service access
JOIN US VIA LIVESTREAM ON SHABBAT & FESTIVAL MORNINGS
Livestream begins at 6:15 PM on Friday evenings and 9:00 AM on Saturday mornings.
Join us via Zoom (All services besides shabbat mornings)
https://zoom.us/j/788352437 *New* Password: 6301
JOIN US BY PHONE
Dial-in: 1-929-436-2866
Enter Meeting ID: 788 352 437 #
Please note that while we do not anticipate exceeding it, there is a participation limit on these lines.
JOIN US IN PERSON
Very limited in-person worship opportunities are available for Wednesday morning minyanim and Shabbat mornings with reservations. These services will also be accessible via Zoom. If you’d like to attend Wednesday minyan or Shabbat morning, please email Allison Karasik. Click here for safety protocols.
worship schedule
DAILY MINYAN
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday*, Thursday, 7:15 AM & 8:00 PM
Friday, 7:15 AM
Sunday, 9:00 AM & 8:00 PM
Please note: On Holidays and Festivals, weekday minyanim begin at 9:00 AM.
As we begin our Daily Minyanim in person again, it is helpful to ensure we have a full Minyan. Please use this link to let us know of you attendance. Dates that are still available on the form mean we need additional participants.
SHABBAT
Friday, 6:15-7:15 PM
Saturday, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM*
FEDERAL HOLIDAYS
Morning minyan begins at 9:00 AM on the following federal holidays:
Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, December 25, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, and July 4.
Minyan on other federal holidays begins at the regular time of 7:15 AM.
prayerbooks
If you are without a prayer book, please click the links below to access the services:
Weekdays
Weekday Morning (with Torah Readings)
Weekday Afternoon
Weekday Evening
Friday Evening
Shabbat & Festival Evening Service
Saturday & Festival Mornings (Bar/Bat Mitzvah Service)
Siddur Sim Shalom Shabbat & Festival Morning
Shabbat Afternoon Mincha
Etz Hayim humash (Torah reading)
Sukkot Day 1 (Click here for Rabbi Safra's Source Sheet)
Sukkot Day 2 (Click here for Rabbi Berkowitz's Source Sheet)
Shabbat Hol Ha-moed Sukkot
Hol Ha-moed Sukkot (weekdays)
Shemini Atzeret
Simhat Torah
B’reishit
PURCHASING PRAYER BOOKS FOR HOME USE
Scanned copies of our siddurim are available on the Minyan Page of our website, but many are inquiring about purchasing books for their own use at home. During this time, the Rabbinical Assembly is offering our movement siddur at a 40% discount. Books may be ordered by clicking the links below or by calling distributor, G & H Soho, at 201-216-9400, ext. 2.
Siddur Sim Shalom for Shabbat and Festivals: list price $25.00, now $15.00 (40% discount).
Siddur Sim Shalom for Weekdays: list price $25.00, now $15.00 (40% discount).
Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary: list price $79.00, now $59.00 (25% discount).
Large Print Siddur Sim Shalom for Weekdays
Large Print Siddur Sim Shalom for Shabbat/Holidays
Open your siddur or humash at home or away from home and participate in our Shabbat, festival, and High Holiday services. Follow the reading of the Torah, study the parasha together with the congregation, listen to the comments of the rabbis on the many concerns of Jewish life, offer personal prayers, and sing familiar melodies along with the hazzan and our B’nai Israel community.
We look forward to worshipping with you.
Tue, September 28 2021
22 Tishrei 5782
Shabbat & High Holidays LIvestream
Fridays at 6:15 PM
Saturdays at 9:00 AM
announcements
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah Service Times
Click here.
Weekly Outdoor Kiddish Has Resumed
We look forward to being together again after Shabbat morning services for outdoor Kiddish, weather permitting.
Simhat Torah Hatan Torah & Kallat Breishit Honorees are Michael Greene & Naomi Gerstenblith
Learn more here.
The Dr. Stuart Lessans Talmud Torah
B'nai Israel is pleased to announce the establishment of the Dr. Stuart Lessans Talmud Torah in honor of Dr. Lessans' recent endowment commitment to the future of Jewish education at B'nai Israel. Learn more.
Welcome Home
Our building has reopened as of July 1 and we have returned to in-person worship without reservation. We can't wait to see you. Learn more.
Daily and Holiday Minyanim Taking Place in Person
As we restore this important part of synagogue life, please sign-up in advance. Learn more.
Racial Justice
Check out all of the resources on our newly updated Racial Justice page. Click here for information.
New Resource Available
Our Bereavement committee recently completed a helpful and practical guide for individuals dealing with the challenges of death, dying, and bereavement. Click here to download a copy.
Join Our Shabbat Morning Livestream
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Explore Our Exciting Adult Education Offerings
Learn more here.
weekday services
Sunday | 9:00 AM & 8:00 PM
Monday–Thursday | 7:15 AM & 8:00 PM
Friday | 7:15 AM
*Service times vary on holidays.
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shabbat services
inclement weather policy
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We are accessible
B’nai Israel is proud to be accessible to all.
Large print siddurim, assistive listening devices and page magnifiers are readily available. Our entire building and grounds are wheelchair accessible. We can provide sign language interpreters upon request and subject to availability.
