The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) summer 2021 lecture series is entitled A Wandering People: Jewish Journeys, Real and Imagined You can register for the entire series here. Sessions are every Monday from June 7 to August 23 with the exception of July 5. All sessions meet from 2:00 to 3:30 pm ET. The Zoom link will be... Read More
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Deborah Glassman will offer her popular in-person class during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The classes take place in Kahaner Auditorium. There is no charge for participation. Social distancing will be observed. Deb will include yogic movement, meditation, and spoken connection to the High Holy Days liturgy. All... 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
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
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
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
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
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
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