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Hanukkah Themed Cooking Class for Young Professionals

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

Dust to Dust: Alternative Burial in the Jewish Tradition 

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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.

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Unfolding the Amidah: History, Practice, and Meaning 

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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

Volunteering at Winter Shelter

Trinity Memorial Church 2212 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA

Trinity Memorial Church is home to a shelter of 20 beds for homeless men run by the Bethesda Project. Our own BZBI member Terry Hirshorn coordinates dinner there every evening from November through April. The Tikkun Olam Committee is preparing and serving a meal one night each month – join us to serve and get to... Read More

World Wide Wrap Day

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Join the Congregational Learning Committee and the Men’s Club for World Wide Wrap Day on February 8! This is an opportunity to learn how to wrap tefillin ahead of Sunday morning minyan. Stick around after the service for a nosh and some text study with Diana Myers about the mitzvah of tefillin. We will have... Read More

World Zionist Congress Delegate Panel

Kahaner Auditorium

Last year, American Jews like us voted in record numbers to send delegates to the 39th World Zionist Congress that met in Jerusalem in October 2025. Now hear what happened from a panel of local area delegates from four different slates: Rabbi Jay Kornsgold from Beth El in E. Windsor NJ, President of the Rabbinical... Read More

Young Professionals Kabbalat Shabbat & Dinner

Join BZBI's Young Professionals group for Kabbalat Shabbat Services led by Rabbi Kenneth A. Stern and Goldie dinner afterwards! Click here to register.  For questions or to learn more about our Young Professionals group - contact Hope Wright at BZBIYoungProfessionals@gmail.com.

Purim at BZBI

BZBI Purim Carnival - Sunday, March 1 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Enjoy an early afternoon of carnival games, sweet and savory treats, performances, face painting and arts and crafts at BZBI. We invite you to beat the cold with us for some Purim fun INSIDE the BZBI building. People of ALL ages are welcome to join... Read More

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It’s About Time: Time and Difference in Rabbinic Judaism 

Join BZBI's Rabbi Abi Weber and Mekor Habracha's Rabbi Steven Gotlib as they co-teach a 5-session series in Center City (near Market Street). The focus will be the book Time and Difference in Rabbinic Judaism by Dr. Sarit Kattan Gribetz (Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University). The class is $36 per session and kosher lunch will be... Read More