The BZBI ski trip is ON! Unfortunately, we did not have enough registrants to secure a bus, so we will be carpooling to the mountain. If you would like to join, please email Rabbi Abi directly at rabbiweber@bzbi.org to let her know if you have a car or are in need of a ride. Please purchase your tickets directly... Read More
Major elections are coming up in Philadelphia that could change the direction of city government. How can you be part of that process? Join POWER Interfaith for a political education training and planning session at Congregation Rodeph Shalom. Register here for the in-person event or sign up for a virtual option on Monday, February 27.
Join us as we celebrate First Fridays @ BZBI with a spirited Kabbalat Shabbat service and dinner. Families with young children are invited to an early dinner at 5:00 PM, and the entire community is invited for a late dinner at 7:00 PM. Feel free to BYOKW (bring your own kosher wine). The cost is $18 per adult and $12 per... Read More
Join BZBI in an alternative spiritual journey into the heart of Shabbat through yogic movement, meditation, and song with Dr. Deborah Glassman. Classes will take place on Saturday's from 9:45 AM to 11:00 AM in the Kahaner Auditorium monthly. Deborah is a certified yoga teacher and practices and studies an alignment based flow style yoga.... Read More
Residents and businesses in Philadelphia's Chinatown are concerned about a proposed basketball arena to be built in Center City. Casey Butcher, an organizer with POWER Interfaith, will join BZBI's kiddush to speak more about these concerns and to answer questions from our community.
Join BZBI in the Kahaner Auditorium for a Purim pub and Karaoke at 8:00 PM after the Megillah reading. Light snacks, drinks, and music will be provided for congregants to enjoy and celebrate. Feel free to bring your own drinks of choice to have and share with others.
BZBI will be hosting a free Purim block party on March 7th from 5:00 to 7:30 PM in Fitler Square! Activities will include carnival games (and fabulous prizes), a face painter, DJ Aluminum, Dr. Dani Dancepants, Drag Queen Story Time, a Photobooth, hamentashen and more! Activity tickets to play the games will be $1/ticket or... Read More
In the spring of 1972, police raided an apartment on the South Side of Chicago where seven women who were part of a clandestine network were arrested and charged. Using code names, fronts, and safe houses to protect themselves and their work, the accused had built an underground service for women seeking safe, affordable, illegal... Read More
Olam, Shanah, Nefesh describes an approach to Jewish learning in which we consider how texts relate to the broader world ("Olam") around us, the key themes of the Jewish year ("Shanah"), and each person's individual spiritual ("Nefesh") journey. Each week, we will explore a new short text through these different lenses and seek a deeper understanding... Read More
Come listen to beautiful music during a free concert played by the Amerita Chamber Players in our sanctuary. The concert will last about 65-75 minutes, without an intermission. The Soloists will be two oboists of The Philadelphia Orchestra — principal oboist Philippe Tondre, and Jonathan Blumenfeld. For more information about this concert, visit the Italy-America... Read More
Join the Sisterhood Gift Shop Monday, March 20 after evening Minyan for a wine tasting with Rosenberg's Blue Star Kosher Wines. Buy your Pesach wine at the tasting! BYOB (bring your own bag) suggested and appreciated.
Freedom Seder at The Weitzman Join BZBI at The Weitzman's Passover table for their annual Freedom Seder Revisited event as we ask and explore, "What does freedom mean to you?" In place of the traditional retelling of the Exodus narrative, the Museum hosts an interpretative seder, with storytellers sharing what freedom means to them through... Read More
Join BZBI's book club in reading Ethel Rosenberg by Anne Sebba. The discussion around the book will take place in person and on Zoom. To Join on Zoom, click here.
Join members of BZBI after Kiddush for Board Game Shabbat! Play some of your favorite games including Scrabble, Bananagrams, Mahjong, Rummikub, LCR, and Uno. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Registration is preferred, but not required. Feel free to bring your own Shabbat friendly game!
After 25 years, The Prince of Egypt celebrates its anniversary this year. Since its release in 1998, this animated classic has astounded viewers, viewers of all religions, with its epic adaptation of the Book of Exodus. Take a trip down memory lane and follow Moses’ powerful transformation from Egyptian prince to the chosen one of the... Read More
Join fellow BZBI congregants in the monthly POWER Interfaith meeting. For further questions or to RSVP, please contact Bill Brookover via email at bill.brookover@gmail.com. To join the Zoom meeting click here, the passcode is BZBI.
Join the Sisterhood in watching Jewish Shorts as a part of the Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media Festival. You may purchase your tickets by clicking here. Use the code lindysisterhood at check out for $5.00 off general admission. Please email the Sisterhood if you purchase a ticket so they know how many seats to save. In the fall, the... Read More
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