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... 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
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
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
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan - Sunday, October 11 at 9:00 AM Minyan followed by brunch and discussion On October 11, we will begin using a new Siddur Lev Shalem for Weekdays prayerbook in our weekday minyanim. On this day when we celebrate renewal, we will use our new siddur for the first time during minyan for our... 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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