My grandmother told me “it doesn’t cost anything to be kind.” Kindness is one of those beautiful gifts of the human heart. Kindness is flexible, it is forgiving, and it is spacious. In this week’s Torah portion, Mishpatim, we are reminded of these lessons of kindness. Having just left Egypt,...
Dear Congregants, In each e-KI we share a link to the weekly update from the Religious Action Center (RAC), the political and legislative outreach arm of Reform Judaism in the United States. My hope is that, as a congregation immersed in Tikkun Olam, particularly at a local level, our congregants...
It is now almost one year since Covid began impacting everyday life in the United States and around the world. Covid-19 is the most significant public health crisis in over a century and has profoundly affected the way we live, what we do and what we do not do as...
Fair Districts PA Presents Program About the Dangers of Gerrymandering – Watch Here! By Rachel Goff, Social Justice Committee Member The Social Justice Committee hosted William Gross, a speaker form Fair Districts PA, on Jan. 25 who examined the dangers of gerrymandered districts. Gerrymandering, Mr. Gross pointed out, reduces competition,...
In this week’s Torah portion, B’shalach, while we celebrated our freedom and danced along the shores of the sea, it was coupled with fear and doubt about what was to come. The question of “will God continue to sustain us?” In Exodus 17:3, after we crossed to freedom, we started...
Moral Compass: Artists Respond to Crises Temple Judea Museum exhibition January – March 2021 KI MEMBERS RESPOND TO THE PANDEMIC: I Walk with You – Cantor Amy Levy All of us have had to make mental shifts during this pandemic. I find a mental shift especially difficult when we are used...
Moral Compass: Artists Respond to Crises Temple Judea Museum exhibition January – March 2021 KI MEMBERS RESPOND TO THE PANDEMIC: MUSIC SOOTHES THE SOUL – Fran Schwartz We are all searching for ways to fill these long pandemic days, weeks and months. Whether it is reading, exercising, watching TV, socializing outdoors,...
Moral Compass: Artists Respond to Crises Temple Judea Museum exhibition January – March 2021 My “LIFE IN THE TIME OF COVID” is a semi-realistic, symbolic representation in a kind of Grandma Moses style. My “circle of community” is an empty chair, potted plants, my much loved and loving indoor cat in...
Moral Compass: Artists Respond to Crises Temple Judea Museum exhibition January – March 2021 The pandemic crisis is a Rorschach test for the entire global community. Every part of our personal identities and our global political system needs to be re-examined. This extends to our attitudes on class, race, sexuality, and...
Moral Compass: Artists Respond to Crises Temple Judea Museum exhibition January – March 2021 Robert Dennis My Moral Compass Media: Recycled plastics Confinement has given us time for introspection. For the artist, creating a hiatus from social norms, allowing additional time to work at home. I was reminded of an exhibit...
