Sunday Morning Minyan and Schmooze
Sunday Morning Minyan and Schmooze
Join us every Sunday morning for a spirited, musical service: click here for more information. To join Sunday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
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Resilience and Return: Segev Kalfon’s Survival of Captivity in Gaza
Resilience and Return: Segev Kalfon’s Survival of Captivity in Gaza
Join us as Segev Kalfon shares his remarkable story of the resilience, determination, and faith which sustained him through 738 days of captivity in Gaza. He will discuss the strength, purpose, and hope that can emerge even in the darkest of circumstances.This program will be held in Society Hill Synagogue's Sanctuary, with a reception and Israeli... Read More
3 events,
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Join us for Minyan in the Chapel & on Zoom on both Monday and Thursday mornings: for more information, click here. To join Monday or Thursday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
Get Siddurized: A Class on the Siddur with Leslee Schwartz
Get Siddurized: A Class on the Siddur with Leslee Schwartz
Ever wonder when to stand and when to sit during Shabbat services? How and when to bow? Why to repeat some lines and not others? Wish you had notes in your siddur? If so, join Leslee Schwartz for these classes where you can talk through the order of the service and personalize your own copy... Read More
Zohar Study Group led by Rabbi David Greenstein
Zohar Study Group led by Rabbi David Greenstein
Weekly on Monday evenings at 8:00 PM on Zoom - starting September 8, please note the course will meet twice in September (8 & 29) and then resume weekly after the High Holy Days on October 20 Word by word, line by line, page by page, we follow the Zohar, the most precious book of Jewish... Read More
2 events,
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Join us for Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom: click here for more information. To join Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
The Book of Daniel with Rabbi Ira Stone
The Book of Daniel with Rabbi Ira Stone
Weekly on Tuesday's, Starting October 21 at 10:30 AM on Zoom This year our weekly Tanach class will study the last and possibly strangest book of the Bible, the Book of Daniel. Written in the 2nd century BCE purporting to describe events hundreds of years earlier, the book has long been a source for both... Read More
2 events,
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Join us for Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom: click here for more information. To join Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
Whatever Exists, Exists in God: A Contemporary Jewish Encounter with Spinoza’s Ethics led by Rabbi Ira F. Stone
Whatever Exists, Exists in God: A Contemporary Jewish Encounter with Spinoza’s Ethics led by Rabbi Ira F. Stone
A brief introduction to the work of one of the greatest Jewish philosophers whose work caused his excommunication from the Jewish community 500 years ago.. a ban that is theoretically still in force. But Spinoza’s worldview is one that may be much more compelling to contemporary Jews. In fact, it may serve as a firmer... Read More
3 events,
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Join us for Minyan in the Chapel & on Zoom on both Monday and Thursday mornings: for more information, click here. To join Monday or Thursday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
Hebrew Reading II
Hebrew Reading II
Thursdays, 6:00-7:15 PM at BZBI - January 22 through May 7 (Please note class will not take place on April 2 & April 9 due to Pesach) For those who know the alef-bet who want to expand their vocabulary of prayerbook and Biblical Hebrew and learn some grammar. This class is a continuation of last... Read More
Hebrew Reading I
Hebrew Reading I
Thursdays, 7:30-8:45 PM at BZBI (materials provided) - January 22 through May 7 (please note that class will not meet on April 2 & April 9 due to Pesach) For anyone who wants to learn the alef-bet and some basic prayerbook vocabulary—or those feeling rusty at reading Hebrew aloud. We will use the innovative text-booklet... Read More
2 events,
Friday Morning Mindful Minyan
Friday Morning Mindful Minyan
Join us for Friday morning Mindful Minyan: click here for more information. Join Friday Morning Mindful Minyan by clicking here.
First Friday Dinner & Kabbalat Shabbat Services
First Friday Dinner & Kabbalat Shabbat Services
We are pleased to invite the entire BZBI family to save the date for First Friday Dinners! This year, there are three main items to note: ALL of the dinners will be catered by BZBI’s preferred partner, Panache by Foodarama, Panache serves a variety of delicious food options and always sends more than we need, fulfilling the Jewish... Read More
2 events,
Shabbat Services
Shabbat Services
This week, BZBI holds services in the Sanctuary and on Zoom. The Zoom link for BZBI religious services changed in September. You can sign up for the new link here. You can download Siddur Sim Shalom, used during Shabbat by going here. The weekly Torah parashah can be found on our shofar blog, here. For more information, please click here.
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Annual Phyllis Kramer Torah Fund Shabbat
Annual Phyllis Kramer Torah Fund Shabbat
We are hopeful that you will be able to be with us at our first annual Phyllis Kramer Torah Fund Shabbat on May 2, 2026. Our speaker will be our own Rabbi Kenneth Stern who will share his experiences at JTS that were made possible because of WLCJ Torah Fund.
1 event,
Sunday Morning Minyan and Schmooze
Sunday Morning Minyan and Schmooze
Join us every Sunday morning for a spirited, musical service: click here for more information. To join Sunday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
4 events,
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Join us for Minyan in the Chapel & on Zoom on both Monday and Thursday mornings: for more information, click here. To join Monday or Thursday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
Get Siddurized: A Class on the Siddur with Leslee Schwartz
Get Siddurized: A Class on the Siddur with Leslee Schwartz
Ever wonder when to stand and when to sit during Shabbat services? How and when to bow? Why to repeat some lines and not others? Wish you had notes in your siddur? If so, join Leslee Schwartz for these classes where you can talk through the order of the service and personalize your own copy... Read More
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Young Professional Lag B’Omer
Young Professional Lag B’Omer
We'll be gathering to enjoy a potato bar and s'mores. Soft drinks and seltzers will be provided. You're welcome to bring your own beverages (alcoholic or non) and vegetarian snacks. Musical instruments are also encouraged! Cost is $9/person. Given the limitations of space, we anticipate this event will reach capacity, so we strongly encourage you... Read More
Zohar Study Group led by Rabbi David Greenstein
Zohar Study Group led by Rabbi David Greenstein
Weekly on Monday evenings at 8:00 PM on Zoom - starting September 8, please note the course will meet twice in September (8 & 29) and then resume weekly after the High Holy Days on October 20 Word by word, line by line, page by page, we follow the Zohar, the most precious book of Jewish... Read More
2 events,
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Join us for Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom: click here for more information. To join Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
The Book of Daniel with Rabbi Ira Stone
The Book of Daniel with Rabbi Ira Stone
Weekly on Tuesday's, Starting October 21 at 10:30 AM on Zoom This year our weekly Tanach class will study the last and possibly strangest book of the Bible, the Book of Daniel. Written in the 2nd century BCE purporting to describe events hundreds of years earlier, the book has long been a source for both... Read More
2 events,
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Join us for Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom: click here for more information. To join Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
Whatever Exists, Exists in God: A Contemporary Jewish Encounter with Spinoza’s Ethics led by Rabbi Ira F. Stone
Whatever Exists, Exists in God: A Contemporary Jewish Encounter with Spinoza’s Ethics led by Rabbi Ira F. Stone
A brief introduction to the work of one of the greatest Jewish philosophers whose work caused his excommunication from the Jewish community 500 years ago.. a ban that is theoretically still in force. But Spinoza’s worldview is one that may be much more compelling to contemporary Jews. In fact, it may serve as a firmer... Read More
3 events,
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Join us for Minyan in the Chapel & on Zoom on both Monday and Thursday mornings: for more information, click here. To join Monday or Thursday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
Hebrew Reading II
Hebrew Reading II
Thursdays, 6:00-7:15 PM at BZBI - January 22 through May 7 (Please note class will not take place on April 2 & April 9 due to Pesach) For those who know the alef-bet who want to expand their vocabulary of prayerbook and Biblical Hebrew and learn some grammar. This class is a continuation of last... Read More
Hebrew Reading I
Hebrew Reading I
Thursdays, 7:30-8:45 PM at BZBI (materials provided) - January 22 through May 7 (please note that class will not meet on April 2 & April 9 due to Pesach) For anyone who wants to learn the alef-bet and some basic prayerbook vocabulary—or those feeling rusty at reading Hebrew aloud. We will use the innovative text-booklet... Read More
1 event,
Friday Morning Mindful Minyan
Friday Morning Mindful Minyan
Join us for Friday morning Mindful Minyan: click here for more information. Join Friday Morning Mindful Minyan by clicking here.
2 events,
Shabbat Services
Shabbat Services
This week, BZBI holds services in the Sanctuary and on Zoom. The Zoom link for BZBI religious services changed in September. You can sign up for the new link here. You can download Siddur Sim Shalom, used during Shabbat by going here. The weekly Torah parashah can be found on our shofar blog, here. For more information, please click here.
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Jews and Divorce: Being a Welcoming Community for All of our Families
Jews and Divorce: Being a Welcoming Community for All of our Families
Join us for a special Shabbat with guest teachers Rabbi Ezra Weinberg and therapist Batsheva Ganz, co-founders of Areivut. How can we, as a Jewish community, best support our members going through divorce? What rituals can help families in this process? What should we say (or not say) to someone who is getting a divorce? The day will include a... Read More
1 event,
Sunday Morning Minyan and Schmooze
Sunday Morning Minyan and Schmooze
Join us every Sunday morning for a spirited, musical service: click here for more information. To join Sunday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
4 events,
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Join us for Minyan in the Chapel & on Zoom on both Monday and Thursday mornings: for more information, click here. To join Monday or Thursday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
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American Red Cross Blood Drive in Partnership with Tenth Presbyterian Church
American Red Cross Blood Drive in Partnership with Tenth Presbyterian Church
Donate blood in May! Click here to sign up for a donation slot. Please let Julia Pollock know if you can volunteer during the blood drive that day.
Get Siddurized: A Class on the Siddur with Leslee Schwartz
Get Siddurized: A Class on the Siddur with Leslee Schwartz
Ever wonder when to stand and when to sit during Shabbat services? How and when to bow? Why to repeat some lines and not others? Wish you had notes in your siddur? If so, join Leslee Schwartz for these classes where you can talk through the order of the service and personalize your own copy... Read More
Zohar Study Group led by Rabbi David Greenstein
Zohar Study Group led by Rabbi David Greenstein
Weekly on Monday evenings at 8:00 PM on Zoom - starting September 8, please note the course will meet twice in September (8 & 29) and then resume weekly after the High Holy Days on October 20 Word by word, line by line, page by page, we follow the Zohar, the most precious book of Jewish... Read More
2 events,
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Join us for Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom: click here for more information. To join Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
The Book of Daniel with Rabbi Ira Stone
The Book of Daniel with Rabbi Ira Stone
Weekly on Tuesday's, Starting October 21 at 10:30 AM on Zoom This year our weekly Tanach class will study the last and possibly strangest book of the Bible, the Book of Daniel. Written in the 2nd century BCE purporting to describe events hundreds of years earlier, the book has long been a source for both... Read More
2 events,
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Join us for Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom: click here for more information. To join Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
Whatever Exists, Exists in God: A Contemporary Jewish Encounter with Spinoza’s Ethics led by Rabbi Ira F. Stone
Whatever Exists, Exists in God: A Contemporary Jewish Encounter with Spinoza’s Ethics led by Rabbi Ira F. Stone
A brief introduction to the work of one of the greatest Jewish philosophers whose work caused his excommunication from the Jewish community 500 years ago.. a ban that is theoretically still in force. But Spinoza’s worldview is one that may be much more compelling to contemporary Jews. In fact, it may serve as a firmer... Read More
1 event,
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Join us for Minyan in the Chapel & on Zoom on both Monday and Thursday mornings: for more information, click here. To join Monday or Thursday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
2 events,
Friday Morning Mindful Minyan
Friday Morning Mindful Minyan
Join us for Friday morning Mindful Minyan: click here for more information. Join Friday Morning Mindful Minyan by clicking here.
L’Dor Vador Dinners and Services – Intergenerational Friday Night Shabbat at BZBI
L’Dor Vador Dinners and Services – Intergenerational Friday Night Shabbat at BZBI
November 14 * December 12 * January 9 * March 13 * May 15 Enjoy a child-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service and stay for dinner to meet other families with children who participate in our preschool, Tot Shabbat, Neziner After School Judaics Program and Shabbat No’ar! Dinners are $36/household - stay tuned for registration.
1 event,
Shabbat Services
Shabbat Services
This week, BZBI holds services in the Sanctuary and on Zoom. The Zoom link for BZBI religious services changed in September. You can sign up for the new link here. You can download Siddur Sim Shalom, used during Shabbat by going here. The weekly Torah parashah can be found on our shofar blog, here. For more information, please click here.
1 event,
Sunday Morning Minyan and Schmooze
Sunday Morning Minyan and Schmooze
Join us every Sunday morning for a spirited, musical service: click here for more information. To join Sunday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
3 events,
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Join us for Minyan in the Chapel & on Zoom on both Monday and Thursday mornings: for more information, click here. To join Monday or Thursday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
Get Siddurized: A Class on the Siddur with Leslee Schwartz
Get Siddurized: A Class on the Siddur with Leslee Schwartz
Ever wonder when to stand and when to sit during Shabbat services? How and when to bow? Why to repeat some lines and not others? Wish you had notes in your siddur? If so, join Leslee Schwartz for these classes where you can talk through the order of the service and personalize your own copy... Read More
Zohar Study Group led by Rabbi David Greenstein
Zohar Study Group led by Rabbi David Greenstein
Weekly on Monday evenings at 8:00 PM on Zoom - starting September 8, please note the course will meet twice in September (8 & 29) and then resume weekly after the High Holy Days on October 20 Word by word, line by line, page by page, we follow the Zohar, the most precious book of Jewish... Read More
2 events,
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Join us for Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom: click here for more information. To join Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
The Book of Daniel with Rabbi Ira Stone
The Book of Daniel with Rabbi Ira Stone
Weekly on Tuesday's, Starting October 21 at 10:30 AM on Zoom This year our weekly Tanach class will study the last and possibly strangest book of the Bible, the Book of Daniel. Written in the 2nd century BCE purporting to describe events hundreds of years earlier, the book has long been a source for both... Read More
2 events,
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Join us for Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom: click here for more information. To join Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
Whatever Exists, Exists in God: A Contemporary Jewish Encounter with Spinoza’s Ethics led by Rabbi Ira F. Stone
Whatever Exists, Exists in God: A Contemporary Jewish Encounter with Spinoza’s Ethics led by Rabbi Ira F. Stone
A brief introduction to the work of one of the greatest Jewish philosophers whose work caused his excommunication from the Jewish community 500 years ago.. a ban that is theoretically still in force. But Spinoza’s worldview is one that may be much more compelling to contemporary Jews. In fact, it may serve as a firmer... Read More
1 event,
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Join us for Minyan in the Chapel & on Zoom on both Monday and Thursday mornings: for more information, click here. To join Monday or Thursday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
1 event,
Friday Morning Mindful Minyan
Friday Morning Mindful Minyan
Join us for Friday morning Mindful Minyan: click here for more information. Join Friday Morning Mindful Minyan by clicking here.
1 event,
Shabbat Services
Shabbat Services
This week, BZBI holds services in the Sanctuary and on Zoom. The Zoom link for BZBI religious services changed in September. You can sign up for the new link here. You can download Siddur Sim Shalom, used during Shabbat by going here. The weekly Torah parashah can be found on our shofar blog, here. For more information, please click here.
1 event,
Sunday Morning Minyan and Schmooze
Sunday Morning Minyan and Schmooze
Join us every Sunday morning for a spirited, musical service: click here for more information. To join Sunday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
3 events,
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Join us for Minyan in the Chapel & on Zoom on both Monday and Thursday mornings: for more information, click here. To join Monday or Thursday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
Tractate Pesachim, Chapter One with Rabbi Ira Stone
Tractate Pesachim, Chapter One with Rabbi Ira Stone
Weekly on Monday's, Starting October 20 at 10:00 AM on Zoom We will be studying the first chapter of the Talmudic Tractate Pesachim in our weekly Talmud class this year. While the opening topic of the chapter reviews the laws of Bedikat Hametz, the search for the Hametz just prior to Pesach, as is the... Read More
Zohar Study Group led by Rabbi David Greenstein
Zohar Study Group led by Rabbi David Greenstein
Weekly on Monday evenings at 8:00 PM on Zoom - starting September 8, please note the course will meet twice in September (8 & 29) and then resume weekly after the High Holy Days on October 20 Word by word, line by line, page by page, we follow the Zohar, the most precious book of Jewish... Read More
2 events,
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Join us for Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom: click here for more information. To join Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
The Book of Daniel with Rabbi Ira Stone
The Book of Daniel with Rabbi Ira Stone
Weekly on Tuesday's, Starting October 21 at 10:30 AM on Zoom This year our weekly Tanach class will study the last and possibly strangest book of the Bible, the Book of Daniel. Written in the 2nd century BCE purporting to describe events hundreds of years earlier, the book has long been a source for both... Read More
1 event,
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Join us for Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom: click here for more information. To join Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
1 event,
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Join us for Minyan in the Chapel & on Zoom on both Monday and Thursday mornings: for more information, click here. To join Monday or Thursday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
1 event,
Friday Morning Mindful Minyan
Friday Morning Mindful Minyan
Join us for Friday morning Mindful Minyan: click here for more information. Join Friday Morning Mindful Minyan by clicking here.
1 event,
Shabbat Services
Shabbat Services
This week, BZBI holds services in the Sanctuary and on Zoom. The Zoom link for BZBI religious services changed in September. You can sign up for the new link here. You can download Siddur Sim Shalom, used during Shabbat by going here. The weekly Torah parashah can be found on our shofar blog, here. For more information, please click here.
1 event,
Sunday Morning Minyan and Schmooze
Sunday Morning Minyan and Schmooze
Join us every Sunday morning for a spirited, musical service: click here for more information. To join Sunday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
2 events,
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Join us for Minyan in the Chapel & on Zoom on both Monday and Thursday mornings: for more information, click here. To join Monday or Thursday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
Zohar Study Group led by Rabbi David Greenstein
Zohar Study Group led by Rabbi David Greenstein
Weekly on Monday evenings at 8:00 PM on Zoom - starting September 8, please note the course will meet twice in September (8 & 29) and then resume weekly after the High Holy Days on October 20 Word by word, line by line, page by page, we follow the Zohar, the most precious book of Jewish... Read More
1 event,
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Join us for Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom: click here for more information. To join Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
1 event,
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Tuesday & Wednesday Morning Minyan
Join us for Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom: click here for more information. To join Tuesday and Wednesday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
1 event,
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan
Join us for Minyan in the Chapel & on Zoom on both Monday and Thursday mornings: for more information, click here. To join Monday or Thursday morning Minyan on Zoom, click here.
2 events,
Friday Morning Mindful Minyan
Friday Morning Mindful Minyan
Join us for Friday morning Mindful Minyan: click here for more information. Join Friday Morning Mindful Minyan by clicking here.
First Friday Dinner & Kabbalat Shabbat Services
First Friday Dinner & Kabbalat Shabbat Services
We are pleased to invite the entire BZBI family to save the date for First Friday Dinners! This year, there are three main items to note: ALL of the dinners will be catered by BZBI’s preferred partner, Panache by Foodarama, Panache serves a variety of delicious food options and always sends more than we need, fulfilling the Jewish... Read More
1 event,
Shabbat Services
Shabbat Services
This week, BZBI holds services in the Sanctuary and on Zoom. The Zoom link for BZBI religious services changed in September. You can sign up for the new link here. You can download Siddur Sim Shalom, used during Shabbat by going here. The weekly Torah parashah can be found on our shofar blog, here. For more information, please click here.
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