Whether it's a simple Shabbat service, a joyous gathering on Sukkot or a quiet respite on a busy weekday, religious services are the heartbeat behind the life of our community.

Service Times
Shabbat: Friday evening: 7:00 pm
Shabbat morning: 9:00 am
Mincha: 6:45 pm
Weekday: Sunday and civic holidays: 9:00 am - no evening minyan
Monday - Friday: 7:45 am & 5:30 pm

Friday Candle Lighting
August 1: 7:56 pm
August 8: 7:48 pm
August 15: 7:39 pm
August 22: 7:29 pm
August 29: 7:18 pm
September 5: 7:07 pm
September 12: 6:56 pm
September 19: 6:44 pm

Holiday Observances

Tisha B'Av
Saturday, August 9th
Mincha Maariv at 7:30 p.m.
Reading of Lamentations

Sunday, August 10th
Shacharit at 9:00 a.m.
Special Mincha at 1:00 p.m. (no Maariv)

Tisha B'Av, the Fast of the Ninth of Av, is a day of mourning to commemorate the many tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people. Tisha B'Av means "the ninth (day) of (the Hebrew month of) Av", which usually occurs in the summer. It primarily commemorates the destruction of the first and second Temple. There have been other tragedies on this day, most notably the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492. In the synagogue, the Book of Lamentations is read and mourning prayers are recited.

Rabbi Stone's Sermons
Divine inspiration - available for download.

2008
Naso
Bamidbar
Sabbath and Sanctuary
John Adams
Eliahu Ha Navi

2007
Rosh Hashana I
Rosh Hashana II
Kol Nidre
Yom Kippur

2006
Rosh Hashana I
Rosh Hashana II
Kol Nidre
Yom Kippur

Life Events
BZBI encourages congregation participation in the life cycle events of our members. At these important times in peoples’ lives, the synagogue becomes a place to share joy or seek solace. For your celebration inquiries, we encourage you to contact our executive director, Donna Rosenthal. For pastoral care, funerals, or information on mourning rituals, please contact Rabbi Ira Stone or Cantor Sharon Grainer.