“I love being Jewish so much more than anyone could ever hate me for it” These words this week, expressed by Dodie Altman-Sagan, a student at Syracuse (and part of our KI family), should become iconic. Exemplary. Enduring. Then there is this post, also a must read, from a self-described Quiet American Jew who can no longer
The most important 59 seconds of your day Look At Every Single One Of Their Faces. Captive, terrorized, and tortured by Hamas. It’s vital to stay focused. These precious souls are the IDF’s supreme priority. May they remain ours… Am Yisrael Chai, Rabbi William Hamilton
Out of sync If you’re like me, a big emotional problem you’re facing involves interactions with others who are in a totally different emotional place from you. You may find yourself coming up for air, finding it hard to breathe, having just watched a heartrending clip of slaughter or suffering. Then you meet up with
Essential Stories At the conclusion of Shabbat services yesterday, I heard the following story from one of our active members. His brother David is a highly accomplished Israeli surgeon who retired a few years ago. He’s gone back to work, given the national emergency, at one of Israel’s leading hospitals (Tel Hashomer). The very first
eDvar Shabbat Parashat B’reisheet 5784 A Week Unlike any Other This week I learned something. It’s something important. It’s what results from being unaware of the dangers of evil. We’ve always known the cost of indifference to evil. How silence can enable it, and how roaring approval keeps company with it. I’ve learned this week that nuance, while
Moral Clarity There comes a time in our life – as people and as a people – when moral clarity is required. This is such a time. One of the most important moral addresses by a United States sitting President ever, proclaims with unqualified clarity, evil’s eruption against our People. Please watch and share this enhanced
Pointing us toward our True-East When we feel lost, we seek to orient ourselves. For many, this involves looking for our true-north. For our people, we turn our hearts to the east, toward Israel. We rise each morning uncertain about what the new day will bring. And, we’re blessed to not have to face the
Dear KI Community, Like everyone who reads this message, I am shaken to my core. Someone in our community recently defined a reality-upending experience as something that has a before and an after. This is clearly such a seismic moment for our people. As we all struggle to cope with the ongoing horror inflicted by the barbaric and venomous Hamas
Dear KI Community, KI takes security seriously, and is even more vigilant following the horrific killings and kidnappings this past weekend in Israel at the hands of Hamas, the Iran-backed terrorist group. We are reinforcing our existing strong measures and procedures, are in close contact with Brookline and other law enforcement agencies of the Commonwealth