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Summary of Minutes from November 2023 Board Retreat

11/30/23 BZBI Board Retreat Attendees: Anne Albert, Lynne Balaban, Shoshanna Bannett, Doug Barg, Akil Bowler, Gary Bramnick, Bill Brookover, Daniel Cohen (virtual), Eileen Dwell, Rabbi Abe Friedman, Tanya Hess, Josh… Read More

Posted: December 26, 2023 by Lynne Balaban

Shabbat Learning, Thanksgiving Weekend – Shlomo Cohen

Va-yetzei / November 25 / 5784

Posted: December 1, 2023 by Communications @ BZBI

Shabbat Learning by Nancy Leaderman

Hayyei Sarah / 11 November 2023

Posted: November 16, 2023 by Communications @ BZBI

Rabbi Abe’s Book Review: “Palestine 1936” by Oren Kessler

Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict Oren Kessler Rowman & Littlefield, 2023 Reading Oren Kessler’s Palestine 1936 was an enlightening and sometimes surreal… Read More

Posted: April 17, 2023 by Rabbi Abe Friedman

Shabbat Learning with Rabbi Abi Weber: In Defense of Beauty

Vayakhel-Pekudei / 5783 / 18 March 2023

One of my favorite TV shows of the last few years is “Easy,” a comedy-drama anthology that follows a group of interconnected individuals in the city of Chicago. The first… Read More

Posted: March 28, 2023 by Rabbi Abi Weber