
This spring we’re celebrating ourselves, celebrating our honorees, and celebrating TBZ – and we hope you’ll join us!
TBZ’s Annual Spring Celebration and Fundraiser
Thursday, May 29th at 7:00pm
with featured performance by
Rabbi Jessica Kate Meyer,
joined by Yoni Battat and Oren Neiman
Honoring Jenny Berz & Fiona Epstein, co-chairs of NBARC
Newton Brookline Asylum Resettlement Coalition (NBARC)
TBZ proudly leads the Newton Brookline Asylum Resettlement Coalition (NBARC), an interfaith group of congregants from seven Boston-area synagogues and churches dedicated to assisting asylum seekers and refugees fleeing persecution. Our mission is to help resettle asylees in the Boston area and support them in building self-sufficient lives.
Currently, we are assisting families from Afghanistan, Haiti, Guatemala, Syria, and Nicaragua. In collaboration with local social service agencies, health institutions, and community organizations, our volunteers provide crucial support, including cultural orientation, immigration assistance, English language instruction, school enrollment, job training, childcare, healthcare access, and guidance on government benefits.
TBZ members Jenny Berz and Fiona Epstein serve as co-chairs, leading the coalition’s strategy and direction. Many TBZ members actively volunteer and contribute through donations and in-kind support.
Our partner congregations provide volunteers, financial and material donations, and help share NBARC’s mission and activities within their communities.