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Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors

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Please join us for the third of now FOUR special evenings filled with musical nourishment. This livestream conversation and concert features Rabbi Yosef Goldman Yosef is co-director of Hadar’s Rising Song Institute. Raised in a mixed Orthodox Ashkenazi and Mizrachi home, Yosef has taught and led prayer in some of the most spiritually vibrant and... Read More

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High Holidays Tune Up

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As we enter the month of Elul, join Rabbis Yosef Goldman and Annie Lewis for the next four Wednesdays as they sing together - and we join from our homes - learning the melodies that will carry us through the High Holiday season. (The High Holiday Tune Up will be followed by "Mindful Maariv," 8:30-8:45)... Read More

High Holy Days Cantorial Audition

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

Gedalia Penner-Robinson and Rebekka Goldsmith will visit BZBI on Saturday, March 19 to audition for High Holidays 2022 cantorial roles. Please join us after Grab n' Gab Kiddush, at approximately 12:30 PM to listen to the two of them sing a few High Holiday melodies. After Shabbat ends, we will follow up and ask for... Read More

Eliana Light – Artist in Residence Weekend

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

Artist-in-Residence Eliana Light From Wednesday, March 23 to Saturday evening, March 26, Eliana Light returns for her final 2021-2022 Artist-in-Residence weekend with meaningful music, powerful prayer, and thought-provoking education. Her intent is to help each of us discover the depth and richness of Jewish life within and take ownership of our Judaism. She will draw... Read More

Building Bridges Through Music with Polyphony

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Polyphony joins with co-sponsors BZBI and ARTolerance to offer you an evening of Common Ground Through Common Sound with the Polyphony String Quartet plus members of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Ensemble from Sanctuary Choir at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church.   Polyphony bridges the divide between Arab and Jewish communities in Israel through classical... Read More

RH²: Rosh Hashanah in Rittenhouse Square

Rittenhouse Square 18th and Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA

Celebrating the High Holy Days is as easy as a walk in the park. Join us for our eighth year in Rittenhouse Square and mark the start of the Yamim Noraim with an evening of spirited music and a family-friendly service. RH² is FREE and open to the public. 5:00PM Concert with the BZBI RH²... Read More

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Israeli Dancing

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Do you want to learn how to Israeli dance? Do you want to expand on what you already know in Israeli dancing? BZBI is offering Israeli Dance classes Thursday, October 27 through Thursday, November 17. (10/27,11/3,11/10,11/17). The cost is $10.00 per class, and will be led by Don Schillinger. Please reach out to Liat to register for classes. We can't wait... Read More

Sukkot in the Square

Rittenhouse Square 18th and Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA

Celebrating the High Holy Days is as easy as a walk in the park. Join us for the ninth year of music in Rittenhouse Square (this year as a Sukkot concert) with an evening of spirited music. Bring lawn chairs and a picnic dinner and listen to wonderful music created by Dan Blacksberg + his... Read More

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BZBI Urban Shabbaton

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