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
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 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
POWER Interfaith will gather with 60 congregations of faith from all parts of Philadelphia to have conversations with the 2023 Mayoral Candidates about what it will take to make our... Read More
Join BZBI and JCRC to learn from author Oren Kessler. He will be visiting our Shul to discuss his new book, "Palestine 1936" with the community. Books will... Read More
All BZBI members are invited to the 2023 Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held online as a facilitated conversation via Zoom. We will elect trustees to fill the open... Read More
Join BZBI's book club in reading The Oppermanns by Lion Feuchtwanger. The discussion will take place in person and on Zoom. To join on Zoom, click here.
Join members of BZBI and POWER Interfaith for their next monthly meeting! To join on Zoom, click here.
Please join us for our monthly Sisterhood meetings! We will meet on the first Monday of every month . Please check calendar below and weekly newsletter for updated times and... Read More
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