Author: Craig Byer

KI’s Library of Gratitude 5787 Selection: A Series of Learning Together on “Out of the Sky”

Four Thursday Evenings (KI Library) & One Noontime Sunday online visit the Author World Opinion: How should we weigh it? October 8 - 7:30PM On not making too-much of hate: Zion’s way to stay in the light November 5 - 7:30PM Trading-up: Swapping Massada for Hannah November 12 - 7:30PM Zion Looks Forward (not backward):

Celebrate Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah at KI

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Returning to What Matters: A season of Learning, Curiosity, and Renewal with Rabbi Hamilton

As we enter a season of renewal, we invite you to return to what matters. Facilitated by Rabbi Hamilton, this suite of learning opportunities are designed to bring our community together around meaningful questions, nourishment rooted in Torah, timeless wisdom, and the ideas that can help us reflect, grow, and reconnect. As we move through the

Curiosity and the Parsha

At Rabbi Hamilton's Monday night learning, Curiosity and the Parsha, you'll unpack verse of Torah that invites (and encourages) you to wrestle with timely questions. Curiosity and the Parsha is every Monday at 6:20PM on the ground floor of our campus’ 2Life Building near the entrance. After our 40-minute learning together, stay for evening services

Halacha Helpline

Halacha Helpline Saturday, July 25 | 1PM Submit Questions Now! Halacha helpline is an opportunity to discuss halachic questions with Rabbi Hamilton. We focus on practical halachic questions, especially relating to core issues of routine religious practice. This month’s meeting will be Saturday, July 25 at 1:00PM after Kiddush. The focus in July will be

Help Pack Leftover Kiddush Food

Help Package Leftover Kiddush Every Monday, July 6 | 6:15PM Volunteers Wanted!  Looking for a way to get involved and give back? Every Monday evening at 6:15PM, a dedicated group gathers in the KI kitchen to package our leftover kiddush food for delivery to the Allston community fridge, helping neighbors facing food insecurity.This has been a meaningful

Sponsor Kiddush at Kehillath Israel

There is a special holiness in gathering around a shared table. Sponsoring a Kiddush luncheon is a beautiful Jewish tradition that transforms an ordinary meal into an act of community, gratitude, and generosity. Whether you are honoring a loved one, celebrating a birth, marking a milestone, commemorating a yahrzeit, or simply expressing thanks, your sponsorship

High Holidays 5787 at Kehillath Israel

KI welcomes you to our campus and online for the High Holiday season! This year, we will all gather in the main Sanctuary for spirited Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services led by Rabbi Bill Hamilton, Hazzan Ariel Wyner, and a variety of lay leaders and participants from our broader KI community. ❓Questions: Email HHDTickets@CongKI.org

Shabbat with Dr. Manor: Reflections on a Year in Brookline

Shabbat with Dr. Manor Saturday, July 11 | 12:30PM Sanctuary We are most-delighted to welcome Dr. Uri Manor to KI this coming Shabbat, July 11, for a post-Kiddush conversation about his past year in Boston’s Jewish community before he returns to Sheba Medical Center in Israel. Dr. Manor will share his reflections on, and heartfelt dedication to, building new

Meshorerim at Kehillath Israel

Rooted in the centuries-old Jewish tradition of the meshorerim—singers who supported communal prayer—our Meshorerim brings voices together to enrich the worship experience for our entire congregation. Adult Meshorerim Our Adult Meshorerim is a community of singers who help shape the spiritual sound of our congregation. Standing together around the shtender, we support the Hazzan and