DEI Update—January 2021
We are learning and re-learning that the work of DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) is slow, iterative,...
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Articles Written by
Rabbi Shuli Passow
Toward Shabbat: Va-era
For the past ten weeks, an incredible tension has been eating at my heart. In the days immediately foll...
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Our Journal of Love and Darkness: A BJ Community Writing Project
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- By Kristen Kersey and Rabbi Shuli Passow
We are assembling a collection of written responses to the pandemic --meditations, bits of wisdom gleaned, ...
Read MoreToward Shabbat: Hanukkah
Last January, I began studying Daf Yomi, a seven and a half year journey through the entire Babylonian Talm...
Read MoreToward Shabbat: Lekh Lekha
The first time I saw a sky full—really full—of stars, I was 19 years old. I was in the tiny mountain villag...
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at BJ: A Look Back and the Road Ahead
In 2019, B’nai Jeshurun embarked on the next leg of our ongoing journey to be an inclusive community and sp...
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How the West Side Campaign Against Hunger Is Responding To This Moment
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- By Larissa Wohl and Rabbi Shuli Passow
BJ has been a longtime supporter of West Side Campaign Against Hunger. Every year, BJ members donate to WSC...
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5781: Spiritual Commitments
Whether you are newer to Jewish ritual or have been practicing your whole life, whether you studied in yesh...
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Our Community: Powered By You
All year, every year, BJ volunteers make amazing things happen. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York, it...
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Walk to Shul With Your Friends: Introducing Sidebar
Do you miss mingling with people at kiddush? Saying Shanah Tovah to your neighbors as you settle into your ...
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DEI Update—January 2021
We are learning and re-learning that the work of DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) is slow, iterative, and requires building a relational cult...
Read More
Toward Shabbat: Va-era
For the past ten weeks, an incredible tension has been eating at my heart. In the days immediately following November’s election, Biden’s call ...
Read More
Our Journal of Love and Darkness: A BJ Community Writing Project
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- By Kristen Kersey and Rabbi Shuli Passow
We are assembling a collection of written responses to the pandemic --meditations, bits of wisdom gleaned, frustrations, unexpected insights, survi...
Read MoreToward Shabbat: Hanukkah
Last January, I began studying Daf Yomi, a seven and a half year journey through the entire Babylonian Talmud, at the rate of one page a day. Thous...
Read MoreToward Shabbat: Lekh Lekha
The first time I saw a sky full—really full—of stars, I was 19 years old. I was in the tiny mountain village of Las Delicias in central Honduras, h...
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at BJ: A Look Back and the Road Ahead
In 2019, B’nai Jeshurun embarked on the next leg of our ongoing journey to be an inclusive community and spiritual home to all who come through our...
Read More
How the West Side Campaign Against Hunger Is Responding To This Moment
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- By Larissa Wohl and Rabbi Shuli Passow
BJ has been a longtime supporter of West Side Campaign Against Hunger. Every year, BJ members donate to WSCAH on the night of Kol Nidre. This is an...
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5781: Spiritual Commitments
Whether you are newer to Jewish ritual or have been practicing your whole life, whether you studied in yeshivah or are just dipping your toe into t...
Read More
Our Community: Powered By You
All year, every year, BJ volunteers make amazing things happen. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York, it wasn’t a surprise that over 150 BJ memb...
Read More
Walk to Shul With Your Friends: Introducing Sidebar
Do you miss mingling with people at kiddush? Saying Shanah Tovah to your neighbors as you settle into your seat in the Sanctuary? We know that noth...
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