Hakhanah LeShabbat with the BJ Teens
Prepare to enter Shabbat with the BJ Teens, as they lead us in some of their favorite Shabbat melodies and mash-ups, while sharing stories and kavannot.
Prepare to enter Shabbat with the BJ Teens, as they lead us in some of their favorite Shabbat melodies and mash-ups, while sharing stories and kavannot.
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 JCC Social Justice Activist Ruth Messinger, and Dennis Walcott, President and CEO of Queens Public Library, for a virtual conversation on NYC’s history of school segregation and what it would take to build a more fair school system.
Join Shira Averbuch for a short and uplifting Yom HaAtzmaut celebration with songs and dancing! This event will be livestreamed on the Family Life and Learning Facebook Page. Looking forward to seeing you there to celebrate Israel’s birthday with us!
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.
As we mark Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel Independence Day), join us for a concert of beloved songs from Israel, featuring vocalist Maya Lahyani (the first Israeli to perform at the Metropolitan Opera) alongside Dan Nadel, actor Ronald Guttman, and more!
High school seniors are invited to participate in a special program with Rabbi Roly Matalon. Each session will have a unique focus: bringing Jewish ritual with you wherever you go, building a new tribe outside of BJ, and antisemitism today.
With the ongoing national reckoning on race, many American Jews are reflecting on systemic racism and ways we may be able to help. Join the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan for a candid, and probably difficult, journey through American Jewish history.
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.
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 a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
Join us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. This week, join the Connections group for a special guest speaker: Lieutenant Colonel Eyal Dror, who established the Good Neighbor operation on the northern border of Israel.
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 for a special session of the havurah, where we will commemorate Yom Hazikaron. Our guest will be Eitan Nadel, a documentary film director who served in the special forces of the Israeli Navy.
Join us for a new Sunday morning learning program following Morning Minyan. This month, Dr. Melila Hellner-Eshed will teach a special shiur (Torah lesson) entitled "To Be Bound In The Bundle of Life - Collective Memory on Yom Hashoa and Yom Ha'azmaut".
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.
Join Mike Witman, Michael Harlow, and Rabbi Rebecca Weintraub in your finest camp T-shirt for a special Jewish camp-themed pre-Shabbat Family Jam, where we'll bring in Shabbat with your favorite camp melodies.
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.
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.
In commemoration of Yom HaShoah, join us for a conversation with Dr. Eva Fogelman and Joshua M. Greene, author of Unstoppable: Siggi B. Wilzig’s Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor and Penniless Immigrant to Wall Street Legend.
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.