Join Rabbi Abi Weber, Davida Charney, and Bill Brookover for our next Tikkun Olam Lunch & Learn! Each month, we will meet to discuss There Shall Be No Needy: Pursuing Social Justice Through Jewish Law & Tradition by Rabbi Jill Jacobs. Please read Chapter 2 ahead of the meeting. Don't worry if you don't get to it in time... Read More
BZBI is proud to announce that we will be hosting a second night Seder for the BZBI community thanks to a very generous and Anonymous Donor who helped to lower the cost to our community. We welcome all to join your BZBI family for a warm, inviting and celebratory occasion - catered by Deluxe Catering... Read More
Pesah Hol HaMoed Lunches Are Back On Monday and Tuesday (April 6 and April 7 at 12:00 PM in the Kahaner Auditorium), BZBI will host catered, kosher for Pesah lunch for members, and the entire Center City Jewish community. BZBI members receive a discount, so sign up today and send the link on to those... Read More
Join us on the eve of Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) for a moving ceremony and presentation by Nancy Scholem (sister of Rabbi Ken Stern). Nancy will speak about her mother's experience -- Rabbi Ken says that she "channels our mother" -- surviving Auschwitz and the death marches, ultimately to be liberated from Bergen-Belsen. From... Read More
Special guests from Jerusalem Nava Tehila will lead us in a powerful ceremony transitioning from Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day for fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror) to Yom HaAtzmaut (Israeli Independence Day). Keren Keshet, the leader of Philadelphia's Israel Scouts unit ("Pa'amon Tzofim"), will present about her experience as a child born during the Yom... Read More
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. Join the Tikkun Olam Committee by volunteering to prepare a dish (for 8-10 people) AND/OR to serve the meal and get... Read More
Join us as Segev Kalfon shares his remarkable story of the resilience, determination, and faith which sustained him through 738 days of captivity in Gaza. He will discuss the strength, purpose, and hope that can emerge even in the darkest of circumstances.This program will be held in Society Hill Synagogue's Sanctuary, with a reception and Israeli... Read More
We are pleased to invite the entire BZBI family to save the date for First Friday Dinners! This year, there are three main items to note: ALL of the dinners will be catered by BZBI’s preferred partner, Panache by Foodarama, Panache serves a variety of delicious food options and always sends more than we need, fulfilling the Jewish... Read More
Thursdays, 6:00-7:15 PM at BZBI - January 22 through May 7 (Please note class will not take place on April 2 & April 9 due to Pesach) For those who know the alef-bet who want to expand their vocabulary of prayerbook and Biblical Hebrew and learn some grammar. This class is a continuation of last... Read More
Thursdays, 7:30-8:45 PM at BZBI (materials provided) - January 22 through May 7 (please note that class will not meet on April 2 & April 9 due to Pesach) For anyone who wants to learn the alef-bet and some basic prayerbook vocabulary—or those feeling rusty at reading Hebrew aloud. We will use the innovative text-booklet... Read More
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