B’nai Jeshurun

Phone (212) 787-7600
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  • We Are Here: Songs from the Holocaust

    Carnegie Hall 881 7th Ave, New York, NY, United States

    Commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a concert of music written inside the Nazi camps and ghettos, featuring Tony and Grammy Award winners and nominees including Harvey Fierstein, Chita Rivera, Shoshana Bean, Andrew Lippa, and Brenda Russell.

  • Kabbalat Shabbat

    Kabbalat Shabbat

    Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United States

    Passionately traditional, boldly innovative, and deeply spiritual, Shabbat services at BJ are like no other.

  • Hitoreri

    Hitoreri

    Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United States

    Hitoreri, our monthly teen-only Kabbalat Shabbat, is a BJ teen tradition. Teens participate in a mindfulness-style Kabbalat Shabbat service, led by one of the BJ rabbis and BJ teens, where we transition into the peacefulness of Shabbat.

  • DOROT’s Winter Package Delivery

    Help DOROT address social isolation and loneliness in our community. Deliver a bag filled with winter staples and treats. Stay for a visit or follow up with a phone call to show you care.

  • Aviv Jewish Feminism Talk

    Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United States

    Veterans of the Jewish Feminist movement, Judith Plascow and Martha Ackelsberg will share their history of activism as interviewed by Aviv member Ruthie Fierberg. This is an Aviv-only event, which is BJ’s cohort for folks in their 20s, 30s, and 40s.

  • How to Talk to Your Children About Antisemitism

    Remote Access Only NY, United States

    In the face of the increasing normalization of antisemitism across mainstream society, join UJA-Federation of New York for a timely briefing on how parents can communicate to their children about this critical topic. 

  • Aviv Giving Circle

    Aviv Giving Circle

    We will gather to learn and discuss Jewish perspectives on charitable donations, then collectively decide where to give our money. This year, we are focusing specifically on needs within New York City.

  • Kabbalat Shabbat

    Kabbalat Shabbat

    Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United States

    Passionately traditional, boldly innovative, and deeply spiritual, Shabbat services at BJ are like no other.

  • Hitoreri

    Hitoreri

    Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United States

    Hitoreri, our monthly teen-only Kabbalat Shabbat, is a BJ teen tradition. Teens participate in a mindfulness-style Kabbalat Shabbat service, led by one of the BJ rabbis and BJ teens, where we transition into the peacefulness of Shabbat.

  • 4th and 5th Grade Unrolling

    Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United States

    BJ member families of students in fourth grade are invited to our B-Mitzvah journey opening ritual. The entire Torah will be unrolled and each student will find the parashah (portion) that they will read when called to the Torah for their B-Mitzvah.

  • Poetry Remembers, The Heart Sings

    Rabbi Rachel Cowan Chapel 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United States

    Join Dr. Sofija Grandakovska for an exploration of how oral history constitutes the historical, cultural, and socio-religious life of the Sephardim in Ottoman Macedonia.

  • Una Noche en Monastir: A Night of Balkan and Ladino Music

    Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United States

    In celebration of Shabbat Shirah (Shabbat of Song), join us for a performance of music from the Balkans. The concert's original arrangements highlight the diversity and depth of the region's culture, from its exhilarating folk dances and virtuosic instrumental playing, to unique, piercing vocal sounds and Ladino songs beloved by its once-thriving Sefaradi Jewish community.

  • Midnight Run with the BJ Teens

    Sanders-Gardner Teen Lounge 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY, United States

    The BJ Teen Executive Board is excited to announce our upcoming Midnight Run on February 4th! On that night, we’ll have dinner and havdalah, a short learning session, and then we’ll pack up our cars with donations. Then, we will head out in cars to make stops throughout the city to give out the supplies to those who need it. 

  • Connections Visit to New York Historical Society

    New York Historical Society 170 Central Park West, New York, NY, United States

    Explore how Jewish immigrants created a uniquely American restaurant and learn about how Jewish delis became part of American food and popular culture. Please join us for a self-guided tour.

  • Tu Bishvat Celebration

    Frankel Hall 257 West 88th Street, New York, NY, United States

    Tu Bishvat is coming up! All 3rd and 4th graders are invited to join us on Sunday, February 5, to celebrate the New Year of the Trees.