If you had to go on a date with a synagogue, what would be the best time to go on a first date? The High Holidays? They tend to be… Read More
Tzav 5776/26 March 2016
I have been one acquainted with the night. I have walked out in rain—and back in rain. I have outwalked the furthest city light. I have looked down the saddest… Read More
This past Shabbat morning, all of us gathered in the sanctuary for services stood up from our seats for the culmination of the weekly Torah portion- the reading of the… Read More
Jon Smollen and Leah Kaplan welcome family, friends and the BZBI community to join in celebrating the Bar Mitzvah of their son Jacob Smollen, big brother to Livia and Ben…. Read More
Parashat Zakhor 5776 / 19 March 2016
A few weeks ago, many of us read about a political leader who energized his base of support by stoking fears of a hidden fifth column, living among the citizens… Read More