In a 2020 candidate debate, President Trump declared, "Bad things happen in Philadelphia" - and later used the very real truth of Philadelphia corruption to lend credence to the idea that the election was stolen. More than a century after muckraking journalist Lincoln Steffens derided the city of Philadelphia as being “corrupt and contented,” Philadelphia... Read More
Why Ashrei? Have you ever wondered why nearly every service includes one (or more!) recitations of Ashrei? Ever struggled to figure out what it is about? Come find out the hidden secrets of Psalm 145.
BZBI Book Club Meeting and Potluck Dinner: Dwell Time: A Memoir of Art, Exile and Repair by Cuban-American Jewish writer and conservator, Rosa Lowinger Join us for this special evening to honor both our very own Virginia (Ginny) Greene and the author, Rosa Lowinger. The author will personally attend our event and Ginny will lead our discussion.... Read More
Join us at BZBI as Co-Author Devra Ferst and Rabbi Abi Weber discuss The Jewish Holiday Table. This event is free and open to the public, please click here to register and to make a $10 donation towards security. The program starts promptly at 7:30 PM, join us at 6:45 PM for nosh and book-signing! ... Read More
Highlights include: Meals ALL weekend including a fully catered Friday night dinner featuring a chicken course (vegetarian options will be available), Seudah Shlisheet (Saturday dinner) featuring Mama's Falafel and a Sunday brunch Prayer, music, and learning all Shabbat with guest rabbis Yosef Goldman and Annie Lewis "The United States: The First Mussar Republic," a Friday night discussion between Jeffrey Rosen (CEO of... Read More
Join congregant Nancy Leaderman to explore and discuss the wide-ranging perspectives of Jewish American poets. Bring your lunch (dairy or parve) and dive into some amazing poems. No prior knowledge or preparation required, but registration is appreciated. Click here to register.
The BZBI book club will be reviewing The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance by Rebecca Clarren. Click here to order your book ahead of the next meeting.
Stay after kiddush on Saturday, March 8 to hear from guest speaker Lee Gordon, co-founder of the network of Hand in Hand schools. These integrated, bilingual schools for Jewish and Arab Israeli children represent a model for a peaceful shared society in the Holy Land. Lee will share with us some of the unique challenges and successes facing the... Read More
As attacks on the LGBT community have grown in the last several months, BZBI has invited Galia Godel, Program Manager of the LGBTQ Initiative at Philadelphia's Jewish Family and Children's Services, to speak to our congregation after kiddush. Galia will explain concepts related to gender and sexuality, take questions from the community, and speak about... Read More
BZBI hosts renowned performer and educator Avi Wisnia as he presents his award-winning documentary film “How Saba Kept Singing.” We will bear witness to The Shoah, experience the documentation of this historical atrocity, and then participate in a guided discussion with the film’s director. Mr. Wisnia will also perform live music from the period as... Read More
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