B'nai Jeshurun is a nearly 200-year-old non-affiliated synagogue located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. We welcome all, no matter the path traveled.
Suzanne Schecter, President
This Rosh Hashanah, we began a “shemita” year, the seventh year in an agricultural cycle in which the Torah commands us to let the land lie fallow and release debts that are owed to us, to withdraw from our daily routines of production and consumption, and observe a yearlong Shabbat.
BJ members are invited to join small groups on Zoom to engage in learning and reflection with an incredible new resource, “What has COVID-19 Revealed About Racial Disparities?” created by members of the BJ community Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee.
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Given record-high positivity rates locally, only a strict number of people are participating in person at Shabbat services so we can say Kaddish and read Torah with a minyan as safely as possible.
We will continue to evaluate when we can safely fully re-open our Sanctuary in consultation with our COVID-19 Re-Entry Task Force.
This reading of Miriam’s prophecy cast the concept of “prophecy” itself into a new light for me. Rashi's take on Miriam’s dance caused me to think about what I would be doing if I were living as if all of the deepest wishes of my heart had already been realized. What metaphorical instrument might I bring with me across the chasm of uncertainty into the future?
Ilene Rosenthal, Board Member
Stella Skolnik-Weil, BJ Member
Paula Kramer Weiss, Board Member
With your help, B'nai Jeshurun is better equipped to pursue its vision of a transformative spiritual community and more just and peaceful world.
