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 to participate will be provided to those registered. Click here for our latest coronavirus update. Event Details: This course offers an overview of the […]
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 decision to temporarily cancel this series. Click here for our latest coronavirus update. Every Friday, Jewish Upper West Siders greet worshipers before and after […]
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).
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 Kiddush and Motzi.
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 for both children and parents.
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!
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 a sense of community rooted in Jewish tradition while gaining exposure to Israeli culture. Pricing Members (For Full Term): $200 Members (For Individual Sessions): $20 […]
The hardest conversations are also the most important ones. This winter, we will meet in small, home-hosted gatherings for group conversations about What Matters advance care planning. BJ members who are trained facilitators will guide you through the process of choosing an agent who can speak for you if you are unable to speak for […]
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.
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 to participate will be provided to those registered. Click here for our latest coronavirus update. Event Details: This course offers an overview of the […]
Join Rabbi Adina Lewittes to explore our timeless Jewish legal system in the modern day.
The hardest conversations are also the most important ones. This winter, we will meet in small, home-hosted gatherings for group conversations about What Matters advance care planning. BJ members who are trained facilitators will guide you through the process of choosing an agent who can speak for you if you are unable to speak for […]
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 decision to temporarily cancel this series. Click here for our latest coronavirus update. Every Friday, Jewish Upper West Siders greet worshipers before and after […]
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 Kiddush and Motzi.
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 for both children and parents.
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.
Join Rabbi Adina Lewittes and Music Director Dan Nadel for the final hour of Shabbat, and to bid farewell to our sacred day with soothing song, inspiring story, illuminating teaching, and warm fellowship. We’ll conclude with a moving havdalah ceremony.
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 a sense of community rooted in Jewish tradition while gaining exposure to Israeli culture. Pricing Members (For Full Term): $200 Members (For Individual Sessions): $20 […]
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 to participate will be provided to those registered. Click here for our latest coronavirus update. Event Details: This course offers an overview of the […]
Join Rabbi Adina Lewittes to explore our timeless Jewish legal system in the modern day.
For 8th and 9th Graders in the BJ Community It’s all over the news today: refugees and immigration. There are people struggling, and we are all eager to help—but how can we? Is there anything we can do? In the past, on the years we haven’t gone on a Civil Rights Journey, we have taken […]
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 decision to temporarily cancel this series. Click here for our latest coronavirus update. Every Friday, Jewish Upper West Siders greet worshipers before and after […]
On the third Friday of every month, join us for an intimate Kabbalat Shabbat, weaving together meditation and music with liturgy and learning. This service offers an uplifting vehicle for moving into the stillness and beauty of Shabbat. Contact Kristen Kersey with any questions. Led by Rabbi Shuli Passow, Cantor David Mintz, Rabbinic Fellow Deborah Sacks Mintz, […]
Join us for an elegant catered Shabbat dinner with our Marshall T. Meyer Rabbinic Fellows, Margo Hughes-Robinson, Deborah Sacks Mintz, and Abi Weber. To reserve your spot at the table, filled with delicious food, enlightening learning, and soul-stirring song. Register now.
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 Kiddush and Motzi.
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 for both children and parents.
On Shabbat morning, immediately following services, meet at the front of the east side of the sanctuary to hear the third in a series of short talks from BJ Archives about the Sanctuary's windows and design motifs.
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.
Join us to create packages to be donated to The Community Kitchen & Pantry of West Harlem, an organization that gives direct support to people in need of food service, providing over 100,000 meals each month. Following package assembly, volunteers will debrief the project and learn more about The Community Kitchen & Pantry. REGISTER […]
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 a sense of community rooted in Jewish tradition while gaining exposure to Israeli culture. Pricing Members (For Full Term): $200 Members (For Individual Sessions): $20 […]
In your 30s or 40s and looking for a way to be more connected at BJ? Join us at the evening service, and then at a nearby bar for a casual get together. Register now.
Rosh Hodesh (Sisterhood) and Shevet (Brotherhood) are small, single-gender, single-grade groups for teens, led by adult mentors trained by Moving Traditions.
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 to participate will be provided to those registered. Click here for our latest coronavirus update. Event Details: This course offers an overview of the […]
Join Rabbi Adina Lewittes to explore our timeless Jewish legal system in the modern day.
This parent support group will give you a chance to share your insight and struggles around parenting issues. This group is led by clinical psychologist, Dr. Eilon Shomron-Atar. For more information, and to sign up, visit bj.org/parentsupportgroup.
We invite you to meet Assistant Rabbi candidate Rebecca Weintraub. Becca is looking forward to praying with us, sharing her Torah with us, and getting to know our community. For more information, visit bj.org/weintraub weekend.
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 decision to temporarily cancel this series. Click here for our latest coronavirus update. Every Friday, Jewish Upper West Siders greet worshipers before and after […]
Join Aviv, BJ’s 20s and 30s group, and the Columbia Grad Network for a Kabbalat Shabbat service, followed by Shabbat Dinner. There will be pizza, beer, and games! Bring your favorite Shabbat-appropriate board game (no electronics or writing involved) to play with friends old and new! Register by Thursday, January 23, at 10:00AM. Register Now
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 Kiddush and Motzi.
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 for both children and parents.
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.
Join us for a workshop focusing on the Jewish community’s involvement in the civil rights movement. Register now.
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 a sense of community rooted in Jewish tradition while gaining exposure to Israeli culture. Pricing Members (For Full Term): $200 Members (For Individual Sessions): $20 […]
Join us to learn about all of the ways you can volunteer to support immigrants, refugees, and asylees. We will hear from our Family Support Team, the Refugee Employment Partnership (REP), and our Job Readiness Team. Sign up now at bj.org/refugeeimmigrationinvolvement.
We’re thrilled to be offering a taste Moving Traditions, both Shevet (brotherhood) and Rosh Hodesh (girls), for all our 7th graders.
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 to participate will be provided to those registered. Click here for our latest coronavirus update. Event Details: This course offers an overview of the […]
Midnight Run coordinates over 1,000 relief missions per year, in which volunteers from churches, synagogues, schools, and other civic groups distribute food, clothing, blankets, and personal care items to the homeless on the streets of New York City. For more information on how you can help, visit bj.org/teenmidnightrunprep.
Attend a census town hall in Harlem for the diverse faith traditions in the neighborhood, hosted by Interfaith Center of NY in partnership with the Manhattan Borough President’s Office, eMgage, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Sign up now at bj.org/interfaithcensus.
The Legal Assistance Team of BJ’s Refugee and Immigration Committee is working with Safe Passage Project to provide pro bono representation for children under 21 in immigration proceedings. Join us at 6:30PM for dinner, followed by training. Register at bj.org/assistimmigrantyouth.
To honor acts of loving-kindness and to mark the film’s 40th anniversary, BJ presents the award-winning documentary film, As If It Were Yesterday/Comme Si C’etait Hier (1980) by Myriam Abramowicz and Esther Hoffenberg. There will be a Q&A with Myriam Abramowicz, led by Professor Lenore Weitzman. As If It Were Yesterday documents the little-known courage of the Belgian people […]
Parents of children in 6th grade are invited to join Rabbi Felicia Sol, Hazzan Ari Priven, and the Family Life and Learning and B’nai Mitzvah teams for an informational meeting to review the B’nai Mitzvah process for the upcoming year. Sign up now at bj.org/6thgradebmitzvah.
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 decision to temporarily cancel this series. Click here for our latest coronavirus update. Every Friday, Jewish Upper West Siders greet worshipers before and after […]
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 Kiddush and Motzi.
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 for both children and parents.
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.
On the eve of the Iowa caucuses, we will explore the history of the Jewish vote in America; with Steve Rabinowitz, former Bill Clinton White House press aide and image maker. Is the year that American Jews will finally tack conservative? Register now.
Midnight Run coordinates over 1,000 relief missions per year, in which volunteers from churches, synagogues, schools, and other civic groups distribute food, clothing, blankets, and personal care items to the homeless on the streets of New York City. For more information on how you can help, visit bj.org/teenmidnightrunprep.
Join Rabbi Marc Margolius, senior program director of the Institute of Jewish Spirituality, for an exploration of justice in our individual lives, bringing mindfulness and contemplative practice toward the cultivation of righteousness. Register now at bj.org/mindfuloftzedek.