Last year on Shmini Azeret the Jewish people suffered the worst massacre since the Shoah: the October 7 atrocities committed by Hamas. This year, we mark the yahrzeit of all the lives... Read More
Even as we mourn the Hebrew anniversary of the October 7 attacks, we will come together as a community to celebrate Jewish resilience and the continued importance of our tradition.... 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... Read More
Why Ashrei? Have you ever wondered why nearly every service includes one (or more!) recitations of Ashrei? Ever struggled to figure out what it is about? Come find out the... Read More
BZBI is thrilled to host ten Israeli vendors traveling to the United States to showcase and sell their wares to our Jewish Center City community. Items for sale include woven... Read More
Donate blood in November! BZBI is co-sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive at Tenth Presbyterian Church and we would like to have as many donors as we can. To sign... Read More
Sisterhood is planning an evening at the Philly Jewish Film Festival (PJFF) on opening night to see the award-winning film "Bad Shabbos". Individual tickets are $20 (it includes the post-film... Read More
Join the Congregational Learning Committee as they attend Amsterdam. First seen at the Haifa Theater, Israel, in 2018, Amsterdam is a strikingly original, audacious thriller. An Israeli violinist, nine months pregnant, is living in... Read More
Life is hard — for each of us individually, for the Jewish people, and for humanity as a whole. In this series, Rabbi Abe will share the Hasidic teachings he... Read More
BZBI Book Club Meeting and Potluck Dinner: Dwell Time: A Memoir of Art, Exile and Repair by Cuban-American Jewish writer and conservator, Rosa Lowinger Join us for this special evening to... Read More
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