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
Join the BZBI Sisterhood to celebrate the 2024-2025 Torah Fund campaign, Am Yisrael Chai. Marc Hersch, BZBI's Torah Reading Coordinator and 4th year rabbinical student at JTS, will speak during services. A festive Kiddush will follow to mark the occasion. Through Torah Fund contributions, our Sisterhood, and conservative sisterhoods throughout the world, financially support scholarships and programming at The Jewish Theological Seminary in... Read More
Join us for a fascinating book talk with author and BZBI member Sharon Musher. Her new book, Promised Lands: Hadassah Kaplan and the Legacy of American Jewish Women in Early Twentieth-Century Palestine draws on the records of her grandmother, the second daughter of Mordecai Kaplan – founder of Reconstructionism and initiator of the first bat mitzvah with... Read More
Join us for music and movement for infants, toddlers and their grown ups! Classes cost $18 or 4 for $60 if you register in advance and $20 at the door. Please use this registration link to sign up for classes. This program meets weekly on a Wednesday at 9:15 AM in the Klinghoffer Chapel! If there... Read More
This weekly class is for anyone who wants to learn to read Hebrew. We focus on the letters in the alef-bet and build up vocabulary and basic grammar. The clever and effective materials come from the National Jewish Outreach Program (NJOP). Those who attended the summer Reading Bootcamp will have a headstart but all are welcome! Click here to... Read More
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