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Anchoring Jewish Boston as a community of warmth and welcome, we promote a Judaism that is morally powerful, intellectually alive, and personally transforming. Entering the 21st century’s second decade, we invite you to try KI and to experience first hand our empowering, dynamic spirit of renewal.

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eDvar Shabbat Parshat Naso 5773

Political Profiling The IRS, the Justice Department, the CIA, and the State Department are agencieswe expect to trust.  But recent misconducts have cascaded onto our … Continue reading

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Shavuot Guide 5773

Torah There are no words in the world more knowing, more disclosing and more indispensable, words both stern and graceful, heart-rending and healing.  A truth … Continue reading

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eDvar Shabbat Parshat Bemidbar Sinai 5773

Misplaced Principle Stephen Hawking wrote a brief note to Shimon Peres this week, determining to withdraw from his June conference in Jerusalem, signaling his decision … Continue reading

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eDvar Shabbat Parshiyot Behar Bechukotai 5773

Redemption Reconsidered This Wednesday celebrates the forty-sixth anniversary of Jerusalem’s restoration, signaling the epoch-changing reality whereby the same Jerusalem proclaimed capital by King David resumed … Continue reading

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Community Tikkun Leil Shavuot in Brookline

Tuesday, May 14 8:00 p.m. to May 15 4:00 a.m. **Special pre-tikkun session for families with kids 0-5, 5:00-6:45 p.m. with Hebrew Play! 384 Harvard … Continue reading

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This Saturday: Israeli Artists to Speak after Kiddush

Saturday, May 4 12:30 pm in the Rabb Chapel Ein Hod, the only artist colony of its kind in Israel and one of the few … Continue reading

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Next Saturday: Social Entrepreneurship & Working in the Community

Join five Social Justice Leaders from Haifa and America in the Rabb Chapel, Saturday, May 11 at 12:30 PM after Kiddush. We have a group of Israeli … Continue reading

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eDvar Shabbat Parshat Emor 5773

Sean Collier’s memorial drew 9,000 police officers and nearly as many from the MIT community.  When I shared the power of the experience with our … Continue reading

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Zemel Choir comes to KI

Tuesday, May 21, 7:30 PM in the Sanctuary Please join us when, for the first time since 1987, the UK’s leading mixed-voice Jewish choir, Zemel, … Continue reading

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This Shabbat and Weekly E’Dvar

THIS SHABBAT Given the guidance of authorities, we urge everyone to exercise caution and to stay safe tonight.  Having been in touch with the Brookline Police … Continue reading

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