BZBI Book Club
In the Chapel & on Zoom 0The BZBI book club will be reviewing The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance by Rebecca Clarren. Click here to order your book ahead of the next meeting.
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Hand in Hand: Creating a Shared Society in Israel
Kahaner AuditoriumStay after kiddush on Saturday, March 8 to hear from guest speaker Lee Gordon, co-founder of the network of Hand in Hand schools. These integrated, bilingual schools for Jewish and Arab Israeli children represent... Read More
Purim Block Party
Fitler Square Pine Street between 23rd & 24th Street, Philadelphia, PAJoin us for our annual Purim block party in Fitler Square from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. There will be carnival games, crafts, face-painting, a photo booth, pretzels, hamentashen, Drag Queen Story... Read More
Megillah Reading, Purim Pub & Karaoke
BZBI welcomes all to attend the Megillah reading at 7:30 PM in the Goldberg Sanctuary and participate in our costume contest during the reading. Costume contest categories include: Best Jewish/ Biblical... Read More
Clean Your Pantry for Pesah Food Drive
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... Read More
Passover Q&A with Rabbi Abe Friedman
BZBI chapel 0Nothing in the Jewish year provokes as many questions as Passover: Where do I shop? How do you make little origami frogs? How long should my Seder be? What is Slivovitz, anyway?... Read More
Trans Allyship Shabbat: A Training and Discussion with Galia Godel
BZBI chapel 0As 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... Read More
Shofar Workshop
BZBI chapel 0Have 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... Read More
Avi Wisnia: How Saba Kept Singing – Presentation with Live Music and Discussion
BZBI chapel 0BZBI 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... Read More
Bridging Divides in Israel: An Israeli Rabbi’s Perspective
Kahaner AuditoriumAt 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... Read More
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