Hebrew Reading I
BZBI 300 South 18th Street, Philadelphia, PAThursdays, 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... Read More
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Community Gathering for Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut
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... Read More
Winter Shelter Volunteering
Trinity Memorial Church 2212 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PATrinity 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... Read More
Rebuilding the Future: Resilience, Recovery, and Hope in Israel
Please join us for a meaningful discussion with Gilles Darmon, Founder and President of Latet, Israel’s largest NGO fighting poverty and food insecurity, for a rare and intimate conversation about the effects that... Read More
Resilience and Return: Segev Kalfon’s Survival of Captivity in Gaza
Society Hill Synagogue 418 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PAJoin 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,... Read More
Get Siddurized: A Class on the Siddur with Leslee Schwartz
Ever wonder when to stand and when to sit during Shabbat services? How and when to bow? Why to repeat some lines and not others? Wish you had notes in... Read More
Whatever Exists, Exists in God: A Contemporary Jewish Encounter with Spinoza’s Ethics led by Rabbi Ira F. Stone
BZBI chapel 0A brief introduction to the work of one of the greatest Jewish philosophers whose work caused his excommunication from the Jewish community 500 years ago.. a ban that is theoretically... Read More
First Friday Dinner & Kabbalat Shabbat Services
BZBI 300 South 18th Street, Philadelphia, PAWe 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... Read More
Annual Phyllis Kramer Torah Fund Shabbat
BZBI SanctuaryWe are hopeful that you will be able to be with us at our first annual Phyllis Kramer Torah Fund Shabbat on May 2, 2026. Our speaker will be our... Read More
American Red Cross Blood Drive in Partnership with Tenth Presbyterian Church
tenth presbyterian church 1701 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, PADonate blood in May! Click here to sign up for a donation slot. Please let Julia Pollock know if you can volunteer during the blood drive that day.
300 South 18th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215.735.5148
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