Event Series Evening Minyan

Minha (Online)

Remote Access Only NY, United States

Join us in virtual community for Minha (the afternoon 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.

Shavuot Evening Service (First Day)

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

Join us for the Shavuot Evening Service, as we kick off our all-night celebration.

Leil Shavuot Dinner

Rooftop Terrace 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United States

Following the Shavuot Evening Service, join us for a light dairy meal, singing, and celebration with BJ’s spiritual leaders—all under the stars on our rooftop terrace. Then at 10:15 PM, continue with all-night learning sessions with the BJ Rabbis.

Tikkun Leil Shavuot with the BJ Rabbis

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

Step into Shavuot with us and spend the night learning with the BJ rabbis. All are welcome!

Shavuot Morning Services (First Day)

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

Join us on the first day of Shavuot, for soul-stirring prayer, infused with melodies from across the Jewish world, brought to life by our extraordinary musicians, and deepened by the wisdom of our tradition.

Shavuot Community Picnic

Riverside Park at 91st Street

Join us for a beautiful day in the park! Enjoy a community picnic following Shavuot morning services.

Shavuot Morning Services with Yizkor (Second Day)

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

Join us on the second day of Shavuot, for soul-stirring prayer, infused with melodies from across the Jewish world, brought to life by our extraordinary musicians, and deepened by the wisdom of our tradition,

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 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 Community Oneg

Community Oneg

Rooftop 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United States

Come together after Kabbalat Shabbat to catch up with friends and meet new people over a little nibble and a beverage. 

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.

Shabbat Morning Meditation with Yiscah Smith

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

Through the modality of cultivating breath awareness, a spiritual resource that helps us remain in the present, we will sit together with Yiscah Smith and explore within ourselves, in quietude, the spiritual meaning and emotional experience of sacred chutzpah.

West Bank Palestinians Post-October 7: Echoes of Japanese Americans Post-Pearl Harbor

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

While eyes are on Gaza, join us as Rabbi Arik Ascherman illuminates poignant parallels between the experiences of West Bank Palestinians today and of Japanese Americans post-Pearl Harbor. Rabbi Ascherman led Rabbis for Human rights for 21 years and founded Torat Tzedek.

Sacred Chutzpah: Humbled Self-Confidence with Yiscah Smith

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

Yiscah Smith returns to BJ, joining us from Jerusalem, to share her Torah with us: Explore the high value that Jewish tradition places on self-confidence and being able to trust in one’s self and one’s judgment.

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.