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
This debut memoir tells the story of a young girl’s struggle to understand her identity as the daughter of a Jewish mother and a Christian Palestinian father, as she was coming of age in Colombia where increasing violence and the instability of the 1980s were engulfing her country. Refreshments will be served at 6:45 PM.... Read More
Rabbi Deborah Anstandig from Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem will be coming to offer a Torah teaching! A light dinner of Goldies will be served. Click here to register.
Weekly on Monday evenings at 8:00 PM on Zoom - starting September 8, please note the course will meet twice in September (8 & 29) and then resume weekly after the High Holy Days on October 20 Word by word, line by line, page by page, we follow the Zohar, the most precious book of Jewish... Read More
Weekly - Beginning on Tuesday, September 29 from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM in the Klinghoffer Chapel Do you want to improve your Hebrew reading ability—understand more of the prayerbook and the Torah portion? If you are just past a beginner, this class is for you! You will learn some basic grammar, expand your vocabulary,... Read More
Saturday, October 3 in the Kahaner Auditorium and Goldberg Sanctuary 6:00 PM - Dinner 6:45 PM - Unrolling the Torah scroll 7:15 PM - Ma'ariv Services 7:30 PM - Hakafot Dancing Join us for a festive Community Dinner (pre-registration required) followed by Ma'ariv Services - including unrolling an entire Torah scroll! - and Hakafot Dancing (no registration required). Dinner will cost... Read More
The Sisterhood meets monthly on the following dates: Monday, October 5, 6:15pm, BZBI/Zoom Monday, November 2, 6:15pm, BZBI/Zoom Monday, December 7, 6:15pm, Zoom Only Monday, January 11 (tentative), 6:15pm, Zoom Only Monday, February 1, 6:15pm, Zoom Only Monday, March 1, 6:15pm, BZBI/Zoom Monday, April 5, 7pm, BZBI only Monday, May 3, 6:15pm BZBI/Zoom Monday, June... Read More
Thursday, October 8 at 6:45 PM "Find me, OK?" is a poignant documentary film following the family of Eden Yerushalmi after her abduction on October 7th and tragic murder in captivity.Rather than dwelling on violence, the film focuses on memory, grief, and survival through intimate interviews with Eden’s loved ones, supporting soldiers, and fellow bereaved mothers. Following the screening, director Yula Gidron... Read More
Kabbalat shabbat services followed by dinner for young professionals on October 9, November 20, and December 18. Register HERE. Services will be led by Rabbi Annie beginning at 6:30 PM. We expect to begin dinner at 7:15pm. Menu is TBD. It will be vegetarian, cooked in our kosher kitchen. You are welcome to BYOB. Please... Read More
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 12:30 PM in the Klinghoffer Chapel Join Rabbi Annie Lewis and the Tikkun Olam Committee for our first Tikkun Olam Lunch & Learn of the new year 5787. Each month, we will meet to discuss There Shall Be No Needy: Pursuing Social Justice Through Jewish Law & Tradition by Rabbi... Read More
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