B'nai Zion Congregation

Welcome to B'nai Zion Congregation

B'nai Zion is a Reform Jewish Congregation
in Shreveport, Louisiana since 1861.

For more details about who we are CLICK HERE.

For more details about our history CLICK HERE.

Sukkot / Simchat Torah

Sukkot

Monday evening October 6 through Monday morning, October 13

8am Sunday, October 5 Build the Sukkot at B'nai Zion

5pm Sunday, October 5 Decorate Sukkah at B'nai Zion
11am Tuesday October 7: Sukkot Morning Service on Zoom / OFFICE IS CLOSED

Simchat Torah:

6pm Friday, October 10: Consecration, Simchat Torah, and Shabbat Service:
10am Sunday, October 12: Tour-a-Torah at Agudath Achim
11am Tuesday, October 14: Simchat Torah / Sh'mini Atzeret & Yizkor / Memorial Service
Zoom Service / OFFICE IS CLOSED

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2025 Congregation Photo
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RECURRING EVENTS:

SHABBAT:
Evening Services are 6pm Friday in-person at B'nai Zion and on YouTube.

Morning Torah Study 9:45am and Services 11am are on Zoom.

FUN:

Pickleball and Ping-Pong at BZ 6pm every Wednesday.

Mah-Jongg Each month 6pm 1st & 3rd Wednesdays; 1pm 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. Register HERE. Mah-Jongg and refreshments are hosted by the North Louisiana Jewish Federation.

People of the Book Club: See below or calendar for monthly details.

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Upcoming Events

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Sunday ,
OctOctober 5 , 2025

Decorate Outdoor and Indoor Sukkot at B'nai Zion
Sunday, Oct 5th 5:00p to 6:00p
Religious School families, and congregants who want to participate will decorate the outdoor and indoor Sukkot at B'nai Zion. Refreshments will be served.
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Tuesday ,
OctOctober 7 , 2025

Sukkot: Office is Closed All Day
Tuesday, Oct 7th (All day)

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Tuesday ,
OctOctober 7 , 2025

Sukkot Morning Service and Lunch
Tuesday, Oct 7th 11:00a to 12:00p
Celebrate the First Day of Sukkot - a Yom Tov (Holy Day) according to the Torah. Rabbi Jana will be on Zoom from inside a Sukkah. We will also remember the October 7, 2023 tragedy in Israel.
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Wednesday ,
OctOctober 8 , 2025

Pickleball at BZ
Wednesday, Oct 8th 6:00p to 7:00p
We plan to have pickleball 6pm every Wednesday indoors at B’nai Zion. If you plan to come to play or watch, please email Sam Silverblatt before 3pm that day. If no one is coming, we will cancel the security guard and skip that week.
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Friday ,
OctOctober 10 , 2025

Simchat Torah & Shabbat Evening Service
Friday, Oct 10th 6:00p to 7:00p
Join us for Shabbat evening service when we will celebrate Simchat Torah by dancing with the Torah scrolls and reading the last section of the Torah and the first section of the Torah. We will have a Consecration for our young students.
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Friday ,
OctOctober 10 , 2025

Shabbat Evening Service led by Rabbi Jana
Friday, Oct 10th 6:00p to 7:00p
Shabbat Evening Service led by Rabbi Jana. A welcoming Jewish Shabbat experience open to people of all ages.
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Saturday ,
OctOctober 11 , 2025

Brylee Bat Mitzvah in Monroe, LA
Shabbat, Oct 11th 10:30a to 12:00p
Brylee will help lead Shabbat services Saturday morning and be called to the Torah Saturday as a Bat Mitzvah. Rabbi Jana has been working with her to help prepare her for this Simcha, and will help lead the service. There will not be Torah Study or Service at B'nai Zion this morning. The service will be in-person and streamed online.
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Sunday ,
OctOctober 12 , 2025

Tour-a-Torah Event Simchat Torah Experience
Sunday, Oct 12th 10:00a to 11:30a
The Jewish Community is invited to a Religious School Simchat Torah Experience. Tour-a-Torah (walk through the entire Torah); Story telling, Consecration for the young students and more. Outside at Agudath Achim.
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Monday ,
OctOctober 13 , 2025

Office Closed
Monday, Oct 13th (All day)

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Tuesday ,
OctOctober 14 , 2025

Simchat Torah / Sh'mini Atzeret and Yizkor/Memorial Morning Service
Tuesday, Oct 14th 11:00a to 12:00p
Celebrate Sh'mini Atzeret and Simchat Torah - a Yom Tov (Holy Day) according to the Torah. We will have a special Yom Tov service honoring the Torah, that will include a Yizkor (Memorial) service. We will use the Memorial Books that were created for Yom Kippur this year.
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