BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//B'nai Jeshurun - ECPv6.17.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:B'nai Jeshurun X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://bj.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for B'nai Jeshurun REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210112T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210112T203000 DTSTAMP:20201027T200322Z CREATED:20201020T205355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201027T200322Z UID:10003613-1610478000-1610483400@bj.org SUMMARY:Ivrit Live (Virtual Hebrew Lessons) DESCRIPTION:Come join other BJ members in learning Ivrit (Hebrew) live and online. Our seven week Hebrew course meets weekly on Tuesdays\, and provides a comprehensive Hebrew-learning experience focusing on the skills needed for conversation. Whether you are a beginner or an intermediate student\, we have a class for you! A link to a short assessment will be sent to you to determine which class you should be in. A minimum of six participants is required for each class. \nRegister Now\nIf anyone finds the cost financially difficult please contact our Director of Israel Engagement\, Abir Maliyanker. URL:https://bj.org/event/ivrit-live-virtual-hebrew-lessons/2021-01-12/ LOCATION:NY ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1905-0425-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210112T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210112T201500 DTSTAMP:20210227T003144Z CREATED:20201005T174238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210227T003144Z UID:10003541-1610478000-1610482500@bj.org SUMMARY:Prepare My Prayer with Rabbi Roly Matalon DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Roly Matalon to study and discuss the inspirational sources and suggestions in Rabbi Dov Singer’s book Prepare My Prayer: Recipes to Awaken the Soul. \n“The main purpose of the book is to expand the idea of prayer beyond the known boundaries of the synagogue and the prayer book\, and to look at the different faces of prayer and its reflections in reality. To awaken the inner spring from which prayer flows and to rejuvenate the words printed in the prayer book. To revive the set prayers\, and to discover the prayers that are not printed in the prayer book. To recognize prayer as a kind of state of being\, of presence\, in which a praying person stands before that which is Presence itself\, and strengthens the awareness of the beating heart of the world.” \nRabbi Dov Singer\, head of Yeshivat Makor Chaim and the Study Center for Renewal\, is an educational innovator and a leader of the modern Israeli revival of Hassidut. \nFor BJ members only. \n \nParticipants are required to purchase Rabbi Dov Singer’s book to follow along with during the class.  URL:https://bj.org/event/prepare-my-prayer/2021-01-12/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Roly-Matalon_duo-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210112T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210112T180000 DTSTAMP:20201104T183230Z CREATED:20201020T202124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201104T183230Z UID:10003588-1610467200-1610474400@bj.org SUMMARY:Kadima@BJ DESCRIPTION:“Kadima” is the name of our Hebrew school program. Kadima@BJ will be held virtually from September-December. \nIf you have questions about our Kadima@BJ program and curriculum please reach out to Rachel Barnehama. URL:https://bj.org/event/kadimabj/2021-01-12/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/kadima-bbayit.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210112T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210112T134500 DTSTAMP:20210510T140503Z CREATED:20201002T151506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T140503Z UID:10003510-1610454600-1610459100@bj.org SUMMARY:"Soul Food" Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Felicia Sol DESCRIPTION:Open up your soul to the nourishment and challenge of the Hassidic rabbis. Join Rabbi Felicia Sol as we study Netivot Shalom\, Rabbi Shalom Noach Berezovsky\, a 20th c. Slonimer Rebbe. Each class will stand alone\, so new participants are always welcome. No prior knowledge is expected. URL:https://bj.org/event/soul-food-lunch-and-learn-with-rabbi-felicia-sol-2/2021-01-12/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Felicia-Sol_duo-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210112T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210112T094500 DTSTAMP:20211221T174700Z CREATED:20200710T201011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211221T174700Z UID:10002799-1610441100-1610444700@bj.org SUMMARY:Mishnah After Minyan DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Rebecca Weintraub on Tuesday mornings as we explore Mishnah Brakhot: the first tractate of the six books of Mishnah and the beginning of our oral Torah. \nJoin the Zoom URL:https://bj.org/event/mishnah-after-minyan/2021-01-12/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rohit-tandon-qK6898jepEU-unsplash.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210111T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210111T201500 DTSTAMP:20201111T170308Z CREATED:20201103T171212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201111T170308Z UID:10002962-1610391600-1610396100@bj.org SUMMARY:Bereavement Group DESCRIPTION:Join with fellow BJ members for a monthly Bereavement Group facilitated by Jane Blumenstein\, LMSW\, BJ’s DOROT social worker. \nIn each session\, group members will have an opportunity to share and to listen to each other\, reflect and guide each other through their respective grieving processes. This group is for those who have experienced the loss of a loved one in the past 2 years. Sessions will meet monthly and will be ongoing.  \nRegister to Join on Zoom\nFor more information\, please contact Jane. URL:https://bj.org/event/bereavement-group/2021-01-11/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1905-0105-1200x1400-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210110T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210110T184500 DTSTAMP:20210830T154631Z CREATED:20200422T181158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210830T154631Z UID:10002476-1610302500-1610304300@bj.org SUMMARY:Meditative Healing Circle DESCRIPTION:Whether you are in need of healing yourself\, praying for a loved one\, or want to extend well wishes to the wider world\, join us for a healing circle rooted in meditation and chanting. Led by Rabbi Shuli Passow and cellist Jessie Reagan Mann. All are welcome; no meditation experience needed. \nJoin Via Zoom URL:https://bj.org/event/meditative-healing-circle-2-2020-06-21/2021-01-10/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/website-resize.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210110T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210110T180000 DTSTAMP:20201203T211944Z CREATED:20200824T184120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201203T211944Z UID:10003033-1610298000-1610301600@bj.org SUMMARY:Teen Cohort Learning Series (Graduating Year 2025) DESCRIPTION:Join your grade for an empowering year of cohort learning through monthly sessions. Grade 8 will be navigating the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict\, in conjunction with BJ’s Sheliah\, Abir Maliyanker and additional speakers. \nRegister Through the Teen Program Bundle\nRegister Separately\nContact Laura Schultze for more information. URL:https://bj.org/event/teen-cohort-learning-series-graduating-year-2025/2021-01-10/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/teen-cohort-2-e1617644459751.png ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210110T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210110T111500 DTSTAMP:20201222T162011Z CREATED:20201211T183758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201222T162011Z UID:10004087-1610274600-1610277300@bj.org SUMMARY:Torah from Israel DESCRIPTION:Join us for a new Sunday morning learning program following Morning Minyan. Sessions will be led by a rabbi or a prominent partner or friend of BJ\, who will will teach a monthly Torah class live from Israel. Each class will touch on a different topic that has been carefully chosen by the teacher to create an opportunity for enrichment and learning. \nRegister Now\nYehoshua Drori will teach a session on Mizrahi and Sephardi Identity and Heritage: Learning With Sephardi Sages. Drori was born in the Kurdish neighborhood of Jerusalem\, and is married to Stacy and the father of four children. He is a Talmud instructor at the Shalom Hartman Institute\, one of the founders of Memizrach Shemesh and Kol Yisrael Haverim\, and facilitates Kol Yisrael Haverim communities. Drori feels privileged to be active in the following organizations: Prisoners in Rehabilitation\, Beit Hashem Nelech\, Tag Meir (Spread the Light—Together Against Terror)\, Invitation to Piyut\, and SPCA Israel. In addition\, he performs weddings and Jewish ceremonies. Even though Drori sometimes teaches\, he is always a student. URL:https://bj.org/event/torah-from-israel-2/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1905-0374.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210112 DTSTAMP:20210203T144844Z CREATED:20201215T230644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210203T144844Z UID:10003288-1610262000-1610348399@bj.org SUMMARY:Hai School Musi-Spiel Rehearsals DESCRIPTION:This year\, BJ Theater Company’s Purim Spiel is coming to you! Calling all K-8th grade actors\, dancers\, singers\, and aspiring performers to join us for what promises to be our biggest\, best spiel yet! This year’s show is Hai School Musi-Spiel\, based on Disney’s beloved High School Musical. Register before winter break and submit your video audition to Emma by email. No prior performance experience necessary; fun guaranteed!  \nRegister Now\nRehearsals will be held on Zoom in January and February on Sundays with some additional rehearsals after school on Tuesdays and occasional other weekdays. Families will receive a more detailed schedule from Emma upon registration and should be in touch before registering if they have any scheduling questions or conflicts to discuss! URL:https://bj.org/event/bj-theater-company-purim-spiel-hai-school-musi-spiel/2021-01-10/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1905-0236-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210109T164000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210109T174500 DTSTAMP:20210106T185844Z CREATED:20201214T165151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210106T185844Z UID:10004091-1610210400-1610214300@bj.org SUMMARY:Minha DESCRIPTION:Join the BJ community for Minha services and enjoy watching Raphaëlle Mariska Eckhardt come up to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah. \nWatch on the BJ Livestream\n\nIf you would like to follow along with our services from home\, download a free PDF of Siddur Lev Shalem\, our prayer book for all Shabbat services\, for your own personal use. If you would prefer a physical copy\, the siddurim are available for purchase via the Rabbinical Assembly website. URL:https://bj.org/event/raphaelle-mariska-eckhardt-minha-bat-mitzvah/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1905-0370.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210108T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210108T173000 DTSTAMP:20210106T154232Z CREATED:20200819T195407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210106T154232Z UID:10002985-1610125200-1610127000@bj.org SUMMARY:Hitoreri In Person DESCRIPTION:Join us for our teen-only Kabbalat Shabbat Service led by BJ teens and staff. We will meet on 88th Street outside of the Sanctuary doors. The event will also be streamed on the BJ Teen Instagram. Contact Laura with any questions. \nRegister Here\nAdditional Information On Our Protocols\nArrival for In-person Programs\nIn order to comply with new safety guidelines regarding social distancing\, complete and submitted health screening forms and temperature checks are required when anyone takes part in any in-person Family Life and Learning programs. \nParticipants must have completed a health screening form before arrival at a Family Life and Learning program. Health screening forms for all Family Life and Learning programs will be sent the day of an in-person program. No participant will be admitted to a program without that completed virtual form on the day of the program. \nFace Masks\nAll BJ Family Life and Learning staff are required to wear face masks during in-person programming. \nAll participants will be required to wear face masks\, which are to be provided by parents or guardians. URL:https://bj.org/event/hitoreri-2-2021-01-08/ LOCATION:Outside of 88th Street Sanctuary\, 88th Street and West End Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10024 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/teenshot.png ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210108T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210108T154500 DTSTAMP:20210224T151255Z CREATED:20200326T211313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210224T151255Z UID:10002359-1610119800-1610120700@bj.org SUMMARY:Minha DESCRIPTION:Join us in virtual community for the afternoon prayer service before we prepare to enter Shabbat. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nFor information about upcoming dates and times for our various daily minyanim\, we invite you to visit our Calendar of Services. \n  URL:https://bj.org/event/minha/2021-01-08/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1905-0258.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210108T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210108T160000 DTSTAMP:20210108T183547Z CREATED:20210107T215326Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210108T183547Z UID:10004335-1610118000-1610121600@bj.org SUMMARY:We The People: An Interfaith Virtual Vigil for Democracy DESCRIPTION:Join local leaders as we gather our community in support of democracy.\nFEATURING\nU.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler and U.S. Representative Mondaire Jones \n \nMUSIC\nMandy Patinkin\, Tony Perry\, Neshama Carlebach + Reverend Milton Vann\, Cantor Natasha J. Hirschhorn + Friends \nSPIRITUAL LEADERS (list in formation) \nReverend Dr. Chloe Breyer\, The Interfaith Center of New York; Daisy Khan\, Women’s Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality (WISE); Rabbi Joy Levitt\, Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan; Reverend James Lynch\, Buddhist Council of New York; Rabbi Avram Mlotek\, Base MNHTN and Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan; Pastor Gil Monrose\, Mt. Zion Church of God 7th Day\, Founder of Gd Squad/the 67th Pct Clergy Council; Dr. Uma Mysoreka\, Hindu Temple Society of North America; and Rabbi Mira Rivera\, Romemu \nRegister Now\n\nFREE for all attendees\n\nPARTNERS (list in formation)\nMarlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan\, The 4th Universalist Society in the City of New York\, Abraham Joshua Heschel School\, Ansche Chesed\, Avodah\, B’nai Jeshurun\, Base MNHTN\, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST)\, Congregation Rodeph Sholom\, The Forward\, Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness and Housing\, The Interfaith Center of New York\, JCC Harlem\, Jewish Community Relations Council of New York\, The Jewish Theological Seminary\, KRA\, Manny Cantor Center\, National Council of Jewish Women New York\, New York Jewish Agenda\, Park Avenue Christian Church\, Park Avenue Synagogue\, Plaza Jewish Community Chapel\, Inc.\, Repair the World NYC\, Romemu\, SAJ – Judaism that Stands for All\, The Shefa School\, St Paul & St Andrew United Methodist Church\, UJA-Federation of New York\, Wholebeing Institute\, Women’s Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equity (WISE) URL:https://bj.org/event/interfaith-vigil/ LOCATION:NY ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Interfaith-vigil-democracy-1-e1610127102608.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210107T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210107T210000 DTSTAMP:20201209T195621Z CREATED:20201209T195621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T195621Z UID:10004070-1610049600-1610053200@bj.org SUMMARY:Hebrew Town Hall DESCRIPTION:Calling all parents! Join Alex\, our Hebrew Coordinator\, for a town hall to learn more about Hebrew Home Page as well as the overall goals of Hebrew Education for Kadima@BJ.  \nRegister Here URL:https://bj.org/event/hebrew-town-hall/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_4136-scaled.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210107T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210107T210000 DTSTAMP:20230915T160311Z CREATED:20201103T184114Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230915T160311Z UID:10003771-1610046000-1610053200@bj.org SUMMARY:Israeli Authors Discussion Group DESCRIPTION:Every first Thursday of the month\, this group will discuss a book written by an Israeli author\, facilitated by BJ members Carole Balin and Jennifer Sylvor. What a list we have for you this year! This group is drop in; the Zoom link is applicable for the entire series\, so join us each month as your schedule allows. \nRegister to Join Us on Zoom\nHot off the (translated) presses\, Aquarium is an incredible story of two Deaf sisters\, raised in seclusion by Deaf parents\, and the shattering consequences that unfold when that isolation comes to an end. Sly\, surprising and as sharp-fanged as its protagonists\, Aquarium has been called “a stunning debut that interrogates the practices of storytelling — and storyhearing.” URL:https://bj.org/event/israeli-authors-discussion-group/2021-01-07/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/robert-anasch-McX3XuJRsUM-unsplash-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210107T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210107T133000 DTSTAMP:20250512T194123Z CREATED:20200917T182212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T194123Z UID:10003456-1610022600-1610026200@bj.org SUMMARY:"In the Mirror" Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Roly Matalon DESCRIPTION:We will continue our close reading of short stories about the lives\, struggles\, and concerns of the Talmudic rabbis\, in order to uncover deeper layers of our own selves and to become better equipped to wrestle with our human nature. No knowledge of Hebrew is required.  \nFor BJ Members only. URL:https://bj.org/event/in-the-mirror-lunch-and-learn-with-rabbi-roly-matalon-2/2021-01-07/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Roly-Matalon_duo_2520_1440.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210106T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210106T190000 DTSTAMP:20201118T195418Z CREATED:20200824T183326Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201118T195418Z UID:10003025-1609956000-1609959600@bj.org SUMMARY:Teen Cohort Learning Series (Graduating Year 2023-2024) DESCRIPTION:Join your grade for an empowering year of cohort learning through monthly sessions looking into Civil Rights throughout the years. Matt Altman\, Youth Advisor\, in conjunction with our colleagues at Facing History\, will be navigating this topic. \nRegister Through the Teen Program Bundle\nRegister Separately\nContact Laura Schultze for more information. URL:https://bj.org/event/teen-cohort-learning-series-graduating-year-2023-2024/2021-01-06/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/teen-cohort-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210105T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210105T203000 DTSTAMP:20201027T200322Z CREATED:20201020T205355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201027T200322Z UID:10003612-1609873200-1609878600@bj.org SUMMARY:Ivrit Live (Virtual Hebrew Lessons) DESCRIPTION:Come join other BJ members in learning Ivrit (Hebrew) live and online. Our seven week Hebrew course meets weekly on Tuesdays\, and provides a comprehensive Hebrew-learning experience focusing on the skills needed for conversation. Whether you are a beginner or an intermediate student\, we have a class for you! A link to a short assessment will be sent to you to determine which class you should be in. A minimum of six participants is required for each class. \nRegister Now\nIf anyone finds the cost financially difficult please contact our Director of Israel Engagement\, Abir Maliyanker. URL:https://bj.org/event/ivrit-live-virtual-hebrew-lessons/2021-01-05/ LOCATION:NY ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1905-0425-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210105T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210105T201500 DTSTAMP:20210227T003144Z CREATED:20201005T174238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210227T003144Z UID:10003540-1609873200-1609877700@bj.org SUMMARY:Prepare My Prayer with Rabbi Roly Matalon DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Roly Matalon to study and discuss the inspirational sources and suggestions in Rabbi Dov Singer’s book Prepare My Prayer: Recipes to Awaken the Soul. \n“The main purpose of the book is to expand the idea of prayer beyond the known boundaries of the synagogue and the prayer book\, and to look at the different faces of prayer and its reflections in reality. To awaken the inner spring from which prayer flows and to rejuvenate the words printed in the prayer book. To revive the set prayers\, and to discover the prayers that are not printed in the prayer book. To recognize prayer as a kind of state of being\, of presence\, in which a praying person stands before that which is Presence itself\, and strengthens the awareness of the beating heart of the world.” \nRabbi Dov Singer\, head of Yeshivat Makor Chaim and the Study Center for Renewal\, is an educational innovator and a leader of the modern Israeli revival of Hassidut. \nFor BJ members only. \n \nParticipants are required to purchase Rabbi Dov Singer’s book to follow along with during the class.  URL:https://bj.org/event/prepare-my-prayer/2021-01-05/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Roly-Matalon_duo-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210105T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210105T134500 DTSTAMP:20210510T140503Z CREATED:20201002T151506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T140503Z UID:10003509-1609849800-1609854300@bj.org SUMMARY:"Soul Food" Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Felicia Sol DESCRIPTION:Open up your soul to the nourishment and challenge of the Hassidic rabbis. Join Rabbi Felicia Sol as we study Netivot Shalom\, Rabbi Shalom Noach Berezovsky\, a 20th c. Slonimer Rebbe. Each class will stand alone\, so new participants are always welcome. No prior knowledge is expected. URL:https://bj.org/event/soul-food-lunch-and-learn-with-rabbi-felicia-sol-2/2021-01-05/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Felicia-Sol_duo-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210105T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210105T130000 DTSTAMP:20210227T004628Z CREATED:20201103T170509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210227T004628Z UID:10002958-1609848000-1609851600@bj.org SUMMARY:Powered by Courage DESCRIPTION:Powered by Courage is a series featuring Palestinian civil society leaders Rabbis Matalon\, Sol\, and Passow met while traveling with Encounter in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. This will be in conversation with eight of our fellow Jewish leaders.  \nB’nai Jeshurun is proud to sponsor this series\, which honors the courage of the many Palestinians who have hosted thousands of Encounter participants in their homes and communities over the past 15 years. \n \n  \nNourishing Palestinian Cultural Identity \nTuesday\, November 10 | 11:00AM-12:00PM \nMahmoud Muna\, the “Bookseller of Jerusalem\,” in conversation with Rabbi Angela Warnick Buchdahl\, Senior Rabbi\, Central Synagogue. \n  \nDrawing on Religious Wisdom for Leadership in Conflict \nMonday\, November 16 | 1:30-2:30PM \nSami Awad\, Founder & Program Director of Holy Land Trust\, in conversation with Rabba Tamar Elad-Appelbaum\, Founding Rabbi of Zion Community in Jerusalem and Co-Founder of the Israeli Rabbis Beit Midrash & Network. \n  \nBeing Proximate: From a Palestinian Village in the Heart of Gush Etzion \nSunday\, November 22 | 12:00-1:00PM \nAbu Ibrahim\, Head of Village Council and Mukhtar of Bayt Zakarya\, in conversation with Evan Traylor\, Rabbinical Student at HUC-JIR. \n  \nBeing the Light Amidst Darkness: Women’s Leadership as a Way Forward \nWednesday\, December 2 | 2:00-3:00PM \nFadia & Fatima Al Wahsh\, Directors\, Jubbet al Dhib Women’s Committee\, in conversation with Danielle Shani\, Co-Founder & CEO\, BeDo – Generating Change\, Differently. \n  \nTeaching Amidst Enduring Conflict: Literature & Poetry as Gateways \nWednesday\, December 9 | 1:00-2:00PM \nLama Abuarqoub\, English Teacher\, Dar Essalaam Girls High School\, in conversation with Tikvah Weiner\, Head of School\, The Idea School & Institute. \n  \nAdaptive Leadership: A View From Ramallah \nThursday\, December 17 | 1:00-2:00PM \nSam Bahour\, Palestinian-American Businessman\, in conversation with Marty Linsky\, Longtime Harvard Kennedy School Faculty Member. \n  \nFighting for Peace: Nonviolent Leadership as a Way of Life \nTuesday\, December 22 | 1:00-2:00PM \nSulaiman Khatib\, Co-Founder and Co-Director\, Combatants for Peace\, in conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous\, Senior Rabbi\, IKAR. \n  \nLiving Nonviolence: Becoming a Combatant for Peace \nTuesday\, January 5 | 12:00-1:00PM \nOsama Elewat\, Board Member\, Combatants for Peace\, in conversation with Michael Soberman\, Senior Educational Consultant\, The iCenter for Israel Education. URL:https://bj.org/event/powered-by-courage/2021-01-05/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/jerusalem.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210105T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210105T094500 DTSTAMP:20211221T174700Z CREATED:20200710T201011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211221T174700Z UID:10002798-1609836300-1609839900@bj.org SUMMARY:Mishnah After Minyan DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Rebecca Weintraub on Tuesday mornings as we explore Mishnah Brakhot: the first tractate of the six books of Mishnah and the beginning of our oral Torah. \nJoin the Zoom URL:https://bj.org/event/mishnah-after-minyan/2021-01-05/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rohit-tandon-qK6898jepEU-unsplash.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210103T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210103T184500 DTSTAMP:20210830T154631Z CREATED:20200422T181158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210830T154631Z UID:10002475-1609697700-1609699500@bj.org SUMMARY:Meditative Healing Circle DESCRIPTION:Whether you are in need of healing yourself\, praying for a loved one\, or want to extend well wishes to the wider world\, join us for a healing circle rooted in meditation and chanting. Led by Rabbi Shuli Passow and cellist Jessie Reagan Mann. All are welcome; no meditation experience needed. \nJoin Via Zoom URL:https://bj.org/event/meditative-healing-circle-2-2020-06-21/2021-01-03/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/website-resize.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210103T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210103T183000 DTSTAMP:20220329T135054Z CREATED:20200103T194128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220329T135054Z UID:10001779-1609693200-1609698600@bj.org SUMMARY:Hebrew Speaking Havurah DESCRIPTION:The Hebrew Speaking Havurah continues! Each session we discuss a different topic\, with a different member leading. This month’s session will be held in-person; we have missed seeing our people and look forward to seeing you! We will be joined by the Upper West Side emissary for a fun lecture. \nLocation and more details will be sent to people who RSVP to Nili. URL:https://bj.org/event/hebrew-speaking-havurah/2021-01-03/ LOCATION:Location given after registration ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/lavi-perchik-ZylokGRs0L8-unsplash-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210103T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210103T113000 DTSTAMP:20201223T154355Z CREATED:20201215T224452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201223T154355Z UID:10003286-1609669800-1609673400@bj.org SUMMARY:Meditation for the Moment: Mindfulness Practice for Shemot with Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg for a morning of study and meditation rooted in the themes of Parashat Shemot\, this coming week’s Torah portion. No previous meditation experience required. \njoin Here\nRabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg served as a congregational rabbi for seventeen years.  She has also worked in the fields of Jewish community relations\, Jewish education and Hillel. She has published widely on such topics as feminism\, spiritual direction\, parenting\, social justice and mindfulness from a Jewish perspective and has contributed commentaries to Kol HaNeshama\, the Reconstructionist prayer book. Rabbi Weinberg has taught mindfulness meditation and yoga to rabbis\, Jewish professionals and lay people in the context of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. She serves as a spiritual director to a variety of Jewish clergy including students and faculty at HUC-JIR in New York.  She is creator and co-leader of the Jewish Mindfulness Teacher Training Program.  URL:https://bj.org/event/meditation-for-the-moment-mindfulness-practice-for-shemot-with-rabbi-sheila-peltz-weinberg/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/teen-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210105 DTSTAMP:20210203T144844Z CREATED:20201215T230644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210203T144844Z UID:10003287-1609657200-1609743599@bj.org SUMMARY:Hai School Musi-Spiel Rehearsals DESCRIPTION:This year\, BJ Theater Company’s Purim Spiel is coming to you! Calling all K-8th grade actors\, dancers\, singers\, and aspiring performers to join us for what promises to be our biggest\, best spiel yet! This year’s show is Hai School Musi-Spiel\, based on Disney’s beloved High School Musical. Register before winter break and submit your video audition to Emma by email. No prior performance experience necessary; fun guaranteed!  \nRegister Now\nRehearsals will be held on Zoom in January and February on Sundays with some additional rehearsals after school on Tuesdays and occasional other weekdays. Families will receive a more detailed schedule from Emma upon registration and should be in touch before registering if they have any scheduling questions or conflicts to discuss! URL:https://bj.org/event/bj-theater-company-purim-spiel-hai-school-musi-spiel/2021-01-03/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1905-0236-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210102T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210102T180000 DTSTAMP:20210318T185459Z CREATED:20201202T162610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210318T185459Z UID:10004062-1609608600-1609610400@bj.org SUMMARY:Family Havdalah DESCRIPTION:Join us for Family Havdalah the first Saturday of each month in front of the Sanctuary as we bid farewell to our sacred day and transition to a week of hope. To participate\, you will need to wear a mask for the entirety of the event and keep a 6 ft distance at all times. \nFamily Havdalah will be streamed on the B’nai Jeshurun Facebook Page. \nRegister Now URL:https://bj.org/event/family-havdalah/2021-01-02/ LOCATION:Outside of 88th Street Sanctuary\, 88th Street and West End Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10024 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/shutterstock_1385831468-pride-havdalah-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210102T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210102T180000 DTSTAMP:20201124T183505Z CREATED:20201029T165350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201124T183505Z UID:10003741-1609608600-1609610400@bj.org SUMMARY:Family Havdalah on 88th and West End Avenue DESCRIPTION:Join us for Family Havdalah the first Saturday of each month as we bid farewell to our sacred day and transition to a week of hope. To participate\, you will need to wear a mask for the entirety of the event and keep a 6ft distance at all times. \nRegister Here\n*If there is inclement weather\, Family Havdalah will take place on the B’ani Jeshurun Facebook page. URL:https://bj.org/event/family-havdalah-on-88th-and-west-end-avenue/2021-01-02/ LOCATION:Family Life & Learning Facebook Live ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_0028.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210101T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210101T154500 DTSTAMP:20210224T151255Z CREATED:20200326T211313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210224T151255Z UID:10002358-1609515000-1609515900@bj.org SUMMARY:Minha DESCRIPTION:Join us in virtual community for the afternoon prayer service before we prepare to enter Shabbat. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nFor information about upcoming dates and times for our various daily minyanim\, we invite you to visit our Calendar of Services. \n  URL:https://bj.org/event/minha/2021-01-01/ LOCATION:Remote Access Only\, NY\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1905-0258.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="B'nai Jeshurun":MAILTO:info@bj.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR