In this splashy, spectacular musical revue, BJ's K-5th grade performers will shine on stage & help us celebrate a very happy Hanukkah! Get ready for a fun-filled chance to sing and dance your hearts out.

Join Hannah, BJ’s new Youth Advisor, on the roof of BJ for a pizza picnic lunch and for some fun getting-to-know-you games! This event is open to K-2nd graders.

Calling all BJ Teens for a night of fun, games, snacks, and craziness! We'll start on the roof with food and one giant game before moving down to the Teen Lounge.

Join Andy Potter, founder of One Voice and director of the Michigan Corrections Organization, and Ronald Simpson-Bey, a leader in the criminal justice reform movement with JustLeadershipUSA, for a courageous conversation about our nation’s prison system.

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.

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 BJ Teens this year for The Nature of Change, a learning series where we will survey Jewish history, and figure out when and where changes were necessitated.

It's time to reconvene our Israel Book Group. We have an eclectic line up of books planned for the year, beginning in November with David Grossman's new novel, More Than I Love My Life.

Parents of children in fourth grade, or whose birth dates fall between September 2011 and December 2012, are invited to an informational meeting that will detail each step of the B’nai Mitzvah planning process, including date applications.

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.

Come join Aviv for Kabbalat Shabbat services, challah tasting, and Thanksgiving dinner! Together we will get a chance to learn about the significance of challah on Shabbat, taste a variety of challot, and enjoy a yummy all-side-dish Thanksgiving dinner.

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.

Do you have PJ Library books that your family no longer reads? Following Early Childhood Families: Shabbat In-Person Service, the book swap is an opportunity to bring one or more gently-used books and exchange or donate them.

Join us for a Pixar movie night in the Sanctuary. Come dressed in your favorite pajamas, bring a sleeping bag and pillow, and enjoy some delicious popcorn while we watch a movie! Pizza dinner included.