Wednesdays with Hadar- Unit 2B How to Question Authority with Rabbi Avi Killip Is there a right way to question authority? Should I speak out on every issue or choose my battles? What role should shame and humiliation play? When can I leverage power-dynamics, and when should I just keep quiet? Together we will explore […]
Engage with short stories about the lives, struggles, and concerns of the Talmudic rabbis, and uncover deeper layers of our own selves. No knowledge of Hebrew is required.
Thousands of Jewish children attending Ultra-Orthodox and Chassidic yeshivas are being denied a basic education. Join JCC Social Justice Activist in Residence Ruth Messinger for a discussion on this important topic.
We are so excited to launch our Thursday Electives for the fall!
Join us for the first Teen Game Night on December 10th, where we’ll be playing an online version of the popular BJ game Codenames over Zoom! We encourage you to bring a friend.
Pop-Up Family Candle Lighting is moving online! Join us for family candle lighting, music and opportunity to celebrate together.
Join the Family Life and Learning team for a short and sweet Hanukkah candle lighting during many nights of Hanukkah.
Collaborating remotely, Rabbi Arielle Lekach-Rosenberg (vocals), Dan Nadel (guitar), and John Ellis (saxophone) present an eclectic selection of favorites for the first night of Hannukah, featuring music and Torah about light shining in the darkness, hints of dawn, and finding home.
Bim Bam gives children under three a fun space to get ready for Shabbat through interactive songs, movement, and stories, while practicing traditions such as lighting candles, saying Kiddush, and giving tzedakah.
Join us on the second Friday of every month for a Pre-Shabbat Family sing-along. Our own Michael Harlow, Rachel Barnehama and Michael Witman will lead us in some of our favorite Shabbat tunes.
Join the Family Life and Learning team for a short and sweet Hanukkah candle lighting during many nights of Hanukkah.
Join us on the second Friday of every month for a Pre-Shabbat Family sing-along. Our own Michael Harlow, Rachel Barnehama and Michael Witman will lead us in some of our favorite Shabbat tunes.
Join the BJ Community for Minha services and enjoy watching Ben Gantcher come up to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah
Join us as we bring the Shabbat of Hanukkah to a close with havdalah and a communal lighting of the Hanukkiah. While this will be broadcast on Facebook, in-person registration is required and limited due to state safety guidelines.
Join Aviv at B'nai Jeshurun, the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, Grad Network: Powered by Columbia/Barnard Hillel and fellow 20s and 30s for a pop up Hanukkah extravaganza! Listen to some Hanukkah music while enjoying hot chocolate and sufganiyot (jelly donuts).
Join fellow BJ teens for a Sunday afternoon hangout on Zoom! Hangouts will range from virtual trivia, interactive games, Netflix watch parties, and more. The Zoom link will be shared in the teen email every Sunday morning, or you can email Laura Schultze.
Join the Family Life and Learning team for a short and sweet Hanukkah candle lighting during many nights of Hanukkah.
Join Rabbinic Fellow Deborah Sacks Mintz on an exploration of contemporary Midrash: creative commentaries designed to spark the imagination and deepen the textual dive.
Whether you are in need of healing, praying for a loved one, or want to extend well wishes to the wider world, join Rabbi Shuli Passow and cellist Jessie Reagan Mann for a healing circle rooted in meditation and chanting.
With light settling into the darkness of night, bring your day to a close with a rooting meditation with Rabbinic Fellow Grace Gleason. Together, we'll focus on cultivating resilience, connecting to inner light, and embracing the luminous darkness.
In this class we will dive into Mussar, the ancient form of Jewish spirituality focusing on the development of middot, character traits, to attain personal and communal holiness.
In this class we will dive into Mussar, the ancient form of Jewish spirituality focusing on the development of middot, character traits, to attain personal and communal holiness.
Join the Family Life and Learning team for a short and sweet Hanukkah candle lighting during many nights of Hanukkah.
Join Rabbi Felicia Sol as we begin a new Jewish month, celebrating Rosh Hodesh Tevet with light, learning and a lehayim. Have your Hanukiyah ready to not only publicize the miracle of the light, but also to let it in.
