We'll raise our voices together this Leil Selihot, reflecting on the past, sinking into the present, and looking toward opportunities for renewal ahead.
Join the BJ Teens for a meet & greet! Say hi to old friends and meet new ones.
Join Hazzan Ari Priven as we prepare for the Yamim Nora'im by singing new and old melodies that you’ll hear throughout the High Holy Days at BJ.
In preparation to hearing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah, join Rabbi Roly Matalon and Jonathan Silver, BJ’s ba’al toke’a (shofar blower), to learn, reflect on, sing, and experience this powerful piyut.
Join the BJ rabbis to open the door to deeper engagement and meaning with the liturgy of the Yamim Nora’im (High Holy Days).
Explore the Hasidic notion of change through the study of select texts in this three-session course at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan with Rabbi Michael Strassfeld. Discount for BJ members.
Join us in Riverside Park as we come together for tashlikh, ritualizing the casting off of our sins by throwing pieces of bread into the waters of the Hudson River. Be sure to stay until the end, as we gather for havdalah, marking the close of Rosh Hashanah.
Join Hazzan Ari Priven as we prepare for the Yamim Nora'im by singing new and old melodies that you’ll hear throughout the High Holy Days at BJ.
Join the BJ rabbis to open the door to deeper engagement and meaning with the liturgy of the Yamim Nora’im (High Holy Days).
Explore the Hasidic notion of change through the study of select texts in this three-session course at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan with Rabbi Michael Strassfeld. Discount for BJ members.
As we approach Yom Kippur, BJ Social Worker Jane Blumenstein will lead a bereavement group for those who are experiencing the High Holy Days without a loved one for the first (or second, or third) time.
Help us form a BJ contingent at a Shaharit service outside the UN and to pray for democracy and the human rights of both Israelis and Palestinians. Following the service, we will join the larger demonstration coinciding with Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech.
Cap off Yom Kippur by breaking the fast with other 20s & 30s. We’ll have bagels galore and lots of delicious options to choose from.
Explore the Hasidic notion of change through the study of select texts in this three-session course at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan with Rabbi Michael Strassfeld. Discount for BJ members.
Join us in the Sukkah for a night of joyful music with Late Night Thoughts! LNT is the folk-pop duo from BJ’s own Michael Harlow (Teen Educator and Music Educator) together with Brian Rauch.
Join us after Shabbat morning services to prepare for Simhat Torah with other K-2nd graders by creating your own Torah out of the best material there is…candy!
Simhat Torah at BJ is a celebration like no other! Arvit begins at 7:15 PM, followed by all the singing and dancing you could ever ask for. Hakafot (the extraordinary Simhat Torah dancing) will end at approximately 9:45 PM, and services will continue until approximately 10:45 PM.
Experience the magic of Shabbat in the city that never sleeps! Every second Friday of the month, Aviv hosts a special Shabbat dinner event designed exclusively for those in their 20s and 30s.
This special briefing will feature Dr. Michael Koplow, Israel Policy Forum’s chief policy officer. Koplow will draw on his expertise to offer analysis of the current moment of what lies ahead for Israel’s future as a secure, Jewish, democratic state.
Gather with other Aviv folks for a beit midrash, or house of study in pairs (hevruta) to provoke discussion, learning, and personal transformation.
Join us for Shabbat dinner in community. After dinner, Ayelet Gundar-Goshen will speak about her new book, The Wolf Hunt, which explores the phenomenon of Israeli families relocating to the United States.
Join us for a conversation with Rabbi Rani Jaeger and Dr. Michal Muszkat-Barkan of the Jerusalem Emergency Command. JEC is made up of hundreds of volunteers from several civil society organizations including the pro-democracy protest group Safeguarding Our Shared Home.
Come to an evening of learning with Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin, public opinion researcher and political advisor. Dahlia will speak about her new book, The Crooked Timber of Democracy in Israel: Promise Unfulfilled, a timely and important exploration of democracy in times of upheaval.
