The meeting will be held online as a (virtual) facilitated conversation. Questions can be submitted in advance using the Contact Us page, or during the meeting using the Zoom chat function. Click here to register on Zoom.
You may be new to Judaism. You may be getting by during services from transliteration and singing along. Your previous learning may be covered in rust. No matter. This four-hour workshop is for anyone who wants to learn to read Hebrew, starting from recognizing the letters in the alef-bet, using clever and effective materials from... Read More
All BZBI self-identifying women are invited to our annual Sisterhood Summer Soirée on Tuesday, July 16 at 5:30 PM at Harper’s Garden, 31 S. 18th Street (BZBI owned!). Light appetizers will be provided; cash bar. Please join us, we would love to see you! RSVP here.
Mondays, 8:00-9:15 PM Word by word, line by line, page by page, we follow the Zohar, the most precious book of Jewish mystical teachings, as it leads us along its paths of primordial wisdom. By turns profound, puzzling, shocking and amusing, the Zohar helps us, through our study and our open discussions, to taste of... Read More
What are the first things to do when someone dies? Why do people in a house of mourning tear their clothes and cover their mirrors? Discuss Jewish mourning practices with guest Elliot Rosen, co-President of Har Zion and long-time staff member at Levine's Funeral Home.
Join BZBI as we observe Tisha B'Av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. The evening will begin with regular mincha at 5:45 PM, followed by a session with Davida Charney on psalms of lamentation (part of the series, "Identifying (with) Speakers in the Psalms - register here). At 7:00 PM, we will join together... Read More
Most Jews are familiar with the thirty or so psalms included in the prayer book. But the siddur actually leaves out the best ones! In this course, you'll get an introduction to the Book of Psalms, an understanding of how some of these texts are put together and a close look at a few amazing... Read More
For this WhyDoWe post Kiddush discussion, BZBI members Davida Charney and Tanya Hess invites you to discuss how to be a BZBI insider, for new and not-so-new members. Come ask (or answer) questions about BZBI's ways of doing things. Hint: the answers aren't "we've always done it this way."
We invite you to join us at an educational event on Estate Planning with estate attorney Jamie Valentine from the law firm of Dilworth Paxson LLP. Please click here to register for this event. Light refreshments will be served. Jamie will answer your questions and cover topics including: How to establish and change a will, including changing... Read More
Are you looking for a way to get involved in the upcoming election? Join the BZBI Tikkun Olam Committee for a night of postcard and letter-writing guided by the nonpartisan Religious Action Center and Vote Forward. Sending personal, handwritten letters has been shown to significantly improve voter turnout - help us engage more people in our democracy! You'll... Read More
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