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.
This is a space for BJ members who identify as members of the LGBTQIA+ community to come together, learn, and connect across the age spectrum. We will look at Jewish texts together with Marshall T. Meyer Rabbinnic Fellow Grace Gleason.
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.
Join Jews of Color Mishpacha Project for the first National Jews of Color Shabbaton. The weekend program is designed to be communal, inclusive, expansive, and welcoming space for Jews of Color across geographic, religious/spiritual, and denominational paths.
Join us for a Shabbat Family sing-along. Our own Michael Harlow, Michael Witman, and Rabbi Rebecca Weintraub will lead us in some of our favorite Shabbat melodies.
Join the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan 20s + 30s, Tribe NY, and Aviv at B’nai Jeshurun for a monthly, in-person Shabbat experience. We'll be hosting one Friday night and one Saturday afternoon each month featuring Shabbat rituals, live music, and more!
Beginning in May, we will be offering weekly in-person Shabbat services for our Young Families community, led by Shira Averbuch and others. The service will feature lively songs, stories, and movement for families with children 0-7 years old.
This gathering will offer an opportunity to connect with nature, ourselves, and one another through a gentle, sensory-focused walk led by BJ members Toni Siegel and Certified Forest Therapy guide Nancy Kopans.
Join the BJ Community for Minha services.
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.
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.
Join us in virtual community for minha (the afternoon service). As we maintain a collective spiritual practice, please join us in supporting all those in our midst who are saying Kaddish.
Join us for the first day of Shavuot services.
We are thrilled to be offering first day Shavuot family services in person! This service, led by Sarah Rosenthal, will feature lively songs, exciting stories, and special Shavuot activities.
All BJ members and families are invited to join us for a community picnic following Shavuot morning services. Please bring your own food and drink, blankets/outdoor seating, and any paper goods you may need. Registration is required.
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.
Join us for the second day of Shavuot services, including Yizkhor.
Join our Artist in Residence, Shira Averbuch for a special Facebook Live Shavuot family service. This service is for children and their families, incorporates spirited prayer and singing, and fun Shavuot learning activities. We can't wait to celebrate with you!
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.
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!
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.
Join the BJ Rabbis for a conversation about the current conflict in Israel, with space for reflection and questions. This discussion is for teens in Grades 8-12.
Join Rabbi Rebecca Weintraub and fellow BJ Teens for a deeper dive into interpersonal, communal, and political makhloket: holy disagreement. This program is open to BJ members grades 8-12.
