Week of Events
Hai School Musi-Spiel Rehearsals
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.
Meditation for the Moment: Mindfulness Practice for Mishpatim with Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg
Meditation for the Moment: Mindfulness Practice for Mishpatim with Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg
Join Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg for a morning of study and meditation rooted in the themes of Parashat Mishpatim, this coming week’s Torah portion. No previous meditation experience required.
Teen Cohort Learning Series (Graduating Year 2025)
Teen Cohort Learning Series (Graduating Year 2025)
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.
Hebrew Speaking Havurah
Hebrew Speaking Havurah
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!
Meditative Healing Circle
Meditative Healing Circle
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.
Town Hall Meeting (Members Only)
Town Hall Meeting (Members Only)
All current BJ members are invited to this virtual Town Hall Meeting, including updates on BJ’s finances, VirtuShul programming, ways we can continue to support each other during the pandemic, and membership season and High Holy Days planning.
Connections Cocktail Hour
Connections Cocktail Hour
Join us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
New and Soon-to-be Parents Gathering
New and Soon-to-be Parents Gathering
Anticipating parenthood? Recently welcomed a little one into your life? Join Rabbi Becca, members of BJ’s young families community, and fellow soon-to-be, or new, parents as we explore Jewish parenthood.
Mishnah After Minyan
Mishnah After Minyan
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.
“Soul Food” Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Felicia Sol
“Soul Food” Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Felicia Sol
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@BJ
Kadima@BJ
“Kadima” is the name of our Hebrew school program. Kadima@BJ will be held virtually from September-December.
Prepare My Prayer with Rabbi Roly Matalon
Prepare My Prayer with Rabbi Roly Matalon
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”.
Ivrit Live (Virtual Hebrew Lessons)
Ivrit Live (Virtual Hebrew Lessons)
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!
Haverim
Haverim
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.
Everyday Moral Dilemmas
Everyday Moral Dilemmas
Wednesdays with Hadar—Unit 3 Everyday Moral Dilemmas with Rabbi Avi Strausberg Wrestle with everyday moral dilemmas, the sorts of which we each encounter all of the time in our lives, through the lens of traditional Jewish texts. In this course, we’ll consider questions like: "If and when is it okay to shame someone else for […]
BJ/SPSA Racial Justice Task Force Meeting
BJ/SPSA Racial Justice Task Force Meeting
The Task Force is continuing their work with the Alliance of Families for Justice (AFJ) to those incarcerated in New York State and their families. Join the meeting to learn what's been happening and make plans for activities going forward.
“In the Mirror” Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Roly Matalon
“In the Mirror” Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Roly Matalon
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 Ultimate Ally: The Past Decade of US-Israel Relations
The Ultimate Ally: The Past Decade of US-Israel Relations
Join us for the next session in our series exploring US-Israel relations in the past decade, with Dr. Sara Yael Hirschhorn.
This program examines how American and Israeli realities have changed and what this means for the future.
Bim Bam 2021
Bim Bam 2021
A space for children under 3 to get ready for Shabbat through songs, movement, and stories, while practicing traditions. The series is held on Zoom and led by our Artist in Residence, Shira Averbuch.
Minha
Minha
Join us in virtual community for the afternoon prayer service before we prepare to enter Shabbat.
Shabbat Family Jam
Shabbat Family Jam
Join us for a Shabbat Family sing-along. Our own Michael Harlow, Michael Witman, and Rabbi Rebecca Weintraub will lead us in some of our favorite Shabbat melodies.
Kulanu
Kulanu
Kulanu means “all of us” in Hebrew, and this Shabbat morning service really is for everyone! Kulanu is a fun, welcoming, and engaging space for 3rd-6th graders and their families. This month, the spotlight is on the 5th graders and their families.
Elder of Zion: An Evening of Jewish Humor
Elder of Zion: An Evening of Jewish Humor
Join Reb Moshe Waldoks for a historical and humorous overview of the origins of Jewish humor, and how it has survived for many generations, followed by a Q&A.