Dust to Dust: Alternative Burial in the Jewish Tradition
BZBI chapel 0Join Rabbi Abi for a discussion of Jewish approaches to burial. What is the contemporary Jewish approach to cremation? What is "green burial" and can it be done in a... Read More
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L’Dor Vador Dinners and Services – Intergenerational Friday Night Shabbat at BZBI
Kahaner AuditoriumNovember 14 * December 12 * January 9 * March 13 * May 15 Enjoy a child-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service and stay for dinner to meet other families with children... Read More
Volunteering at Winter Shelter
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 from... Read More
It’s About Time: Time and Difference in Rabbinic Judaism
Join BZBI's Rabbi Abi Weber and Mekor Habracha's Rabbi Steven Gotlib as they co-teach a 5-session series in Center City (near Market Street). The focus will be the book Time and Difference in... Read More
World Wide Wrap Day
BZBI chapel 0Join the Congregational Learning Committee and the Men’s Club for World Wide Wrap Day on February 8! This is an opportunity to learn how to wrap tefillin ahead of Sunday... Read More
World Zionist Congress Delegate Panel
Kahaner AuditoriumLast year, American Jews like us voted in record numbers to send delegates to the 39th World Zionist Congress that met in Jerusalem in October 2025. Now hear what happened... Read More
Young Professionals Kabbalat Shabbat & Dinner
Join BZBI's Young Professionals group for Kabbalat Shabbat Services led by Rabbi Kenneth A. Stern and Goldie dinner afterwards! Click here to register. For questions or to learn more about... Read More
Purim at BZBI
BZBI Purim Carnival - Sunday, March 1 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Enjoy an early afternoon of carnival games, sweet and savory treats, performances, face painting and arts and... Read More
Sixers Jewish Heritage Night
Come join Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel as they cheer on the 76ers at the Xfinity Mobile Arena! Tickets are $40 each - click here to get yours! Included with ticket... Read More
BZBI goes to the theater: Marsha Blovotnick and the Marvelous, Magical Chicken Soup by Dan Kitrosser
Sunday, March 15 at 2:00 PM - The Bluver Theatre @ The Drake (302 S. Hicks Street) Marsha Blovotnick is angry. At the world. At her ex-wives. At her nephew.... Read More
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