Shabbat B'yachad: Where are you having Shabbat Dinner on November 21? On November 21, 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. Click here to become a host for Shabbat B'yachad Click here... Read More
The novel tells the story of Shmuel Meir Lichtbencher, the last heir of a fictional Polish Hasidic dynasty, who flees the Holocaust to Mississippi and eventually New York City, where he becomes a musician playing blues alongside Black musicians. The book explores themes of faith, identity, and cross-cultural connections between Jewish and Black communities. Refreshments will... Read More
Join Matt Whitehorn and the BZBI Men's Club for two great games: Monday, December 1 at 7:00 PM: Jewish Heritage Night at the Flyers (vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins) - Purchase tickets here. Tuesday, December 2 at 7:00 PM: Jewish Heritage Night at the Sixers (vs. the Washington Wizards) - Purchase tickets here.
Get ready for a fun-filled day for the whole family — the Hanukkah Happening includes: Tons of shopping with a wide variety of vendors at our Bazaar and BZBI Sisterhood Gift Shop - Downstairs in the Preschool Young Professionals Hanukkah Themed Cooking Class - Mr. Gregory's Kitchen & Culinary Center - Click here to register Delicious... Read More
Join the newly formed Young Professionals group at BZBI for a Hanukkah themed cooking class! This group is geared towards folks in their 20's and 30's to get together - and we are so excited to introduce the group with our first event in Mr. Gregory's Kitchen & Culinary Center. Click here to register. Questions... Read More
Join Rabbi Abi for a discussion of Jewish approaches to burial. What is the contemporary Jewish approach to cremation? What is "green burial" and can it be done in a Jewish way? Join us to learn and discuss.
We are called on to recite the Amidah so often—three or more times per day. But we rarely sit back to learn about it: where it came from, where it fits in the service, or how to tap into true kavanah. This three-part class begins a deeper exploration. Click here to register! December 3: Where... Read More
November 14 * December 12 * January 9 * March 13 * May 15 Enjoy a child-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service and stay for dinner to meet other families with children who participate in our preschool, Tot Shabbat, Neziner After School Judaics Program and Shabbat No’ar! Dinners are $36/household - stay tuned for registration.
Weekly on Tuesday's, Starting October 21 at 10:30 AM on Zoom This year our weekly Tanach class will study the last and possibly strangest book of the Bible, the Book of Daniel. Written in the 2nd century BCE purporting to describe events hundreds of years earlier, the book has long been a source for both... Read More
Join us for Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom: click here for more information. To join Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
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