Based on demand for more training, we've added weekly Zoom office hours, and now offer ShulCloud training! Bring your questions to share with others, and we'll make sure you feel comfortable in meetings, paying bills, and using all the BZBI technology! Register here.
As we enter the month of Elul, join Rabbis Yosef Goldman and Annie Lewis for the next four Wednesdays as they sing together - and we join from our homes - learning the melodies that will carry us through the High Holiday season. (The High Holiday Tune Up will be followed by "Mindful Maariv," 8:30-8:45)... Read More
This week, we celebrate Shemini Atzeret, including Yizkor. Following the service, at approximately 12:00 noon, stay with us for online Kiddush and small group discussion. Zoom Shabbat uses the same link as our weekday Zoom Minyan, and you can register here for access. We now require pre-registration to attend all services. After registering, you will... Read More
The second year of this course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. The class will be conducted online until it is safe... 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, focusing on the book of Bereshit (Genesis). The class will be conducted online until it is safe to return to the synagogue. Please register here for the class. After registering, you will... Read More
High Holiday Prayer Books should be returned by October 30th to avoid charges. The official drop-off is October 29-30 from 12:00 PM to 4:30 PM when volunteers will be on hand, but you can return the books during open hours, Tuesday and Thursday, 12:00 to 4:30 PM. Other prayer books can be used at home... Read More
BZBI is sponsoring a new series of lectures developed by The Rabbinical Assembly (RA), United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ), Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) and The Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies. Registration ScholarStream gives you the opportunity to learn from some of the world’s leading scholars and engage deeply with our texts and traditions. Each... Read More
Missing your Challah fix at kiddush each week?! Fear Not! BZBI is offering you the opportunity to place a standing order for delicious Challah, and pick it up each Thursday afternoon or Friday morning. Available types are plain, raisin, whole wheat, and raisin whole wheat. Delivery can begin anytime, but orders must be placed on... Read More
This season, BZBI's Lunch & Learn series returns with Parashat ha-Shavua, the study of the Torah portion for the week. We will use textual analysis (parashanut) to explore the Torah through different commentaries. Rabbi Abe Friedman, Rabbi Annie Lewis, and occasional special guests will participate at various times. Source sheets and recording will be made... Read More
When we think of kashrut, we often think first of meat & milk, shellfish, and other “forbidden foods.” Wine and cheese present special cases in the development of kashrut; they offer a window into how the system operates and how halakhah (Jewish practice) evolves over time. We will study sources in chronological order, culminating with... Read More
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