Recharge in the middle of your week. Join Rabbi Annie on Wednesday evenings for a contemplative Maariv service. Let's create and build community in these stressful times by gathering online for meditation, chanting, and poetry, inspired by the Torah cycle and the season. All are welcome! We now require pre-registration to attend all services, and you... Read More
Join Rabbi Annie on Friday mornings for a contemplative Shacharit service. Take some time to recharge at the end of a stressful week before the start of Shabbat. Let's create and build community in these stressful times by gathering online for meditation, chanting, and poetry, inspired by the Torah cycle and the season. All are... Read More
The sisterhood holds its monthly meeting on the first Monday of every month. Each month, the meeting alternates between a start time of 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM. Join us for our April planning meeting, on Monday, April 5 at 5:00 pm. Click to register on Zoom for the next meeting. Questions? Send a note... Read More
Judaism is a world unto itself, encompassing rituals, ideas, and thousands of years of history. If you’ve been curious about Jewish learning but didn’t know where to start, this is the place for you! The American Jewish University’s On One Foot curriculum covers all of the essentials in an interactive format that encourages personal engagement. Join... Read More
Recharge in the middle of your week. Join Rabbi Annie on Wednesday evenings for a contemplative Maariv service. Let's create and build community in these stressful times by gathering online for meditation, chanting, and poetry, inspired by the Torah cycle and the season. All are welcome! We now require pre-registration to attend all services, and you... Read More
Join Rabbi Annie on Friday mornings for a contemplative Shacharit service. Take some time to recharge at the end of a stressful week before the start of Shabbat. Let's create and build community in these stressful times by gathering online for meditation, chanting, and poetry, inspired by the Torah cycle and the season. All are... Read More
Join us as we commemorate Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) by exploring the myriad ways in which the Holocaust unfolded across North Africa. Guest historians, Aomar Boum and Sarah Abrevaya Stein will explore this lesser known history in conversation with the National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH) chief curator, Josh Perelman. The conversation will... Read More
How long has it been since you had coffee with friends and just shmoozed? Join our Sunday morning minyan and stay for virtual coffee. Volunteers will provide a topic for discussion. Join your friends and invited others who are looking for an informal and more social way to connect with BZBI friends. Register here for... Read More
The second year of this course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. The class will be conducted online until it is safe... Read More
Sefirat Ha-Omer – the time between Pesah and Shavuot – is a season of journey and becoming. In this time of counting and accounting, join Rabbi Abe for reflective learning that invites us to explore: Where have I been? Where am I now? And where do I go from here? You can use the regular BZBI... Read More
Join Rabbi Ira Stone for a new year of exploring the Chumash. This year-long course will continue our close reading of the Torah, focusing on the book of Bereshit (Genesis). The class will be conducted online until it is safe to return to the synagogue. Please register here for the class. After registering, you will... Read More
Judaism is a world unto itself, encompassing rituals, ideas, and thousands of years of history. If you’ve been curious about Jewish learning but didn’t know where to start, this is the place for you! The American Jewish University’s On One Foot curriculum covers all of the essentials in an interactive format that encourages personal engagement. Join... Read More
Recharge in the middle of your week. Join Rabbi Annie on Wednesday evenings for a contemplative Maariv service. Let's create and build community in these stressful times by gathering online for meditation, chanting, and poetry, inspired by the Torah cycle and the season. All are welcome! We now require pre-registration to attend all services, and you... Read More
Join Rabbi Annie on Friday mornings for a contemplative Shacharit service. Take some time to recharge at the end of a stressful week before the start of Shabbat. Let's create and build community in these stressful times by gathering online for meditation, chanting, and poetry, inspired by the Torah cycle and the season. All are... Read More
How long has it been since you had coffee with friends and just shmoozed? Join our Sunday morning minyan and stay for virtual coffee. Volunteers will provide a topic for discussion. Join your friends and invited others who are looking for an informal and more social way to connect with BZBI friends. Register here for... Read More
The second year of this course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. The class will be conducted online until it is safe... Read More
Sefirat Ha-Omer – the time between Pesah and Shavuot – is a season of journey and becoming. In this time of counting and accounting, join Rabbi Abe for reflective learning that invites us to explore: Where have I been? Where am I now? And where do I go from here? You can use the regular BZBI... Read More
Join Rabbi Ira Stone for a new year of exploring the Chumash. This year-long course will continue our close reading of the Torah, focusing on the book of Bereshit (Genesis). The class will be conducted online until it is safe to return to the synagogue. Please register here for the class. After registering, you will... Read More
Richard Rothstein and Lila Corwin Berman will discuss contemporary racial segregation across the US, including explicit government policies at the local, state and federal levels that changed the course public housing projects, suburbanization, and mortgage programs. They will discuss racial segregation and the income gap in America today especially as they relate to the African... Read More
Judaism is a world unto itself, encompassing rituals, ideas, and thousands of years of history. If you’ve been curious about Jewish learning but didn’t know where to start, this is the place for you! The American Jewish University’s On One Foot curriculum covers all of the essentials in an interactive format that encourages personal engagement. Join... Read More
Recharge in the middle of your week. Join Rabbi Annie on Wednesday evenings for a contemplative Maariv service. Let's create and build community in these stressful times by gathering online for meditation, chanting, and poetry, inspired by the Torah cycle and the season. All are welcome! We now require pre-registration to attend all services, and you... Read More
Join Rabbi Annie on Friday mornings for a contemplative Shacharit service. Take some time to recharge at the end of a stressful week before the start of Shabbat. Let's create and build community in these stressful times by gathering online for meditation, chanting, and poetry, inspired by the Torah cycle and the season. All are... Read More
How long has it been since you had coffee with friends and just shmoozed? Join our Sunday morning minyan and stay for virtual coffee. Volunteers will provide a topic for discussion. Join your friends and invited others who are looking for an informal and more social way to connect with BZBI friends. Register here for... Read More
The second year of this course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. The class will be conducted online until it is safe... Read More
Sefirat Ha-Omer – the time between Pesah and Shavuot – is a season of journey and becoming. In this time of counting and accounting, join Rabbi Abe for reflective learning that invites us to explore: Where have I been? Where am I now? And where do I go from here? You can use the regular BZBI... Read More
Join Rabbi Ira Stone for a new year of exploring the Chumash. This year-long course will continue our close reading of the Torah, focusing on the book of Bereshit (Genesis). The class will be conducted online until it is safe to return to the synagogue. Please register here for the class. After registering, you will... Read More
Judaism is a world unto itself, encompassing rituals, ideas, and thousands of years of history. If you’ve been curious about Jewish learning but didn’t know where to start, this is the place for you! The American Jewish University’s On One Foot curriculum covers all of the essentials in an interactive format that encourages personal engagement. Join... Read More
Recharge in the middle of your week. Join Rabbi Annie on Wednesday evenings for a contemplative Maariv service. Let's create and build community in these stressful times by gathering online for meditation, chanting, and poetry, inspired by the Torah cycle and the season. All are welcome! We now require pre-registration to attend all services, and you... Read More
In early April, the Light of Days will be released and it is shaping up to be an important book, already optioned by Steven Spielberg for a major motion picture. Author Judy Batalion—the granddaughter of Polish Holocaust survivors—takes us back to 1939 and introduces us to Renia Kukielka, a weapons smuggler and messenger. With courage,... Read More
Join Rabbi Annie on Friday mornings for a contemplative Shacharit service. Take some time to recharge at the end of a stressful week before the start of Shabbat. Let's create and build community in these stressful times by gathering online for meditation, chanting, and poetry, inspired by the Torah cycle and the season. All are... Read More
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