Community Break Fast
Frankel Hall 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin together with other BJ members at our annual Yom Kippur Break Fast.
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Holidays
Change Through Acceptance: the Hasidic Notion of Teshuvah
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan The Samuel Priest Rose Building, 334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th Street, New York, NY, United StatesExplore 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.
Erev Shabbat/Sukkot Service (First Day)
Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesPassionately traditional, boldly innovative, and deeply spiritual, Shabbat services at BJ are like no other.
A Sukkot Conversation on Shelter, Housing, and Community
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan The Samuel Priest Rose Building, 334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th Street, New York, NY, United StatesWhat does it mean to celebrate Sukkot when so many in our community are unhoused? At this program hosted by the Marlene Meyerson JCC, we will wrestle with how we can be a welcoming and compassionate community in the midst of a housing crisis.
Sukkot Community Shabbat Dinner
Rooftop SukkahCelebrate Shabbat and the first night of Sukkot with a community dinner. BJ will provide wine and the main dish; please bring a dairy/vegetarian side dish, salad, or dessert to share.
Shabbat and Sukkot Morning Services (First Day)
Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesShabbat morning services at BJ — join us in person or online. All welcome.
Sukkot Early Childhood Morning Service (First Day)
Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for Sukkot morning services filled with singing, shaking the lulav and etrog, and learning about the holiday.
Exploring Food, Sukkot, and the Climate Crisis in NYC
Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesAfter Kiddush in the sukkah, join us for a thoughtful conversation exploring the crucial connections between the food choices we make every day and the impact on climate change.
Sukkot Evening Service (Second Day)
Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us as we celebrate the second night of Sukkot with uplifting melodies from across the Jewish world and deepened by the wisdom of our tradition, calling us to renew our commitment to building a world of justice, dignity, and peace.
Open Sukkah Hours
Rooftop SukkahJoin us in our sukkah on the BJ rooftop terrace! Bring your dairy/vegetarian meal and meet with friends in the sukkah at select times throughout Sukkot.
Sukkot Morning Services (Second Day)
Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us as we celebrate the second day of Sukkot with uplifting melodies from across the Jewish world, deepened by the wisdom of our tradition and calling us to renew our commitment to building a world of justice, dignity, and peace.
Early Childhood Sukkot Party
Rooftop SukkahJoin us in the sukkah before Early Childhood services for a Sukkot-themed party!
Sukkot Early Childhood Morning Service (Second Day)
Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for Sukkot morning services filled with singing, shaking the lulav and etrog, and learning about the holiday. These spiritual holiday services are for families with children from birth to 7 years old.
Open Sukkah Hours
Rooftop SukkahJoin us in our sukkah on the BJ rooftop terrace! Bring your dairy/vegetarian meal and meet with friends in the sukkah at select times throughout Sukkot.
Shaharit (Hol Hamo’ed Sukkot—In Person and Online)
Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesDevelop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us every day on Zoom, and in person on Mondays, Thursdays, and other special days with Torah reading.
Open Sukkah Hours
Rooftop SukkahJoin us in the BJ Rooftop Terrace Sukkah! Bring your dairy/vegetarian meal and meet with friends in the sukkah at select times throughout Sukkot. Open to all!
Dinner with New Neighbors in the Sukkah
Rooftop 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin families living in the nearby migrant and refugee shelter for a communal meal and gathering in the sukkah. BJ members of all ages are welcome—there will be fun activities for children! Please bring a dessert that can be shared.
Shaharit (Hol Hamo’ed Sukkot—In Person and Online)
Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesDevelop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us every day on Zoom, and in person on Mondays, Thursdays, and other special days with Torah reading.
Pizza in the Sukkah
Rooftop 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesAll 5th and 6th graders are invited to join us for pizza in the sukkah after Kadima ends.
Open Sukkah Hours
Rooftop SukkahJoin us in the BJ Rooftop Terrace Sukkah! Bring your dairy/vegetarian meal and meet with friends in the sukkah at select times throughout Sukkot. Open to all!
Connections Dinner in the Sukkah
Rooftop SukkahBring your own dairy/vegetarian meal and enjoy an evening of camaraderie in the sukkah with Connections, BJ’s social group for 55+.
Shaharit (Hol Hamo’ed Sukkot—In Person and Online)
Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesDevelop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us every day on Zoom, and in person on Mondays, Thursdays, and other special days with Torah reading.
Open Sukkah Hours
Rooftop SukkahJoin us in the BJ Rooftop Terrace Sukkah! Bring your dairy/vegetarian meal and meet with friends in the sukkah at select times throughout Sukkot. Open to all!
Shaharit (Hol Hamo’ed Sukkot—In Person and Online)
Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesDevelop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us every day on Zoom, and in person on Mondays, Thursdays, and other special days with Torah reading.
Open Sukkah Hours
Rooftop SukkahJoin us in the BJ Rooftop Terrace Sukkah! Bring your dairy/vegetarian meal and meet with friends in the sukkah at select times throughout Sukkot. Open to all!
Sukkot Concert with Late Night Thoughts
Rooftop 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin 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.
Hoshana Rabba Services and Brunch
Sanctuary & Rooftop Sukkah 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for Hoshana Rabba services, followed by a community brunch in the sukkah.
Shabbat / Shemini Atzeret Evening Service
Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesPassionately traditional, boldly innovative, and deeply spiritual, Shabbat services at BJ are like no other.
Shabbat / Shemini Atzeret Morning Services (with Yizkor)
Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesShabbat morning services at BJ — join us in person or online. All welcome.
Shemini Atzeret Early Childhood Morning Service
Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for Sukkot morning services filled with singing, shaking the lulav and etrog, and learning about the holiday.
Candy Torah Making
Rooftop SukkahJoin 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!
Erev Simhat Torah Family Service
Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesCalling all families with children under 12! Join us for Erev Simhat Torah services as we dance, sing, and celebrate together.
Erev Simhat Torah Celebration
Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesSimhat 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.
Simhat Torah Morning Services
Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us on the morning of the Simhat Torah when we celebrate with our Kallat Torah, Judith Trachtenberg, and Hatan Bereshit, Micah Dicker. Simhat Torah services will conclude with a community lunch.
Simhat Torah Early Childhood Morning Service
Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for this spiritual and fun holiday service full of singing, movement, and learning. This service is for families with children from birth to 7 years old.
Shaharit (Hanukkah—In Person and Online)
Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesDevelop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us every day on Zoom, and in person on Mondays, Thursdays, and other special days with Torah reading.
Shaharit (Hanukkah—In Person and Online)
Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesDevelop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us every day on Zoom, and in person on Mondays, Thursdays, and other special days with Torah reading.
Justice Reimagined: Holiday Gift Fair Featuring Formerly Incarcerated Entrepreneurs
Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesFind the perfect gifts for your loved ones while making a meaningful impact on the lives of formerly incarcerated and justice-impacted people who are rebuilding their lives and careers.
Teen Hanukkah Party
Sanders-Gardner Teen Lounge 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesCelebrate Hanukkah with hot chocolate, sufganiyot, and candle lighting!
Shaharit (Hanukkah—In Person and Online)
Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesDevelop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us every day on Zoom, and in person on Mondays, Thursdays, and other special days with Torah reading.
A Time To Build
Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for a special justice-oriented Hanukkah event, part of Dayenu’s “A Time to Build” campaign. Representatives of the BJ teens will light one of the Hanukkah candles and speak on their chosen climate issue. All are welcome!
Shaharit (Hanukkah—In Person and Online)
Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesDevelop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us every day on Zoom, and in person on Mondays, Thursdays, and other special days with Torah reading.
Community Hanukkah Candle Lighting
Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesCelebrate the festival of lights with our community Hanukkah candle lighting! As the sun sets and Kadima students finish class, families and members of all ages are invited to come together for a gathering of joy, music, fried foods, and togetherness.
Shaharit (Hanukkah—In Person and Online)
Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesDevelop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us every day on Zoom, and in person on Mondays, Thursdays, and other special days with Torah reading.
Shaharit (Hanukkah—In Person and Online)
Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesDevelop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us every day on Zoom, and in person on Mondays, Thursdays, and other special days with Torah reading.
20s & 30s Annual Hanukkah Party
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan The Samuel Priest Rose Building, 334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th Street, New York, NY, United StatesCelebrate the festival of lights as we come together with 20s and 30s from the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, Masa Israel Journey, Moishe House Upper West Side, and Trybal Gatherings at the JCC's annual Hanukkah party!
Shaharit (Hanukkah—In Person and Online)
Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesDevelop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us every day on Zoom, and in person on Mondays, Thursdays, and other special days with Torah reading.
Food & Climate Tu Bishvat Seder
VariousCelebrate the new year for trees in a unique and meaningful way at our Tu Bishvat seder, organized by the BJ Environmental Advocates Committee.
Make Mishloah Manot for Your College Kids
Reception Room 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesGather with other Gesher parents and pack some mishloah manot (Purim baskets) to then send to your college student!
Ta’anit Esther with Hadar: Reading the Megillah After October 7
ZoomBJ is proud to be a co-sponsor for this day of learning with Hadar in observance of Ta’anit Esther and in preparation for reading the Megillah this year.
Teen Hamantaschen Baking
Frankel Hall & Kitchen 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesBJ members, join Kai in the kitchen for hamantaschen baking! Bake different flavors of hamantashen for the Teen Purim Party!
BJ Theater Company Presents: Here Comes the Spiel!
Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesIt’s time for the BJ Theater Company’s annual Purim Spiel! This year’s show is Here Comes the Spiel—a groovy, hippies-meet-Haman twist on the Megillah that you surely don't want to miss. Join us to celebrate our talented kindergarten-ninth grade cast!
Shushan Night Live: Community Megillah Reading
Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesLive from New York, it’s Shushan Night Live—hosted by Eli Batalion and Jamie Elman from the comedy duo Yidlife Crisis, and featuring BJ’s teen band: GOLDBERG! Put on your favorite costume or your perfect mask, hear the megillah, and join us for a Purim celebration like no other.
Shaharit Megillah Reading (In Person and Online)
Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesDevelop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us every day on Zoom, and in person on Mondays, Thursdays, and other special days with Torah reading.
Early Childhood Megillah Reading
Reception Room 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for a wacky and spirited Purim celebration for your whole family where we will enjoy a family-friendly reading of the Megillah. We encourage you to join us in wearing fun costumes!
Purim Carnival
Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesCelebrate Purim at B’nai Jeshurun’s Purim Carnival! There will be glorious games, incredible inflatables, crazy costumes, awesome activities, and scrumptious snacks.
Purim Seudah
Community House - 3rd Floor 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United StatesKeep the Purim festivities going strong after Megillah reading with food, drink, and communal karaoke! Warm up your vocal cords, dress up in your finest (or silliest) Purim costume, and come hungry for food and fun.
Purim Volunteer Project with WSCAH
SPSA Sanctuary 263 West 86th Street, New York, NY, United StatesFulfill one of the key mitzvot of Purim by joining our BJ volunteer day at the West Side Campaign Against Hunger (WSCAH).
DOROT Passover Package Delivery
DOROT 171 W. 85th Street, New York, NY, United StatesVolunteer to deliver a Passover package and share a visit or friendly phone call with an older adult.