We Are Here: Songs from the Holocaust

Carnegie Hall 881 7th Ave, New York, NY, United States

Commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a concert of music written inside the Nazi camps and ghettos, featuring Tony and Grammy Award winners and nominees including Harvey Fierstein, Chita Rivera, Shoshana Bean, Andrew Lippa, and Brenda Russell.

Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat

Kabbalat Shabbat

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

Passionately traditional, boldly innovative, and deeply spiritual, Shabbat services at BJ are like no other.

Event Series Hitoreri

Hitoreri

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

Hitoreri, our monthly teen-only Kabbalat Shabbat, is a BJ teen tradition. Teens participate in a mindfulness-style Kabbalat Shabbat service, led by one of the BJ rabbis and BJ teens, where we transition into the peacefulness of Shabbat.

DOROT’s Winter Package Delivery

Help DOROT address social isolation and loneliness in our community. Deliver a bag filled with winter staples and treats. Stay for a visit or follow up with a phone call to show you care.

Aviv Jewish Feminism Talk

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

Veterans of the Jewish Feminist movement, Judith Plascow and Martha Ackelsberg will share their history of activism as interviewed by Aviv member Ruthie Fierberg. This is an Aviv-only event, which is BJ’s cohort for folks in their 20s, 30s, and 40s.

How to Talk to Your Children About Antisemitism

Remote Access Only NY, United States

In the face of the increasing normalization of antisemitism across mainstream society, join UJA-Federation of New York for a timely briefing on how parents can communicate to their children about this critical topic. 

Event Series Aviv Giving Circle

Aviv Giving Circle

We will gather to learn and discuss Jewish perspectives on charitable donations, then collectively decide where to give our money. This year, we are focusing specifically on needs within New York City.

Event Series Kabbalat Shabbat

Kabbalat Shabbat

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

Passionately traditional, boldly innovative, and deeply spiritual, Shabbat services at BJ are like no other.

Event Series Hitoreri

Hitoreri

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

Hitoreri, our monthly teen-only Kabbalat Shabbat, is a BJ teen tradition. Teens participate in a mindfulness-style Kabbalat Shabbat service, led by one of the BJ rabbis and BJ teens, where we transition into the peacefulness of Shabbat.

4th and 5th Grade Unrolling

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

BJ member families of students in fourth grade are invited to our B-Mitzvah journey opening ritual. The entire Torah will be unrolled and each student will find the parashah (portion) that they will read when called to the Torah for their B-Mitzvah.

Poetry Remembers, The Heart Sings

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

Join Dr. Sofija Grandakovska for an exploration of how oral history constitutes the historical, cultural, and socio-religious life of the Sephardim in Ottoman Macedonia.

Una Noche en Monastir: A Night of Balkan and Ladino Music

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

In celebration of Shabbat Shirah (Shabbat of Song), join us for a performance of music from the Balkans. The concert's original arrangements highlight the diversity and depth of the region's culture, from its exhilarating folk dances and virtuosic instrumental playing, to unique, piercing vocal sounds and Ladino songs beloved by its once-thriving Sefaradi Jewish community.

Connections Visit to New York Historical Society

New York Historical Society 170 Central Park West, New York, NY, United States

Explore how Jewish immigrants created a uniquely American restaurant and learn about how Jewish delis became part of American food and popular culture. Please join us for a self-guided tour.

Tu Bishvat Celebration

Frankel Hall 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United States

Tu Bishvat is coming up! All 3rd and 4th graders are invited to join us on Sunday, February 5, to celebrate the New Year of the Trees.