You Can Now Say Kaddish Online

The Rabbinical Assembly’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards issued new guidance for congregations declaring this period a sha’at ha-dahak, a time of extreme pressure, during which special allowances can be made for ritual practice. Specifically, we are now allowing a “virtual minyan” of ten people connected by audio and video to recite Kaddish.

We hope you will join our Zoom minyanim at the regular BZBI minyan times to ensure that our members are able to say Kaddish. Also be sure to attend our virtual Kabbalat Shabbat and Havdallah services.  Many people in our community have yahrzeit each week, and your support for our virtual minyan is especially vital during this sha’at ha-dahak.

Please join our “minyan zoom chapel” at the links shown on the events page:

• Monday – Friday mornings at 7:45 AM
• Monday – Thursday afternoons at 5:30 PM
• Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM
• Friday evening at 6:00 PM for Kabbalat Shabbat service
• Saturday evening at 8:15 PM for the Havdallah service.

You can download the portions of the siddur Sim Shalom, the prayerbook used for the daily minyan or Shabbat services by going to this site.

Let us know if you have an upcoming yahrtzeit, questions or need technical support by completing a “contact us” form here.