Week of Events
Immigration in America: Teen Trip to Arizona
This year’s domestic teen trip will focus on immigration in America, as we travel to Arizona over MLK Weekend 2025. We'll learn from individuals affected by immigration laws in our country, and meet the people who are enforcing them.
Sunday, January 12, 2025
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January 12, 2025 –Shaharit (Online)
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January 12, 2025 –Arvit (Online)
Shaharit (Online)
Develop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us in person Monday through Friday and other special days with Torah reading, and every day on Zoom.
Monday, January 13, 2025
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January 13, 2025 –Shaharit (In Person and Online)
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January 13, 2025 –Arvit (Online)
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January 13, 2025 –Connections Cocktail Hour
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January 13, 2025 –Parenting as a Spiritual Practice with Rabbi Becca Weintraub
Shaharit (In Person and Online)
Develop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us every day on Zoom, and in person on Mondays, Thursdays, and other special days with Torah reading.
Connections Cocktail Hour
Join us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
Parenting as a Spiritual Practice with Rabbi Becca Weintraub
Explore how parenting can be a vehicle to our own Jewish spiritual practice and how together we can raise connected, thoughtful, and empowered mensches. This havurah (group learning/cohort) is open to parents with children ages birth through 18.
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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January 14, 2025 –Shaharit (Online)
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January 14, 2025 –Soul Food: Voices from the Rubble with Rabbi Felicia Sol
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January 14, 2025 –Kadima Parent Learning: BJ Community Covenant
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January 14, 2025 –Mindfulness Prayer Practice Group
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January 14, 2025 –Arvit (Online)
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January 14, 2025 –Artist Beit Midrash with Rabbinic Fellow Anina Dassa
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January 14, 2025 –Intro to Judaism
Shaharit (Online)
Develop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us every day on Zoom, and in person on Mondays, Thursdays, and other special days with Torah reading.
Soul Food: Voices from the Rubble with Rabbi Felicia Sol
Explore modern Israel poetry, contemporary women's midrashim, and the rabbis of old finding the words and the faith to muddle through the heartbreak and devastation of these days.
Kadima Parent Learning: BJ Community Covenant
As our Kadima students embark on a learning unit about the BJ Community Covenant, we invite you to learn and explore the values yourself, so you can bring the conversation home with your students.
Mindfulness Prayer Practice Group
We invite you to join this group, led by Jonathan Silver, as we search for deeper kavannah (intention) in our prayers, ritual practice, and weekly Torah portion.
Artist Beit Midrash with Rabbinic Fellow Anina Dassa
Join us for an Artist Beit Midrash class, where we will explore Jewish holidays through text study and art-making.
Intro to Judaism
Whether you want to deepen your understanding of Judaism, are considering conversion, or are curious about this rich tradition, this class is for you. We’ll discuss fundamental concepts, explore theology and prayer, cultivate personal practices, and build meaningful relationships together.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
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January 15, 2025 –Shaharit (Online)
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January 15, 2025 –Jewish Meditation with Rabbi Shuli Passow
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January 15, 2025 –Arvit (Online)
Shaharit (Online)
Develop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us every day on Zoom, and in person on Mondays, Thursdays, and other special days with Torah reading.
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.
Thursday, January 16, 2025
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January 16, 2025 –Shaharit (In Person and Online)
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January 16, 2025 –In the Mirror: Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Roly Matalon
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January 16, 2025 –A Taste of Talmud: Daf Yomi with Rabbi Shuli Passow
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January 16, 2025 –Arvit (Online)
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January 16, 2025 –Israeli Authors Discussion Group: Ayelet Tsabari
Shaharit (In Person and Online)
Develop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us every day on Zoom, and in person on Mondays, Thursdays, and other special days with Torah reading.
In the Mirror: Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Roly Matalon
Through close reading of short stories about the lives, struggles, and concerns of the Talmudic rabbis, we will uncover deeper layers of our own selves. This year we are studying Chapter 7 of Tractate Baba Metzi’a, with its fascinating stories of both piety and perversion.
A Taste of Talmud: Daf Yomi with Rabbi Shuli Passow
Dip into the world of daf yomi (daily Talmud study) with this weekly look at highlights from the past week’s pages. All are welcome—you do not need any prior experience studying Talmud.
Israeli Authors Discussion Group: Ayelet Tsabari
Led by BJ members Rabbi Carole Balin and Jennifer Sylvor, the Israeli Authors Discussion Group takes us on a journey of rich and thought-provoking Israeli literature. This group will meet on the third Thursday of the month.
Friday, January 17, 2025
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January 17, 2025 –Shaharit (Online)
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January 17, 2025 –Parashat Hashavua with Rabbinic Fellow Joe Blumberg
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January 17, 2025 –Bim Bam
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January 17, 2025 –Kabbalat Shabbat
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January 17, 2025 –Aviv Shabbat
Shaharit (Online)
Develop a daily Jewish practice and help us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their loved ones. Join us every day on Zoom, and in person on Mondays, Thursdays, and other special days with Torah reading.
Parashat Hashavua with Rabbinic Fellow Joe Blumberg
Join BJ Rabbinic Fellow Joe Blumberg for a lively study of each week’s Torah portion, with a focus on the three paradigms of connection in Jewish text.
Bim Bam
Bim Bam gives children three and under a fun space to get ready for Shabbat through interactive songs, movement, and stories, while practicing traditions such as lighting candles and saying Kiddush.
Kabbalat Shabbat
Join us on Friday nights for a joyful Kabbalat Shabbat service infused with uplifting melodies from across the Jewish world, brought to life by our extraordinary musicians and deepened by the wisdom of our tradition.
Aviv Shabbat
Join us for Aviv’s Kabbalat Shabbat service and dinner! Come together with other folks in their 20s and 30s for a night of community, camaraderie, and celebration.
Saturday, January 18, 2025
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January 18, 2025 –Shabbat Morning Services with Guest Speaker Yolanda Savage-Narva
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January 18, 2025 –Early Childhood Shabbat Service (Age 6 and Under)
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January 18, 2025 –Arvit and Havdalah
Shabbat Morning Services with Guest Speaker Yolanda Savage-Narva
Shabbat morning services at BJ — join us in person or online. All welcome.
Early Childhood Shabbat Service (Age 6 and Under)
We are excited to offer this lively service, featuring songs, stories, Torah reading, and more! This service is intended for families with children from birth through age 7.
Arvit and Havdalah
Join us in virtual community for Arvit (the evening service), as we maintain a collective spiritual practice while supporting all those in our midst who are saying Kaddish. We will conclude with havdalah and end Shabbat together as a community.