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 Rabbinic Fellow Deborah Sacks Mintz on an exploration of contemporary Midrash: creative commentaries designed to spark the imagination and deepen the textual dive.

Join the Family Life and Learning team for a short and sweet Hanukkah candle lighting during many nights of Hanukkah.

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.

Join us for a special young families Hanukkah happy hour where we will have time to light candles, make a special Hanukkah themed cocktail, celebrate and socialize with other parents.

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. 

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.

“Kadima” is the name of our Hebrew school program. Kadima@BJ will be held virtually from September-December.

Join the Family Life and Learning team for a short and sweet Hanukkah candle lighting during many nights of Hanukkah.

Join the Family Life and Learning team for a short and sweet Hanukkah candle lighting during many nights of Hanukkah.

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”.

Join us for this splashy, special musical revue as BJ’s K-4th grade actors shine on stage and help us celebrate a very happy Hanukkah.

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!

How can we meaningfully rededicate our homes with the values we hold dear? Join Cantor Dave Mintz for a study of the commonly-used texts for a Birkat Habayit and explore ways that we can each update the text for ourselves.

Join the Family Life and Learning team for a short and sweet Hanukkah candle lighting during many nights of Hanukkah.

Centering around the building of community in 7th grade, students will feel more connected to the BJ community, the B’nai Mitzvah process, and their peers through this trimester program.

Join your grade for an empowering year of cohort learning through monthly sessions featuring subjects chosen by Teen Representatives from each grade cohort; such as Israel, Anti-Semitism, Race, Holocaust education, and what it means to be a Jew today.

Join your grade for an empowering year of cohort learning through monthly sessions featuring subjects chosen by teen representatives from each grade cohort; such as Israel, antisemitism, race, Holocaust education, and what it means to be a Jew today.

Join BJ's Kiddush Korner Guru, Mark Lehrman for this real virtual scotch tasting during Hanukkah!

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.

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. 

In this special session of her weekly Daf Yomi class, join Rabbi Shuli Passow for a glimpse at what Talmud study is like. This class is perfect for those who are curious about giving Talmud study a try. No prior experience required Register Now After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about […]

We are so excited to launch our Thursday Electives for the fall!

Join the Family Life and Learning team for a short and sweet Hanukkah candle lighting during many nights of Hanukkah.

Join us for a Zoom screening of THE PARTY HOP and a Q&A with playwright, Natalie Margolin and Emma Miller!

Join us for an evening filled with deliciousness as we celebrate the eighth night of Hanukkah with the always-hungry modern mensch himself, Jake Cohen!

What has been happening to us for the past 8 months? How does this endless crisis impact our thinking, our emotions, our ability to focus? What is happening for us and for our children?

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 in virtual community for the afternoon prayer service before we prepare to enter Shabbat.

This event will be rescheduled due to inclement weather!