{"title": "Book Group", "start": "2026-11-10T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Brooklyn Heights Synagogue", "address": "Remsen Street 131, 11201 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["religion/jewish", "literature"], "description": "Book Group is a monthly gathering for a lively conversation about books. Brooklyn Heights Synagogue (BHS) brings its members together to explore books of Jewish interest across a range of topics, perspectives, and genres. All are welcome to participate regularly or simply join when a particular book catches their interest, though the group is for BHS members only and no RSVP is needed. The next meeting will discuss The Anatomy of Exile by Zeeva Bukai.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/book-group-51653/", "official_url": "https://www.bhsbrooklyn.org/bhs-events/book-group", "image": "https://noky.io/images/935989bbab9d2b918d019053986ac2eea9e7215f322e82f69dbc6af8f3a24eae-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-10T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Brooklyn Heights Synagogue", "address": "Remsen Street 131, 11201 Brooklyn", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Israeli Film Group", "start": "2026-11-06T11:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Brooklyn Heights Synagogue", "address": "Remsen Street 131, 11201 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["film/drama", "society/jewish-culture"], "description": "A meeting of the Israeli Film Group at Brooklyn Heights Synagogue. Members will discuss 'Inside Hana's Suitcase', a 2009 film. 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Registration is required to take part.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/in-person-small-group-fragmented-lives-finding-faith-in-an-a-53769/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/972e28ff3fc8dc3469f374cfe1e3001d4f888cfe96d537e545e8df0927655c04-1200.webp"}, {"title": "BHS Israel Trip 2027: Info Sessions Nov 8 & 12", "start": "2026-11-08T16:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Brooklyn Heights Synagogue", "address": "Remsen Street 131, 11201 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["religion/jewish"], "description": "An informational session about an upcoming congregational journey to Israel in the summer of 2027, with a second session later that week. Brooklyn Heights Synagogue invites its members to travel with Rabbi Serge Lippe, Deborah Speyer, Trustee Yael Hantman, and Eric Hantman together with their families and fellow members. The fast-paced trip is meant to deepen connection to Israel and the congregation through sacred sites, modern cities, learning, and service, especially for families with kids approaching B'Mitzvah age. It is open to BHS members only, and attendees can RSVP by e-mail.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/bhs-israel-trip-2027-info-sessions-nov-8-12-51651/", "official_url": "https://www.bhsbrooklyn.org/bhs-events/bhs-israel-trip-2027-info-sessions", "image": "https://noky.io/images/06a12daed8ee32f227f4105e7038e52b6ba87dfb20677b5e386ce68c7249b32e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Book Club Community Shabbat Luncheon with Dr. Shaina Trapedo", "start": "2026-10-31T11:30:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T14:00:00-04:00", "place": "Congregation Sherith Israel", "address": "Central Park West, New York", "price": "Member adult: Early bird $48 | Regular $52; Non-member adult: Early bird $49 | Regular $54; Youth – ", "price_from": "28.00", "price_to": "54.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["religion/jewish", "literature"], "description": "A community Shabbat luncheon at Congregation Sherith Israel titled 'Between the Wars: Jewish Characters in 1920s & 1930s American Literature'. It is hosted by the congregation's Book Club and features insights and guided discussion by Professor Shaina Trapedo of Yeshiva University, following morning services. Book club members and non-members alike are welcome, with a list of 22 selected books offered for optional reading, including works by Anzia Yezierska, Willa Cather, and F. Scott Fitzgerald; Professor Trapedo is expected to give special attention to William Faulkner's 'Absalom, Absalom'. Dr. Trapedo directs honors programs at Stern College and Yeshiva College, teaches English at Stern College, and is a resident scholar at Yeshiva University's Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/book-club-community-shabbat-luncheon-with-dr-shaina-trapedo-52187/", "official_url": "https://www.shearithisrael.org/events/book-club-luncheon2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2bbd6bdb097f18cd75cc0c42cc797a0c9e37d00be793c3f83db677e2e8ff8445-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Brooklyn Egal Minyan", "start": "2026-10-29T19:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-29T19:30:00-04:00", "place": "Congregation Beth Elohim", "address": "Garfield Place 274, 11215", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/jewish"], "description": "Brooklyn Egal Minyan is an egalitarian Jewish prayer service held at the CBE Chapel. Congregation Beth Elohim, Altshul, and the wider Brooklyn brownstone community offer these daily minyans for regular participants and for those mourning and saying kaddish. Newcomers to daily services are welcome, and leaders help everyone feel engaged. Participants can sign up in advance to help ensure there are 10 people, though walk-ins are also welcome.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/brooklyn-egal-minyan-52147/", "official_url": "https://cbebk.org/calendar/brooklyn-egal-minyan-20/2026-10-27/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Hevruta Club 2026-27 | Israeli Hug Center at Rodeph Sholom", "start": "2026-10-29T18:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-29T20:00:00-04:00", "place": "Congregation Rodeph Sholom", "address": "West 83rd Street 7, 10024 New York", "price": "$10 per month, paid as a single $100 annual payment for 2026-27; scholarships available", "price_from": "100.00", "price_to": "100.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["community"], "description": "Hevruta Club 2026-27 is a series of meetings for Hebrew-speaking adults aged 60 plus, held at the Israeli Hug Center at Congregation Rodeph Sholom on the Upper West Side. It is a group for adults seeking community and a meeting place for Israelis living in the city, offering a chance to get acquainted, talk, share, consult, exchange experiences and spend quality time together. It meets every Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Participation and membership cost $10 per month, paid as a single annual payment of $100 for the 2026-27 activity year, with scholarships available if needed.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/hevruta-club-2026-27-israeli-hug-center-at-rodeph-sholom-52180/", "official_url": "https://rodephsholom.org/event/hevruta-club-2026-27-israeli-hug-center-at-rodeph-sholom/2026-10-29/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/006420906bbe012f1c077d48c5cbdb140e971b89989906c171c035fc51b6d8ff-600.webp"}, {"title": "Bible Study Group", "start": "2026-11-03T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-03T19:00:00-05:00", "place": "Judson Memorial Church", "address": "Thompson Street 239", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["religion/christian/bible-study"], "description": "A weekly Bible study gathering that meets online over Zoom. Participants identify specific aspects of the Bible that generate individual thought and open, respectful discussion, examining Old and New Testament scriptures. The group thoughtfully considers messages to humankind valued centuries ago that continue to offer meaning in the 21st century, and everyone is welcome to add their own thoughts and interpretations.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/bible-study-group-53331/", "official_url": "https://www.judson.org/calendar/bible-study-group-10-27-26", "image": "https://noky.io/images/451984d98f149048c0e886f71e23decd3540bfb2a24222a4795b246bb93cf0d4-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Back to Shul Night", "start": "2026-10-29T19:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-29T20:30:00-04:00", "place": "Brooklyn Heights Synagogue", "address": "Remsen Street 131, 11201 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "", "tags": [], "description": "Back to Shul Night is an evening of mixing and mingling at Brooklyn Heights Synagogue, with drinks and snacks served. The synagogue's groups and committees are behind it, and members introduce themselves so attendees can learn how to volunteer, do a mitzvah, or just have fun.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/back-to-shul-night-51644/", "official_url": "https://www.bhsbrooklyn.org/bhs-events/back-to-shul-night", "image": "https://noky.io/images/412f6030faf3206565cf2bc90ddbb707031163313f7c7315a9961bf9e940eb15-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Hebrew Classes for Adults", "start": "2026-11-02T18:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-02T20:30:00-05:00", "place": "Brooklyn Heights Synagogue", "address": "Remsen Street 131, 11201 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["society/languages/language-learning/hebrew"], "description": "Hebrew Classes for Adults are two evening courses for grown-up learners of Hebrew. Brooklyn Heights Synagogue offers Beginning Hebrew, for those starting from scratch or refreshing, and Continuing Hebrew, for those who can already pronounce Hebrew and want faster, more accurate reading. Teacher Leslie Schwartz leads both, with the goal of decoding any Hebrew word and beginning to understand meaning. Classes meet on Zoom through November, with the option to move in person afterward.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/hebrew-classes-for-adults-51646/", "official_url": "https://www.bhsbrooklyn.org/bhs-events/3cx0owp5ggqnvaqaram6fx8u87wqu3", "image": "https://noky.io/images/40b349dac64ce08a28b419d76514e5365d916ad9dfd4bfe4c278e3488192f82a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Weekly Torah Study with rotating clergy", "start": "2026-10-30T09:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-30T10:00:00-04:00", "place": "Sutton Place Synagogue", "address": "East 51st Street 225, 10022", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["religion/jewish/torah"], "description": "Weekly Torah Study with rotating clergy is a weekly study group held ahead of Shabbat at Sutton Place Synagogue. The group reviews the weekly sedra (Torah reading) to become familiar with foundational laws and stories and to discuss their themes. The session is led by rotating members of the synagogue's clergy and welcomes learners of all backgrounds and levels of familiarity with the text. Hard questions are embraced, and attendees should check the website and weekly emails for off weeks.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/weekly-torah-study-with-rotating-clergy-56243/", "official_url": "https://www.spsnyc.org/events/ayb596dre4ygr2ir8yvjjavgrjslcl-xdh95-w8gex-fx4wa", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9664b792168ecbaf93fb1f5ad1fbb7eff9ad1ba3df29643b1a0d3c848431a1c0-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Bay Terrace Book Club", "start": "2026-10-30T10:30:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-30T11:30:00-04:00", "place": "Bay Terrace", "address": "18-36 Bell Boulevard, Bayside, NY 11360", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.queenslibrary.org/programs-activities/older-adults/mail-book", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/books"], "description": "Bay Terrace Book Club is a monthly in-person book discussion for adults, kids and other age groups at the Bay Terrace library in Bayside, Queens. It is run by Queens Public Library and is the library's longest running book club. In October the group discusses \"Night Watch\" by Jayne Anne Phillips, and copies are available at the library. It is held in English.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/bay-terrace-book-club-51285/", "official_url": "https://www.queenslibrary.org/calendar/bay-terrace-book-club/007093-1026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f60bf1cfde36fd24f50f7e27d1c149f9d9890a2c773ec04e937fc1ca153771e1-600.webp"}]}