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.
Pesah Day I Services
Pesah Day I Services
Join us for the first day of Pesah services. Services are available via our Livestream or the B’nai Jeshurun Facebook page.
Family Pesah Service
Family Pesah Service
Join our Artist in Residence, Shira Averbuch for a special Pesah family service. This service is for young children and their families, incorporates spirited prayer and singing, Pesah rituals and fun learning activities.
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.
Pesah Day II Services
Pesah Day II Services
Join us for the second day of Pesah services. Services are available via our Livestream or the B’nai Jeshurun Facebook page.
Family Pesah Service
Family Pesah Service
Join our Artist in Residence, Shira Averbuch for a special Pesah family service. This service is for young children and their families, incorporates spirited prayer and singing, Pesah rituals and fun learning activities.
Connections Cocktail Hour
Connections Cocktail Hour
Join us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
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.
Mishnah After Minyan
Mishnah After Minyan
Join Rabbi Rebecca Weintraub on Tuesday mornings through August 25, as we explore Mishnah Brakhot: the very first chapter of the six books of Mishnah, 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.
Advocating for Uyghurs
Advocating for Uyghurs
Listen to a Uyghur advocate tell the story of what's happening in her homeland, and connect with Louisa Grave, political director of the Uyghur Human Rights Project, about how to become involved in the fight against the genocide.
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!
Jewish Meditation with Rabbi Shuli Passow
Jewish Meditation with Rabbi Shuli Passow
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.
Supporting Each Other While Living Alone During COVID-19
Supporting Each Other While Living Alone During COVID-19
For those who live alone, the COVID-19 crisis has brought an increased sense of isolation and disconnection. Together, we will process the experience of living alone during this challenging time, and to learn and gain strength from one another.
There’s No Place Like Home: Passover Craft Night
There’s No Place Like Home: Passover Craft Night
Join B'nai Jeshurun, The Grad Network: Powered by Columbia Barnard Hillel, and JCC 20s + 30s for a Passover craft night! While sharing and connecting over the themes of Passover, we'll each create a decorative Birkat Ha'bayit (Blessing for the home).
“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.
Tzama Nafshi: Sing and Learn with Hazzan Ari Priven
Tzama Nafshi: Sing and Learn with Hazzan Ari Priven
Prepare for Shabbat and Haggim singing new and old Zemirot, songs that are part of traditional Shabbat and Holy Days meals. Join Ari in expanding and exploring this enriching practice central to our heritage.
Israeli Authors Discussion Group
Israeli Authors Discussion Group
Every first Thursday of the month, this group will discuss a book written by an Israeli author, facilitated by BJ members Carole Balin and Jennifer Sylvor.
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.
Bo-i Kallah
Bo-i Kallah
Prepare for Shabbat with Rabbi Roly Matalon and BJ Music Director Dan Nadel, using melodies from the Sephardi and Mizrahi traditions, verses of Shir haShirim (Song of Songs), and beautiful piyutim (liturgical poems).
Erev Shabbat/Pesah VII Services
Erev Shabbat/Pesah VII Services
Passionately traditional, boldly innovative, and deeply spiritual, Shabbat services at BJ are like no other.
Shabbat and Pesah VII Morning Services
Shabbat and Pesah VII Morning Services
Join us on Shabbat mornings for soul-stirring prayer infused with melodies from across the Jewish world calling us to renew our commitment to building a world of justice, dignity, and peace.
Family Havdalah on 88th and West End Avenue
Family Havdalah on 88th and West End Avenue
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.