Have you wanted to wear a tallis or kippah but didn’t know where to start? Are you thinking about what you will wear on the bimah for your child’s brit mitzvah or other simcha? Are you interested in learning more about the mitzvot of Jewish ritual garb? Join us for a discussion and demonstration of... Read More
As Israel swears in a new government that looks radically different from the previous one, what can we expect to see in the Middle East? Join BZBI and the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Philadelphia for an evening with political analyst Michael Koplow. Following the program, young professionals are invited to have a drink... Read More
April 2023 marks the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising which was the biggest armed act of Jewish resistance during WWII and the first uprising that occurred in a city in occupied Europe. Join BZBI at the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza to observe Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day and to pay tribute to this... 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 communities safer. We will ask the candidates hard questions about gun violence, schools, clean air, good jobs, and housing. We'll have an opportunity to hear from each mayoral candidate in... 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 be available for purchase at the event along with the oppurtunity for them to be signed by Kessler. To register for this free event, click here. ... Read More
Do you know what you're singing when you pray? Join Jeff Hurok to work through the book Prayerbook Hebrew: The Easy Way and gain a deeper understanding of the siddur. Participants will learn basic vocabulary and grammar, as well as discuss and reflect on content in small groups. Books will be provided to participants. This class is sponsored by... Read More
We invite you to come together in community, celebrating our culture and our history, at the BZBI Urban Shabbaton. Beginning on Friday night, November 3, and continuing through Sunday morning, November 5, we will eat, sing, learn, and dance together. Join us. Click here to visit the BZBI Urban Shabbaton web page. Register here. The... Read More
"Who Is Man'' was the final book written by the eminent Jewish thinker, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. In the fairly brief work he stated the guiding philosophic insights of his life’s work. Addressed to a general audience while still drawing deeply on Torah sources, it continues to be a somewhat under appreciated but vital text for our... Read More
Jews around the world can trace their roots to small towns in Eastern Europe. Before they made the leap to a big shtot (city) they lived for centuries in shtetls. These places have become shrouded in myth and clouded by memories. Join us for an adventure into the real stories of the towns where our ancestors fell... Read More
Functional Judaism is a series of mini-courses designed to orient BZBI’s staff and interested congregants to some practical aspects of Judaism and Jewish life. Our first two units focus on Jewish time: the flow of our calendar and the cycle of holidays. This course is free of charge, and will be meeting during the day on Mondays starting on October 23 from 12:30... Read More
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