Announcements

This plan has been formulated based on guidelines from the CDC, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), our peer programs, and Campus Operations ...

Starting immediately, we’ll be referring to our programming for children from birth through 8 years as “Early Childhood Families.” We hope that the new name ...

It has been no small effort on the part of the BJ staff during these unprecedented and challenging times, the BJ leadership has decided to ...

Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, Tribe NY, and Aviv at B'nai Jeshurun present Summer in the City, Shabbat Box! This box, shipped to your home, comes ...

We are deeply grateful to the Peaceman Foundation and the family of Siggi Wilzig, for whom this project is named, for their generous support of ...

We are excited to announce that shortly after Pesah, BJ members will be invited to join us in person on Shabbat. The first open services ...

We’re thrilled to share our current plans for our upcoming teen-led Shabbat services, empowering and highlighting our teen community.

We are learning and re-learning that the work of DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) is slow, iterative, and requires building a relational culture among the ...

We are assembling a collection of written responses to the pandemic --meditations, bits of wisdom gleaned, frustrations, unexpected insights, survival tips, and more. We invite ...

Add your voice to help guide and inspire future programming aimed at cultivating deeper Jewish learning and living! Since there’s no one way to build ...

Throughout the past nine months, through the anxiety and fear, the isolation and frustration caused by COVID-19, our community has stayed connected across the physical ...

Parashat Hayei Sarah begins with the death of Sarah and ends with the death of Abraham. It is here that, for the first time, the ...

This plan has been formulated based on guidelines from The CDC, The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and our peer programs, building upon ...

We have chosen the issue of Environmental Racism for our Tzedek Project. As young people watching and participating in the recent call for anti-racism, we ...

Last week, NY State launched COVID Alert NY, an app built on open source code bases. This app allows you to participate in a voluntary ...

As the rabbis shared earlier this summer, our commitment to the health and safety of the staff and members lives in tension with the community’s ...

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 ...

Today is Rosh Hodesh Elul—the beginning of the month before the High Holy Days. So, as we do every year, our community embarks, individually and collectively, ...

Learn about acquiring High Holy Days mahzorim (prayer books) and volunteering with BJ during the High Holy Days season. 

Over the past few weeks, a controversy has erupted on the Upper West Side regarding the temporary use of local hotels to shelter men experiencing ...

The Jewish community, our community, has a sacred calling to truly become a holy community, honor the dignity and equality of all, and embody the ...

And so while it is clear we cannot celebrate the Yamim Nora’im together in person this year, the BJ community will come together as one, ...

Ever since Rebecca’s visit to our community in January, we have been excited at the possibility of her joining us as assistant rabbi. Becca was ...

Looking for more Jewish adult learning opportunities this summer? Two of BJ's partners, the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America and Hadar, are offering a ...

We have made the decision to hold Kadima@BJ virtually from September-December. This decision was made to ensure the safety and well-being of every student, parent, and staff ...

In recognition of the great effort it has taken on the part of the BJ staff to transition to VirtuShul during these unprecedented and challenging ...

These are days of pain, rage, and fury. The vicious murder of George Floyd—a veritable lynching—is the latest of a long chain of murders of ...

At Kadima tefilah, after singing Olam Hesed Yibane (Build a World on Love) I asked kids to share in the chat one way they were ...

Within the BJ community, we know that there are personal connections and stories related to Yom Hazikaron. This year, we want to share these stories ...

We have learned that a member of the BJ community has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. We have temporarily closed the BJ campus, and ...

Early last week we shared the news that one of our families might have been exposed to the coronavirus. Today, that family reported to BJ ...

We have learned that a member of the BJ community has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. We have temporarily closed the BJ campus, and ...

We have made the very difficult decision to suspend all in-person programming other than prayer, and we will limit in-person participation in Shabbat Services to ...

Out of an abundance of caution, we are canceling Family Life & Learning programming on Wednesday, March 11, and Thursday, March 12. This includes the ...

Out of an abundance of caution, we are canceling Family Life & Learning programming on Wednesday, March 11, and Thursday, March 12. This includes the ...

Find the latest information about the impact of COVID-19 on our community.

Learn about important updates regarding upcoming programs and protocols. The March 9 Purim Afterparty is canceled; other Purim services and programs will continue as planned.

With new information regarding the coronavirus and its presence in New York City and within the NYC Jewish community emerging by the hour, we want ...

In light of the coronavirus and out of an abundance of caution, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the Purim Carnival.

As a large community that gathers together frequently, we thought it prudent to remind everyone of the current information regarding the coronavirus. At the bottom ...

We’re proud and excited, after many months of research, planning, designing, and adapting, to share our all-new website and graphic identity. Together we hope these ...

Midnight Run coordinates over 1,000 relief missions per year, in which volunteers from churches, synagogues, schools, and other civic groups distribute food, clothing, blankets, and ...