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3 events,
Wise Aging
Wise Aging
A program based on the Institute for Jewish Spirituality’s Wise Aging, this program for men aged 50+will be co-facilitated by Stephen Sittenfield MD and Samuel Rosen MSW. Steve is a [...]
BAI Book Group
BAI Book Group
Please join us at a member's home to discuss The Hebrew Teacher by Maya Arad. From the Jewish Book Council: According to many critics, Maya Arad is the most accomplished [...]
1 event,
2 events,
Israel Committee Meeting via Zoom
Israel Committee Meeting via Zoom
Next Israel Committee Meeting! RSVP to Pnina Siegler to receive Zoom link.
1 event,
30 Minute Music Meditation
30 Minute Music Meditation
Practice the art of simply listening and noticing. Weather permitting outdoors in our Ya’ar (woods). Always on zoom
4 events,
Thursday Morning Mishnah
Thursday Morning Mishnah
Join us right after minyan on Zoom on Thursday mornings to spend a few minutes with one paragraph of Mishnah (the founding document of Rabbinic Judaism).
Shorashim (Roots)
Shorashim (Roots)
Beth Am Israel’s Shorashim (Roots) is offered for children in grades K-7 on Thursday afternoons. Shorashim (Roots) features fun, creative, child-centered experiences, including outdoor nature education in our Ya’ar/Woodlands and [...]
Mussar/Tikkun Middot Class
Mussar/Tikkun Middot Class
We are excited to announce we will be continuing our exploration of Mussar at Beth Am Israel by offering another Mussar/Tikkun Middot program to a new group of Beth Amers. We will [...]
4 events,
Kesher Walking Group
Kesher Walking Group
Fridays at 9:00a, Haverford College (Meet at the Haverford College Visitor Parking Lot) If it is below 32 degrees, or raining or snowing, the group will meet at the King [...]
Musical Kabbalat Shabbat
Musical Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday Night/Kabbalat Shabbat: Informal, casual, spirited and soulful. Creating sacred time in your sacred space Our Musical Kabbalat Shabbat service offers a contemplative and uplifting prayer with melodies and niggunim set to [...]
“Shishi Israeli” Hanukkah Spirit
“Shishi Israeli” Hanukkah Spirit
"Shishi Israeli" - Hanukkah Spirit sponsored by IAC Philadelphia (Israeli American Council) at BAI. Join us for a festive “Shishi Israeli” Friday Night filled with light, joy, and Hanukkah spirit! [...]
6 events,
Meditative Quiet Sit
Meditative Quiet Sit
Start your Shabbat morning at BAI with…quiet. Join Hazzan Harold and Rabbi David for a meditative quiet sit. Weather permitting in the Ya’ar. We will have handouts with prompts, quotes, [...]
Tefilah B’Kavanah
Tefilah B’Kavanah
Led by Hazzan Harold, this is our weekly Shabbat morning offering of intentional musical prayer, with spirited song, chant and meditation. Our aim is to allow for deep, uninterrupted, joyful [...]
Torah Study via Zoom
Torah Study via Zoom
A lively, open conversation focused on the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi David. All are welcome. Presently, we study online, via Zoom. “Our Torah study group is a place where [...]
Shorashim Shabbat
Shorashim Shabbat
Shabbat at Beth Am Israel offers a family-centered, community experience. All families are welcome and encouraged to join in celebrating Shabbat and learning with us on Saturday mornings. Shorashim Shabbat [...]
Shabbat Morning Services
Shabbat Morning Services
Blends traditional prayer modes with contemporary melodies and niggunin and features acoustic music in the early part of the service and a more traditional approach in the later parts of our [...]
Kesher Walking Group – Shabbat Walk
Kesher Walking Group – Shabbat Walk
We’ve had several requests to add a Shabbat walk to our program. We scouted out a route that is approximately 2 miles with minimal hills in walking distance to the [...]
2 events,
Music Prayer Lab
Music Prayer Lab
Join our award winning program of a group of dedicated musicians, pray-ers, and fellow travelers who are all interested in the collaboration of prayer, music-making and intentional community. Tonight's session will be [...]
1 event,
1 event,
1 event,
30 Minute Music Meditation
30 Minute Music Meditation
Practice the art of simply listening and noticing. Weather permitting outdoors in our Ya’ar (woods). Always on zoom
3 events,
Thursday Morning Mishnah
Thursday Morning Mishnah
Join us right after minyan on Zoom on Thursday mornings to spend a few minutes with one paragraph of Mishnah (the founding document of Rabbinic Judaism).
Shorashim (Roots)
Shorashim (Roots)
Beth Am Israel’s Shorashim (Roots) is offered for children in grades K-7 on Thursday afternoons. Shorashim (Roots) features fun, creative, child-centered experiences, including outdoor nature education in our Ya’ar/Woodlands and [...]
3 events,
Kesher Walking Group
Kesher Walking Group
Fridays at 9:00a, Haverford College (Meet at the Haverford College Visitor Parking Lot) If it is below 32 degrees, or raining or snowing, the group will meet at the King [...]
Musical Kabbalat Shabbat
Musical Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday Night/Kabbalat Shabbat: Informal, casual, spirited and soulful. Creating sacred time in your sacred space Our Musical Kabbalat Shabbat service offers a contemplative and uplifting prayer with melodies and niggunim set to [...]
6 events,
“Something Different” for Shabbat Morning
“Something Different” for Shabbat Morning
“Something Different” for Shabbat Mornings features new ways to explore Tefilah and Torah on Shabbat Mornings at BAI! Eight unique Shabbat mornings throughout the year developed in partnership with our [...]
Torah Study via Zoom
Torah Study via Zoom
A lively, open conversation focused on the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi David. All are welcome. Presently, we study online, via Zoom. “Our Torah study group is a place where [...]
Shorashim Shabbat
Shorashim Shabbat
Shabbat at Beth Am Israel offers a family-centered, community experience. All families are welcome and encouraged to join in celebrating Shabbat and learning with us on Saturday mornings. Shorashim Shabbat [...]
Shabbat Morning Services
Shabbat Morning Services
Blends traditional prayer modes with contemporary melodies and niggunin and features acoustic music in the early part of the service and a more traditional approach in the later parts of our [...]
Kesher Walking Group – Shabbat Walk
Kesher Walking Group – Shabbat Walk
We’ve had several requests to add a Shabbat walk to our program. We scouted out a route that is approximately 2 miles with minimal hills in walking distance to the [...]
BAI in the City Havdalah
BAI in the City Havdalah
Please join us for a BAI in the City Get together on Saturday, December 14th at 7 pm Vegetarian Potluck dinner and Havdalah Good conversations, good food, BAI spirit! Vegetarian [...]
2 events,
Teen Trip to the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
Teen Trip to the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
Our teens will be taking a trip to the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia
1 event,
2 events,
3 events,
30 Minute Music Meditation
30 Minute Music Meditation
Practice the art of simply listening and noticing. Weather permitting outdoors in our Ya’ar (woods). Always on zoom
Kesher Gentle Yoga
Kesher Gentle Yoga
Taught by BAI member Nicole Levin, Nicole's gentle yoga relaxes, strengthens, and is terrific for all ages. Nicole is truly a Yoga master.
Board Meeting
Board Meeting
Monthly meeting of the board at Beth Am Israel. All congregants are invited to attend. Board meetings are in-person and on Zoom unless otherwise noted.
5 events,
Thursday Morning Mishnah
Thursday Morning Mishnah
Join us right after minyan on Zoom on Thursday mornings to spend a few minutes with one paragraph of Mishnah (the founding document of Rabbinic Judaism).
Shorashim (Roots)
Shorashim (Roots)
Beth Am Israel’s Shorashim (Roots) is offered for children in grades K-7 on Thursday afternoons. Shorashim (Roots) features fun, creative, child-centered experiences, including outdoor nature education in our Ya’ar/Woodlands and [...]
BAI Hanukkah Celebration
BAI Hanukkah Celebration
Get in the Hanukkah Spirit at BAI with a Festival Celebration! We'll have latkes, salad, drinks and sufganiyot (donuts), and music from the BAI Band! RSVP required here.
Mussar/Tikkun Middot Class
Mussar/Tikkun Middot Class
We are excited to announce we will be continuing our exploration of Mussar at Beth Am Israel by offering another Mussar/Tikkun Middot program to a new group of Beth Amers. We will [...]
3 events,
Kesher Walking Group
Kesher Walking Group
Fridays at 9:00a, Haverford College (Meet at the Haverford College Visitor Parking Lot) If it is below 32 degrees, or raining or snowing, the group will meet at the King [...]
Musical Kabbalat Shabbat
Musical Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday Night/Kabbalat Shabbat: Informal, casual, spirited and soulful. Creating sacred time in your sacred space Our Musical Kabbalat Shabbat service offers a contemplative and uplifting prayer with melodies and niggunim set to [...]
5 events,
Meditative Quiet Sit
Meditative Quiet Sit
Start your Shabbat morning at BAI with…quiet. Join Hazzan Harold and Rabbi David for a meditative quiet sit. Weather permitting in the Ya’ar. We will have handouts with prompts, quotes, [...]
Tefilah B’Kavanah
Tefilah B’Kavanah
Led by Hazzan Harold, this is our weekly Shabbat morning offering of intentional musical prayer, with spirited song, chant and meditation. Our aim is to allow for deep, uninterrupted, joyful [...]
Torah Study via Zoom
Torah Study via Zoom
A lively, open conversation focused on the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi David. All are welcome. Presently, we study online, via Zoom. “Our Torah study group is a place where [...]
Shabbat Morning Services
Shabbat Morning Services
Blends traditional prayer modes with contemporary melodies and niggunin and features acoustic music in the early part of the service and a more traditional approach in the later parts of our [...]
Kesher Walking Group – Shabbat Walk
Kesher Walking Group – Shabbat Walk
We’ve had several requests to add a Shabbat walk to our program. We scouted out a route that is approximately 2 miles with minimal hills in walking distance to the [...]
1 event,
1 event,
1 event,
1 event,
30 Minute Music Meditation
30 Minute Music Meditation
Practice the art of simply listening and noticing. Weather permitting outdoors in our Ya’ar (woods). Always on zoom
2 events,
Thursday Morning Mishnah
Thursday Morning Mishnah
Join us right after minyan on Zoom on Thursday mornings to spend a few minutes with one paragraph of Mishnah (the founding document of Rabbinic Judaism). [...]
3 events,
Kesher Walking Group
Kesher Walking Group
Fridays at 9:00a, Haverford College (Meet at the Haverford College Visitor Parking Lot) If it is below 32 degrees, or raining or snowing, the group will meet at the [...]
Musical Kabbalat Shabbat
Musical Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday Night/Kabbalat Shabbat: Informal, casual, spirited and soulful. Creating sacred time in your sacred space Our Musical Kabbalat Shabbat service offers a contemplative and uplifting prayer with melodies and niggunim set [...]
5 events,
Meditative Quiet Sit
Meditative Quiet Sit
Start your Shabbat morning at BAI with…quiet. Join Hazzan Harold and Rabbi David for a meditative quiet sit. Weather permitting in the Ya’ar. We will have handouts with prompts, [...]
Tefilah B’Kavanah
Tefilah B’Kavanah
Led by Hazzan Harold, this is our weekly Shabbat morning offering of intentional musical prayer, with spirited song, chant and meditation. Our aim is to allow for deep, uninterrupted, [...]
Torah Study via Zoom
Torah Study via Zoom
A lively, open conversation focused on the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi David. All are welcome. Presently, we study online, via Zoom. “Our Torah study group is a place [...]
Shabbat Morning Services
Shabbat Morning Services
Blends traditional prayer modes with contemporary melodies and niggunin and features acoustic music in the early part of the service and a more traditional approach in the later parts of our [...]
Kesher Walking Group – Shabbat Walk
Kesher Walking Group – Shabbat Walk
We’ve had several requests to add a Shabbat walk to our program. We scouted out a route that is approximately 2 miles with minimal hills in walking distance to the [...]
1 event,
1 event,
1 event,
1 event,
30 Minute Music Meditation
30 Minute Music Meditation
Practice the art of simply listening and noticing. Weather permitting outdoors in our Ya’ar (woods). Always on zoom
2 events,
Thursday Morning Mishnah
Thursday Morning Mishnah
Join us right after minyan on Zoom on Thursday mornings to spend a few minutes with one paragraph of Mishnah (the founding document of Rabbinic Judaism).
4 events,
Kesher Walking Group
Kesher Walking Group
Fridays at 9:00a, Haverford College (Meet at the Haverford College Visitor Parking Lot) If it is below 32 degrees, or raining or snowing, the group will meet at the King [...]
Musical Happy Hour with “Shir Appeal” Tufts Jewish Acapella Group
Musical Happy Hour with “Shir Appeal” Tufts Jewish Acapella Group
A very special musical performance. Be with us! Musical Happy Hour and Kabbalat Shabbat with “Shir Appeal”, Tufts Jewish Acapella group! 5:00-5:45 Happy hour followed by a pre-Kabbalat Shabbat mini-performance [...]
Musical Kabbalat Shabbat
Musical Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday Night/Kabbalat Shabbat: Informal, casual, spirited and soulful. Creating sacred time in your sacred space Our Musical Kabbalat Shabbat service offers a contemplative and uplifting prayer with melodies and niggunim set to [...]
6 events,
Meditative Quiet Sit
Meditative Quiet Sit
Start your Shabbat morning at BAI with…quiet. Join Hazzan Harold and Rabbi David for a meditative quiet sit. Weather permitting in the Ya’ar. We will have handouts with prompts, quotes, [...]
Tefilah B’Kavanah
Tefilah B’Kavanah
Led by Hazzan Harold, this is our weekly Shabbat morning offering of intentional musical prayer, with spirited song, chant and meditation. Our aim is to allow for deep, uninterrupted, joyful [...]
Torah Study via Zoom
Torah Study via Zoom
A lively, open conversation focused on the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi David. All are welcome. Presently, we study online, via Zoom. “Our Torah study group is a place where [...]
Shorashim Shabbat
Shorashim Shabbat
Shabbat at Beth Am Israel offers a family-centered, community experience. All families are welcome and encouraged to join in celebrating Shabbat and learning with us on Saturday mornings. Shorashim Shabbat [...]
Shabbat Morning Services
Shabbat Morning Services
Blends traditional prayer modes with contemporary melodies and niggunin and features acoustic music in the early part of the service and a more traditional approach in the later parts of our [...]
Kesher Walking Group – Shabbat Walk
Kesher Walking Group – Shabbat Walk
We’ve had several requests to add a Shabbat walk to our program. We scouted out a route that is approximately 2 miles with minimal hills in walking distance to the [...]
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