At services tomorrow night we will mark International Holocaust Shabbat. We will do this as America, a nation we love and choose to call home, challenges the many tenants we take away from that most gruesome episode of our history. Think of the enduring messages of the Holocaust. We say...

This week’s Torah portion Bo places us at a moment of urgent departure. On the night of the Exodus, we are told to be dressed for the journey- to get our sandals, our “cloak”, a walking stick in hand, and ready to move at a moment’s notice (Exodus 12:11). We...

Much appreciation to our Dinner Sponsors: December: Dr. Alan Jay and Carol Schwartz January: Berkadia Mortgage Co. thanks to KI member, Dennis Johnson Monthly Business Donors/Community Sponsors: Mike + Caryl Levin-Fruit, Baked Goods: Weinrich’s of Willow Grove, Fill-a-Bagel of Jenkintown, Famous Deli in NE Phila., + Kaplans Bakery of South...

This weekend, we will celebrate the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He stood for an America of fairness and justice, an America of opportunity regardless of one’s race or faith or ethnicity. Dr. King positioned himself repeatedly on the front lines in cities across the south, where...

This week we begin the book of Shemot or “Names.” The Torah opens by naming Jacob’s sons and their families who went down to Egypt. Before telling the story of oppression or redemption, the Torah insists on something deeply human and essential: we are named, and we are known. We...