December 2018
The Amerita Chamber Players
The America-Italy Society sponsors a classical concert by the critically acclaimed Amerita Chamber Players. This unique musical ensemble specializes in the work of Italian composers of the 17th and 18th centuries and performs music carefully researched by the music directors. This concert is free and reservations are not required.
Find out more »ShaBhakti: A Shabbat Yoga Experience
Join BZBI in an alternative spiritual journey into the heart of Shabbat through yogic movement, meditation and song with Dr. Deborah Glassman. Deborah is a certified yoga teacher and practices and studies an alignment based flow style yoga. Her belief is that yoga is more than postures on a sticky mat and is a way to connect with your true self as a manifestation of the divine. She tries to carry her practice of yoga off the mat into her daily life as…
Find out more »Basic Prayerbook Hebrew
Learning to read and understand basic Hebrew opens a world of opportunities for worship. Would you like to be able to comfortably follow along in the prayer book? Are you planning to read Torah for the congregation someday? Do you simply want to be able to easily tell each letter on the dreidel apart? Join us at BZBI to learn the basics of Hebrew reading, pronunciation, and comprehension. This is a class for those with no background in the language,…
Find out more »On One Foot: An Introduction to Judaism for Everyone
Judaism is a world unto itself, encompassing rituals, ideas, and thousands of years of history. If you’ve been curious about Jewish learning but didn’t know where to start, this is the place for you! The American Jewish University’s On One Foot curriculum covers all of the essentials in an interactive format that encourages personal engagement. Join Rabbi Abe Friedman, Rabbi Yosef Goldman, and other local rabbis, for a year-long adventure in Jewish learning. This course is ideal for students seeking a basic…
Find out more »January 2019
Praying in the Round
Participate in the alternative Shabbat prayer experience with Rabbi Goldman. People of all backgrounds are welcome to join this informal service in the round, full of song and conversation, and a creative Torah Service.
Find out more »Basic Prayerbook Hebrew
Learning to read and understand basic Hebrew opens a world of opportunities for worship. Would you like to be able to comfortably follow along in the prayer book? Are you planning to read Torah for the congregation someday? Do you simply want to be able to easily tell each letter on the dreidel apart? Join us at BZBI to learn the basics of Hebrew reading, pronunciation, and comprehension. This is a class for those with no background in the language,…
Find out more »On One Foot: An Introduction to Judaism for Everyone
Judaism is a world unto itself, encompassing rituals, ideas, and thousands of years of history. If you’ve been curious about Jewish learning but didn’t know where to start, this is the place for you! The American Jewish University’s On One Foot curriculum covers all of the essentials in an interactive format that encourages personal engagement. Join Rabbi Abe Friedman, Rabbi Yosef Goldman, and other local rabbis, for a year-long adventure in Jewish learning. This course is ideal for students seeking a basic…
Find out more »Basic Prayerbook Hebrew
Learning to read and understand basic Hebrew opens a world of opportunities for worship. Would you like to be able to comfortably follow along in the prayer book? Are you planning to read Torah for the congregation someday? Do you simply want to be able to easily tell each letter on the dreidel apart? Join us at BZBI to learn the basics of Hebrew reading, pronunciation, and comprehension. This is a class for those with no background in the language,…
Find out more »On One Foot: An Introduction to Judaism for Everyone
Judaism is a world unto itself, encompassing rituals, ideas, and thousands of years of history. If you’ve been curious about Jewish learning but didn’t know where to start, this is the place for you! The American Jewish University’s On One Foot curriculum covers all of the essentials in an interactive format that encourages personal engagement. Join Rabbi Abe Friedman, Rabbi Yosef Goldman, and other local rabbis, for a year-long adventure in Jewish learning. This course is ideal for students seeking a basic…
Find out more »The First Pages
In this set of three interactive sessions taught by Michael Carasik, participants will encounter “the first page” of the Bible, the Mishnah, the Talmud, the midrash, and Rashi’s commentary. Each session consists of an introduction setting the historical stage for the text; learning in small hevruta-style groups of 2 or 3, focused on questions I will pose; and a follow-up discussion of possible answers to those questions and what they tell us about the text. This set of classes is…
Find out more »The First Pages
In this set of three interactive sessions taught by Michael Carasik, participants will encounter “the first page” of the Bible, the Mishnah, the Talmud, the midrash, and Rashi’s commentary. Each session consists of an introduction setting the historical stage for the text; learning in small hevruta-style groups of 2 or 3, focused on questions I will pose; and a follow-up discussion of possible answers to those questions and what they tell us about the text. This set of classes is…
Find out more »ShaBhakti: A Shabbat Yoga Experience
Join BZBI in an alternative spiritual journey into the heart of Shabbat through yogic movement, meditation and song with Dr. Deborah Glassman. Deborah is a certified yoga teacher and practices and studies an alignment based flow style yoga. Her belief is that yoga is more than postures on a sticky mat and is a way to connect with your true self as a manifestation of the divine. She tries to carry her practice of yoga off the mat into her daily life as…
Find out more »ShaBhakti: A Shabbat Yoga Experience
Join BZBI in an alternative spiritual journey into the heart of Shabbat through yogic movement, meditation and song with Dr. Deborah Glassman. Deborah is a certified yoga teacher and practices and studies an alignment based flow style yoga. Her belief is that yoga is more than postures on a sticky mat and is a way to connect with your true self as a manifestation of the divine. She tries to carry her practice of yoga off the mat into her daily life as…
Find out more »Basic Prayerbook Hebrew
Learning to read and understand basic Hebrew opens a world of opportunities for worship. Would you like to be able to comfortably follow along in the prayer book? Are you planning to read Torah for the congregation someday? Do you simply want to be able to easily tell each letter on the dreidel apart? Join us at BZBI to learn the basics of Hebrew reading, pronunciation, and comprehension. This is a class for those with no background in the language,…
Find out more »On One Foot: An Introduction to Judaism for Everyone
Judaism is a world unto itself, encompassing rituals, ideas, and thousands of years of history. If you’ve been curious about Jewish learning but didn’t know where to start, this is the place for you! The American Jewish University’s On One Foot curriculum covers all of the essentials in an interactive format that encourages personal engagement. Join Rabbi Abe Friedman, Rabbi Yosef Goldman, and other local rabbis, for a year-long adventure in Jewish learning. This course is ideal for students seeking a basic…
Find out more »The First Pages
In this set of three interactive sessions taught by Michael Carasik, participants will encounter “the first page” of the Bible, the Mishnah, the Talmud, the midrash, and Rashi’s commentary. Each session consists of an introduction setting the historical stage for the text; learning in small hevruta-style groups of 2 or 3, focused on questions I will pose; and a follow-up discussion of possible answers to those questions and what they tell us about the text. This set of classes is…
Find out more »February 2019
Praying in the Round
Participate in the alternative Shabbat prayer experience with Rabbi Goldman. People of all backgrounds are welcome to join this informal service in the round, full of song and conversation, and a creative Torah Service.
Find out more »Basic Prayerbook Hebrew
Learning to read and understand basic Hebrew opens a world of opportunities for worship. Would you like to be able to comfortably follow along in the prayer book? Are you planning to read Torah for the congregation someday? Do you simply want to be able to easily tell each letter on the dreidel apart? Join us at BZBI to learn the basics of Hebrew reading, pronunciation, and comprehension. This is a class for those with no background in the language,…
Find out more »On One Foot: An Introduction to Judaism for Everyone
Judaism is a world unto itself, encompassing rituals, ideas, and thousands of years of history. If you’ve been curious about Jewish learning but didn’t know where to start, this is the place for you! The American Jewish University’s On One Foot curriculum covers all of the essentials in an interactive format that encourages personal engagement. Join Rabbi Abe Friedman, Rabbi Yosef Goldman, and other local rabbis, for a year-long adventure in Jewish learning. This course is ideal for students seeking a basic…
Find out more »“Zionisms” with Rabbi Joel Seltzer
Join Rabbi Joel Seltzer on a four-session intellectual journey through the founding and emerging streams of Zionism; streams that are alive, well, and often in conflict with one another in the modern State of Israel.
Find out more »Basic Prayerbook Hebrew
Learning to read and understand basic Hebrew opens a world of opportunities for worship. Would you like to be able to comfortably follow along in the prayer book? Are you planning to read Torah for the congregation someday? Do you simply want to be able to easily tell each letter on the dreidel apart? Join us at BZBI to learn the basics of Hebrew reading, pronunciation, and comprehension. This is a class for those with no background in the language,…
Find out more »On One Foot: An Introduction to Judaism for Everyone
Judaism is a world unto itself, encompassing rituals, ideas, and thousands of years of history. If you’ve been curious about Jewish learning but didn’t know where to start, this is the place for you! The American Jewish University’s On One Foot curriculum covers all of the essentials in an interactive format that encourages personal engagement. Join Rabbi Abe Friedman, Rabbi Yosef Goldman, and other local rabbis, for a year-long adventure in Jewish learning. This course is ideal for students seeking a basic…
Find out more »“Zionisms” with Rabbi Joel Seltzer
Join Rabbi Joel Seltzer on a four-session intellectual journey through the founding and emerging streams of Zionism; streams that are alive, well, and often in conflict with one another in the modern State of Israel.
Find out more »ShaBhakti: A Shabbat Yoga Experience
Join BZBI in an alternative spiritual journey into the heart of Shabbat through yogic movement, meditation and song with Dr. Deborah Glassman. Deborah is a certified yoga teacher and practices and studies an alignment based flow style yoga. Her belief is that yoga is more than postures on a sticky mat and is a way to connect with your true self as a manifestation of the divine. She tries to carry her practice of yoga off the mat into her daily life as…
Find out more »“Zionisms” with Rabbi Joel Seltzer
Join Rabbi Joel Seltzer on a four-session intellectual journey through the founding and emerging streams of Zionism; streams that are alive, well, and often in conflict with one another in the modern State of Israel.
Find out more »Basic Prayerbook Hebrew
Learning to read and understand basic Hebrew opens a world of opportunities for worship. Would you like to be able to comfortably follow along in the prayer book? Are you planning to read Torah for the congregation someday? Do you simply want to be able to easily tell each letter on the dreidel apart? Join us at BZBI to learn the basics of Hebrew reading, pronunciation, and comprehension. This is a class for those with no background in the language,…
Find out more »On One Foot: An Introduction to Judaism for Everyone
Judaism is a world unto itself, encompassing rituals, ideas, and thousands of years of history. If you’ve been curious about Jewish learning but didn’t know where to start, this is the place for you! The American Jewish University’s On One Foot curriculum covers all of the essentials in an interactive format that encourages personal engagement. Join Rabbi Abe Friedman, Rabbi Yosef Goldman, and other local rabbis, for a year-long adventure in Jewish learning. This course is ideal for students seeking a basic…
Find out more »“Zionisms” with Rabbi Joel Seltzer
Join Rabbi Joel Seltzer on a four-session intellectual journey through the founding and emerging streams of Zionism; streams that are alive, well, and often in conflict with one another in the modern State of Israel.
Find out more »March 2019
Praying in the Round
Participate in the alternative Shabbat prayer experience with Rabbi Goldman. People of all backgrounds are welcome to join this informal service in the round, full of song and conversation, and a creative Torah Service.
Find out more »Basic Prayerbook Hebrew
Learning to read and understand basic Hebrew opens a world of opportunities for worship. Would you like to be able to comfortably follow along in the prayer book? Are you planning to read Torah for the congregation someday? Do you simply want to be able to easily tell each letter on the dreidel apart? Join us at BZBI to learn the basics of Hebrew reading, pronunciation, and comprehension. This is a class for those with no background in the language,…
Find out more »On One Foot: An Introduction to Judaism for Everyone
Judaism is a world unto itself, encompassing rituals, ideas, and thousands of years of history. If you’ve been curious about Jewish learning but didn’t know where to start, this is the place for you! The American Jewish University’s On One Foot curriculum covers all of the essentials in an interactive format that encourages personal engagement. Join Rabbi Abe Friedman, Rabbi Yosef Goldman, and other local rabbis, for a year-long adventure in Jewish learning. This course is ideal for students seeking a basic…
Find out more »Basic Prayerbook Hebrew
Learning to read and understand basic Hebrew opens a world of opportunities for worship. Would you like to be able to comfortably follow along in the prayer book? Are you planning to read Torah for the congregation someday? Do you simply want to be able to easily tell each letter on the dreidel apart? Join us at BZBI to learn the basics of Hebrew reading, pronunciation, and comprehension. This is a class for those with no background in the language,…
Find out more »On One Foot: An Introduction to Judaism for Everyone
Judaism is a world unto itself, encompassing rituals, ideas, and thousands of years of history. If you’ve been curious about Jewish learning but didn’t know where to start, this is the place for you! The American Jewish University’s On One Foot curriculum covers all of the essentials in an interactive format that encourages personal engagement. Join Rabbi Abe Friedman, Rabbi Yosef Goldman, and other local rabbis, for a year-long adventure in Jewish learning. This course is ideal for students seeking a basic…
Find out more »Basic Prayerbook Hebrew
Learning to read and understand basic Hebrew opens a world of opportunities for worship. Would you like to be able to comfortably follow along in the prayer book? Are you planning to read Torah for the congregation someday? Do you simply want to be able to easily tell each letter on the dreidel apart? Join us at BZBI to learn the basics of Hebrew reading, pronunciation, and comprehension. This is a class for those with no background in the language,…
Find out more »On One Foot: An Introduction to Judaism for Everyone
Judaism is a world unto itself, encompassing rituals, ideas, and thousands of years of history. If you’ve been curious about Jewish learning but didn’t know where to start, this is the place for you! The American Jewish University’s On One Foot curriculum covers all of the essentials in an interactive format that encourages personal engagement. Join Rabbi Abe Friedman, Rabbi Yosef Goldman, and other local rabbis, for a year-long adventure in Jewish learning. This course is ideal for students seeking a basic…
Find out more »Community Shabbat Dinner with Clergy Candidate Rabbi Annie Lewis
After services, join fellow BZBI members as we welcome the spirit of Shabbat. This is a Shabbat dinner you won’t want to miss, as we celebrate together in a warm and welcoming atmosphere with singing, socializing and conversation over a delicious communal meal. This Shabbat we welcome clergy candidate Rabbi Annie Lewis. After dinner we will hold a Q&A. Rabbi Annie Lewis’ formative Jewish experiences took place at the Jewish Center of Princeton (NJ) and Camp Ramah in the Poconos.…
Find out more »Basic Prayerbook Hebrew
Learning to read and understand basic Hebrew opens a world of opportunities for worship. Would you like to be able to comfortably follow along in the prayer book? Are you planning to read Torah for the congregation someday? Do you simply want to be able to easily tell each letter on the dreidel apart? Join us at BZBI to learn the basics of Hebrew reading, pronunciation, and comprehension. This is a class for those with no background in the language,…
Find out more »On One Foot: An Introduction to Judaism for Everyone
Judaism is a world unto itself, encompassing rituals, ideas, and thousands of years of history. If you’ve been curious about Jewish learning but didn’t know where to start, this is the place for you! The American Jewish University’s On One Foot curriculum covers all of the essentials in an interactive format that encourages personal engagement. Join Rabbi Abe Friedman, Rabbi Yosef Goldman, and other local rabbis, for a year-long adventure in Jewish learning. This course is ideal for students seeking a basic…
Find out more »April 2019
Basic Prayerbook Hebrew
Learning to read and understand basic Hebrew opens a world of opportunities for worship. Would you like to be able to comfortably follow along in the prayer book? Are you planning to read Torah for the congregation someday? Do you simply want to be able to easily tell each letter on the dreidel apart? Join us at BZBI to learn the basics of Hebrew reading, pronunciation, and comprehension. This is a class for those with no background in the language,…
Find out more »On One Foot: An Introduction to Judaism for Everyone
Judaism is a world unto itself, encompassing rituals, ideas, and thousands of years of history. If you’ve been curious about Jewish learning but didn’t know where to start, this is the place for you! The American Jewish University’s On One Foot curriculum covers all of the essentials in an interactive format that encourages personal engagement. Join Rabbi Abe Friedman, Rabbi Yosef Goldman, and other local rabbis, for a year-long adventure in Jewish learning. This course is ideal for students seeking a basic…
Find out more »The Amerita Chamber Players
The America-Italy Society sponsors a classical concert by the critically acclaimed Amerita Chamber Players. This unique musical ensemble specializes in the work of Italian composers of the 17th and 18th centuries and performs music carefully researched by the music directors. This concert is free and reservations are not required.
Find out more »Basic Prayerbook Hebrew
Learning to read and understand basic Hebrew opens a world of opportunities for worship. Would you like to be able to comfortably follow along in the prayer book? Are you planning to read Torah for the congregation someday? Do you simply want to be able to easily tell each letter on the dreidel apart? Join us at BZBI to learn the basics of Hebrew reading, pronunciation, and comprehension. This is a class for those with no background in the language,…
Find out more »On One Foot: An Introduction to Judaism for Everyone
Judaism is a world unto itself, encompassing rituals, ideas, and thousands of years of history. If you’ve been curious about Jewish learning but didn’t know where to start, this is the place for you! The American Jewish University’s On One Foot curriculum covers all of the essentials in an interactive format that encourages personal engagement. Join Rabbi Abe Friedman, Rabbi Yosef Goldman, and other local rabbis, for a year-long adventure in Jewish learning. This course is ideal for students seeking a basic…
Find out more »Rabbits & Lettuce: The History of the Haggadah in Art and Text
Aside from the Bible, there might be more different editions of the Passover Haggadah than any other book in history. The Haggadah and Passover seder originated in the land of Israel after the destruction of the Second Temple, and continue to be one of the most observed Jewish rituals throughout the world. This unique visual presentation will show how the Haggadah's texts and the seder's customs developed over the centuries and how Jews shaped their traditions in reaction to the…
Find out more »BZBI, NextGen, the Jewish Graduate Student Network, and Israel Bonds Present Philly Israel Shabbat
Join BZBI, NextGen, the Jewish Graduate Student Network, and Israel Bonds for a Philly Israel Shabbat. Meet up with old friends and make new ones at this Israel themed Shabbat Dinner. Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat service at 6:00 PM then break bread and connect with other young Jewish locals. BZBI folks and unaffiliated friends are welcome. Join with friends on Thursday night to help bake challah and dessert. Space is limited for baking with friends so reserve your spot…
Find out more »Shabbhakti: A Shabbat Yoga Experience
Join BZBI in an alternative spiritual journey into the heart of Shabbat through yogic movement, meditation and song with Dr. Deborah Glassman. Deborah is a certified yoga teacher and practices and studies an alignment based flow style yoga. Her belief is that yoga is more than postures on a sticky mat and is a way to connect with your true self as a manifestation of the divine. She tries to carry her practice of yoga off the mat into her daily life as…
Find out more »May 2019
“Not in My Back Yard” with Rabbi Abe Friedman
Throughout the history of civilization, people have lived in close proximity to other – especially when living in dense urban areas. How do we balance individual property rights against the interests of people living nearby? The Babylonian Talmud deals with this question in the second chapter of Tractate Bava Batra, and our class will offer a survey of the Talmud's approach to neighborliness as well as a conceptual understanding of how Talmud operates. All texts will be provided in English…
Find out more »The Amerita Chamber Players
The America-Italy Society sponsors a classical concert by the critically acclaimed Amerita Chamber Players. This unique musical ensemble specializes in the work of Italian composers of the 17th and 18th centuries and performs music carefully researched by the music directors. This concert is free and reservations are not required.
Find out more »Praying in the Round
Participate in the alternative Shabbat prayer experience with Rabbi Goldman. People of all backgrounds are welcome to join this informal service in the round, full of song and conversation, and a creative Torah Service.
Find out more »Marom Rosh Hodesh
The morning will begin with a special Marom Rosh Hodesh as we celebrate the new month by singing the joyous Hallel prayer. This month, in honor of the start of Iyyar, we are kicking up our Rosh Hodesh celebration a notch. Join us for a special morning prayer service. Rabbi Goldman and the Marom Band will lead a festive musical Hallel experience. Come ready to sing and dance.
Find out more »Psychoanalysis in Israel: Trauma, Anti-Semitism, and Victimization
Join us for our Sixth Annual Jewish Thought & Psychoanalysis Lecture as we welcome Dr. Eran J. Rolnik from Tel-Aviv. He is a noted psychoanalyst, psychiatrist, and historian. He will share with us his unique perspective on the development of psychoanalytic discourse in Israel. Few chapters in the history of psychoanalysis are as densely packed with transcultural, ideological, and moral issues as the coming of psychoanalysis to Jewish Palestine – a geopolitical space which bears some of the deepest scars…
Find out more »“Not in My Back Yard” with Rabbi Abe Friedman
Throughout the history of civilization, people have lived in close proximity to other – especially when living in dense urban areas. How do we balance individual property rights against the interests of people living nearby? The Babylonian Talmud deals with this question in the second chapter of Tractate Bava Batra, and our class will offer a survey of the Talmud's approach to neighborliness as well as a conceptual understanding of how Talmud operates. All texts will be provided in English…
Find out more »“Not in My Back Yard” with Rabbi Abe Friedman
Throughout the history of civilization, people have lived in close proximity to other – especially when living in dense urban areas. How do we balance individual property rights against the interests of people living nearby? The Babylonian Talmud deals with this question in the second chapter of Tractate Bava Batra, and our class will offer a survey of the Talmud's approach to neighborliness as well as a conceptual understanding of how Talmud operates. All texts will be provided in English…
Find out more »Shabbhakti: A Shabbat Yoga Experience
Join BZBI in an alternative spiritual journey into the heart of Shabbat through yogic movement, meditation and song with Dr. Deborah Glassman. Deborah is a certified yoga teacher and practices and studies an alignment based flow style yoga. Her belief is that yoga is more than postures on a sticky mat and is a way to connect with your true self as a manifestation of the divine. She tries to carry her practice of yoga off the mat into her daily life as…
Find out more »“Not in My Back Yard” with Rabbi Abe Friedman
Throughout the history of civilization, people have lived in close proximity to other – especially when living in dense urban areas. How do we balance individual property rights against the interests of people living nearby? The Babylonian Talmud deals with this question in the second chapter of Tractate Bava Batra, and our class will offer a survey of the Talmud's approach to neighborliness as well as a conceptual understanding of how Talmud operates. All texts will be provided in English…
Find out more »“Not in My Back Yard” with Rabbi Abe Friedman
Throughout the history of civilization, people have lived in close proximity to other – especially when living in dense urban areas. How do we balance individual property rights against the interests of people living nearby? The Babylonian Talmud deals with this question in the second chapter of Tractate Bava Batra, and our class will offer a survey of the Talmud's approach to neighborliness as well as a conceptual understanding of how Talmud operates. All texts will be provided in English…
Find out more »June 2019
“Not in My Back Yard” with Rabbi Abe Friedman
Throughout the history of civilization, people have lived in close proximity to other – especially when living in dense urban areas. How do we balance individual property rights against the interests of people living nearby? The Babylonian Talmud deals with this question in the second chapter of Tractate Bava Batra, and our class will offer a survey of the Talmud's approach to neighborliness as well as a conceptual understanding of how Talmud operates. All texts will be provided in English…
Find out more »“Not in My Back Yard” with Rabbi Abe Friedman
Throughout the history of civilization, people have lived in close proximity to other – especially when living in dense urban areas. How do we balance individual property rights against the interests of people living nearby? The Babylonian Talmud deals with this question in the second chapter of Tractate Bava Batra, and our class will offer a survey of the Talmud's approach to neighborliness as well as a conceptual understanding of how Talmud operates. All texts will be provided in English…
Find out more »July 2019
Shabbhakti: A Shabbat Yoga Experience
Join BZBI in an alternative spiritual journey into the heart of Shabbat through yogic movement, meditation and song with Dr. Deborah Glassman. Deborah is a certified yoga teacher and practices and studies an alignment based flow style yoga. Her belief is that yoga is more than postures on a sticky mat and is a way to connect with your true self as a manifestation of the divine. She tries to carry her practice of yoga off the mat into her daily life as…
Find out more »August 2019
Shabbhakti: A Shabbat Yoga Experience
Join BZBI in an alternative spiritual journey into the heart of Shabbat through yogic movement, meditation and song with Dr. Deborah Glassman. Deborah is a certified yoga teacher and practices and studies an alignment based flow style yoga. Her belief is that yoga is more than postures on a sticky mat and is a way to connect with your true self as a manifestation of the divine. She tries to carry her practice of yoga off the mat into her daily life as…
Find out more »September 2019
Yesod Friday Night Dinner
Join other Center City Jews in creating Friday night community at the first Yesod Friday Night Dinner! Dinner will start after our 7:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat. For many, sharing Friday night dinner in community forms the foundation of their Jewish lives. Shabbat allows us to go out into the world knowing that each week we return to our steadfast yesod (foundation). Yesod aims to bring adults together in a warm, inclusive, and authentic community-building Shabbat experience. Everyone is welcome. Our…
Find out more »Shabbhakti: A Shabbat Yoga Experience
Join BZBI in an alternative spiritual journey into the heart of Shabbat through yogic movement, meditation and song with Dr. Deborah Glassman. Deborah is a certified yoga teacher and practices and studies an alignment based flow style yoga. Her belief is that yoga is more than postures on a sticky mat and is a way to connect with your true self as a manifestation of the divine. She tries to carry her practice of yoga off the mat into her daily life as…
Find out more »Exploring Talmud with Rabbi Stone
This year-long course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. This course requires registration. Tuition includes a full year of classes, beginning after Labor Day and concluding before Shavuot. Sign up with the form below: EmbedManager.embed({ key: "https://fs28.formsite.com/res/showFormEmbed?EParam=m_OmK8apOTAHWqMpAjfv1oswdkdWh1NuFzpUCZwnDno&183847374", width: "100%", mobileResponsive: true });
Find out more »Selichot Soul Spa: Philadelphia Community Selichot
With the Selichot service we usher in the Days of Awe. This year we will enter into the Days of Awe with a communal musical Selichot. Join us for a spiritually rousing and heart-opening evening of music, prayer, and contemplation, with clergy and prayer leaders from BZBI, Congregation Leyv Ha-Ir, and Society Hill Synagogue. The evening will begin with Havdalah with refreshments to follow.
Find out more »Exploring Talmud with Rabbi Stone
This year-long course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. This course requires registration. Tuition includes a full year of classes, beginning after Labor Day and concluding before Shavuot. Sign up with the form below: EmbedManager.embed({ key: "https://fs28.formsite.com/res/showFormEmbed?EParam=m_OmK8apOTAHWqMpAjfv1oswdkdWh1NuFzpUCZwnDno&183847374", width: "100%", mobileResponsive: true });
Find out more »First Day of Rosh Hashanah for Children & Teens
Children of all ages are invited to attend the service with their grown ups or are welcome to join their peers in meaningful High Holy Day engagement. Bonim and Gan service, 10:00 AM for 4 years old through Kindergarten 1st and 2nd grade service, 10:00 AM Junior Congregation, 11:30 AM, for students in grades 3-7 Babysitting There will be babysitting for ages 18 months – 3 years old will be offered from 8:30 AM until the end of services. We are…
Find out more »First Day of Rosh Hashanah
We look forward to welcoming the New Year 5780 at our High Holy Day services. Recognizing the Jewish diversity within our community, BZBI offers two different inclusive, egalitarian tefillah (prayer) experiences for the High Holidays. All of our services welcome adults and families seeking an uplifting spiritual experience. Goldberg Sanctuary Service, 8:30 AM The Goldberg Sanctuary Service offers a moving tefillah experience led by Rabbis Abe Friedman, Annie Lewis, and Yosef Goldman. The High Holy Days liturgy is enhanced by inspiring readings…
Find out more »Rosh Hashanah for Families with Young Children
Join the Rabbi Max, Stacey, and Merissa as they lead a family-friendly service for children ages 5 and under and their “grown-ups” that will have us singing, blessing and listening to the sounds of the shofar as a new year is ushered in. Not in our Early Childhood program? Contact Rebecca Krasner, our Community Engagement Specialist, for passes.
Find out more »October 2019
Second Day of Rosh Hashanah
We look forward to welcoming the New Year 5780 at our High Holy Day services. Recognizing the Jewish diversity within our community, BZBI offers two different inclusive, egalitarian tefillah (prayer) experiences for the High Holidays. All of our services welcome adults and families seeking an uplifting spiritual experience. Goldberg Sanctuary Service, 9:00 AM The Goldberg Sanctuary Service offers a moving tefillah experience led by Rabbis Abe Friedman, Annie Lewis, and Yosef Goldman. The High Holy Days liturgy is enhanced by inspiring readings…
Find out more »Second Day of Rosh Hashanah for Children & Teens
Children of all ages are invited to attend the service with their grown ups or are welcome to join their peers in meaningful High Holy Day engagement. Bonim and Gan service, 10:00 AM, for 4 years old through Kindergarten 1st and 2nd grade service, 10:00 AM Junior Congregation, 10:30 AM, for students in grades 3-7 Babysitting There will be babysitting for ages 18 months – 4 years old from 9:00 AM until the end of services. We are providing childcare for children…
Find out more »Kol Nidre
Recognizing the Jewish diversity within our community, BZBI offers two different inclusive, egalitarian tefillah (prayer) experiences for the High Holidays. All of our services welcome adults and families seeking an uplifting spiritual experience. Goldberg Sanctuary Service - Musical prelude begins 5:45 PM, services begin 6:00 PM. The Goldberg Sanctuary Service offers a moving tefillah experience led by Rabbis Abe Friedman, Annie Lewis, and Yosef Goldman. The High Holy Days liturgy is enhanced by inspiring readings and Rabbi Goldman's evocative singing, weaving…
Find out more »Yom Kippur Morning
We look forward to welcoming the New Year 5779 at our High Holy Day services. Recognizing the Jewish diversity within our community, BZBI offers two different inclusive, egalitarian tefillah (prayer) experiences for the High Holidays. All of our services welcome adults and families seeking an uplifting spiritual experience. Goldberg Sanctuary Service The Goldberg Sanctuary Service offers a moving tefillah experience led by Rabbis Abe Friedman, Annie Lewis, and Yosef Goldman. The High Holy Days liturgy is enhanced by inspiring readings and Rabbi Goldman’s…
Find out more »Yom Kippur Morning for Children & Teens
Children of all ages are invited to attend the service with their grown ups or are welcome to join their peers in meaningful High Holy Day engagement. Service for Families with Young Children, 9:00 AM, in the Lower Wolfsohn Auditorium. Bonim and Gan service, 10:00 AM, for 4 years old through Kindergarten 1st and 2nd grade service, 10:00 AM Junior Congregation, 11:30 AM, for students in grades 3-7 Babysitting There will be babysitting for ages 18 months – 4 years old…
Find out more »Yom Kippur for Families with Young Children
Let’s Welcome a Sweet New Year Together! Join the Rabbi Max, Stacey, and Merissa as they lead a family-friendly service for children ages 5 and under and their “grown-ups” that will have us singing, blessing, and thinking about making better choices in the year ahead as a new year is ushered in.
Find out more »Yom Kippur Afternoon
Congregant Hour, 2:15-4:00 PM, in the Chapel Public Yizkor, 4:00 PM, in the Chapel All members of the community are invited to join us at this sacred afternoon service in which we offer prayers in memory of our relatives and friends who have passed on. You are welcome to stay for Mincha. Yom Kippur Restorative Yoga, 4:30 PM, in Lower Wolfsohn Please join Deborah Glassman in a yoga practice on the afternoon of Yom Kippur. After cleansing your spiritual- self,…
Find out more »Shabbhakti: A Shabbat Yoga Experience
Join BZBI in an alternative spiritual journey into the heart of Shabbat through yogic movement, meditation and song with Dr. Deborah Glassman. Deborah is a certified yoga teacher and practices and studies an alignment based flow style yoga. Her belief is that yoga is more than postures on a sticky mat and is a way to connect with your true self as a manifestation of the divine. She tries to carry her practice of yoga off the mat into her daily life as…
Find out more »First Day of Sukkot Morning
Join BZBI as we celebrate the holiday of Sukkot. We will all have Kiddush in the Sukkah after services. Sukkot begins five days after Yom Kippur and is named for the sukkot (temporary huts) we build in honor of the holiday. BZBI will build a sukkah on the corner of 18th and Spruce to celebrate all seven days of the holiday days and its intermediate days. According to rabbinic tradition, the sukkah represents the huts the Israelites dwelt in while…
Find out more »Second Day of Sukkot Morning
Join BZBI as we celebrate the holiday of Sukkot. The service will be held in the Kahaner Auditorium. We will all have Kiddush in the Sukkah after services. Sukkot begins five days after Yom Kippur and is named for the sukkot (temporary huts) we build in honor of the holiday. BZBI will build a sukkah on the corner of 18th and Spruce to celebrate all seven days of the holiday days and its intermediate days. According to rabbinic tradition, the…
Find out more »Hoshana Rabba
During Hoshana Rabba services, worshipers hold the lulav and etrog (the palm branch, the citron, the willows, and the myrtles), and make seven circuits around the room while reciting Hoshana hymns - entreating God to deliver us, especially from famine and drought. The service concludes with attendees taking bunches of willows and beating them on the ground three times so that the leaves fall off--a symbolic representation of the rain, required for good crops, which beats on the leaves. Order…
Find out more »Shemini Atzeret & Yizkor
On Shemini Atzeret, the eighth day of Sukkot, our community comes together to chant a special prayer pleading for rain, as rain symbolizes prosperity. Shemini Atzeret is also one of the holidays giving us the opportunity to observe Yizkor to remember and reflect on our departed loved ones. Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch drew out the meaning of the holiday from the word atzeret, which he translated as “to gather” or “to store up.” Therefore, on this final day of celebration,…
Find out more »Exploring Talmud with Rabbi Stone
This year-long course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. This course requires registration. Tuition includes a full year of classes, beginning after Labor Day and concluding before Shavuot. Sign up with the form below: EmbedManager.embed({ key: "https://fs28.formsite.com/res/showFormEmbed?EParam=m_OmK8apOTAHWqMpAjfv1oswdkdWh1NuFzpUCZwnDno&183847374", width: "100%", mobileResponsive: true });
Find out more »November 2019
Exploring Talmud with Rabbi Stone
This year-long course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. This course requires registration. Tuition includes a full year of classes, beginning after Labor Day and concluding before Shavuot. Sign up with the form below: EmbedManager.embed({ key: "https://fs28.formsite.com/res/showFormEmbed?EParam=m_OmK8apOTAHWqMpAjfv1oswdkdWh1NuFzpUCZwnDno&183847374", width: "100%", mobileResponsive: true });
Find out more »Exploring Talmud with Rabbi Stone
This year-long course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. This course requires registration. Tuition includes a full year of classes, beginning after Labor Day and concluding before Shavuot. Sign up with the form below: EmbedManager.embed({ key: "https://fs28.formsite.com/res/showFormEmbed?EParam=m_OmK8apOTAHWqMpAjfv1oswdkdWh1NuFzpUCZwnDno&183847374", width: "100%", mobileResponsive: true });
Find out more »Exploring Talmud with Rabbi Stone
This year-long course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. This course requires registration. Tuition includes a full year of classes, beginning after Labor Day and concluding before Shavuot. Sign up with the form below: EmbedManager.embed({ key: "https://fs28.formsite.com/res/showFormEmbed?EParam=m_OmK8apOTAHWqMpAjfv1oswdkdWh1NuFzpUCZwnDno&183847374", width: "100%", mobileResponsive: true });
Find out more »Exploring Talmud with Rabbi Stone
This year-long course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. This course requires registration. Tuition includes a full year of classes, beginning after Labor Day and concluding before Shavuot. Sign up with the form below: EmbedManager.embed({ key: "https://fs28.formsite.com/res/showFormEmbed?EParam=m_OmK8apOTAHWqMpAjfv1oswdkdWh1NuFzpUCZwnDno&183847374", width: "100%", mobileResponsive: true });
Find out more »December 2019
Exploring Talmud with Rabbi Stone
This year-long course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. This course requires registration. Tuition includes a full year of classes, beginning after Labor Day and concluding before Shavuot. Sign up with the form below: EmbedManager.embed({ key: "https://fs28.formsite.com/res/showFormEmbed?EParam=m_OmK8apOTAHWqMpAjfv1oswdkdWh1NuFzpUCZwnDno&183847374", width: "100%", mobileResponsive: true });
Find out more »Exploring Talmud with Rabbi Stone
This year-long course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. This course requires registration. Tuition includes a full year of classes, beginning after Labor Day and concluding before Shavuot. Sign up with the form below: EmbedManager.embed({ key: "https://fs28.formsite.com/res/showFormEmbed?EParam=m_OmK8apOTAHWqMpAjfv1oswdkdWh1NuFzpUCZwnDno&183847374", width: "100%", mobileResponsive: true });
Find out more »Exploring Talmud with Rabbi Stone
This year-long course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. This course requires registration. Tuition includes a full year of classes, beginning after Labor Day and concluding before Shavuot. Sign up with the form below: EmbedManager.embed({ key: "https://fs28.formsite.com/res/showFormEmbed?EParam=m_OmK8apOTAHWqMpAjfv1oswdkdWh1NuFzpUCZwnDno&183847374", width: "100%", mobileResponsive: true });
Find out more »January 2020
Exploring Talmud with Rabbi Stone
This year-long course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. This course requires registration. Tuition includes a full year of classes, beginning after Labor Day and concluding before Shavuot. Sign up with the form below: EmbedManager.embed({ key: "https://fs28.formsite.com/res/showFormEmbed?EParam=m_OmK8apOTAHWqMpAjfv1oswdkdWh1NuFzpUCZwnDno&183847374", width: "100%", mobileResponsive: true });
Find out more »Exploring Talmud with Rabbi Stone
This year-long course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. This course requires registration. Tuition includes a full year of classes, beginning after Labor Day and concluding before Shavuot. Sign up with the form below: EmbedManager.embed({ key: "https://fs28.formsite.com/res/showFormEmbed?EParam=m_OmK8apOTAHWqMpAjfv1oswdkdWh1NuFzpUCZwnDno&183847374", width: "100%", mobileResponsive: true });
Find out more »Exploring Talmud with Rabbi Stone
This year-long course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. This course requires registration. Tuition includes a full year of classes, beginning after Labor Day and concluding before Shavuot. Sign up with the form below: EmbedManager.embed({ key: "https://fs28.formsite.com/res/showFormEmbed?EParam=m_OmK8apOTAHWqMpAjfv1oswdkdWh1NuFzpUCZwnDno&183847374", width: "100%", mobileResponsive: true });
Find out more »February 2020
Exploring Talmud with Rabbi Stone
This year-long course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. This course requires registration. Tuition includes a full year of classes, beginning after Labor Day and concluding before Shavuot. Sign up with the form below: EmbedManager.embed({ key: "https://fs28.formsite.com/res/showFormEmbed?EParam=m_OmK8apOTAHWqMpAjfv1oswdkdWh1NuFzpUCZwnDno&183847374", width: "100%", mobileResponsive: true });
Find out more »Exploring Talmud with Rabbi Stone
This year-long course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. This course requires registration. Tuition includes a full year of classes, beginning after Labor Day and concluding before Shavuot. Sign up with the form below: EmbedManager.embed({ key: "https://fs28.formsite.com/res/showFormEmbed?EParam=m_OmK8apOTAHWqMpAjfv1oswdkdWh1NuFzpUCZwnDno&183847374", width: "100%", mobileResponsive: true });
Find out more »Exploring Talmud with Rabbi Stone
This year-long course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. This course requires registration. Tuition includes a full year of classes, beginning after Labor Day and concluding before Shavuot. Sign up with the form below: EmbedManager.embed({ key: "https://fs28.formsite.com/res/showFormEmbed?EParam=m_OmK8apOTAHWqMpAjfv1oswdkdWh1NuFzpUCZwnDno&183847374", width: "100%", mobileResponsive: true });
Find out more »Exploring Talmud with Rabbi Stone
This year-long course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. This course requires registration. Tuition includes a full year of classes, beginning after Labor Day and concluding before Shavuot. Sign up with the form below: EmbedManager.embed({ key: "https://fs28.formsite.com/res/showFormEmbed?EParam=m_OmK8apOTAHWqMpAjfv1oswdkdWh1NuFzpUCZwnDno&183847374", width: "100%", mobileResponsive: true });
Find out more »March 2020
Exploring Talmud with Rabbi Stone
This year-long course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. This course requires registration. Tuition includes a full year of classes, beginning after Labor Day and concluding before Shavuot. Sign up with the form below: EmbedManager.embed({ key: "https://fs28.formsite.com/res/showFormEmbed?EParam=m_OmK8apOTAHWqMpAjfv1oswdkdWh1NuFzpUCZwnDno&183847374", width: "100%", mobileResponsive: true });
Find out more »Exploring Talmud with Rabbi Stone
This year-long course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. This course requires registration. Tuition includes a full year of classes, beginning after Labor Day and concluding before Shavuot. Sign up with the form below: EmbedManager.embed({ key: "https://fs28.formsite.com/res/showFormEmbed?EParam=m_OmK8apOTAHWqMpAjfv1oswdkdWh1NuFzpUCZwnDno&183847374", width: "100%", mobileResponsive: true });
Find out more »Exploring Talmud with Rabbi Stone
This year-long course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. This course requires registration. Tuition includes a full year of classes, beginning after Labor Day and concluding before Shavuot. Sign up with the form below: EmbedManager.embed({ key: "https://fs28.formsite.com/res/showFormEmbed?EParam=m_OmK8apOTAHWqMpAjfv1oswdkdWh1NuFzpUCZwnDno&183847374", width: "100%", mobileResponsive: true });
Find out more »Online Mondays: Exploring Talmud with Rabbi Stone
This year-long course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. This course requires registration. Tuition includes a full year of classes, beginning after Labor Day and concluding before Shavuot. To join the class now, please complete a "contact us" message by clicking here Access by Desktop or…
Find out more »Online Mondays: Exploring Talmud with Rabbi Stone
This year-long course with Rabbi Ira Stone will provide an introduction to the length and breadth of this unique and important literature at the heart of post-temple Judaism. It will include a deep dive into the opening chapter of the first tractate, berachot. This course requires registration. Tuition includes a full year of classes, beginning after Labor Day and concluding before Shavuot. To join the class now, please complete a "contact us" message by clicking here Access by Desktop or…
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