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.
Jeffrey Ohrenstein, Chairman of Memorial Scroll Trust, will explain how BJ's historic Torah, older than the United States, was one of 1564 scrolls rescued from the Holocaust. This event will include a Q&A and an opportunity to view the scroll up close.
Volunteer to deliver a Passover package and share a visit or friendly phone call with an older adult.
Come together for this commemorative service for the Czech scrolls from the Memorial Scrolls Trust (MST) that are being cared for in the New York metropolitan area.
Join us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
The “Building Resiliency” series is a transformative six-part support group specially designed to explore the profound aspects of life and well-being for older adults. Each session delves into different themes, encouraging participants to reflect, share, and connect on a deeper level.
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.
Come share your favorite child-friendly traditions and learn new ways to liven up your seder in this interactive Zoom workshop with Rabbis Rebecca Weintraub and Deena Cowans.
Join East of the River, led by Nina Stern and Daphna Mor, to celebrate the release of their album, Ija Mia. Ija Mia braids together the rich vocal and instrumental traditions of the sephardic diaspora with soundscapes from throughout North Africa and the Ottoman Empire.
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.
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.
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.
Calling all fifth grade students and parents! Join us for a special Shabbat morning gathering for the B-Mitzvah cohort. We’ll come together with Rabbi Rebecca Weintraub and BJ’s Family Life & Learning staff to explore what it means to become a B-Mitzvah.
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.
As Pesah approaches, feelings of grief and loss may be heightened as memories of years past resurface. BJ members, join members of our community to draw support and comfort one another and from our shared tradition.
Join us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
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.
Learn new melodies, review old favorites—take part in this musical preparation for your seder, with Hazzan Ari Priven.
Part of our Israel at 76 series, in this session with Dr. Rachel Korazim, we will read and discuss poetry written during and in response to the calamity of October 7, and the war that has followed. This series is generously sponsored by Helena Diamant Glass.
The “Building Resiliency” series is a transformative six-part support group specially designed to explore the profound aspects of life and well-being for older adults. Each session delves into different themes, encouraging participants to reflect, share, and connect on a deeper level.
BJ members, celebrate Pesah with fellow BJ teens and build a "gingermatzah" house!
In partnership with Project Rousseau, we will offer a monthly clinic where volunteers will help asylum seekers complete and submit the online application for employment authorization.
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.
In recent days, we have seen an escalation of the conflicts happening on college campuses throughout the country, including in our own neighborhood. For many of us, these events are stirring strong and often conflicting emotions. On Shabbat afternoon, Rabbis Roly Matalon and Felicia Sol will facilitate a space for discussion on this sensitive and highly charged topic.
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!
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.
Aviv 20s and 30s are invited to join Base UWS to commemorate Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day). Zikaron BaSalon (Remembrance in the Living Room) encourages us to honor the lives of those who were lost in the Holocaust—and those who survived—through personal narrative.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kamal Almashharawi will share the story of his family's escape from Gaza and their hope for a better future.
Combatants for Peace and The Parents Circle Families Forum are again co-hosting the Joint Memorial Day Ceremony, an annual event that brings Israelis and Palestinians together to unite in shared grief and to build hope. The event will be livestreamed from Israel, or join the in-person satellite event at CBE in Brooklyn.
The shift from the memorial of Yom Hazikaron to celebration of Yom Ha’atzma-ut is both challenging and crucial. Be part of our UWS community as we navigate this ma’avar, supporting one another through rituals of both sorrow and joy, uniting to express solidarity and strength.
