On One Foot: Introduction to Judaism
BZBI chapel 0Judaism is a world unto itself, encompassing rituals, ideas, and thousands of years of history. If you’ve been curious about Jewish learning but didn’t know where to start, this is... Read More
Judaism is a world unto itself, encompassing rituals, ideas, and thousands of years of history. If you’ve been curious about Jewish learning but didn’t know where to start, this is... Read More
Exploring the Talmud as Philosophy Starting at the beginning of the Talmud, the first chapter of Tractate Berachot, we will try to determine what philosophic questions the authors/editors of the... Read More
Olam, Shanah, Nefesh describes an approach to Jewish learning in which we consider how texts relate to the broader world ("Olam") around us, the key themes of the Jewish year ("Shanah"),... Read More
Word by word, line by line, page by page, we follow the Zohar, the most precious book of Jewish mystical teachings, as it leads us along its paths of primordial wisdom. By turns... Read More
Two Philosophic Books of the Bible We will explore two later books of the Bible that consider deep philosophic issues. First the Book of Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) and then the Book... Read More
Join BZBI in an alternative spiritual journey into the heart of Shabbat through yogic movement, meditation, and song with Dr. Deborah Glassman. Classes will take place on select Saturdays from 9:45 AM... Read More
Join Rabbi Abe Friedman on Zoom for his teaching "By the Grace of God" during Passover in memory of his father. Please click here to register in advance for Rabbi... Read More
For seven weeks between Pesah and Shavuot we ceremonially count each day of the omer. Together, we will explore some of the deeper themes and meanings of this spiritual practice. The cost of the... Read More
Conversational Hebrew Brown Bag Lunch with Guy Ambar Wednesdays, April 19-May 10, 12:00pm in the Klinghoffer Chapel Is your Hebrew kacha-kacha? Would you like the chance to brush up on vocabulary... Read More
Saturday, April 22 at 9:45 AM in the Kahaner Auditorium Join BZBI in an alternative spiritual journey into the heart of Shabbat through yogic movement, meditation, and song with Dr.... Read More