Jewish Learning at KI
The Jewish Learning Initiative (JLI) provides a wide range of learning opportunities to enhance your spiritual path as a Jew, as an American, and as a citizen of the world. Get to know your clergy, fellow congregants, and new friends in a warm and welcoming setting. If you've waited your entire life to become Bar or Bat Mitzvah our wonderful new B'nai Mitzvah class of 2012 is waiting for you!
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class Program Year One of Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class Program Rabbi Bernstein Rabbi Reuben Rabbi Hanish Cantor Frenkel and Mariana Grosz
If you want to enrich your Jewish life, are interested in a meaningful experience of Jewish learning, enjoy meeting new friends and want to expand your connection to the Kehillat Israel community...then join the Adult B'nai Mitzvah Class and develop enduring personal connections while experiencing life changing spiritual growth.
Hebrew Prayer Workshop Learn to decode Hebrew
You’ll walk out loving Hebrew and navigating the prayerbook
Shabbat – January 8 from 10 to 1 PM (includes brunch)
Registration Fees: $50 (unless you are on the Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class)
“On the Rabbi’s Mind”
Rabbi Reuben speaks on a variety of themes from a Reconstructionist perspective
January 7: Why Read the Torah if God didn't Write It?
February 4: How Reconstructionism Differs
March 4: The Most Important Idea in the Torah
April 1: What Happens After I Die?
May 6: Curiosity as the Defining Human Charactersitic and as Good Spiritual Practice, Rabbi Amy Bersntein
June 3: Making Difficult Decisions at the End of Life
Limmud Learning Shabbat 4th Shabbat of the month (except December 31)
October - November - December: The 60 Most Important Events in Jewish History
February - April - May: 60 Terms that Define the Jewish People
June: 60 Things that We Should All Know About Judaism