BZBI Sisterhood Goes to the Movies

The Weitzman 101 South Independence Mall, Philadelphia, PA

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 reception). We have arranged for a $5 dollar discount if you use the discount code: SisterhoodShabbos (it will apply to ticket purchases only made through this... Read More

BZBI Goes to the Theater: Amsterdam Performance by Maya Arad Yasur

Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N. American Street

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 Amsterdam with her Dutch boyfriend. One day she receives an overdue gas bill…from 1944. The implications of the bill send her on a whirlwind exploration of... Read More

BZBI Book Club Meeting and Potluck Dinner

William Penn House Community Room 1919 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA

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 honor both our very own Virginia (Ginny) Greene and the author, Rosa Lowinger. The author will personally attend our event and Ginny will lead our discussion.... Read More

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Shabbat Services

In the Sanctuary & on Zoom 0

This week, BZBI holds services in the Sanctuary and on Zoom. The Zoom link for BZBI religious services changed in September. You can sign up for the new link here. You can download Siddur Sim Shalom, used during Shabbat by going here. The weekly Torah parashah can be found on our shofar blog, here.   For more information, please click here. 

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Tot Shabbat

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Weekly on Shabbat at 11:15 AM in the Klinghoffer Chapel  The Tot Shabbat service engages the youngest members of our community in interactive Shabbat songs and stories. It is geared towards children 0-4 and their families, with older siblings always welcome! The atmosphere is casual – you and your little ones can relax, sing, and... Read More

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Sunday Morning Minyan and Schmooze

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Join us every Sunday morning for a spirited, musical service: click here for more information.  To join Sunday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here. 

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The Foundations of Rabbinic Midrash with Rabbi Stone

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 Click here to register We will turn our attention to one of the foundation documents that eventually furnished material used by the Rabbis in the formation of the Mishnah and the Talmud. The Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael, compiled in the early 3rd century is a commentary on the Torah with both narrative and legal pronouncements that... Read More

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Monday Evening Minyan

Many BZBI events are being held online. 0

Join us for Monday evening Minyan on Zoom and in the BZBI Chapel: click here for more information.  Click here to join the Monday evening Minyan on Zoom.