New Year, New Ways to Volunteer
Looking to get more involved at BJ in 2023? There are plenty of ways to volunteer—plus two new opportunities to connect, meet new people, and ...
Articles Written by
Rabbi Shuli Passow
Toward Shabbat: Vayehi
Last Saturday night, my family and I brought in the new secular year with 4,000 of our closest friends. At 11:30 PM, the four of ...
Toward Shabbat: Vayetze
Have you heard? Shabbat is all the rage. Just this week, a New York Times article reported on what appears to be a growing trend ...
Toward Shabbat: Noah
Shabbat wasn’t always a part of my life. It was when I was a child: Growing up, Shabbat was a constant, a day joyfully distinct ...
The Return of Community Kiddush
Community Kiddush is back! Based on the community’s input, we are excited to share some initial changes to Kiddush that will align with our aspirational ...
Toward Shabbat: Naso
Some of the most vivid Jewish memories from my childhood took place in the social hall of Lower Merion Synagogue. Every week, after we sang the ...
Toward Shabbat: Naso
Some of the most vivid Jewish memories from my childhood took place in the social hall of Lower Merion Synagogue. Every week, after we sang the ...
Toward Shabbat: Emor
On a family trip to England many years ago, we visited the famous hedge maze at Hampton Court Palace. At one point I became separated ...
Toward Shabbat: Emor
On a family trip to England many years ago, we visited the famous hedge maze at Hampton Court Palace. At one point I became separated ...
Toward Shabbat: Tzav
Throughout the 1970s and 80s, my Jewish community in Philadelphia was very active in the Soviet Jewry movement. In school we learned about refuseniks, and ...