Join BZBI for our annual Simchat Torah dinner and hakafot (dancing)! People of all ages are welcome to join us for a delicious meal followed by raucous dancing featuring percussionist Sam Weisenberg. The cost is $20.00 per adult and $12.00 per child (under 12 years old). We are committed to providing programming regardless of individuals' ability to pay. If cost is a barrier to your... Read More
Minyan will be taking place this evening at 8:30 PM on Zoom. Everyone is welcome to join together for prayer. After Minyan - all are welcome to stay on Zoom for check-in's and conversation. To join Minyan, click here. The passcode is BZBI.
Join the BZBI book club as they discuss "Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy" by Letty Cottin Pogrebin. Please note that this book club meeting will be taking place at 7:15 PM this month rather than 7:00 PM. To join on Zoom, click here and enter "BZBI".
Join BZBI for our Pink Shabbat, a morning service in honor of breast cancer awareness month. We will welcome Emily Schaeffer Bakaj to share her experience. Her story begins with her mother passing away from breast cancer when she was in her early twenties. Helping her through her journey and then living on her own, changed her as a person to... Read More
Aly Halpert (she/her) is a young adult queer Jewish musician, educator, and activist living on Lenni Lenape land in Philadelphia, PA, USA. A singer, pianist, drummer, and guitar player, Aly writes songs for building community, working for collective liberation, and visioning different worlds. Aly leads music and prayer for Jewish community, including Eden Village Camp,... Read More
We invite you to come together in community, celebrating our culture and our history, at the BZBI Urban Shabbaton. Beginning on Friday night, November 3, and continuing through Sunday morning, November 5, we will eat, sing, learn, and dance together. Join us. Click here to visit the BZBI Urban Shabbaton web page. Register here. The... Read More
Please join us for our monthly Sisterhood meetings! We will meet on the first Monday of every month . Please check calendar below and weekly newsletter for updated times and location. Click here to join us on Zoom! Tuesday, September 5, 2023 - in the Chapel & on Zoom at 6:15 PM (PLEASE NOTE THIS... Read More
Join us for Sisterhood Goes to the Philadelphia Jewish Film Fest for the showing of RABBI ON THE BLOCK at The Weitzman. You can use the discount code ROTB2023 at checkout for 25% off General Admission tickets here. We will meet for dinner at 5:45 PM at the Bourse (111 S Independence Mall East). If you miss us, just come into the Bourse and... Read More
"Who Is Man'' was the final book written by the eminent Jewish thinker, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. In the fairly brief work he stated the guiding philosophic insights of his life’s work. Addressed to a general audience while still drawing deeply on Torah sources, it continues to be a somewhat under appreciated but vital text for our... Read More
Jews around the world can trace their roots to small towns in Eastern Europe. Before they made the leap to a big shtot (city) they lived for centuries in shtetls. These places have become shrouded in myth and clouded by memories. Join us for an adventure into the real stories of the towns where our ancestors fell... Read More
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