Join us for a Kabbalat Shabbat experience at BJ especially for the Aviv community! Come together with other folks in their 20s and 30s for a night of community, camaraderie, and celebration. After the service, we will schmooze over snacks and sweets.
On alternating weeks, join Rabbi Roly Matalon to prepare the soul and open the heart for Shabbat morning prayers through the singing of piyutim and brief reflections.
Join the BJ Theater Company as we celebrate Pesah! Kindergarten–6th graders explore the Haggadah through music and dance as we weave together a parody performance that will have you singing through your seder.
Give new life to old possessions! Clear your home of unneeded items while embodying the Jewish value of bal tashhit —a call to not destroy needlessly.
Let us come together in song, ritual, and celebration as we journey through the BJ Community Seder, led by Rabbi Sammy Kanter and enhanced by our team of musicians. The seder includes a full Pesah meal, elegantly provided by a Kosher caterer.
We’re excited that our Shabbat Model program embraces BJ’s celebration of Shabbat, modeling authentic experiences of Jewish life. All BJ families are welcome at Shabbat Model—please note the programming is designed with our third through sixth grade students in mind.
On alternating weeks, join Rabbi Roly Matalon to prepare the soul and open the heart for Shabbat morning prayers through the singing of piyutim and brief reflections.
We’re excited that our Shabbat Model program embraces BJ’s celebration of Shabbat, modeling authentic experiences of Jewish life. All BJ families are welcome at Shabbat Model—please note the programming is designed with our third through sixth grade students in mind.
Celebrate the end of 6th grade and the beginning of the B-Mitzvah chapter with BJ! This exciting 6th-grade Shabbaton is an opportunity to celebrate Shabbat with your friends, take part in a meaningful tzedek (justice) project, and have a blast!
The BJ Environmental Advocates are forming a new garden committee to take ownership of the garden. Learn how to get involved at this garden orientation session.
Join us for a powerful commemoration of Yom Hashoah, as we come together for prayer, music, and ritual, in the presence of BJ’s Shoah Megillah, holding the names of family members of the BJ community who perished in the Holocaust. This year’s commemoration will also feature a screening of the film Etty Hillesum: Search for a Writer in Wartime.
For 25 consecutive years, the Upper West Side community has gathered to read the names of those among the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. We come together this year for the 25th anniversary of this gathering, to read the names at BJ, where this Upper West Side ritual first began.
Join us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
Sixth-grade parents will after Kadima for a special "re"-orientation for the B-Mitzvah process. We will review the checklist of everything to be done for your child's B-Mitzvah. Sixth graders and younger siblings are invited to stay for pizza in the Middle Room.
Make your voice heard in the BJ contingent of the National Council of Jewish Women’s “Jews for Repro NY” Lobby Day in Albany.
Part of our Israel at 76 series, meet Ronen Koehler of Brothers and Sisters in Arms and Lee Hoffman Agiv from Bonot Alternativa—organizations at the forefront of the pro-democracy movement. This series is generously sponsored by Helena Diamant Glass.
This Zoom support group is for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Facilitated by Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW, and Dr. Adena Greenberg, Ph.D., the support group will meet monthly on Wednesdays.
Join Aviv as we hit Broadway to see Lempicka at the Longacre Theatre!
Experience Shabbat in community with other families, and enjoy a weekend of learning, fun-filled activities, and time in nature. This weekend is a great opportunity to connect with old friends and meet new families!
This winter and spring we are piloting a Community Oneg program. Come together after Kabbalat Shabbat to catch up with friends and meet new people over a little nibble and a beverage.
We’re excited that our Shabbat Model program embraces BJ’s celebration of Shabbat, modeling authentic experiences of Jewish life. All BJ families are welcome at Shabbat Model—please note the programming is designed with our third through sixth grade students in mind.
Join us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
Part of our Israel at 76 series, meet Avi Dabush, executive director of Rabbis for Human Rights and a survivor of the October 7 attack on Kibbutz Nirim. This series is generously sponsored by Helena Diamant Glass.
Families will enjoy a kid-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service filled with singing and dancing. Services will be followed by a dinner complete with Shabbat blessings and songs.
As the school year draws to a close, we invite 7th graders and their families to join us for an evening filled with warmth, laughter, and joy as we honor our 7th graders’ achievements this year in Haverim.