Yozma In-home Shabbat Dinners
Yozma is gearing up for summer! Our group for singles and couples, 35 to 55, is forming community through B'nai Jeshurun. Everyone is welcome to our social, active and Jewish learning events. We hope you’ll join us for our first home-hosted Shabbat dinners in late June. Please email Debbie Leiderman by June 3 if you are interested in hosting a dinner. Stay tuned for more information about being a guest.
Location: R.S.V.P. for location
Naomi Chazan Joins us For Shabbat Services
Join us to hear from Naomi Chazan, former Head of the New Israel Fund and former Member of Knesset.
Location: 263 West 86th Street SPSA Sanctuary
Shabbat Picnic Welcoming New Members
The entire BJ community is invited to take advantage of a beautiful summer day in Riverside Park and celebrate Shabbat with new members. Bring your own lunch and get ready to schmooze.
Location: Riverside Park (enter at 91st Street and head down the path to the right to the Crab Apple Grove Garden)
Selihot Study
Location: 257 West 88th Street B'nai Jeshurun Sanctuary
Selihot Coffee Hour
Location: 257 West 88th Street B'nai Jeshurun Frankel Hall
Study for Tashlikh
Location: 257 West 88th Street B'nai Jeshurun Sanctuary
Tashlikh
Location: Riverside Park
BJ Sings
Please join us after Kiddush to extend our Shabbat experience through beautiful music. All are welcome. The only requirements are enthusiasm and a love of Jewish music.
Location: 263 West 86th Street SPSA Parlor
BJ Sings
Please join us after Kiddush to extend our Shabbat experience through beautiful music. All are welcome. The only requirements are enthusiasm and a love of Jewish music.
Location: 263 West 86th Street SPSA Parlor
Israel Study Trip – November 2013
Please join Rabbi Roly Matalon in Jerusalem, for study on prayer and spirituality as well as to deepen our understanding of some core issues that Israel faces today. The cost, which includes hotel accommodations with breakfast, study sessions and Shabbat meals, is $2,205 per person double occupancy, and $3,130 single occupancy. Please note that the price does not include airfare, transportation in Israel and non-Shabbat meals. Space is limited. R.S.V.P. to Monique Rucker, mrucker@bj.org.
Location: Israel
BJ Sings
Please join us after Kiddush to extend our Shabbat experience through beautiful music. All are welcome. The only requirements are enthusiasm and a love of Jewish music.
Location: 263 West 86th Street SPSA Parlor
BJ Sings
Please join us after Kiddush to extend our Shabbat experience through beautiful music. All are welcome. The only requirements are enthusiasm and a love of Jewish music.
Location: 263 West 86th Street SPSA Parlor
BJ Sings
Please join us after Kiddush to extend our Shabbat experience through beautiful music. All are welcome. The only requirements are enthusiasm and a love of Jewish music.
Location: 263 West 86th Street SPSA Parlor
BJ Sings
Please join us after Kiddush to extend our Shabbat experience through beautiful music. All are welcome. The only requirements are enthusiasm and a love of Jewish music.
Location: 263 West 86th Street SPSA Parlor
BJ Sings
Please join us after Kiddush to extend our Shabbat experience through beautiful music. All are welcome. The only requirements are enthusiasm and a love of Jewish music.
Location: 263 West 86th Street SPSA Parlor
BJ Sings
Please join us after Kiddush to extend our Shabbat experience through beautiful music. All are welcome. The only requirements are enthusiasm and a love of Jewish music.
Location: 263 West 86th Street SPSA Parlor
BJ Sings
Please join us after Kiddush to extend our Shabbat experience through beautiful music. All are welcome. The only requirements are enthusiasm and a love of Jewish music.
Location: 263 West 86th Street SPSA Parlor
BJ Sings
Please join us after Kiddush to extend our Shabbat experience through beautiful music. All are welcome. The only requirements are enthusiasm and a love of Jewish music.
Location: 263 West 86th Street SPSA Parlor
BJ Sings
Please join us after Kiddush to extend our Shabbat experience through beautiful music. All are welcome. The only requirements are enthusiasm and a love of Jewish music.
Location: 263 West 86th Street SPSA Parlor
BJ Sings
Please join us after Kiddush to extend our Shabbat experience through beautiful music. All are welcome. The only requirements are enthusiasm and a love of Jewish music.
Location: 263 West 86th Street SPSA Parlor
BJ Sings
Please join us after Kiddush to extend our Shabbat experience through beautiful music. All are welcome. The only requirements are enthusiasm and a love of Jewish music.
Location: 263 West 86th Street SPSA Parlor
BJ Sings
Please join us after Kiddush to extend our Shabbat experience through beautiful music. All are welcome. The only requirements are enthusiasm and a love of Jewish music.
Location: 263 West 86th Street SPSA Parlor
Join or renew your membership!
Join or renew your membership for 2013-2014. It’s an exciting time of year as we get ready for the High Holy Days.
Help us Tell the BJ Story! Take the Kol Hadash Survey.
We want your opinion about the Kol Hadash, BJ’s quarterly magazine. Specifically, we want your input to help us make decisions about the scope of the content, and the best way to distribute it. Your responses are completely confidential and much valued. Please take three minutes to answer the 8 short questions on the KH Survey. Thank you for your time!
The Shelter Needs Summer Volunteers
Help keep the BJ/SPSA Homeless Shelter open this summer. While many regular volunteers are away, the shelter needs people who can set-up (7:00-9:00PM), sleep over (9:00PM-7:00AM) or prepare light meals for our guests. There are many options for open dates Sunday through Thursday from now through August. For details and times when the shelter can use your help, please contact Larissa Wohl or call x272.
Tze'irim at Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Ongoing | 7:00PM | 88th Street Sanctuary
Want to meet other young professionals in their 20s and 30s at Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat Services? Come join us! Every Friday night, Tze’irim gathers on the first level of the Sanctuary in the back two rows on the right side. No reserved seating, just a place to meet and get together with friends and other Tze’irim members and alumni.
Spiritual Issues in Medical Care
Wednesdays June 5, 12, 19 | 7:00-8:00PM | Drisha Institute for Jewish Education, 37 West 65th Street, 5th floor
BJ member Dr. Alan Astrow will be leading this 3-part hevruta learning session as part of Drisha’s co-ed open beit midrash. Topics to be considered include truth-telling and the practitioner-patient relationship, humility and arrogance, and aspects of the sacred in medical care.
Register for the 2013-14 BJHS/JJP Program
Renew your membership and register for Hebrew School in one easy step with our Joint Hebrew School and Membership Application. Please note that our online application requires payment in full when registering. To pay by check or set up a payment plan, download the paper application and send it to the BJ office with your $300 deposit. See our registration page concerning questions about tuition, membership requirements, financial aid, and more. Register by July 15.
More Ushers Needed
Are you outgoing, friendly and warm? We need you to join our Ushering committee to greet people at Friday evening and Shabbat morning services. How much time you give is up to you. As you know, ushering creates an important first impression for BJ. It is all about making people feel welcome at services and helping to seat our visitors. If you are interested, and we hope you are, please email Elaine Nevins or Shelly Ostro for details.
Volunteers Sought for Study on Judaism and Mental Health
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School is conducting a research study on American and Canadian Jewish Adults addressing the relationship between Jewish spiritual belief/practice and psychological functioning. They are seeking Jewish individuals of any (or no) affiliation 18 or older. Participation will include a series of web-based questionnaires and experimental tasks over a 3 year period, and a phone interview. Participation may be anonymous and one can receive up to $45 compensation. For more information, click here or contact Devora Shabtai.
Human Rights and Religious Freedom
Wednesday, June 19 | 7:00-8:30PM | St. Francis of Assisi Church, 135 West 31st Street
Gather for a special viewing of the Cyrus Cylinder, a 2,500 year old artifact from the Persian Empire which codified the first declaration of human rights, with Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities and study its timely message of peace within a diverse society. Of special significance to Jews, the Cyrus Cylinder guaranteed religious tolerance to the Jewish exiles in Babylon and paved the way for their return to Jerusalem in 538 BCE. Registration is required. For more information contact Dorit Rabbani.
