As attacks on the LGBT community have grown in the last several months, BZBI has invited Galia Godel, Program Manager of the LGBTQ Initiative at Philadelphia's Jewish Family and Children's Services, to speak to our congregation after kiddush. Galia will explain concepts related to gender and sexuality, take questions from the community, and speak about... Read More
Have you ever wanted to learn to blow the shofar? Learn the basics from experienced shofar blowers, and try out your skills. If you're interested in blowing shofar for BZBI for the High Holidays, or just curious about how it works, join us for a quick workshop after minyan. Bring your own shofar if you... Read More
BZBI hosts renowned performer and educator Avi Wisnia as he presents his award-winning documentary film “How Saba Kept Singing.” We will bear witness to The Shoah, experience the documentation of this historical atrocity, and then participate in a guided discussion with the film’s director. Mr. Wisnia will also perform live music from the period as... Read More
Donate unopened packages of canned goods, pasta, rice, chickpeas and legumes for our annual Pesah Food Drive! A bin will be available in the 18th Street Lobby to drop off donations.
At a time when the country’s unity is more important than ever, Rabbi Arie Hasit (Associate Dean of the Schechter Rabbinical Seminary in Jerusalem) has a track record of bridging divides between different communities in Israel. What will it take to unite the Jewish state in the face of its immense challenges, and what important... Read More
Join us for our Passover Wine and Cheese Tasting with Rosenberg Blue Star Wines. Buy all of your Passover wine and Barton's chocolate candy for your Seders and support BZBI and our Youth & Family and Early Childhood Education Programs!
Judaism is a world unto itself, encompassing rituals, ideas, and thousands of years of history. If you’ve been curious about Jewish learning but didn’t know where to start, this is the place for you! The American Jewish University’s On One Foot curriculum covers all of the essentials in an interactive format that encourages personal engagement. Join... Read More
BZBI will host catered, kosher-for-Pesah lunches for the entire Center City Jewish community (BZBI members receive a discount). Please send the link on to those who might wish to join us. Sign up today! Volunteers needed! Use this form to sign up.
In honor of Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), join the BZBI community as we remember Ilse Korona, who was (as far as we are aware) the last member of BZBI to have personally survived the horrors of the Shoah. Ilse passed away on November 19, 2024; some in the BZBI community knew her and will share... Read More
Join us on Wednesday, April 30 at 7:55 PM in the Klinghoffer Chapel for Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day for IDF Soldiers as well as civilian victims of terrorism), where BZBI will commemorate all of the fallen from 1948 through today and culminate with an uplifting celebration for Yom HaAtzmaut (Israeli Independence Day). We will hold a... Read More
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