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Queer Torah Study

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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

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JTS Summer Lecture Series: A Wandering People

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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

BZBI-wide Book Club: The Beauty of What Remains

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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

POWER Listening Campaign

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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 Shemita Year: Visioning Our World Anew

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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

American Birthright: Film and Discussion

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“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

Mazon Shabbat: Food Insecurity in Pandemic America

Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel 300 South 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA

Josh Protas, Vice President of Public Policy of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger will join the BZBI community during the Shabbat morning service on March 5 for a discussion... Read More

Shabbat Guest Speaker: Cathryn Miller-Wilson

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This Shabbat, we welcome Cathryn Miller-Wilson, Executive Director of HIAS Pennsylvania, for a discussion of the situation in Ukraine. She will discuss the implications of the Secretary of the Department... Read More