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July 2018
Tot Shabbat
This service is geared towards our youngest members (ages 0-5). Please join us for a singing, prayer, stories, snacks, and crafts on Shabbat morning! All children must be accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult. Tot Shabbat this summer will occur every other week beginning on June 23. An $18 donation per family is requested to help cover the cost of kiddush and art supplies. Over the Summer, Tot Shabbat is parent led. Let us know if you'd like to…
Find out more »August 2018
Tot Shabbat
This service is geared towards our youngest members (ages 0-5). Please join us for a singing, prayer, stories, snacks, and crafts on Shabbat morning! All children must be accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult. Tot Shabbat this summer will occur every other week beginning on June 23. An $18 donation per family is requested to help cover the cost of kiddush and art supplies. Over the Summer, Tot Shabbat is parent led. Let us know if you'd like to…
Find out more »Serving a Gift of Life House Brunch
Join BZBI in supporting the Gift of Life House. We will serving brunch to patients and their families on August 5. We will be bringing food, either homemade or store-bought, or ingredients to prepare onsite. You can show up as early as 8:00 AM to cook. Brunch begins at 10:00 AM. Sign up and let us know what you plan to bring here. Please see the below guide lines from Gift of Life House:TIME: We ask that brunch is served buffet style…
Find out more »Tot Shabbat
This service is geared towards our youngest members (ages 0-5). Please join us for a singing, prayer, stories, snacks, and crafts on Shabbat morning! All children must be accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult. Tot Shabbat this summer will occur every other week beginning on June 23. An $18 donation per family is requested to help cover the cost of kiddush and art supplies. Over the Summer, Tot Shabbat is parent led. Let us know if you'd like to…
Find out more »September 2018
RH²: Rosh Hashanah in Rittenhouse Square
Celebrating the Jewish High Holy Days is as easy as a walk in the park. Join us once again in Rittenhouse Square and mark the New Year with an evening of spirited music and a family-friendly service. RH² is FREE and open to the public. 5:30 PM Concert with the Marom Band, led by BZBI’s Rabbi Yosef Goldman, with Lori Turner of Music Monkey Jungle as the opening act. 6:30 PM Traditional service for Rosh Hashanah Eve led by the BZBI clergy.…
Find out more »First Day of Rosh Hashanah
We look forward to welcoming the New Year 5779 at our High Holy Day services. Recognizing the Jewish diversity within our community, BZBI offers two different inclusive, egalitarian tefillah (prayer) experiences for the High Holidays: Goldberg Sanctuary Service The Goldberg Sanctuary Service offers a tefillah (prayer) experience led by Rabbis Abe Friedman and Yosef Goldman. The High Holy Days liturgy is enhanced by inspiring readings and Rabbi Goldman's evocative singing, weaving together traditional and contemporary melodies. Kahaner Service The Kahaner Service features community-led tefillah (prayer) in an intimate, participatory…
Find out more »Rosh Hashanah for Families with Young Children
Join Rabbi Yosef and Let’s Welcome a Sweet New Year Together! Experience a family-friendly service for children ages 5 and under and their “grown-ups” that will have us singing, blessing and listening to the sounds of the shofar as a new year is ushered in. We will leave promptly after the service and exit the building via the Spruce Street stairwell, together with our snacks, smiles and strollers! Contact Terri Soifer for passes. Not in our Early Childhood program? Contact…
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Second Day of Rosh Hashanah
We look forward to welcoming the New Year 5779 at our High Holy Day services. Recognizing the Jewish diversity within our community, BZBI offers two different inclusive, egalitarian tefillah (prayer) experiences for the High Holidays: Goldberg Sanctuary Service The Goldberg Sanctuary Service offers a contemporary tefillah experience with traditional prayers and inspiring readings. Led by Rabbis Abe Friedman and Yosef Goldman, this service blends the beauty of cantorial music with the emotional power of communal prayer in an atmosphere of reverence. Kahaner Service…
Find out more »Yom Kippur Morning
We look forward to welcoming the New Year 5779 at our High Holy Day services. Recognizing the Jewish diversity within our community, BZBI offers two different inclusive, egalitarian tefillah (prayer) experiences for the High Holidays: Goldberg Sanctuary Service The Goldberg Sanctuary Service offers a tefillah (prayer) experience led by Rabbis Abe Friedman and Yosef Goldman. The High Holy Days liturgy is enhanced by inspiring readings and Rabbi Goldman's evocative singing, weaving together traditional and contemporary melodies. Kahaner Service The Kahaner Service features community-led tefillah (prayer) in an intimate, participatory…
Find out more »Yom Kippur for Families with Young Children
Join Rabbi Yosef and Let’s Welcome a Sweet New Year Together! Experience a family-friendly service for children ages 5 and under and their “grown-ups” that will have us singing, blessing, and thinking about making better choices in the year ahead as a new year is ushered in. Contact Terri Soifer for passes. Not in our Early Childhood program? Contact Terri, our Director of Community Engagement, for passes.
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