The High Holy Days arrived during the busy month of Tishrei when we celebrated Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, almost without a break between them. We symbolically cast away our sins on Tashlich and spent days thinking about being more introspective with a focus of...
Our High Holy Day Appeal Continues through October 31, 2020 – DONATE HERE! Dear Congregants, Thank you for your generosity! Thank you for making KI a priority during the High Holy Days! Thank you for listening on the radio, and tuning in on your computers and iPad and smart phones....
Dear Congregants, It was a pleasure hearing from many of you over the High Holy Days with positive comments and wishes for a sweet New Year. Thank you for your continuing support of our Sacred Community, Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel. We are still in the midst of the High Holy...
Countdown to the High Holy Day Services! Prepare yourselves for the Days of Awe 5781 Selichot Service 8:00pm Saturday, September 12, 2020 Meditations & High Holy Day Music Shofar on the Roof Celebration 11:00am Sunday, September 13, 2020 Dear KI Congregants, Selichot is here! Tune into the first of...
Our member, Stefanie Polin, an alum of Holy Family University, said that after reading an email from the Sister, she was reminded of the fear she felt after 9/11 when she was a graduate student. That memory led her to write this Letter to the Editor that was recently published...
There was a time in my life when I had to make a critical decision as my KI membership renewal information arrived. I was raising two daughters as a “single parent,” and working as an elementary school teacher, with little extra to spare at the end of each month. In...
Dear KI Congregants, “How Does Being a Synagogue Member Make My Life Better?” is the title of an article that I read a number of years ago in a URJ publication. I tucked it away to share on a day such as this. Rabbi Paul Kipnes, a rabbi of a...
Rabbi, I thank you for your blessings on this Installation Shabbat. It is also a blessing for us to be guardians of this historic congregation. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the families who attended our Annual Meeting and KI-Kindness Celebration and approved our new slate...
Dear KI Congregants, Our Annual Congregational Meeting this year was part business meeting and part musical production. We took the time to celebrate the KIndness of our KI Community and we also approved our newest slate of officers, directors, and trustees. Rabbi Sussman brought along Torah Turtle and opened the...
Dear KI Congregants, There is a lot of excitement building around our 173rd Annual KI Congregational Membership Meeting scheduled for this evening, June 11, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. As you know by now all our KI business meetings have transitioned to Zoom and procedures that we would normally follow at...
