The three weeks between 17th of Tammuz and Tisha Be’Av, called bein hametzarim, is a mourning period. This year, we've faced many challenges. Join Rabbis Sammy Kanter and Shuli Passow in a three-part series for respectful community discussion about these topics.
The three weeks between 17th of Tammuz and Tisha Be’Av, called bein hametzarim, is a mourning period. This year, we've faced many challenges. Join Rabbis Sammy Kanter and Shuli Passow in a three-part series for respectful community discussion about these topics.
In partnership with Aviv, Minyan Marom will host this month’s Kabbalat Shabbat minyan at BJ! Minyan Marom is a young, vibrant, and joyous community of egalitarian Jews on the Upper West Side, who meet monthly to daven Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma’ariv.
Come together after Kabbalat Shabbat to catch up with friends and meet new people over a little nibble and a beverage.
Join us for a screening and discussion of "Legend of Destruction," depicting the Second Temple's fall in 70 CE amid Roman rule. Created with 1,500 paintings by David Polonsky and Michael Faust, the film highlights themes of greed, corruption, and fanaticism.
Experience the magic of Shabbat in the city that never sleeps! Every month, Aviv hosts a special Shabbat dinner event designed especially for those in their 20s and 30s.
The Community Shabbat Dinner returns from its summer hiatus! Enjoy good food and great company as you celebrate Shabbat with other BJ members and friends.
Join us for an evening featuring Galeet Dardashti (vocalist/composer) as she, along with her live band, presents “Monajat.” Through a mix of traditional and contemporary sounds, and accompanying stunning video art Galeet aims to honor and preserve her grandfather’s legacy.
On the eve of October 7, we unite together to remember the losses of this terrible day and all the terrible days that followed, to hold each other’s pain and share visions for a future of repair, justice, and peace–for all.
Bring your own dinner and join the BJ Environmental Advocates for a showing of the provocative, informative documentary Food, Inc. 2 on the rooftop terrace of our Community House.
Join Aviv and Minyan Marom under the beautiful BJ rooftop sukkah for an evening of wine, snacks, and schmoozing as we embrace fall and get into the Sukkot spirit!
Take action to strengthen our democracy at this one-time intergenerational text banking event.
Join Shalom Hartman Institute scholars Yehuda Kurtzer, Elana Stein Hain, and Tamara Mann Tweel for a three-part series exploring the implications of October 7 on American Jewish civic identity.
The Israeli Authors Discussion Group takes us on a journey of rich and thought-provoking Israeli literature. This month, we’ll read Track Changes by author Sayed Kashua. The first session will be Thursday, October 31.
Bid farewell to Shabbat and prepare for the week ahead at this special family-friendly pre-election Havdalah service for all ages in the JCC lobby. The program will include a song circle and the opportunity to create a beautiful craft.
Explore 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.
Join us for a post-election briefing with BJ member and veteran election lawyer Jerry Goldfeder to discuss the state of the 2024 election results and what we might expect moving forward.
Explore 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.
As our children learn about Shabbat in Kadima, give yourself the gift of deepening your own Shabbat practice with Deena. We will learn about Shabbat as a core Jewish practice and what a personal Shabbat practice might look like for you.
Join leaders from across the city for an evening of interfaith reflection, prayer, and community as we come together after this emotional and divisive election cycle. Faith leaders representing diverse traditions will provide a welcoming space for unity, connection, and affirmation of our commitment to interfaith community-building.
Whether you want to deepen your understanding of Judaism, are considering conversion, or are curious about this rich tradition, this class is for you. We’ll discuss fundamental concepts, explore theology and prayer, cultivate personal practices, and build meaningful relationships together.
More than a year later, healing from the October 7 tragedies while honoring devastating losses remains challenging for many Jews globally. Join Rani Jaeger, with singer Yael Jaeger, and musicians Orel Oshrat and Amir Israel, for a deeply uplifting musical journey.
Join us for Aviv’s monthly Kabbalat Shabbat service and dinner! This month, we're partnering with JDC Entwine for a Global Shabbat honoring of Sigd, an Ethiopian Jewish holiday, and to hear about Entwine's amazing work and opportunities to travel with them.
Explore 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.
