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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T093000
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Services
DESCRIPTION:This week\, BZBI holds services in the Sanctuary and on Zoom.\n \n\nThe Zoom link for BZBI religious services changed in September. You can sign up for the new link here.\nYou can download Siddur Sim Shalom\, used during Shabbat by going here.\nThe weekly Torah parashah can be found on our shofar blog\, here.\n\n  \nFor more information\, please click here. 
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/shabbat-services/2026-05-02/
LOCATION:In the Sanctuary & on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Everyone,Shabbat,Worship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T130000
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SUMMARY:Annual Phyllis Kramer Torah Fund Shabbat
DESCRIPTION:We 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 own Rabbi Kenneth Stern who will share his experiences at JTS that were made possible because of WLCJ Torah Fund.
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/annual-phyllis-kramer-torah-fund-shabbat/
LOCATION:BZBI Sanctuary
CATEGORIES:Everyone,Worship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T103000
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SUMMARY:Sunday Morning Minyan and Schmooze
DESCRIPTION:Join us every Sunday morning for a spirited\, musical service: click here for more information.  \nTo join Sunday morning Minyan on Zoom\, click here. 
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/online-sunday-schmooze-2022-08-28-2023-05-07/2026-05-03/
LOCATION:BZBI chapel
CATEGORIES:Adults,Everyone,Families,Social
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260504T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260504T203000
DTSTAMP:20260531T010429
CREATED:20260422T160157Z
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SUMMARY:Young Professional Lag B'Omer
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be gathering to enjoy a potato bar and s’mores. Soft drinks and seltzers will be provided. You’re welcome to bring your own beverages (alcoholic or non) and vegetarian snacks. Musical instruments are also encouraged! \nCost is $9/person. Given the limitations of space\, we anticipate this event will reach capacity\, so we strongly encourage you to register early! \nReach out to Hope Wright with questions.
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/young-professional-lag-bomer/
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Social,Young Professionals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T123000
DTSTAMP:20260531T010429
CREATED:20260422T160407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T205630Z
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SUMMARY:Jews and Divorce: Being a Welcoming Community for All of our Families 
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special Shabbat with guest teachers Rabbi Ezra Weinberg and therapist Batsheva Ganz\, co-founders of Areivut. How can we\, as a Jewish community\, best support our members going through divorce? What rituals can help families in this process? What should we say (or not say) to someone who is getting a divorce? \nThe day will include a Shabbat teaching for the whole community\, a post-kiddush learning session\, and an afternoon meetup for Jews going through divorce. See a recent feature about Areivut’s work in the Jewish Exponent. 
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/jews-and-divorce-being-a-welcoming-community-for-all-of-our-families/
LOCATION:BZBI Sanctuary
CATEGORIES:Adults,Discussions,Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260511T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260511T190000
DTSTAMP:20260531T010429
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SUMMARY:American Red Cross Blood Drive in Partnership with Tenth Presbyterian Church 
DESCRIPTION:Donate blood in May! Click here to sign up for a donation slot. \nPlease let Julia Pollock know if you can volunteer during the blood drive that day. 
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/american-red-cross-blood-drive-in-partnership-with-tenth-presbyterian-church/
LOCATION:tenth presbyterian church\, 1701 Delancey Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Everyone,Social Action
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260513T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260513T140000
DTSTAMP:20260531T010429
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T191914Z
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SUMMARY:Tikkun Olam Lunch & Learn: There Shall Be No Needy 
DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Abi Weber\, Bill Brookover and Davida Charney to discuss There Shall Be No Needy: Pursuing Social Justice Through Jewish Law & Tradition by Rabbi Jill Jacobs (order your copy at this link). \nPlease read Chapter 4\, Sufficient for One’s Needs: The Collection and Allocation of Tzedakah\, ahead of the meeting. Don’t worry if you don’t get to it in time — we’ll have source sheets available! \nLunch will be provided –please email me at bill.brookover@gmail.com by Monday\, May 11 so we have an accurate count for lunch.
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/tikkun-olam-lunch-learn-there-shall-be-no-needy-2/
LOCATION:BZBI chapel
CATEGORIES:Adults,Discussions,Meeting,Social Action
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T203000
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SUMMARY:BZBI Young Professionals Kabbalat Shabbat & Dinner
DESCRIPTION:The menu will feature lasagna (with a gluten free\, celiac friendly option). \nClick here to register! \nReach out to Hope Wright at BZBIYoungProfessionals@gmail.com to learn more.
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/bzbi-young-professionals-kabbalat-shabbat-dinner/
CATEGORIES:Shabbat,Young Professionals
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260521
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523
DTSTAMP:20260531T010429
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SUMMARY:Tikkun Leil Shavuot - The Center City Philadelphia Jewish Night of Learning
DESCRIPTION:BZBI is going all night on the first night of Shavuot! We’re starting with services and dinner for the BZBI community: \nMaariv – 7:45 PM\nDinner – 8:15 PM \nRegister for dinner by Friday\, May 15 to ensure we have enough food. \nThen\, Center City Philadelphia’s annual all-night community learning event for Shavuot is BACK — right here at BZBI! Starting at 9:15 PM\, please join us for a full night of learning\, eating\, and praying together\, culminating in a sunrise Shacharit service. More information and a link to register at www.phillyshavuot.org — register by Friday\, May 15! Note that you must register for dinner and the learning event separately.
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/tikkun-leil-shavuot-the-center-city-philadelphia-jewish-night-of-learning/
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Classes,Holidays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260525T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260525T113000
DTSTAMP:20260531T010429
CREATED:20250826T174634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T174710Z
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SUMMARY:Tractate Pesachim\, Chapter One with Rabbi Ira Stone
DESCRIPTION:Weekly on Monday’s\, Starting October 20 at 10:00 AM on Zoom \nWe will be studying the first chapter of the Talmudic Tractate Pesachim in our weekly Talmud class this year. While the opening topic of the chapter reviews the laws of Bedikat Hametz\, the search for the Hametz just prior to Pesach\, as is the nature of the Talmudic text\, subjects can run far a field as we follow the inimical associative reasoning of the sages. \nClick here to register.  \nA zoom link will be distributed ahead of the first class meeting after participants have registered. The cost is $180 for BZBI members and $250 for community members. 
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/tractate-pesachim-chapter-one-with-rabbi-ira-stone/2026-05-25/
LOCATION:Zoom Only
CATEGORIES:Adults,Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T170000
DTSTAMP:20260531T010429
CREATED:20260528T202417Z
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SUMMARY:FAREWELL TO RABBI ABI
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a Shabbat of thanks to Rabbi Abi Weber for her remarkable and dedicated service to BZBI. Rabbi Abi has given us so much creativity\, heart\, musicality\, ruach and wisdom; she has built some of our most popular recurring programs\, including the Urban Shabbaton; and has shared her beautiful family. Please consider a sponsorship of the weekend as a parting gift! \nFRIDAY\, June 5 at 6:00 PM: Concert and Community Sing with Dan Blacksberg and Aly Halpert\, followed by Kabbalat Shabbat and Vegetarian Extravaganza First Friday Dinner \nSATURDAY\, June 6: Rabbi Abi’s Farewell D’var and Pride Shabbat Enhanced Kiddush \nTo sponsor the weekend – click here. \nTo register for dinner – click here.
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/farewell-to-rabbi-abi/
CATEGORIES:Everyone,Shabbat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T203000
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SUMMARY:BZBI Author Event: The Roots of the Guava Tree by Sonia Daccarett
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\n\n\n\nRefreshments will be served at 6:45 PM. Author interview and discussion moderated by Nancy Leaderman. Books will be available for purchase. Attendance is free\, but registration is requested for refreshment headcount and room setup.\n\n\n\n\nThe author grew up with a Jewish mother and a Christian Palestinian father in Colombia during the 1980s. When she asks her parents questions about their family’s ethnicity and religion they answer evasively\, defining their family religion and ethnicity as “nothing.” This coming-of-age memoir tells the story of her struggle to understand her identity\, as the violence of the drug wars escalates in Colombia and her parents’ marriage is rocked by the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSonia Daccarett is a writer and communications professional. Having worked on strategic communications with corporate and non-profit clients for more than two decades\, The Roots of the Guava Tree is her debut memoir.  Sonia now writes and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area\, where she is a member of Congregation Beth Sholom (where BZBI-raised Amanda Russell is her rabbi).
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/bzbi-author-event-the-roots-of-the-guava-tree-by-sonia-daccarett/
LOCATION:Kahaner Auditorium
CATEGORIES:Adults,Literature,Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260615T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260615T203000
DTSTAMP:20260531T010429
CREATED:20260519T162723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T162723Z
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SUMMARY:Waves of Wisdom: Young Professionals Torah Teaching 
DESCRIPTION: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. \nClick here to register.
URL:https://bzbi.org/event/waves-of-wisdom-young-professionals-torah-teaching/
CATEGORIES:Worship,Young Professionals
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