Worship
Weekday Services
BZBI welcomes anyone interested in daily or Shabbat minyan (worship services) to take part in our spirited and warm prayer community. We offer opportunities for prayer and community every morning, on Monday afternoons, and on the first Friday night of each month. Our First Friday Kabbalat Shabbat also offers two dinner options: an early dinner at 5:00 PM and a late dinner at 7:15 PM. Dinner reservations must be made in advance, no later than the Monday prior to the First Friday Kaballat Shabbat.
Weekday morning service times change for Festivals (9:30 AM) and most Federal holidays (9:00 AM). Please contact the Temple Office if you have questions about a specific date. Click here for High Holy Days information.
The chart below shows all of our regular weekday and Shabbat service times and locations:
*In order to more effectively provide minyanim for those observing Yahrzeit, we are now offering Evening Zoom Minyan on Tuesdays through Thursdays only when we are advised in advance of a Yahrzeit observance. If you would like us to convene a minyan for a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday evening, please contact the Temple Office at 215-735-5148 at least two working days in advance. We encourage everyone to join the BZBI Minyan Alerts WhatsApp group for the most up-to-date information about weekday services.
Click here for the link to join the whatsapp group.
Zoom Access
BZBI offers Zoom access for all in-person services except First Fridays. In addition, we are still transitioning some of our Daily Morning Minyan services from Zoom to multi-access (see chart above for specific details). You can click here for online Zoom services here.
A password is required to join BZBI Shabbat & weekday Zoom services. If you do not already have the password, please call the Temple Office or contact us.
Please note: Rabbi Mort’s Torah study class continues without change at approximately 8:15 AM after the Wednesday minyan.
Shabbat & Holiday Services
Multi-access Kabbalat Shabbat and Shabbat morning services have taken place in the Goldberg Sanctuary and on Zoom since June 2021. To join us via Zoom, click here.
Saturdays
9:30 AM: Shabbat morning (in the Goldberg Sanctuary and Online)
Holidays
Please check specific holiday pages (shown to your left) for service times.
About Us
Clergy
Rabbi Abe Friedman, Senior Rabbi
Rabbi Abi Weber, Associate Rabbi
Rabbi Ira F. Stone, Rabbi Emeritus
Ritual Committee Chair
Prayer Books
Click to Download:
Daily Shacharit Prayers
Daily Ma’ariv Prayers
Kaballat Shabbat Prayers
Shabbat and Holiday Prayers
Weekly Parashah from Humash Etz Hayim, found in the Shofar Blog
Candle Lighting Times
Weekly Torah Readings
Weekly Commentaries
Torah Commentary from the Jewish Theological Seminary
Haftarah Commentary from the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem
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