Brooklyn Jews is thrilled to welcome writer and scholar David Stromberg in celebration of the new edition of Isaac Bashevis Singer's Simple Gimpl. Stromberg will be in conversation with Val Vinokur, Associate Professor of Literary Studies and Director of Jewish Culture at the New School's Creative Writing program. Copies of Simple Gimpl will be available for purchase from Community Bookstore. 

One of the most influential stories of the 20th century, Nobel Prize laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer's Simple Gimpl is the story about a hapless yet charmingly resilient baker named Gimpl, who resists taking revenge on the town that makes him the butt of every joke. Yet, unlike every other major work of Singer’s published in his lifetime, the author had no involvement in the English translation. In this new, gorgeously produced, bilingual edition of Singer’s classic, literary scholar David Stromberg has completed Singer’s previously unpublished partial translation, allowing readers to see another dimension of the original. Beautifully illustrated by New Yorker contributor and Instagram sensation Liana Finck, this unique take on Singer's classic is a treat for literature lovers.

Join us for an evening Purim service and megillah reading in the CBE sanctuary, followed by a Purim party in the CBE ballroom with drinks, food, music, and, best of all, your friends throughout the BK Jewish community! Service and megillah reading are free and open to all. Party is 21+ and tickets are $36.

SCHEDULE
7:45PM Erev Purim Service
8:15PM Full Megillah Reading
9:15 PM Party (ages 21+)

PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES:
Altshul
Atara Minyan
Brooklyn Jews
Romemu Brooklyn
Shir HaMaalot

Come together with Brooklyn Jews for another Shabbat! We'll kick things off with Jewish Happy Hour at 6:00 PM in the lobby, followed by services featuring the CBE Jazz Quintet at 6:30 PM in the chapel. After services and kiddush, we'll gather for dinner and drinks in the social hall.

Dinner is $36 per person and for adults age 21+. Click here to register.

As part of our Jewish Queer & Trans Writers class, we are excited to welcome poet Samuel Ace and musicians Ira Khonen Temple and AANI for an evening of poetry and music.

Come schmooze with Jews of all ages! Make new friends, find a new lawyer, anything can happen. Bring yourselves and a can-schmooze attitude. This event is in partnership with Old Jewish Men of New York.

Come celebrate Pride with the CBE clergy team in Prospect Park for a “campy” Kabbalat Shabbat service. All of the music will be by LGBTQ composers with some favorite summer camp songs in the mix.

In Ya Ghorbati, singer Laura Elkeslassy musically excavates her family’s history in Morocco, France, and Israel, coming face-to-face with forgotten ancestors and reclaiming a lost family name. Developed in collaboration with music director Ira Khonen Temple, this project weaves together the stories of Judeo-Arab divas from the last century with new performances of folk and sacred music. Ya Ghorbati looks across time and space to tell a tale of political upheaval, exile, and displacement—ultimately questioning the supposed binary of Arab and Jew. Read the full story of Ya Ghorbati on Ayin Press!

Long tones in the days of omer takes place during the 49 days of the Omer, a symbolic accounting between the spring and the summer harvests. A concert of original music inspired by embodied vocal research and Ashkenazi Jewish modes and melodies, reverberating in harmony and dissonance.

Join us for a cocktail party with a light nosh as we celebrate and say l'hitraot (until we see each other again) to Eliza Scheffler, who has served our CBE and Brooklyn Jews community as our Rabbinic Intern for the last three years.

Join Brooklyn Jews for a night at the theatre. We reserved tickets to comedian Alex Edelman’s much acclaimed show Just For Us. We will attend the show together at the SoHo Playhouse and then grab drinks to discuss the provocative, relevant, and hilarious themes. Rabbi Green will facilitate the discussion following the show.

On the second night of Passover, we’ll gather for a potluck seder led by Rabbi Matt Green and Rabbinic Intern Eliza Scheffler. We are super excited to be hosted for the seder by fellow Brooklyn Jews, Gene, Jonah, and Marty, in their house in Crown Heights. There are 24 spots available for Brooklyn Jews—to confirm your spot, please register here.

On the second night of Passover, we’ll gather for a potluck seder led by Rabbi Matt Green and Rabbinic Intern Eliza Scheffler. We are super excited to be hosted for the seder by fellow Brooklyn Jews, Gene, Jonah, and Marty, in their house in Crown Heights.

Come together with Brooklyn Jews for another Shabbat! We'll kick things off with services featuring the CBE Jazz Quintet at 6:30 PM, then we'll gather for dinner together.

Join us for an evening Purim service and megillah reading in the CBE sanctuary, followed by a Purim party in the CBE ballroom with drinks, food, music, and, best of all, your friends throughout the BK Jewish community! Service and megillah reading are free and open to all. Party is 21+ and tickets are $36. Click here to buy tickets to the party in advance: https://bit.ly/3LKDeIr

SCHEDULE
7:45PM Erev Purim Service
8:15PM Full Megillah Reading
9:15 PM Party (ages 21+)

Brooklyn Jews Shabbat is back at CBE! Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat services with the CBE Quintet, followed by an extended oneg.

When times got tough, Miriam prophesied hope over despair. She knew how to turn any moment into a dance party. Through studying midrash about Miriam, we will consider what lessons she has to teach us for these pandemic times. Feel free to bring a drink or a timbrel along to this Zoom session.

Join us for a short delightful ritual in honor of the holiday of Tu BiShvat led by Rabbi Matt Green with special guests. Please RSVP and have on hand fruits, nuts, and wine or anything else you like to celebrate with!

Walt Odets, in his 2019 book Out of the Shadows, classifies gay men into three generations vis-à-vis the AIDS epidemic: those who came of age before, during, and after AIDS. Join us for a conversation about the ways gayness plays into the social, psychological, and spiritual development of gay Jewish men. The conversation with Walt Odets will be moderated by Rabbi Matt Green of Congregation Beth Elohim and Noah Westreich, rabbinic intern at Kolot Chayeinu/Voices of Our Lives.

Join us at CBE for Kabbalat Shabbat once again with the CBE Jazz Quartet, followed by drinks and schmoozing at Branded Saloon in Prospect Heights, a primarily outdoor bar. No RSVP necessary!

Let's have a party! Join us at Washington Commons on the fifth night of Hanukkah for a night of latkes, schmoozing, and live entertainment. Washington Commons is an indoor + outdoor venue.

Join Brooklyn Jews for another Shabbat together! We'll kick things off with services in the CBE sanctuary featuring the CBE Jazz Quintet at 6:30 PM, then we'll head down the street to Bar Basic for dinner. Bar Basic is an indoor + outdoor venue.

Dinner is $20 per person and covers nosh and drinks (non-alcoholic drinks will be available!). You will be welcome to order more food and drink if you'd like!

Grab a (warm) drink at the outdoor bar and join Rabbi Matt Green to learn Jewish texts together. Bundle up in your chilly November finest and come for good learning and fun conversation.

Books are long. Short stories are not! While the Brooklyn Jews Book Club is on hiatus, Julian F. will lead us in a discussion of Philip Roth's short story, "The Conversion of the Jews." Julian describes this story as "a lit fuse, burning with Jewish-existential drama, diasporic crises, and biblical resonances." RSVP to receive an online version of the story or find it at your local library, and come ready for good conversation.