Author: Craig Byer

Stand Up Nation Lessons with Aviva Klompas

Aviva Klompas, one of fiercest advocates for Israel and the Jewish people in recent memory and author of Stand Up Nation, returns to KI for Shabbat on December 14, 2024.On that Saturday, Klompas will deliver a rousing and charging sermon on what the year behind us has meant for our people and how we can

Fall Learning Series with Yael Marans

KI is delighted to welcome back Rabbinical Student Yael Marans for a fall and winter learning series. This new series is open to all and takes place in our Library,  online, and is inclusive of all learners. Below, find a list of sessions that will take us into the New Year. The Zoom link for

Activating our Prayers for Israel

Activating our Prayers for Israel This Week: Wednesday, October 9 – 7:30PM-8:30PM KI Chapel and Online – Please Join Us As we yearn for ways to nourish our community, we invite you to join KI’s spiritual gathering, along with our partners, in our Chapel later this week on October 9. Together, we’ll reflect on our various

Rabbi Hamilton – 5785 High Holiday Sermons

YOM KIPPUR – LOSS AND FOUNDKOL NIDRE – AN EMBLEM OF GOODNESSROSH HASHANAH DAY 2: I WISH I HAD SAID SOMETHINGROSH HASHANAH DAY 1: REKINDLING OUR FAITH

20s/30s Cider in the Sukkah

KIYP (KI Young Professionals) Cider in the Sukkah Ticket - $10 for KI, YALA, and USY Alumni members October 22 - 7:00PM-9:30PM  - RSVP HERE Join us for a cozy evening of community, conversation, and celebration at our "Cider in the Sukkah" event at KI, hosted by Kl and YALA! We welcome our vibrant network

Jewish Resilience: Antisemitism and Emotional Well-Being

Facilitated by Hadassah Margolis, MSW, LICSW Mondays, 6:00 – 7:00PM, September 30-October 21 / Sign up here Come join us to explore how antisemitism has been showing up in our lives since October 7. This space is not to talk/debate politics, but rather to be in community around the one-year mark to discuss antisemitism’s effects

A Look on High: The High Holy Day Liturgy and What It Means to Us

Tuesdays in September: 10, 17, and 24 – at KI and Online KI is pleased to welcome back rabbinical student Yael Marans for a fall learning series on High Holidays liturgy. All are welcome to join us for a trio of sessions. No registration required. Tuesday, September 10 Unpacking Avinu Malkeinu: What We Call God and

Dutch Jewry: A Modern Tale of Culture, Freedom and Immigration

Dutch Jewry: A Modern Tale of Culture, Freedom and Immigration Lecture featuring Dr. Bruno Chavez Thursday, September, 12 at 6:00PM in KI Library – RSVP Here KI is honored to welcome Dr. Bruno Chavez for a discussion about Dutch Jewry. Dr Chavez holds a PhD from Hebrew University, and has collaborated on research publications with

Shabbat Guest Speaker: Adele Raemer from the Gaza Envelope

Shabbat Guest Speaker: Adele Raemer Saturday, September 14, 11:30AM KI is honored to welcome Adele Raemer—an American-born Israeli living in Kibbutz Nirim in southern Israel—for a morning of stories on Saturday, September 14. Founder of the 8,000-member Facebook group Life on the Border with Gaza, Adele provides firsthand updates to a global audience and advocates