At a time when the country’s unity is more important than ever, Rabbi Arie Hasit (Associate Dean of the Schechter Rabbinical Seminary in Jerusalem) has a track record of bridging divides between different communities in Israel. What will it take to unite the Jewish state in the face of its immense challenges, and what important... Read More
Join us for a fascinating book talk with author and BZBI member Sharon Musher. Her new book, Promised Lands: Hadassah Kaplan and the Legacy of American Jewish Women in Early Twentieth-Century Palestine draws on the records of her grandmother, the second daughter of Mordecai Kaplan – founder of Reconstructionism and initiator of the first bat mitzvah with... Read More
Click here to order a copy of the book. Sheryl and Seth Gross are leading the discussion and the author will join us in person too! A Zoom link will be circulated closer to the time of the meeting.
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
The Board of Trustees will review last year and update you on plans for the coming season! This meeting will be IN PERSON but congregants will have the option to tune in via Zoom. To access the link, please contact our Programming & Outreach Coordinator Julia Pollock in the Temple Office.
What’s Up with weddings? Wedding customs in the U.S. are changing fast. What is required before, at, and after a Jewish wedding ceremony? Which customs are developing, which disappearing? Come share your experiences and hear how it looks from the clergy perspective.
Come learn how to deal with antisemitism on college campuses today. The goal of this meeting is to provide the tools and resources to participants in terms of how to appropriately handle antisemitism. Hear from current students and administrators regarding the state of campus today. Speakers include Regional Director of the ADL, National Director of... Read More
BZBI's Development Chair, Matt Whitehorn, is proud to present a morning of fellowship and philanthropy. Join us for bagels, coffee, and best practices in finance, investments, and charitable giving from BZBI Member Les Robbins (Wells Fargo), Mackenzie Frankel and Jennifer Bravo (Entrust Financial) and Elliot Holtz (the Foundation for Jewish Day Schools). RSVP here!
The novel tells the story of Shmuel Meir Lichtbencher, the last heir of a fictional Polish Hasidic dynasty, who flees the Holocaust to Mississippi and eventually New York City, where he becomes a musician playing blues alongside Black musicians. The book explores themes of faith, identity, and cross-cultural connections between Jewish and Black communities. Refreshments will... Read More
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