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. Starting on Rosh... Read More
Join Rabbi Abi 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 prayer, 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. Starting on Rosh... Read More
We have resumed monthly Sisterhood meetings, and you're invited to join us! We have decided to keep the meetings virtual for the foreseeable future. We will meet on the first Monday of every month at 7:00 pm via Zoom. Click to register on Zoom for any or all meetings! During the October meeting we will... Read More
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 Rabbi Abi 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 prayer, 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. Starting on Rosh... Read More
We are proud to announce the first cohort of BZBI's Torah Academy, an opportunity to join our holy community of Torah readers. Guided by our talented and experienced coordinator Shayna Flink, you will receive both group and one-on-one tutoring to build or sharpen your skills. The class will culminate with each student reading Torah here... Read More
Join us for the third year of this course with Rabbi Ira Stone, covering the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. The year-long class will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. The class will be conducted online until it is... 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
Join Rabbi Ira Stone for a new year of exploring the Chumash. This year-long course will continue our close reading of the Torah, this year focusing on the book of Exodus (Shemot) and its many life changing and life affirming stories. The class will be conducted online until it is safe to return to the... Read More
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
Learning to read and understand basic Hebrew opens a world of opportunities for worship. Would you like to be able to comfortably follow along in the prayer book? Are you planning to read Torah for the congregation someday? Do you simply want to be able to easily tell each letter on the dreidel apart? Join... Read More
Join Rabbi Abi 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 prayer, 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. Starting on Rosh... Read More
Join us for the third year of this course with Rabbi Ira Stone, covering the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. The year-long class will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. The class will be conducted online until it is... Read More
Our post-High Holiday book will be The Beauty of What Remains by Steven Leder. The author is a rabbi at Wilshire Temple in Los Angeles and may join us for the meeting. This inspiring and comforting book takes us on a journey through the experience of loss that is fundamental to everyone. Yet even after... 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
Join Rabbi Ira Stone for a new year of exploring the Chumash. This year-long course will continue our close reading of the Torah, this year focusing on the book of Exodus (Shemot) and its many life changing and life affirming stories. The class will be conducted online until it is safe to return to the... Read More
MahJongg will be coming to BZBI, Wednesdays 5-6 pm on a date yet date to be determined based on interest and COVID guidelines. The play is for laughs, and learning and all levels are welcome. Eileen will be teaching if you are new to the game. The gift shop will have a stock of cards... Read More
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
What is Jewish law and how is it decided? Who gets to decide? In this six-week course, we will explore the halakhic process and how it has changed (and persisted) over the last two thousand years. We will focus, in particular, on contemporary Conservative responsa on a variety of issues, including kitniyot, kashrut, LGBT ordination,... Read More
Learning to read and understand basic Hebrew opens a world of opportunities for worship. Would you like to be able to comfortably follow along in the prayer book? Are you planning to read Torah for the congregation someday? Do you simply want to be able to easily tell each letter on the dreidel apart? Join... Read More
Join Rabbi Abi 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 prayer, 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. Starting on Rosh... Read More
Join us for the third year of this course with Rabbi Ira Stone, covering the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. The year-long class will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. The class will be conducted online until it is... 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
Join Rabbi Ira Stone for a new year of exploring the Chumash. This year-long course will continue our close reading of the Torah, this year focusing on the book of Exodus (Shemot) and its many life changing and life affirming stories. The class will be conducted online until it is safe to return to the... Read More
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
What is Jewish law and how is it decided? Who gets to decide? In this six-week course, we will explore the halakhic process and how it has changed (and persisted) over the last two thousand years. We will focus, in particular, on contemporary Conservative responsa on a variety of issues, including kitniyot, kashrut, LGBT ordination,... Read More
Learning to read and understand basic Hebrew opens a world of opportunities for worship. Would you like to be able to comfortably follow along in the prayer book? Are you planning to read Torah for the congregation someday? Do you simply want to be able to easily tell each letter on the dreidel apart? Join... Read More
In June, BZBI joined POWER (Philadelphians Organized to Witness, Empower and Respond), a grassroots organization committed to racial and economic justice on a livable planet. BZBI is now one of over 50 congregations in Pennsylvania who are part of POWER’s interfaith and multi-racial people’s movement. The BZBI POWER Committee is launching a Listening Campaign from... Read More
Join Rabbi Abi 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 prayer, 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. Starting on Rosh... Read More
Join us for the third year of this course with Rabbi Ira Stone, covering the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. The year-long class will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. The class will be conducted online until it is... Read More
We have resumed monthly Sisterhood meetings, and you're invited to join us! We have decided to keep the meetings virtual for the foreseeable future. We will meet on the first Monday of every month at 7:00 pm via Zoom. Click to register on Zoom for any or all meetings! During the October meeting we 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
Join Rabbi Ira Stone for a new year of exploring the Chumash. This year-long course will continue our close reading of the Torah, this year focusing on the book of Exodus (Shemot) and its many life changing and life affirming stories. The class will be conducted online until it is safe to return to the... Read More
The confluence of a global pandemic, social upheaval, and increasingly devastating weather-related disasters have heightened urgent questions about society, community and the fate of our planet. We are now in the shemita (sabbatical) year—a year of pause, release, and renewal. On Wednesday November 3 at 7:00 PM via Zoom, we launch a study of shemita,... Read More
What is Jewish law and how is it decided? Who gets to decide? In this six-week course, we will explore the halakhic process and how it has changed (and persisted) over the last two thousand years. We will focus, in particular, on contemporary Conservative responsa on a variety of issues, including kitniyot, kashrut, LGBT ordination,... Read More
Learning to read and understand basic Hebrew opens a world of opportunities for worship. Would you like to be able to comfortably follow along in the prayer book? Are you planning to read Torah for the congregation someday? Do you simply want to be able to easily tell each letter on the dreidel apart? Join... Read More
Join Rabbi Abi 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 prayer, inspired by the Torah cycle and the season. All are... Read More
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