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 us for our Sunday morning learning program following morning minyan. This month, attorney Rachel Benziman will give a shiur (teaching) on shemitat k’safim (debt remission), exploring the impact of bankruptcy on debtors and their families and on lenders.
It’s time for the BJ Theater Company’s annual Purim Shpiel. Each year, we produce a splashy, spectacular Shpiel with a fun-filled theme. This show is open to age 5-eighth graders, and no previous theater experience is necessary.
It’s time for the BJ Theater Company’s annual Purim Shpiel. Each year, we produce a splashy, spectacular Shpiel with a fun-filled theme. This show is open to age 5-eighth graders, and no previous theater experience is necessary.
Join us in this workshop, led by Rabbi Simkha Weintraub, LCSW, as we mine Jewish wisdom and clinical insights into coping and hoping during an extended time of trauma.
Join us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
In this year of shemita (sabbatical year), we will study rabbinic and hassidic texts on Shabbat, opening up a doorway to the 25 hour taste of the world to come. No previous textual experience necessary.
Join us for a Hebrew immersion class geared toward children 3 and 4-years-old. Children will gain a sense of community rooted in Jewish tradition while gaining exposure to Israeli culture.
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!
Join Rabbi Brent Chaim Spodek for this installment of Torah for Our Time, exploring Jewish approaches to forgiveness.
Professor Lila Corwin Berman and visual artist Danielle Durchslag share their work about the complex histories of American Jewish class ascension, and discuss if the values of shemita align or conflict with the realities of American Jewish wealth and philanthropy.
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.
It’s time for the BJ Theater Company’s annual Purim Shpiel. Each year, we produce a splashy, spectacular Shpiel with a fun-filled theme. This show is open to age 5-eighth graders, and no previous theater experience is necessary.
Join our annual 7th-8th grade trip to Washington DC. This trip provides an opportunity for our students to further their learning about the Holocaust while bonding with their peers and connecting to the BJ community outside of the classroom.
Bim Bam gives children under three a fun space to get ready for Shabbat through interactive songs, movement, and stories, while practicing traditions such as lighting candles, saying Kiddush, and giving tzedakah. This program is entirely in Hebrew.
Bring your sneakers and your game faces, because it’s time for a fun afternoon of kickball and snacks at Riverside Park! This event is for children in 3rd-6th grade.
Join us for Family Havdalah the first Saturday of each month as we bid farewell to our sacred day and transition to a week of hope.
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.
On Zayin Adar, we come together as members and supporters of the Hevra Kadisha to acknowledge the sacred service of caring for the dead. How might Jewish wisdom help us weather a secondary pandemic of grief?
It’s time for the BJ Theater Company’s annual Purim Shpiel. Each year, we produce a splashy, spectacular Shpiel with a fun-filled theme. This show is open to age 5-eighth graders, and no previous theater experience is necessary.
It’s time for the BJ Theater Company’s annual Purim Shpiel. Each year, we produce a splashy, spectacular Shpiel with a fun-filled theme. This show is open to age 5-eighth graders, and no previous theater experience is necessary.
Join Aviv and Yael Shy for a mindfulness and mental health workshop. Through meditation, journaling, and partner-based learning, you will leave the workshop with some tools to manage overwhelming emotions like anxiety and loneliness and cultivate heart-opening experiences.
The Hebrew Speaking Havurah continues! Each session we discuss a different topic, with a different member leading. In this gathering, just before Purim, we will discuss what’s between המן and מנה. Join us to learn more.
Join us for an extraordinary musical event with Noa, also known by her given name Achinoam Nini, Israel's leading international concert and recording artist.
In collaboration with Good Counsel Services Inc., join a training session on filing Humanitarian Parole applications for Afghan nationals and their families. Open to lawyers, law students, and anyone interested in volunteering (no legal experience needed).
Join us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
In this year of shemita (sabbatical year), we will study rabbinic and hassidic texts on Shabbat, opening up a doorway to the 25 hour taste of the world to come. No previous textual experience necessary.
Join us for a Hebrew immersion class geared toward children 3 and 4-years-old. Children will gain a sense of community rooted in Jewish tradition while gaining exposure to Israeli culture.
The violent and harrowing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has affected all of us. To help people cope with and process these difficult times, The Jewish Board is offering two virtual weekly support groups.
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!
Join Rabbi Michelle Dardashti for the final installment of Torah for our Time, exploring how we encounter fear in a Jewish context.
The violent and harrowing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has affected all of us. To help people cope with and process these difficult times, The Jewish Board is offering two virtual weekly support groups.
This Zoom support group is for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Facilitated by Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW and Dr. Adena Greenberg, PhD, the support group will meet weekly on Wednesdays for six months.
What tools from traditional models of capitalism might address such inequities, and what can new approaches to economic development and civic engagement offer? Join Dayna Cunningham and N. Gregory Mankiw in a conversation moderated by Lavea Brachman.
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.
Bim Bam gives children under three a fun space to get ready for Shabbat through interactive songs, movement, and stories, while practicing traditions such as lighting candles, saying Kiddush, and giving tzedakah. This program is entirely in Hebrew.
BJ member families of all 4th grade students, or children whose birthdays fall between September 2011 and December 2012, are invited to our annual B’nai Mitzvah journey opening ritual. will have a chance to recognize and see their Torah portion.
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 special guests Tamar Biala and Yael Karenak for a reading of the regendered Megillat Esther from the Toratah Project, an initiative to regender the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), by reversing the genders of all characters.
It’s time for the BJ Theater Company’s annual Purim Shpiel. Each year, we produce a splashy, spectacular Shpiel with a fun-filled theme. This show is open to age 5-eighth graders, and no previous theater experience is necessary.
It’s time for the BJ Theater Company’s annual Purim Shpiel. Each year, we produce a splashy, spectacular Shpiel with a fun-filled theme. This show is open to age 5-eighth graders, and no previous theater experience is necessary.
Teens are invited to participate in a Project Runway style team competition, complete with expert judges, upcycled clothing, and the chance to compete for number 1.
It’s time for the BJ Theater Company’s annual Purim Shpiel. Each year, we produce a splashy, spectacular Shpiel with a fun-filled theme. This show is open to age 5-eighth graders, and no previous theater experience is necessary.
Calling all bakers! Whether you plan to participate in our Hamentaschen Drive for Purim, or just want to learn how to make amazing hamentaschen, join Connections for a virtual hamentaschen baking workshop led by BJ member Stephen Friedgood.
Join us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
In this year of shemita (sabbatical year), we will study rabbinic and hassidic texts on Shabbat, opening up a doorway to the 25 hour taste of the world to come. No previous textual experience necessary.
Join us for a Hebrew immersion class geared toward children 3 and 4-years-old. Children will gain a sense of community rooted in Jewish tradition while gaining exposure to Israeli culture.
The violent and harrowing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has affected all of us. To help people cope with and process these difficult times, The Jewish Board is offering two virtual weekly support groups.
Join us for BJ Theater Company's annual Purim spiel, performed by kindergarten-8th graders. We'll peel back the curtain and take a look at what Esther, Ahashverosh, Vashti, Haman, and Mordekhai were up to before the megillah.
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!
This Ta’anit Esther, take time to reflect on the nature of fasting from historical, personal, and emotional perspectives. We’ll explore the particular history behind the Fast of Esther and the ways in which fasting, prayer, and justice all wind together.
The violent and harrowing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has affected all of us. To help people cope with and process these difficult times, The Jewish Board is offering two virtual weekly support groups.
Put your design skills to work in a Project Runway style team competition! Each team will be led by a BJ Teen through the process of creating their very own upcycled costume inspired by the Purim story.
Join us for a wacky and spirited Purim celebration for the whole family! We are looking forward to an evening filled with arts and crafts, music, snacks-to-go, a costume parade, and a family-friendly megillah reading of the Purim story.
Join us for BJ Theater Company's annual Purim spiel, performed by kindergarten-8th graders. We'll peel back the curtain and take a look at what Esther, Ahashverosh, Vashti, Haman, and Mordekhai were up to before the megillah.
It's time to reconvene our Israel Book Group. We have an eclectic line up of books planned for the year, beginning in December with Sarah Blau’s propulsive psychological thriller, The Others.
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.
Join Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, City Council Member Gale Brewer, Rabbi Carole Balin, Rabbi Tamara Cohen, Rabbi Joy Levitt, Rabbi Mira Rivera, Rabbi Sandy Sasso, and Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann to celebrate 100 Years of Bat Mitzvahs.
Bim Bam gives children under three a fun space to get ready for Shabbat through interactive songs, movement, and stories, while practicing traditions such as lighting candles, saying Kiddush, and giving tzedakah. This program is entirely in Hebrew.
Come celebrate a slightly belated Purim with Aviv and Tribe! There will be Havdalah, drinks, a chance to schmooze and celebrate Purim, as well as a performance by comedian, Marcia Belsky.
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.
What is the connection between Judaism and environmentalism? And how is it connected to the Shemitah year in Israel today? Join us for a conversation with one of Israel's leading environmental thinkers on this topic.
Join us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
In this year of shemita (sabbatical year), we will study rabbinic and hassidic texts on Shabbat, opening up a doorway to the 25 hour taste of the world to come. No previous textual experience necessary.
Join us for a Hebrew immersion class geared toward children 3 and 4-years-old. Children will gain a sense of community rooted in Jewish tradition while gaining exposure to Israeli culture.
The violent and harrowing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has affected all of us. To help people cope with and process these difficult times, The Jewish Board is offering two virtual weekly support groups.
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!
Join Majora Carter, a real estate developer, urban revitalization strategy consultant, MacArthur Fellow and Peabody Award winning broadcaster, to discuss her new book “Reclaiming Our Community: You Don’t Have to Move out of Your Neighborhood to Live in a Better One.”
The violent and harrowing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has affected all of us. To help people cope with and process these difficult times, The Jewish Board is offering two virtual weekly support groups.
Join us for an evening of learning with Rabbi Felicia Sol, as we explore the foundational hassidic texts at the root of Shemita. We’ll explore how these texts shape our understanding of shemita and how they inform our practice today.
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.
We are proud to join with a coalition of UWS faith communities and partner with the Reclaim our Vote Campaign (ROV) to hold phone banking sessions and help voters prepare for their primary elections in North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.
Join us for March's book, Meir Shalev's The Loves of Judith: A Novel, where the title character takes up residence in a barn on the farm of Moshe Rabinovitch, a widower in 1930s Palestine.
Bim Bam gives children under three a fun space to get ready for Shabbat through interactive songs, movement, and stories, while practicing traditions such as lighting candles, saying Kiddush, and giving tzedakah. This program is entirely in Hebrew.
Join fellow 20s and 30s for a series exploring the intersection of Social Justice and Art. Each session stands alone so you are invited to join us for some or all of them.
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 us for an open meeting of the BJ/SPSA Racial Justice Task Force with special guest, Iisha Stevens-Hamilton, as she discusses and reads from her collection of poems and essays by incarcerated people and their loved ones.
Join us for a relaxed hour with good conversation and your favorite drink. All are welcome.
In this year of shemita (sabbatical year), we will study rabbinic and hassidic texts on Shabbat, opening up a doorway to the 25 hour taste of the world to come. No previous textual experience necessary.
We are proud to join with a coalition of UWS faith communities and partner with the Reclaim our Vote Campaign (ROV) to hold phone banking sessions and help voters prepare for their primary elections in North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.
Join us for a Hebrew immersion class geared toward children 3 and 4-years-old. Children will gain a sense of community rooted in Jewish tradition while gaining exposure to Israeli culture.
Join members of the Environmental Advocates and Social Action/Social Justice Manager Kiana Davis for a community conversation to reflect on BJ’s Environmental Pledge on Waste and Consumption! This month, we will be joined by Nicole Spina.
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!
The violent and harrowing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has affected all of us. To help people cope with and process these difficult times, The Jewish Board is offering two virtual weekly support groups.
Many Americans are deeply pessimistic about the future of our democracy. This panel will share the history of voting rights, describe current litigation to protect that right and discuss the impact of redistricting.
BJ members are invited to participate in a discussion group focused on Israeli politics. Together, we'll explore how Israeli politics work, what the checks and balances are, who pulls the strings, and what the costs are.
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.
Bim Bam gives children under three a fun space to get ready for Shabbat through interactive songs, movement, and stories, while practicing traditions such as lighting candles, saying Kiddush, and giving tzedakah. This program is entirely in Hebrew.
Dip into the world of daf yomi (daily talmud study) with this weekly look at highlights from the past weeks’ pages. All are welcome—you do not need to be studying the daily Talmud page to participate, nor do you need any prior experience studying Talmud. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information […]
Join us for Family Havdalah the first Saturday of each month as we bid farewell to our sacred day and transition to a week of hope.
