Join us to celebrate Simcha Torah together at BHS on Saturday, October 3!

Schedule:

5:45 pm: Pizza

6:00 pm:

Outside: Crafts, Games & Band

Inside: Service Begins

6:30 pm: Torahs Outside for Dancing/Hakafot Begin

Hakafot Honorees: Ritual Committee; Religious School Parents; New Members/Preschool Families; Teens/Teachers; and Chavurah/Adult Ed

BHS looks forward to observing the 5787 High Holy Days together as a community. For tickets, our full schedule, and information about other events throughout the season, please visit our High Holy Days page here.

Join us for an evening of Mahjong and Canasta. Please note this group is for BHS members only. Sign up here to instruct, or play Mahjong or Canasta

Come knit alongside fellow BHS members for some creative time with chats and snacks! Please note this group is for BHS members.

Join us for Israeli Dance, engaging in mindful movement and learning basic classic and modern Israeli dances. The class is taught by dance instructor Elaine Sohn, who has led the Brooklyn Heights International Folk Dance group for more than thirty years. No prior experience or partners are necessary.

RSVP here.

This Brooklyn Community Gathering is hosted by Park Slope Jewish Center, 1320 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY.

ABOUT THE EVENT

Three years after October 7, Brooklyn’s Jewish communities come together to hold the grief, memory, and questions this day continues to carry. Join Jewish communities from across Brooklyn for an evening of remembrance, music, and personal testimony with Atir Vinnikov, a survivor of the massacre at the Nova Music Festival.

Atir is an Israeli public speaker who was raised in New York and returned to Israel at age 16. On October 7, 2023, he survived the attack at the Nova festival with crucial help from a Bedouin Muslim man who risked his own life to help others reach safety. Three years later, Atir shares his testimony and reflects on survival, loss, memory, resilience, and the difficult work of rebuilding life after trauma.

The main gathering will include a community memorial ceremony, music, and Atir’s testimony. High school students and adults are invited to attend. Following the main gathering, participants are invited to remain for coffee, light refreshments, and an open conversation with Atir and Yuval Linden, the Jewish Agency’s new shaliach to Brooklyn, an educator and IDF reservist.

SCHEDULE

6:45 PM

DOORS OPEN

7:00-8:15 PM

MAIN COMMUNITY GATHERING

For high school students and adults.

The program will include a community memorial ceremony, music, and Atir’s testimony.

8:15-9:30 PM

COFFEE AND OPEN CONVERSATION

Stay for coffee, light refreshments, and an open conversation with Atir and Yuval Linden.

REGISTRATION AND SECURITY

Advance registration is required for all parts of the evening.

Please indicate during registration which part or parts of the program you plan to attend.

Additional entry and security information will be sent to registered participants.

This event is off-site at Hannah Senesh.

Its a warm, celebratory cultural event for families, hosted through a special collaboration between JAFI, Rishon B’Yachad, and the IAC. Hosted at the Hannah Senesh gymnasium (342 Smith St), the show features a live band of local musicians performing beloved classics from the soundtrack of Israel, accompanied by video art, community singing, and coffee & burekas.

The BHS Book Group brings members together each month for lively conversation about books of Jewish interest, exploring a range of topics, perspectives, and genres. All are welcome to participate regularly or simply join when a particular book catches their interest.

Please note this group is for BHS members only. No RSVP is needed.

At the next meeting we’ll discuss Heart of a Stranger: An Unlikely Rabbi's Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging by Rabbi Angela Buchdahl

Join YAFFED (Young Advocates for Fair Education) at Brooklyn Heights Synogogue for a screening of Unorthodox Education on Wednesday, October 14 at 7pm. Unorthodox Education, a 40-minute documentary created by Jewish filmmakers, lifts the curtain on schooling in Hasidic and Haredi communities, through interviews with people who have left these communities as well as journalists, academics, and advocates, revealing the human cost of actively depriving kids of a secular education while chronicling a decade-long political struggle for these children.

Registration is required to attend this event. Please let us know you are coming by clicking this link

Men’s group, facilitated by Congregant Jeff Gold, meets together monthly to support one another and hold thoughtful discussions. Please note this group is for BHS members only. For questions or interest in joining, please reach out to Jeff at jeffreygold12@gmail.com.