Seder Ha-Avodah
SPSA Sanctuary 263 West 86th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for Seder Ha-Avodah, a short and powerful service, as we move through the afternoon of Yom Kippur.
Join us for Seder Ha-Avodah, a short and powerful service, as we move through the afternoon of Yom Kippur.
Join us for Minha and Ne’ilah services, the conclusion of Yom Kippur, held in person in multiple locations on the Upper West Side.
Develop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us in person Monday through Friday and other special days with Torah reading, and every day on Zoom.
Help make the BJ Sukkah sparkle! Join us for creative crafts and sukkah decorating, with activities for ages 10 and under from 4:30–6:00 PM and more advanced art projects for ages 11+ from 6:00–7:30 PM. Pizza (and wine for adults) will be served!
We invite you to join this group, led by Jonathan Silver, as we search for deeper kavannah (intention) in our prayers, ritual practice, and weekly Torah portion.
Join us in virtual community for Minha (the afternoon service). As we maintain a collective spiritual practice, please join us in supporting all those in our midst who are saying Kaddish.
Develop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us in person Monday through Friday and other special days with Torah reading, and every day on Zoom.
Start your day with soulfulness and equanimity with this weekly mindfulness meditation practice, led by Rabbi Shuli Passow and informed by themes from the Torah portion.
Join us in virtual community for Minha (the afternoon service). As we maintain a collective spiritual practice, please join us in supporting all those in our midst who are saying Kaddish.
Develop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us in person Monday through Friday and other special days with Torah reading, and every day on Zoom.
Dip into the world of daf yomi (daily Talmud study) with this weekly look at highlights from the past week’s pages. All are welcome—you do not need any prior experience studying Talmud.
Join us in virtual community for Minha (the afternoon service). As we maintain a collective spiritual practice, please join us in supporting all those in our midst who are saying Kaddish.
Develop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us in person Monday through Friday and other special days with Torah reading, and every day on Zoom.
Families enjoy a kid-friendly Erev Sukkot and Shabbat service filled with singing and dancing. We will sing and pray in the Sukkah and then enjoy dinner in Frankel Hall.
Join us in the BJ Sukkah! The evening will consist of a community gathering in the sukkah, followed by a Shabbat dinner together. This event is for BJ member families with children in Kindergarten–6th grade.
Passionately traditional, boldly innovative, and deeply spiritual, services at BJ are like no other. Join us as we celebrate Erev Shabbat and the Sukkot Evening Service.
Hitoreri is our monthly teen-only Kabbalat Shabbat & dinner, and a favorite BJ teen tradition. Teens participate in a Kabbalat Shabbat service led by their own classmates followed by Shabbat dinner and time for the teens to catch up and hang out.
Celebrate Shabbat and the first night of Sukkot at a community dinner where joy, connection, and song all come together for a beautiful evening.
Passionately traditional, boldly innovative, and deeply spiritual, services at BJ are like no other. Join us as we celebrate Shabbat and Sukkot Morning Services.
Families will enjoy this spiritual and fun Sukkot service full of singing, movement, and learning.
Join us Saturday mornings for a lively and engaging Shabbat and Sukkot service designed for kids in grades 1–6. Drop-off is optional—parents are welcome to stay for the family-friendly service or join the larger community in the Sanctuary.
Join Aviv’s 20s & 30s book club to read and talk about The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon. We’ll come together to connect, share ideas, and dig into what the book brings up for us.
Bring a dairy or vegetarian meal and enjoy open hours in the BJ Sukkah.
Step into the sukkah with Aviv for a rooftop happy hour with snacks! Celebrate Sukkot with fellow 20s + 30s, and feel free to stay after for our community-wide Sukkah Open Hours.
Bring a dairy or vegetarian meal and enjoy open hours in the BJ Sukkah.
Passionately traditional, boldly innovative, and deeply spiritual, services at BJ are like no other. Join us as we celebrate the Sukkot Evening Service.
Passionately traditional, boldly innovative, and deeply spiritual, services at BJ are like no other. Join us as we celebrate Sukkot Morning Services.
Families will enjoy this spiritual and fun Sukkot service full of singing, movement, and learning.
Bring a dairy or vegetarian meal and enjoy open hours in the BJ Sukkah.
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 the second day of Sukkot together as a community.
Develop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us in person Monday through Friday and other special days with Torah reading, and every day on Zoom.
Bring a dairy or vegetarian meal and enjoy open hours in the BJ Sukkah.
Bring a dairy or vegetarian meal and enjoy open hours in the BJ Sukkah.
Join us in virtual community for Minha (the afternoon service). As we maintain a collective spiritual practice, please join us in supporting all those in our midst who are saying Kaddish.
Join BJ’s Environmental Activists for a screening of Just Eat It, with remarks from Sharing Excess’s Miranda Potmesil. Explore the impact of food waste—and how our choices can help build a more sustainable and just food system.
Join us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
Develop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us in person Monday through Friday and other special days with Torah reading, and every day on Zoom.
Bring a dairy or vegetarian meal and enjoy open hours in the BJ Sukkah.
Join Shira Averbuch for a joyful Hebrew immersion class for children ages 3–4 and their parents or caregivers. Through music, stories, movement, and play, children build early Hebrew language skills, connect with Israeli culture, and experience the warmth of Jewish community.
We invite you to join this group, led by Jonathan Silver, as we search for deeper kavannah (intention) in our prayers, ritual practice, and weekly Torah portion.
Join us in virtual community for Minha (the afternoon service). As we maintain a collective spiritual practice, please join us in supporting all those in our midst who are saying Kaddish.
Bring a dairy or vegetarian meal and enjoy open hours in the BJ Sukkah.
Develop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us in person Monday through Friday and other special days with Torah reading, and every day on Zoom.
Join us in virtual community for Minha (the afternoon service). As we maintain a collective spiritual practice, please join us in supporting all those in our midst who are saying Kaddish.
Develop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us in person Monday through Friday and other special days with Torah reading, and every day on Zoom.
Bring a dairy or vegetarian meal and enjoy open hours in the BJ Sukkah.
Dip into the world of daf yomi (daily Talmud study) with this weekly look at highlights from the past week’s pages. All are welcome—you do not need any prior experience studying Talmud.
Join BJ members and immigrant friends in the sukkah to celebrate three years of the Immigrant Respite Dinner Program—a community that began with a shared Sukkot meal and has grown through food, conversation, resources, and friendship.
Join us in virtual community for Minha (the afternoon service). As we maintain a collective spiritual practice, please join us in supporting all those in our midst who are saying Kaddish.
Join us for Hoshanah Rabbah services followed by a community brunch in the sukkah.
Bring a dairy or vegetarian meal and enjoy open hours in the BJ Sukkah.
Passionately traditional, boldly innovative, and deeply spiritual, services at BJ are like no other. Join us as we celebrate Erev Shemini Atzeret and Shabbat.
Come together after Kabbalat Shabbat to catch up with friends and meet new people over delicious nosh and some drinks in the Rooftop Sukkah.
Passionately traditional, boldly innovative, and deeply spiritual, services at BJ are like no other. Join us as we celebrate Shemini Atzeret and Shabbat Morning Services (with Yizkor).
Families will enjoy this spiritual holiday service full of singing, movement, and learning.
Join us Saturday mornings for a lively and engaging Shemini Atzeret and Shabbat service designed for kids in grades 1–6. Drop-off is optional—parents are welcome to stay for the family-friendly service or join the larger community in the Sanctuary.
Families will enjoy this spiritual and fun holiday service full of singing, movement, learning, and dancing with the Torah!
Before we celebrate Simhat Torah like only BJ can, come together for happy hour and apps with other 20s + 30s, including those from Central Synagogue! The food will be kosher dairy. Connect over drinks and meet a great crew to dance with all night long!
Celebrate Simhat Torah with a sweet ice cream party with K–6 families, followed by dancing with the Torah during the first few hakafot with the BJ community in the Sanctuary.
Simhat Torah at BJ is a celebration like no other! We will begin with Arvit, followed by all the singing and dancing you could ever ask for!