A large KI group spent four days in the south this past weekend, exploring the history of the civil rights movement. Our feet stood on hallowed ground: the spot where Rosa Parks boarded the bus for her fateful ride, the site where the 55-mile Selma to Montgomery march ended, the...
On January 14th, 2024, Keneseth Israel along with St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Glenside sponsored The 5th Annual MLK Day of Learning, organized by EMIC (Eastern Montco Interfaith Coalition). EMIC is an interfaith affinity group whose leaders include Arlene B. Holtz and Barbara McNeil of KI. The Program, which took...
Every so often a congregant questions how we decide on the issues we support. We recognize that this important question deserves a considered response. Our committee was established in 2016, and shortly thereafter we decided that we would support positions taken by the Religious Action Center (RAC) which for more...
Last Sunday the Social Justice Committee distributed $10,000 collected through a Facebook fundraiser to residents of the Regina Rose Apartments, who have been displaced from their homes for two months due to unsafe conditions. Residents were forced into motels or makeshift accommodations with friends and family, incurring unexpected expenses while...
From Warriors to Guardians: Reimagining Community Values in Policing May 4th from 6:00 to 7:30 PM Please join us for an important program on policing presented by KI members on the Eastern Montco Interfaith Coalition (EMIC) and Arcadia University. Presenters will include Eddie Graham, President of the Cheltenham Area Branch of...
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,...
This year, we are going to be setting up bins in the vestibule in the main entrance. Please bring your donations there now through December 13th, and find the appropriate bin to leave your item(s). This year we are asking for: – Kids in preschool to 2nd grade to bring...
On Tuesday August 18th we marked the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution granting women’s suffrage. Next Wednesday, August 26th, we will celebrate Women’s Equality Day, the date that the ratification was certified in 1920. The 19th Amendment represents the single largest expansion of democratic rights...
A Statement From the Social Justice Committee June 1, 2020 To Our Beloved KI Community: We, the members of the Social Justice Committee, have focused our efforts on education and advocacy: Education designed to forge bonds of understanding across difference, and advocacy related to voting. In January of this year,...
