Click the "Contact us" tab above to find the current coordinator list.
LEYNING COORDINATOR
We are always happy to add to our list of leyners (Torah readers) -- if you are interested (even if you're a novice!), email leyning@tremontstreetshul.org or sign up online.