Connections is partnering with the BJ Archives team to help identify people and places from the 1990s. We will provide a light nosh and great company while you help us make the BJ archives stronger. To R.S.V.P., email Ellen Metzger at metzger.ellen@gmail.com.
Join Rabbi Felicia Sol via Zoom for this roundtable session about current events and what Jewish texts say about them. This program is open to 8th-11th graders in the BJ Teen Program. Register now.
Join Rabbi Felicia Sol for three roundtable sessions about current events—focusing on feminism, equity, and inclusion, and what Jewish texts say about them. This program is open to 8th-11th graders in the BJ Teen Program. Register now at bj.org/feminismequityinclusion.
Join Rabbi Adina Lewittes to explore our timeless Jewish legal system in the modern day.
In light of the evolving situation with the coronavirus and out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to transition this event to remote access only. Details on how […]
Are you a superstar baker? Do you love making hamentaschen and helping others to make them, too? Join the leadership team for our inaugural Hamentaschen Bake-off! Register now.
Join BJ and Lab/Shul for a live podcast recording with Aamir Wyne, Danielle Durchslag, Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, and Rabbi Roly Matalon, celebrating and exploring the growing diversity of the American Jewish family. Register now.
Rabbi Marcelo Bronstein will guide us as we wrestle with questions of forgiveness through a Jewish lens, exploring models of forgiveness and trying to bring them to our own experience. Each class will include text study, discussion, and mindfulness practice.
The safety of our community is our highest priority. In light of the evolving situation with the coronavirus and out of an abundance of caution, we have made the difficult […]
On the first Friday of every month, join Rabbi Roly Matalon and BJ Music Director Dan Nadel for an alternative Kabbalat Shabbat service featuring melodies from the Sephardi and Mizrahi traditions, verses of Shir haShirim (Song of Songs), and beautiful piyutim (liturgical poems).
Join us for a Kabbalat Shabbat service, followed by a Family Shabbat Dinner and games. Register now at bj.org/familyshabbatdinner.
This joyous service is filled with Shabbat songs, prayers and stories. Children play with instruments and dance, and each child carries their own stuffed Torah before joining other families for […]
This Shabbat morning experience for children in grades K-2 and their families, incorporates spirited prayer and singing, fun learning activities, and ample shmooze time. Each session includes special learning component […]
The BJ Theater Company’s Purim Spiel, featuring a cast of kindergartners-8th graders, is a splashy, spectacular show! Families received a detailed rehearsal schedule from Emma after auditions.
Families with children in 2nd grade and under, join us and Repair the World for another meaningful day of service, on which we’ll package food for donation to a local food pantry. Sign up now at bj.org/yfdayofservice.
Join us for a participatory concert featuring Rabbi Haim Ovadiah and other master musicians, blending Indian and Middle Eastern musical traditions. Through the power of artistry and community, we’ll conclude Shabbat Shirah with the transformative beauty of song. Register at bj.org/baghdadtomumbai.
Together we will explore two powerful pieces—written 53 years apart—calling for a national conversation and accounting on race in America. BJ members Martha Ackelsberg and Judith Plaskow will lead the conversation. R.S.V.P. to Martha at mackelsb@smith.edu.
Join the BJ Environmental Advocates at a home-hosted seder where we will enjoy a delicious vegan meal and discuss Jonathan Safran Foer’s We are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast. To R.S.V.P., email Les at lesjudd@aol.com.
Join BJ’s Morning Minyan each Tuesday when, after services, we’ll gather for a 15 minute “Iyun Tefilah”—an investigation into the laws of prayer.
Join us for a Hebrew immersion class geared toward children ages 2-5. Shira Averbuch will lead children and their parents and caregivers in music, stories, and movement. Children will gain […]
Join Rabbi Adina Lewittes to explore our timeless Jewish legal system in the modern day.
In light of the evolving situation with the coronavirus and out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to transition this event to remote access only. Details on how […]
This month, we will read and discuss Moriel Rothman-Zecher's lyrical and searing debut novel, Sadness is a White Bird. Register now.
Rabbi Marcelo Bronstein will guide us as we wrestle with questions of forgiveness through a Jewish lens, exploring models of forgiveness and trying to bring them to our own experience. Each class will include text study, discussion, and mindfulness practice.
Rabbi Marcelo Bronstein will guide us as we wrestle with questions of forgiveness through a Jewish lens, exploring models of forgiveness and trying to bring them to our own experience. Each class will include text study, discussion, and mindfulness practice.
