Week of Events
Family Fun Night
Meditative Healing Circle
Meditative Healing Circle
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.
Transgender Jews and Halakha: New Perspectives
Transgender Jews and Halakha: New Perspectives
Join us for a conversation between rabbinical student Michael Faccini and Rabbi Sharzer on the teshuvah, its reception among trans Jews, and the next steps for Jewish communities. Register now.
Ulpan Ivrit (Intermediate)—Hebrew Language Classes
Ulpan Ivrit (Intermediate)—Hebrew Language Classes
Do you know the aleph-bet, but aren’t sure what you’re reading? Now is your chance to restart your Hebrew practice! In this class, we will learn practical words and phrases that will help you have basic Hebrew conversation and writing skills.
Summer Fun: K-2nd Grade
Summer Fun: K-2nd Grade
Our Tuesday sessions will be new and exciting each week, with a mix of music, drama, art, movement, and Jewish content.
Summer Fun: 3rd-6th Grade
Summer Fun: 3rd-6th Grade
Our Tuesday sessions will be new and exciting each week, with a mix of music, drama, art, movement, and Jewish content.
Conversion Information Session
Conversion Information Session
Join Rabbinic Fellows Deborah Sacks Mintz and Margo Hughes-Robinson, and the Jewish Home Project, for a community information session about the process and rituals of conversion to Judaism at BJ and in the wider Jewish community.
LGBTQIA+ Stories at Minyan
LGBTQIA+ Stories at Minyan
LGBTQ+ members play essential roles on our staff, in our prayer spaces, and as part of our broader BJ community. Each Wednesday through June, following morning minyan, we’ll hear from an LGBTQ+ member about their identity and Jewish journey.
Israel Unfiltered: LGBTQIA+ Activism
Israel Unfiltered: LGBTQIA+ Activism
Join us in learning about the Israel you never knew about! Israel unfiltered is a monthly livestream program that will explore different views and undercurrents in Israeli culture, society, and politics. The first session will feature Tehila-Atias-Basa.
Postcarding and Phone Banking with Reclaim Our Vote
Postcarding and Phone Banking with Reclaim Our Vote
We are proud to join with a coalition of UWS faith communities to partner with the Reclaim our Vote (ROV) Campaign in fighting voter suppression through phone banking and postcarding.
Music with Michael Harlow (All Ages)
Music with Michael Harlow (All Ages)
Join us every week as we sing our favorite BJ songs with Michael Harlow.
Bedtime Story and Shema
Bedtime Story and Shema
At the end of a long day, get ready to say goodnight as a BJ grownup reads a favorite bedtime story and sings Shema. Laila tov! Watch live on the Family Life and Learning Facebook page
Summer Bim Bam
Summer Bim Bam
Bim Bam gives children under 3 the opportunity to explore Shabbat through interactive songs, movement, and stories while learning traditions such as lighting candles, saying Kiddush, and giving tzedakah. The program is led by our Artist in Residence, Shira Averbuch.
Minha
Minha
Join us in virtual community for the afternoon prayer service before we prepare to enter Shabbat.
Havdalah and Ma’ariv
Ma’ariv and Pride Havdalah
Ma’ariv and Pride Havdalah
Join us on Zoom as we bring Shabbat and Pride month to a close as a community.