Give Blood. Help Save Lives. Maximize your donation. Help more patients. If you are an eligible type, O, B- or A- donor, consider making a Power Red donation. Red blood cells are the most commonly transfused blood component. Please call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org and enter BZBI to schedule an appointment.
The BZBI POWER social justice committee is organizing for 2023. Learn about the campaigns by following the links on the POWER page on the BZBI website. Come to our next meeting on Zoom to help us choose our focus for 2023.
Everything we do at BZBI depends on our many dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers. Join us on Saturday, December 17 as we honor and appreciate all the people who help our community shine. After Shabbat morning services we will all join for a celebratory kiddush in Kahaner Auditorium. Would you like to make a donation in honor of... Read More
Who will reign supreme in BZBI's first ever No Limit Texas Spin 'Em Dreidel Tournament? Join other adults to test your luck, enjoy light refreshments, and light Hanukkah candles together. All participants will receive an initial stake in the tournament, with a limited number of re-buys available. A $10 suggested donation can be gifted here. BZBI has... Read More
Due to the impressive success of our mighty Philadelphia Eagles (who will be roundly defeating the Dallas Cowboys on December 24), the Chinese Food and a Movie program will be postponed until next year. Fly, Eagles, fly! *The Premier of "A Dicey Chelm" will now take place during the Dreidel Tournament.
Join us on December 25 (Christmas Day) at The Weitzman. There will be performances, seasonal film favorites, make-and-take crafts, storytime, and the galleries will be open for exploring. Get excited for family activities like singing & dancing with Lolly Hopwood, lion dancing with the Philadelphia Suns, keep the beat with percussionist Joseph Tayoun, and Hip Hop with Movemakers... Read More
Exploring the Talmud as Philosophy Starting at the beginning of the Talmud, the first chapter of Tractate Berachot, we will try to determine what philosophic questions the authors/editors of the Talmud were exploring and how and why the text came into being in such an idiosyncratic form. Tuition for BZBI members is $180, and the... Read More
Word by word, line by line, page by page, we follow the Zohar, the most precious book of Jewish mystical teachings, as it leads us along its paths of primordial wisdom. By turns profound, puzzling, shocking and amusing, the Zohar helps us, through our study and our open discussions, to taste of the Tree of Life. Our studies touch on... Read More
Two Philosophic Books of the Bible We will explore two later books of the Bible that consider deep philosophic issues. First the Book of Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) and then the Book of Job. We will engage in close reading of the texts and also situate each book, as much as possible, in the context of the... 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. You... Read More
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