Calling all K-8th grade actors, dancers, singes, and aspiring performers to join us for what promises to be our biggest, best Purim Spiel yet! This year's show is Hai School Musi-Spiel, based on Disney's beloved High School Musical.
This Hanukkah, join BJ and thousands of others in Times Square to light the menorah and send a powerful message of standing up and standing together for our community. We'll meet on the north-east corner of 45th Street and Broadway.
Join us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
Join BJ member and collage artist, Michal Nachmany, for a Zoom workshop to create a collage centered on the promise that in dark times, even small actions can add light to the future generations of our family community.
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.
In this year of shemita (sabbatical year), we will study rabbinic and hassidic texts on Shabbat, opening up a doorway to the 25 hour taste of the world to come. No previous textual experience necessary.
Join us for a Hebrew immersion class geared toward children 3- and 4-years old. Shira Averbuch will lead children with their parents and caregivers in music, stories, and movement rooted in Jewish tradition, while providing exposure to Israeli culture.
Come join other BJ members in learning Ivrit (Hebrew) live and online. Our Hebrew course 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!
This course offers an overview of the core beliefs, practices, and history of Judaism and the Jewish people, for both those just beginning to explore Jewish life and those who would like to participate more fully in the Jewish community.
Join us as we apply the creative process to our learning and spiritual practice, bringing Mussar together with anti-racism work, led by Yehudah Webster and Rabbi David Jaffe. We’ll explore how Mussar practices can be tools for subverting the biases created by racism.
Start your day with soulfulness and equanimity with this weekly mindfulness meditation practice, led by Rabbi Shuli Passow, and informed by themes from the Torah portion.
The 8th Grade Facing History Holocaust Education is included in your Haverim registration from 2020-2021. The sessions will be taught in-person by Matt Altman, one of our incredible Teen Educators, in the BJ Teen Lounge.
Join BJ member Joni Brenner for an exploration of safe and opening movements in our chair yoga session. Bringing in the themes of Hanukkah, we will explore resilience, bringing in light and warmth. This class is appropriate for all bodies.
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.
The Institute for Jewish Spirituality and the Museum of Jewish Heritage will be presenting a screening of Dying Doesn’t Feel Like What I’m Doing, a movie celebrating the life of IJS co-founder, activist, and community organizer Rabbi Rachel Cowan z”l.
We are thrilled to share that we will be taking BJ Teens in 8th-12th grade out of the city for Shabbat, Dec 3-5, 2021. Our teens will have a chance to rejuvenate, reconnect, and have a blast together!
Bim Bam is returning in the fall. Bim Bam gives children under three a fun space to get ready for Shabbat through interactive English and Hebrew songs, movement, and stories, while practicing traditions such as lighting candles and saying Kiddush.
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 and saying Kiddush. The program is entirely in Hebrew.
Just before Kabbalat Shabbat, join Shira Averbuch and Dan Nadel for songs of personal and communal light, celebrating the holiday of Hanukkah.
We are excited to bring back this lively service for one Shabbat in December. This service, led by Michelle Geisler, features songs, stories, and more for families with children in K through 2nd Grade.
Join us as we bring the Shabbat of Hanukkah to a close for an interactive evening of the arts as a vehicle for exploring light, creativity, and Hanukkah! We’ll gather in person before breaking off into workshops. Remote options also available.
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.
Calling all K-8th grade actors, dancers, singes, and aspiring performers to join us for what promises to be our biggest, best Purim Spiel yet! This year's show is Hai School Musi-Spiel, based on Disney's beloved High School Musical.
In a splashy, spectacular musical revue, BJ's pre-k-5th grade performers will shine on stage and help us celebrate a very happy Hanukkah! Don't miss this fun-filled chance to watch our youngest performers sing and dance their hearts out!
Join the JCC on Zoom for an afternoon of text study with Rabbis Angela Buchdahl, David Ellenson, Naamah Kellman, Roly Matalon, and Adam Mintz to celebrate the dedication of the Rabbi Joy Levitt Beit Midrash.
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!
What does a truly safe, and truly just, society look like? Join us for our second program on policing and security in New York City, featuring a conversation with Alvin Bragg, Udi Ofer, Renita Francois, and Anthonine Pierre.
Join us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
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.
In this year of shemita (sabbatical year), we will study rabbinic and hassidic texts on Shabbat, opening up a doorway to the 25 hour taste of the world to come. No previous textual experience necessary.
Join us for a Hebrew immersion class geared toward children 3- and 4-years old. Shira Averbuch will lead children with their parents and caregivers in music, stories, and movement rooted in Jewish tradition, while providing exposure to Israeli culture.
Come join other BJ members in learning Ivrit (Hebrew) live and online. Our Hebrew course 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!
This course offers an overview of the core beliefs, practices, and history of Judaism and the Jewish people, for both those just beginning to explore Jewish life and those who would like to participate more fully in the Jewish community.
Twice a year, we have the opportunity to provide this essential service to the community through the New York Blood Center. Save a life and donate at the BJ Blood Drive.
This Zoom support group is for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Facilitated by Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW and Dr. Adena Greenberg, PhD, the support group will meet weekly on Wednesdays for six months.
The 8th Grade Facing History Holocaust Education is included in your Haverim registration from 2020-2021. The sessions will be taught in-person by Matt Altman, one of our incredible Teen Educators, in the BJ Teen Lounge.
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.
Join Ruth Messinger, the JCC’s social justice activist in residence, and Matt Nosanchuk, president and co-founder of the New York Jewish Agenda (NYJA), for a conversation with newly elected Manhattan Borough President, Mark Levine.
Bim Bam is returning in the fall. Bim Bam gives children under three a fun space to get ready for Shabbat through interactive English and Hebrew songs, movement, and stories, while practicing traditions such as lighting candles and saying Kiddush.
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 and saying Kiddush. The program is entirely in Hebrew.
Calling all K-8th grade actors, dancers, singes, and aspiring performers to join us for what promises to be our biggest, best Purim Spiel yet! This year's show is Hai School Musi-Spiel, based on Disney's beloved High School Musical.
We are partnering with One Block, a nonprofit that is dedicated to keeping the Upper West Side clean. This volunteer opportunity connects to the Jewish value of bal tashhit, which teaches us not to destroy or to waste.
The Hebrew Speaking Havurah continues! Each session, we discuss a different topic, with a different member leading it. Meetings will be in-person.
We are joining the Synagogue Coalition on the Refugee & Immigration Crisis and the Westchester Jewish Coalition for Immigration to help collect 500 children's winter coats, as well as black or brown hair dye.
Join us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
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.
In this year of shemita (sabbatical year), we will study rabbinic and hassidic texts on Shabbat, opening up a doorway to the 25 hour taste of the world to come. No previous textual experience necessary.
Join us for a Hebrew immersion class geared toward children 3- and 4-years old. Shira Averbuch will lead children with their parents and caregivers in music, stories, and movement rooted in Jewish tradition, while providing exposure to Israeli culture.
This course offers an overview of the core beliefs, practices, and history of Judaism and the Jewish people, for both those just beginning to explore Jewish life and those who would like to participate more fully in the Jewish community.
Come join other BJ members in learning Ivrit (Hebrew) live and online. Our Hebrew course 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!
We are joining the Synagogue Coalition on the Refugee & Immigration Crisis and the Westchester Jewish Coalition for Immigration to help collect 500 children's winter coats, as well as black or brown hair dye.
BJ Teens in 9th and 10th grade are invited to join the Civil Rights Journey to the South and learn about the struggles of African Americans to gain equality in the 1950s & 60s. Participants must attend these pre-trip meetings.
Join Suma Qawasmi and Ittay Flescher to hear their stories about the challenges, fears, and dreams they encounter through their work together at Kids4Peace—an interfaith movement that brings together youth from East and West Jerusalem.
How can we teach children gratitude that strengthens them and your family life? Join renowned child-rearing expert and author, Dr. Ron Taffel, as he discusses evidence-based ways to realistically help kids develop life-affirming appreciation.
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.
Join the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Rabbi Felicia Sol, and Social Action & Social Justice Manager Kiana Davis to learn more about 73Forward, NCJW’s newest campaign for abortion justice.
It's time to reconvene our Israel Book Group. We have an eclectic line up of books planned for the year, beginning in December with Sarah Blau’s propulsive psychological thriller, The Others.
Bim Bam is returning in the fall. Bim Bam gives children under three a fun space to get ready for Shabbat through interactive English and Hebrew songs, movement, and stories, while practicing traditions such as lighting candles and saying Kiddush.
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 and saying Kiddush. The program is entirely in Hebrew.
Grab your best “Ugly Sweater” and join Aviv for Kabbalat Shabbat services and oneg this month! After Kabbalat Shabbat, we'll head to the roof for hot chocolate, cookies, ample dreidel playing time, and a chance to shmooze in your amazing sweaters!
Calling all K-8th grade actors, dancers, singes, and aspiring performers to join us for what promises to be our biggest, best Purim Spiel yet! This year's show is Hai School Musi-Spiel, based on Disney's beloved High School Musical.
Join us for a Sunday morning learning program following Morning Minyan. This month, Prof. Yehudah Mirsky will give a shiur (teaching) on “Rav Kook and Shemitah in Eretz Yisrael”.
Join the BJ Teens in planning the steps for this year's BJ Teen Tzedek Project, focusing on homelessness and housing insecurity.
We are joining the Synagogue Coalition on the Refugee & Immigration Crisis and the Westchester Jewish Coalition for Immigration to help collect 500 children's winter coats, as well as black or brown hair dye.
Join us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
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.
In this year of shemita (sabbatical year), we will study rabbinic and hassidic texts on Shabbat, opening up a doorway to the 25 hour taste of the world to come. No previous textual experience necessary.
Join us for a Hebrew immersion class geared toward children 3- and 4-years old. Shira Averbuch will lead children with their parents and caregivers in music, stories, and movement rooted in Jewish tradition, while providing exposure to Israeli culture.
It's time for the BJ Theater Company's annual Purim Spiel. Each year, we produce a splashy, spectacular Spiel with a fun-filled theme. This show is open to age 5-eighth graders, and no previous theater experience is necessary.
This course offers an overview of the core beliefs, practices, and history of Judaism and the Jewish people, for both those just beginning to explore Jewish life and those who would like to participate more fully in the Jewish community.
Come join other BJ members in learning Ivrit (Hebrew) live and online. Our Hebrew course 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!
We are joining the Synagogue Coalition on the Refugee & Immigration Crisis and the Westchester Jewish Coalition for Immigration to help collect 500 children's winter coats, as well as black or brown hair dye.
Join us for this year’s Rising Song Intensive. Led by Deborah Sacks Mintz, Joey Weisenberg, and a team of musicians, this two-day program is designed for folks of all backgrounds to create a space for musical expression, learning, and community.
BJ members are invited to participate in a discussion group focused on Israeli politics. Together, we'll explore how Israeli politics work, what the checks and balances are, who pulls the strings, and what the costs are.
Join us for this year’s Rising Song Intensive. Led by Deborah Sacks Mintz, Joey Weisenberg, and a team of musicians, this two-day program is designed for folks of all backgrounds to create a space for musical expression, learning, and community.
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.
Join us for a night of uplifting and spiritual music as Joey Weisenberg and the Hadar Ensemble perform live from the BJ Sanctuary.
Calling all K-8th grade actors, dancers, singes, and aspiring performers to join us for what promises to be our biggest, best Purim Spiel yet! This year's show is Hai School Musi-Spiel, based on Disney's beloved High School Musical.
Join fellow 20s and 30s for a series exploring the intersection of Social Justice and Art. Each session stands alone so you are invited to join us for some or all of them.
Join us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
In this year of shemita (sabbatical year), we will study rabbinic and hassidic texts on Shabbat, opening up a doorway to the 25 hour taste of the world to come. No previous textual experience necessary.
Come join other BJ members in learning Ivrit (Hebrew) live and online. Our Hebrew course 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!
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.
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.