Event Series Evening Minyan

Arvit and Havdalah (Online)

Remote Access Only NY, United States

Join us in virtual community for Arvit (the evening service) as we maintain a collective spiritual practice, supporting all those in our midst who are saying Kaddish. We will conclude with havdalah.

Event Series Morning Minyan

Shaharit (Online)

Remote Access Only NY, United States

Develop 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.

Event Series Evening Minyan

Minha-Arvit (Online)

Remote Access Only NY, United States

Join us in virtual community for Minha and Arvit (the afternoon and evening service), including Pirkei Avot. As we maintain a collective spiritual practice, please join us in supporting all those in our midst who are saying Kaddish.

Event Series Prayer: Back to the Basics

Prayer: Back to the Basics (In Person)

Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United States

Rabbinic Fellow Alissa Platcow will help unlock the hidden themes and explore the dramatic arc of our tefillot (prayers) while sharing some essential tips for how to navigate services (where do I stand, when do I bow, and why?).

Event Series Morning Minyan

Shaharit (In Person and Online)

Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United States

Develop 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.

Event Series Evening Minyan

Minha-Arvit (Online)

Remote Access Only NY, United States

Join us in virtual community for Minha and Arvit (the afternoon and evening service), including Pirkei Avot. As we maintain a collective spiritual practice, please join us in supporting all those in our midst who are saying Kaddish.

Event Series Morning Minyan

Shaharit (Online)

Remote Access Only NY, United States

Develop 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.

Event Series Bim Bam: Fall-Winter 2023

Bim Bam

Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United States

Bim Bam gives children 3 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.

Event Series Shabbat Model

Shabbat Model (Friday Night)

Reception Room 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United States

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.

Event Series Hitoreri

Hitoreri

Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United States

Hitoreri, our monthly teen-only Kabbalat Shabbat & dinner, is a BJ teen tradition. Teens participate in a mindfulness-style Kabbalat Shabbat service led by one of the BJ rabbis, followed by a delicious Shabbat dinner and a chance to hang out.

Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat

Kabbalat Shabbat

Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United States

Join us on Friday nights for a joyful Kabbalat Shabbat service infused with uplifting melodies from across the Jewish world, brought to life by our extraordinary musicians and deepened by the wisdom of our tradition.

Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat

Kabbalat Shabbat

Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United States

Join us on Friday nights for a joyful Kabbalat Shabbat service infused with uplifting melodies from across the Jewish world, brought to life by our extraordinary musicians and deepened by the wisdom of our tradition.

Event Series Hakhanah LaTefillah

Hakhanah LaTefillah

Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United States

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.

Event Series Shabbat Model

Shabbat Model (Saturday Morning)

Reception Room 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United States

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.

Discussion on Current College Campus Events

Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United States

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.

6th Grade Shabbaton

Various

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!

Event Series Evening Minyan

Arvit and Havdalah

Remote Access Only NY, United States

Join us in virtual community for arvit (the evening service), as we maintain a collective spiritual practice while supporting all those in our midst who are saying Kaddish. We will conclude with havdalah and end Shabbat together as a community.

Event Series Morning Minyan

Shaharit (Online)

Remote Access Only NY, United States

Develop 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.

Event Series Evening Minyan

Minha-Arvit (Online)

Remote Access Only NY, United States

Join us in virtual community for Minha and Arvit (the afternoon and evening service), including Pirkei Avot. As we maintain a collective spiritual practice, please join us in supporting all those in our midst who are saying Kaddish.

Yom Hashoah Commemoration and Film Screening: Etty Hillesum: Search for a Writer in Wartime

Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United States

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.