Connections Cocktail Hour
Remote Access Only NY, United StatesJoin us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
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Events
K-6 Hanukkah Bash
Frankel Hall 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesPrepare for Hanukkah with some fun holiday themed activities and music! There will be gift wrapping, holiday card making, delicious Hanukkah treats, and a holiday gift drive for local migrant families.
Rabbis Pursuing Justice in Israel: Rabbi Jill Jacobs and Rabbi Avi Dabush in Conversation
Reception Room 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin Rabbi Jill Jacobs with Rabbi Avi Dabush for a conversation about what’s missing from public conversation about Israel—and how to change that.
Light in the Darkness: A Hanukkah Bereavement Group
Remote Access Only NY, United StatesAs Hanukkah approaches, we remember loved ones who we will miss during our holiday gatherings this year. With that in mind, we invite you to join us for a virtual bereavement group, facilitated by BJ Social Worker Jane Blumenstein, LCSW.
Israeli Authors Discussion Group: Ayelet Tsabari
Remote Access Only NY, United StatesLed by BJ members Rabbi Carole Balin and Jennifer Sylvor, the Israeli Authors Discussion Group takes us on a journey of rich and thought-provoking Israeli literature. This group will meet on the third Thursday of the month.
Joey Weisenberg Live in Concert
Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesAs the Micki Levin Concert Series continues, Joey Weisenberg returns to BJ, for a night of soul-igniting melodies and collective harmonies. Gather with us in the Sanctuary, or join the livestream, for a night of participatory celebration of sacred communal music.
WSCAH Volunteer Days
SPSA Sanctuary 263 West 86th Street, New York, NY, United StatesMake a meaningful impact on the lives of fellow New Yorkers by volunteering with fellow BJ members at the West Side Campaign Against Hunger. Spots are limited, volunteers must be 18 or older. We hope you will join us in making a difference!
Hitoreri + Hanukkah Party
Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesHitoreri—our monthly teen-only Kabbalat Shabbat and dinner—is a BJ member teen tradition. Teens participate in a mindfulness-style Kabbalat Shabbat service followed by a delicious Shabbat dinner. This month, there's a fun Hanukkah twist, with latkes, sufganiyot, dreidel-spinning contests, and much more!
Aviv Shabbat
Reception Room and Middle Room 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for Aviv’s Kabbalat Shabbat service and dinner! Come together with other folks in their 20s and 30s for a night of community, camaraderie, and celebration.
Hakhanah LaTefillah
Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesOn 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.
Connections Cocktail Hour
Remote Access Only NY, United StatesJoin us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
Community Oneg
Frankel Hall 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesCome together after Kabbalat Shabbat to catch up with friends and meet new people over delicious nosh and some drinks.
Hanukkah-Rosh Hodesh-New Year’s Brunch
Middle Room 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesIt's Rosh HanuYear! Celebrate this trifecta of special days with a post-minyan brunch and raise a glass to 2025, the month of Tevet, and the end of Hanukkah.
Community Oneg
Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesCome together after Kabbalat Shabbat to catch up with friends and meet new people over delicious nosh and some drinks.
Hakhanah LaTefillah
Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesOn 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.
Connections Cocktail Hour
Remote Access Only NY, United StatesJoin us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
[CANCELED] Shabbaton Challah Cover-Making Workshop
Middle Room 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesCreate a custom challah cover that preserves your family memories and also incorporates photographs from the BJ archives collection. This is a beautiful way to bring a bit of BJ's history into your own home as we celebrate the BJ Bicentennial!
M’kom Shalom: A Place of Peace
Remote Access Only NY, United StatesThis 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.
Israel Processing Space for Parents
Remote Access Only NY, United StatesWe know that our children are hearing about current events in Israel from many sources. This monthly group is a space for those raising children in K-7th grade to discuss how we talk about Israel with our children.
Bim Bam
Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesBim Bam gives children three and under a fun space to get ready for Shabbat through interactive songs, movement, and stories, while practicing traditions such as lighting candles and saying Kiddush.
Likrat Shabbat (3rd-6th Grade)
Community House 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesKick off Shabbat with some Friday night learning, music, food, and community building. The evening will start with candle lighting, Shabbat-related activities, and services, followed by a delicious dinner.
Bring Them Home: A Conversation with Liz Hirsh Naftali
Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin Liz Hirsch Naftali for a discussion on the hostages' plight and future plans under the new administration. Liz is the great-aunt of Abigail Mor Edan, a three-year-old kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and held hostage for 51 days.
Connections Cocktail Hour
Remote Access Only NY, United StatesJoin us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
Parenting as a Spiritual Practice with Rabbi Becca Weintraub
Remote Access Only NY, United StatesExplore how parenting can be a vehicle to our own Jewish spiritual practice and how together we can raise connected, thoughtful, and empowered mensches. This havurah (group learning/cohort) is open to parents with children ages birth through 18.
Kadima Parent Learning: BJ Community Covenant
Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesAs our Kadima students embark on a learning unit about the BJ Community Covenant, we invite you to learn and explore the values yourself, so you can bring the conversation home with your students.
Israeli Authors Discussion Group: Ayelet Tsabari
Remote Access Only NY, United StatesLed by BJ members Rabbi Carole Balin and Jennifer Sylvor, the Israeli Authors Discussion Group takes us on a journey of rich and thought-provoking Israeli literature. This group will meet on the third Thursday of the month.
Bim Bam
Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesBim Bam gives children three and under a fun space to get ready for Shabbat through interactive songs, movement, and stories, while practicing traditions such as lighting candles and saying Kiddush.
Aviv Shabbat
Reception Room and Middle Room 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for Aviv’s Kabbalat Shabbat service and dinner! Come together with other folks in their 20s and 30s for a night of community, camaraderie, and celebration.