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.
Exodus and Song of Songs: What do Women Really Think?
Exodus and Song of Songs: What do Women Really Think?
Join Tamar Biala for an exploration of midrashim written by contemporary Israeli women on the Exodus and The Song of Songs, inviting us to see Pesah in a different light. All are welcome.
Remembering Those We Lost
Remembering Those We Lost
Join the community's rabbis and cantors to commemorate the one year anniversary of COVID-19 and the devastating loss of life we have experienced. Through music, memorials, prayer, and wise words, we will gather to mourn and process.
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.
From Purim to Pesah: Passover Prep for the Mind and Soul
From Purim to Pesah: Passover Prep for the Mind and Soul
Please join Rabbi Rebecca Weintraub in this four part class as we begin to prepare both our minds and souls for the holiday of freedom, renewal, and of course — matzah!
From Purim to Pesah: Passover Prep for the Mind and Soul
From Purim to Pesah: Passover Prep for the Mind and Soul
Please join Rabbi Rebecca Weintraub in this four part class as we begin to prepare both our minds and souls for the holiday of freedom, renewal, and of course — matzah!
Connections Cocktail Hour
Connections Cocktail Hour
Join us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
Connections Cocktail Hour
Connections Cocktail Hour
Join us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome. Register to Join Us on Zoom For security purposes, registration is required in advance. The registration cut-off is 5:30PM on Mondays.
Jerome L. Stern Pre-Pesah Lecture with Rabbi Shai Held
Jerome L. Stern Pre-Pesah Lecture with Rabbi Shai Held
In anticipation of Pesah, experience the Bible as you've never seen it before, exploring other visions of exodus too, and two of them—remarkably—are occasions in which Egyptians experience God's liberation themselves.
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.
Parent Corner: Taking the Stress Out of Homework
Parent Corner: Taking the Stress Out of Homework
Join author and BJ member Abby Freireich, author Brian Platzer, Rabbi Becca Weintraub, Inclusion Coordinator Tobie Franklin, and Director of Family Life and Learning Michael Witman as they dive deep into Taking the Stress out of Homework.
BJ Environmental Advocates Meeting
BJ Environmental Advocates Meeting
Join us for an exciting conversation with guest speaker Nigel Savage, President and CEO of Hazon, as we discuss a seven-year vision of equity, sustainability, and resiliency for our community and beyond.
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.
Understanding Racism, Safety, and the Criminal Legal System
Understanding Racism, Safety, and the Criminal Legal System
Join the Jewish Coalition on Criminal Justice Reform for the Education Committee's new series, On the Long Road to Justice: Understanding Racism, Safety, and the Criminal Legal System. Topics such as EJI's continued efforts towards criminal justice reform will be covered.
Taanit Bekhorot Siyyum and Se’udat Mitzvah
Taanit Bekhorot Siyyum and Se’udat Mitzvah
Following morning minyan, join Rabbinic Fellow Grace Gleason for this special learning session, after which all firstborns are then permitted to eat and break the Fast of the Firstborn.
“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.
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Join Matt for a deep dive into Avatar: The Last Airbender. Through the lens of Torah, morals and spiritual guidance we will explore how we can bring harmony back into the world.
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.
Mindful Preparation for Shabbat with Rabbi Myriam Klotz
Mindful Preparation for Shabbat with Rabbi Myriam Klotz
Transition out of the work week and settle into a Shabbat heart and mindset through meditation and embodied spiritual practice with Rabbi Myriam Klotz.
Mindful Preparation for Shabbat
Mindful Preparation for Shabbat
Transition out of the work week, and settle into a Shabbat heart and mindset, with music, chanting and mindfulness meditation, led by Rabbi Shuli Passow and Cantor David Mintz.
Arts and Social Justice
Arts and Social Justice
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.