This season, BZBI's Lunch & Learn series returns with Parashat ha-Shavua, the study of the Torah portion for the week. We will use textual analysis (parashanut) to explore the Torah... Read More
The Book Club is pleased to announce their next book for discussion! Register once here, and attend any or all upcoming events. ---------- Apeirogon by Colum McCann, to be reviewed... Read More
Join us during Pride month for some fascinating Torah study through the lens of our queer identities. How do our beloved yet often problematic texts help us make ethical decisions... Read More
The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) summer 2021 lecture series is entitled A Wandering People: Jewish Journeys, Real and Imagined You can register for the entire series here. Sessions are every... Read More
Every Monday, 8:15 AM (immediately following morning minyan), join Rabbi Mort Levine for a study session on the upcoming week's Parashah. Pour yourself a cup of coffee and enjoy some... Read More
Our post-High Holiday book will be The Beauty of What Remains by Steven Leder. The author is a rabbi at Wilshire Temple in Los Angeles and may join us for... Read More
In June, BZBI joined POWER (Philadelphians Organized to Witness, Empower and Respond), a grassroots organization committed to racial and economic justice on a livable planet. BZBI is now one of... Read More
The confluence of a global pandemic, social upheaval, and increasingly devastating weather-related disasters have heightened urgent questions about society, community and the fate of our planet. We are now in... Read More
“What does it mean to be an American Jew?” This is the question that Becky Tahel ponders when her younger sister marries outside the faith. The action inspires Becky to... Read More
Team Israel was the Cinderella baseball team in the Tokyo Olympics this year, as the first Israeli national team to qualify since 1976. They earned no medals, but showed how... Read More
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