Once again, BZBI is sponsoring ScholarStream, a collaboration of the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), Rabbinical Assembly (RA), the Schechter Institutes and Ziegler, in which teachers representing each institution will examine some of Judaism’s key ideas, moments, and challenges. This year ScholarStream is divided into eight series of lectures, spanning October 2021 to May 2022. To... Read More
Join us on Zoom as we learn from Sandy Katz, Senior Director for Strategic Relations at the JDC and a member of BZBI. Sandy will bring moving testimonials from Jews currently on the ground in Ukraine and will share what the JDC is doing to help. Please add this to your calendar as another opportunity... Read More
As the Holocaust slips out of memory for many, we at BZBI are recommitting to telling the stories of survivors in our community. Join us live in the Goldberg Sanctuary to hear BZBI member David Lerman speak about both of his parents' unique journeys of survival and to light candles in honor of the six million... Read More
Join your Center City Kehillah for Shavuot, the holiday when we celebrate the giving of the Torah (and cheesecake!). We will meet, eat, learn and pray together as a community. A variety of classes will be offered through the night and into the morning, along with an array of davening styles, including an egalitarian and mechitza service.... Read More
The Brown Club of Greater Philadelphia and BZBI invite you to a free presentation by Adam Teller, Professor of History and Judaic Studies at Brown University. Click here to RSVP for this special event. Adam Teller is Associate Professor of Jewish Studies in the department of history at Brown University. He was co-editor of Borders and Boundaries... Read More
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
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