Join the BZBI Sisterhood to celebrate the 2024-2025 Torah Fund campaign, Am Yisrael Chai. Marc Hersch, BZBI's Torah Reading Coordinator and 4th year rabbinical student at JTS, will speak during services. A festive Kiddush will follow to mark the occasion. Through Torah Fund contributions, our Sisterhood, and conservative sisterhoods throughout the world, financially support scholarships and programming at The Jewish Theological Seminary in... Read More
The Rittenhouse Square neighborhood is home to one of the city’s most vibrant Jewish communities. We are lucky to have many synagogues and minyanim in the area, including Spruce Street Minyan, Mekor Habracha/Center City Synagogue, and Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel (BZBI). Join us as we bring together these three communities for a very special Rittenhouse Community Shabbat on Friday, May 9,... Read More
Join the BZBI community as we celebrate the mystical holiday of Lag BaOmer with the final concert of the BZBI Jewish Music Series. Marni Loffman is an up-and-coming musician whose debut album, the long short path, combines elements of Ashkenazi nusach with contemporary American genres including folk, pop, jazz, and neo-soul. Marni writes, "This album is an invitation to connect from... Read More
Weekly on Shabbat at 11:15 AM in the Klinghoffer Chapel The Tot Shabbat service engages the youngest members of our community in interactive Shabbat songs and stories. It is geared towards children 0-4 and their families, with older siblings always welcome! The atmosphere is casual – you and your little ones can relax, sing, and... Read More
Tikkun Leil Shavuot: The Jewish Night of Learning Sunday, June 1 at BZBI from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM Center City Philadelphia's annual all-night community learning session for Shavuot is BACK -- right here at BZBI! Join us for a full night of learning, eating, and praying together, culminating in a sunrise Shacharit service. Register here. Maariv - 8:00 PM BZBI Dinner - 8:30... Read More
Our annual happy hour is not to be missed. See old friends and make new ones! This will be open to the entire BZBI female-identified community, located at Harper's Garden. We hope that you will attend, invite your friends to join us, and become a Sisterhood member again (and invite them to become a member, too).... Read More
Celebrating the High Holy Days is as easy as a walk in the park. Join us for the 11th year of spirited music and prayer in Rittenhouse Square. Bring a blanket, lawn chairs, and a picnic dinner to listen to wonderful music created by Dan Blacksberg + his extremely talented band of musicians to kick... Read More
Tuesday, October 14 (Dinner - 6:00 PM, Maariv Service - 7:00 PM, Hakafot Dancing - 7:15 PM) Join us for a festive Community Dinner (pre-registration required) followed by Hakafot Dancing (no registration required). The menu is a hot dairy dinner featuring baked vegetable lasagna, baked 4 cheese ziti, bow-tie pasta in vodka sauce with asparagus, red pepper & zucchini stir fry... Read More
Join Chef Haim, visiting from Netivot, Israel, for "A Taste of Israel" to discover how food fosters resilience, particularly for Israelis post-October 7. This hands-on session invites you to learn, create, and savor your own beloved Israeli burekas in Mr. Gregory's Kitchen & Culinary Center at BZBI. This program costs $18 per adult and $15... Read More
Get ready for a fun-filled day for the whole family — the Hanukkah Happening includes: Tons of shopping with a wide variety of vendors at our Bazaar and BZBI Sisterhood Gift Shop - Downstairs in the Preschool Young Professionals Hanukkah Themed Cooking Class - Mr. Gregory's Kitchen & Culinary Center - Click here to register Delicious... Read More
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