We Shall Overcome

As you read this, I am on my way to Atlanta with KI teens. We will spend this weekend exploring the American south as we study the history of the civil rights movement. We will not only learn about Rosa Parks and the Rev Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we...

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Lancaster Farm Fresh Produce at KI

Join LFFC CSA Nourishing Community @ Keneseth Israel-Support local farms with your fork Support local farms with your fork by joining our organic Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Nourishing Community proudly partners with Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative (LFFC) for our 20th year of distributing vegetables, fruit, eggs, bread and/or herbal medicine...

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A still, soft voice

It feels like we are living in a whirlwind. War rages half a world away. The climate fluctuates once and again. The economy is hardly stable. ICE wreaks havoc in cities across our nation. Hate rears its head in the form of antisemitism, racism, transphobia, and xenophobia. There is bullying...

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Sephardic Shabbat

In this week’s Torah portion, Tetzaveh, the robe of the High Priest is sewn with gold bells along its hem. As he entered and left the Sanctuary, their sound would be heard.  Each one of us is a gold bell, and as we pray together our voice resonates creating holiness....

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Getting Up Again

Four years ago, Mikaela Shiffrin’s Olympic dreams died amid a series of painful events. The most decorated skier in history, she was – according to the experts – guaranteed to come away with a host of medals. After all, she had been winning races all her life, beating competitors older than...

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Welcome, Jessica Endy!

Welcome to Jessica Endy, the new Director of Library Services at KI’s Meyers Library. Jessica joins us from Wyncote Elementary School, where she was the Library Assistant. Jessica is also a freelance writer and communications consultant, with clients including the Milwaukee Jewish Federation. Previously, Jessica worked for nearly 20 years developing strategic...

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Becoming Together

This week we began our America 250 programming at KI.  For Jewish communities in America, 250 years since 1776 carries particular significance. Ours is a people shaped by migration, building sacred life wherever we land. In America, Jewish life has not only survived, it has grown openly, creatively, and courageously....

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The Bedrock

This week we find the first mention of the Ten Commandments in the Torah. These ten teachings have shaped much of Jewish life for generations. They guide our days. They urge us to remember that there is one God, a singular God who took us from bondage to freedom. They...

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