The Getting to Know You (GTKY) Dinners are a wonderful opportunity for both BHS members and preschool families to connect, whether it’s your first GTKY Dinner or one of many. The evening begins at 5:30pm at BHS with festive cocktails and appetizers, followed by Havdalah. After the service, everyone heads to their dinners at 7:30pm (those who can’t make the cocktail party may head straight to dinner). Anyone with space for six or more guests is welcome to host, coordinating the menu with their guests; hosts typically provide the entrée and guests bring side dishes and dessert. We can’t wait to come together and enjoy good company and a warm evening with our community! Interested in hosting? Click here!

BHS is hosting a night of Mahjong & Canasta with a twist on our regular game night program for members — we’ll include cocktails and extend games to BHS friends and folks who are interested in learning about our community!

*Due to the weather conditions from the snowstorm, this event has been rescheduled from January 26 to February 2, 7-9pm.

Join our Beginner Hebrew for Adults course! New to learning Hebrew? Need a refresher on what you already know? Acquire some vocabulary and grammar skills, and learn how to pronounce (“decode”) any Hebrew word you may encounter by the end of the course.

Taught by BHS Congregant, Leslie Schwartz, who moved to Brooklyn and joined BHS two years ago. She is Professor Emerita of Chemistry at St. John Fisher University, where she taught and did research for 18 years — a Jewish lifetime! Since retiring, Leslie has spent the past 15 years teaching a variety of Hebrew classes. She loves helping adults begin their Hebrew journey and is excited to contribute to adult education at BHS!

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.

The American Jewish Experience 

With Rabbi Romano

Classes will meet at 12pm-1:30pm (by Zoom) February 5, 12, 26, & March 5. 

Session 1: Becoming “American” Jews 1654-1810’s
Session 2: Making America Home: 1820s-1890’s 
Session 3: The Pre and Post War American Jewish Experience at Home and Abroad: 1900-1950’s
Session 4: American Jewish Life in the 20th and 21st Centuries 

In our next film group meeting we will discuss A Tale of Love and Darkness, a 2015 film directed by Natalie Portman. Please note this group is for BHS members only. No RSVP required.

At our next Book Group meeting we will discuss The Only Daughter, by A.B. Yeshoua.

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

Learn about reproductive freedom in the Jewish context and what we can do to ensure reproductive justice. With Guest Speakers Julie Kay, the Founder and CEO of Reproductive Futures and co-author of Controlling Women: What We Must Do Now to Save Reproductive Freedom, and Emma Roth, the Senior Counsel at Reproductive Futures, and a member of BHS.  

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.

If you're looking for a fun, low-pressure way to meet other Jewish singles, join us — in partnership with CBE and Kane Street Synagogues — at Travel Bar for a chance to meet your bashert or your new BFF. Folks of all genders & sexualities are welcome! $36 entry includes one free drink and F&F pizza. Registration required.

A bereavement support series for BHS members on Thursdays, 6-7pm, on March 5, 12, & 19 and April 9, 16, 23, & 30 (eight sessions).

We will create a non-judgmental, safe space in which to share the grief of losing partners, sustaining memories, and the legacies that endure. Participants are invited to find comfort, support, and hope in community. The group is facilitated by Rabbi Chaplain Miriam Herscher, BCC — a rabbi and board-certified chaplain with over 11 years of experience leading bereavement groups in person and on Zoom. She spent 10 years working at the Jewish Board and currently serves as a rabbi chaplain at NY-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Hospital.