From Over the Rainbow to The Sounds of Silence, what makes a pop song Jewish? We will explore some old favorites as well as some more recent songs and discuss lyrics and themes as well as listen to selections. Led by Nancy Leaderman, this class requires no background and will be a (hopefully!) fun, discussion-based experience. Come... Read More

Weekly on Monday evenings at 8:00 PM on Zoom - starting September 8, please note the course will meet twice in September (8 & 29) and then resume weekly after the High Holy Days on October 20  Word by word, line by line, page by page, we follow the Zohar, the most precious book of Jewish... Read More

Weekly on Tuesday's, Starting October 21 at 10:30 AM on Zoom This year our weekly Tanach class will study the last and possibly strangest book of the Bible, the Book of Daniel. Written in the 2nd century BCE purporting to describe events hundreds of years earlier, the book has long been a source for both... 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

Thursdays, 6:00-7:15 PM at BZBI - January 22 through May 7 (Please note class will not take place on April 2 & April 9 due to Pesach)  For those who know the alef-bet who want to expand their vocabulary of prayerbook and Biblical Hebrew and learn some grammar. This class is a continuation of last... Read More

Thursdays, 7:30-8:45 PM at BZBI (materials provided) - January 22 through May 7 (please note that class will not meet on April 2 & April 9 due to Pesach) For anyone who wants to learn the alef-bet and some basic prayerbook vocabulary—or those feeling rusty at reading Hebrew aloud. We will use the innovative text-booklet... Read More