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SUMMARY:Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Minyan in the Chapel & on Zoom on both Monday and Thursday mornings: for more information\, click here.  \nTo join Monday or Thursday morning Minyan on Zoom\, click here. 
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/monday-thursday-morning-minyan/2026-10-26/
LOCATION:In the Chapel & on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Adults,Worship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261027T074500
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SUMMARY:Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom: click here for more information.  \nTo join Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom\, click here. 
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/tuesday-wednesday-morning-minyan/2026-10-27/
LOCATION:Zoom Only
CATEGORIES:Adults,Worship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261030T074500
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SUMMARY:Friday Morning Mindful Minyan
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Friday morning Mindful Minyan: click here for more information. \nJoin Friday Morning Mindful Minyan by clicking here.
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/mindful-minyan/2026-10-30/
LOCATION:Zoom Only
CATEGORIES:Everyone,Shabbat,Worship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T093000
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Services
DESCRIPTION:This week\, BZBI holds services in the Sanctuary and on Zoom.\n \n\nThe Zoom link for BZBI religious services changed in September. You can sign up for the new link here.\nYou can download Siddur Sim Shalom\, used during Shabbat by going here.\nThe weekly Torah parashah can be found on our shofar blog\, here.\n\n  \nFor more information\, please click here. 
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/shabbat-services/2026-10-31/
LOCATION:In the Sanctuary & on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Everyone,Shabbat,Worship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T140000
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CREATED:20260928T185054Z
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SUMMARY:
DESCRIPTION:Torah Academy at BZBI\nWeekly – beginning on Shabbat at 1:00 PM in person  \n\nAre you about to celebrate a milestone birthday or anniversary?\nIs there an upcoming simcha in your family?\nWould you like to join the cadre of BZBI members who help sustain our weekly Torah reading?\nAre you interested in an adult Bat/Bar Mitzvah?\n\nIf you answered yes to any of these questions\, or are simply curious about how to learn to chant Torah\, the Torah Academy is for you. Participants in the Torah Academy should be able to read Hebrew with 95% accuracy. \nBZBI has been awarded a grant for the Torah Academy from the Hadar Institute! That means that there will be no fees for this class. To learn more or to register\, please contact Rabbi Ken at rabbistern@bzbi.org.
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/29790/2026-10-31/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261101T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261101T103000
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SUMMARY:Sunday Morning Minyan and Schmooze
DESCRIPTION:Join us every Sunday morning for a spirited\, musical service: click here for more information.  \nTo join Sunday morning Minyan on Zoom\, click here. 
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/online-sunday-schmooze-2022-08-28-2023-05-07/2026-11-01/
LOCATION:BZBI chapel
CATEGORIES:Adults,Everyone,Families,Social
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261101T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261101T170000
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SUMMARY:BZBI Goes to the Theater: Join the Congregational Learning Committee for two Different Shows! 
DESCRIPTION:The Melting Pot is a reinterpretation of a 1908 play by Israel Zangwill\, who coined and questions the idea that America can accommodate people of different cultures and ideologies. A block of 20 discounted tickets at Theater Ariel are available. The show is taking place on Sunday\, November 1 at 3:00 PM – (Arch Street Meeting House\, 320 Arch Street). \nClick here to purchase tickets – the deadline to order is Thursday\, October 22. \nThis Much We Know by Jonathan Spector weaves together the stories of Stalin’s daughter defecting to America\, the son of a white supremacist growing to doubt his beliefs\, and a psychologist searching for his wife. It explores how we make decisions\, change our minds\, and cope with things we do not control. A block of 20 discounted tickets for the InterAct Theater are available. The show is taking place on Sunday\, November 15 at 2:00 PM – (Proscenium Theatre at The Drake\, 302 South Hicks Street). \nClick here to purchase tickets – the deadline to order is Thursday\, November 5.
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/bzbi-goes-to-the-theater-join-the-congregational-learning-committee-for-two-different-shows/
CATEGORIES:Everyone,Social
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261102T181500
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SUMMARY:BZBI Sisterhood Planning Meeting 
DESCRIPTION:The Sisterhood meets monthly on the following dates: \n\nMonday\, October 5\, 6:15pm\, BZBI/Zoom\nMonday\, November 2\, 6:15pm\, BZBI/Zoom\nMonday\, December 7\, 6:15pm\, Zoom Only\nMonday\, January 11 (tentative)\, 6:15pm\, Zoom Only\nMonday\, February 1\, 6:15pm\, Zoom Only\nMonday\, March 1\, 6:15pm\, BZBI/Zoom\nMonday\, April 5\, 7pm\, BZBI only\nMonday\, May 3\, 6:15pm BZBI/Zoom\nMonday\, June 7\, 6:15pm\, BZBI only (Potluck in Kahaner)\n\n\nClick here to attend by Zoom – the passcode is BZBISISTER.
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/bzbi-sisterhood-planning-meeting/2026-11-02/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261106T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261106T203000
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SUMMARY:First Fridays: Musical Kabbalat Shabbat Services and Dinner 
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to invite the entire BZBI family to the 2026-2027 First Friday Dinner season. \nALL dinners will be catered by our preferred partner\, Panache by Foodarama. This year – BZBI will be providing wine and grape juice free of charge for each dinner. \nClick here to subscribe or become a sponsor to the dinner series. 
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/first-fridays-musical-kabbalat-shabbat-services-and-dinner/
CATEGORIES:Everyone,Shabbat
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261114
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SUMMARY:Shabbat B'yachad Home Hosted Shabbat Dinner
DESCRIPTION:On November 13\, BZBI Community Members will open their homes to host fellow congregants for Shabbat Dinner. It is a great way to meet other BZBI members\, welcome new community members and start your own tradition of having Shabbat Dinner with BZBI friends and families. There will be guidelines for host families to help them facilitate such a meal and participants will also receive guidelines as an attendee. \n\nClick here if you would like to host Shabbat dinner on November 13.\n\n\nClick here if you would like to be a guest of a hosted dinner.\n\nThe deadline for both forms is Friday\, October 30. Our matching committee will reach out to all that have signed up with guest and host information ahead of the dinner on November 13.
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/shabbat-byachad-home-hosted-shabbat-dinner/
CATEGORIES:Everyone,Shabbat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261117T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261117T203000
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SUMMARY:The Mirror of the Times: A Bilingual Anthology of Nathan Alterman’s Poetry with Dr. Rachel Korazim and Dr. Yizhar Hess
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the poetry of Nathan Alterman through a new bilingual anthology of his poems\, The Mirror of the Times\, a project spearheaded by Dr. Rachel Korazim with the Vice Chair of the World Zionist Organization\, Dr. Yizhar Hess. Many of the poems are available in English for the first time. \nAs a journalist\, labor leader\, and poet\, Nathan Alterman was a prominent figure both before and after Israel’s statehood. Once a week for 24 years\, he published columns in verse about political\, social\, and moral challenges of his day in the Histadrut daily paper Davar. One of the central voices of modern Hebrew poetry\, Alterman wrote in response to the political and moral challenges of his time\, combining sharp critique with a deep commitment to Israel. \nDr. Rachel Korazim is a leading Jewish educator and internationally renowned teacher of Israeli literature\, known for bringing Hebrew poetry to life for diverse audiences around the world. \nThrough selected poems\, Rachel and Yizhar will explore Alterman’s questions about Israel\, responsibility\, and the role of a moral voice in times of crisis and how these questions continue to resonate in Israel today. \nClick here to register. 
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/the-mirror-of-the-times-a-bilingual-anthology-of-nathan-altermans-poetry-with-dr-rachel-korazim-and-dr-yizhar-hess/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Discussions,Everyone,Lectures,Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261120T183000
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Dinners for Young Professionals at BZBI
DESCRIPTION:Kabbalat shabbat services followed by dinner for young professionals on October 9\, November 20\, and December 18. Register HERE.  \nServices will be led by Rabbi Annie beginning at 6:30 PM. We expect to begin dinner at 7:15pm. \nMenu is TBD. It will be vegetarian\, cooked in our kosher kitchen. \nYou are welcome to BYOB. Please note that if you bring wine\, it must have a hechsher. \nReach out to BZBIYoungProfessionals@gmail.com with any questions.
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/shabbat-dinners-for-young-professionals-at-bzbi/2026-11-20/
CATEGORIES:Shabbat,Young Professionals
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