SEASONS OF SHARED PURPOSE KJ LIVED THE THREE PILLARS OF PIRKEI AVOT — TORAH, AVODAH, AND GEMILUT CHASADIM — THROUGH INSPIRED LEARNING, UNIFYING PRAYER, AND CHESED THAT UNITED OUR COMMUNITY.
TORAH
DEEPENING JEWISH LIFE TORAH AT KJ SPANNED GENERATIONS & FORMATS, FROM WEEKLY WOMEN’S LEARNING & DAILY STUDY TO SCHOLARS-IN-RESIDENCE, PUBLIC LECTURES, & PARENT–CHILD LEARNING. THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY, TORAH LEARNING WAS MADE MEANINGFUL & RELEVANT.
AVODAH
A SHARED SPIRITUAL LANGUAGE
THROUGH SELICHOT, THE YAMIM NORAIM, AND SHABBAT ACROSS MULTIPLE MINYANIM AND MUSICAL TRADITIONS — INCLUDING THE SEPHARDIC MINYAN — AVODAH AT KJ CULTIVATED A SHARED SPIRITUAL LANGUAGE, ALLOWING OUR DIVERSE KJ FAMILY TO STAND UNITED IN PRAYER.
GEMILUT CHASADIM
CHESED AT KJ TOOK SHAPE THROUGH YOUTH LEADERSHIP, FAMILY PARTICIPATION, AND COMMUNAL RESPONSE, INCLUDING CHESED CLUBS, KESHER’S MITZVAH DAY, BLOOD DRIVES, & COUNTLESS QUIET ACTS OF CARE.
RESPONSIBILITY MADE VISIBLE
MARQUEE MOMENTS
Signature gatherings — THE SELICHOT CONCERT, SUPER SUNDAY, AND THE KJ ANNUAL DINNER — anchored the season by bringing together learning, leadership, music, philanthropy, and communal pride.
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KJ YOUTH DEPARTMENT FOSTERS JEWISH GROWTH AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH TEFILLAH, LEARNING, HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS, AND CHESED, HIGHLIGHTED BY THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHESED CLUB.
KJ SEPHARDIC SUSTAINS A VIBRANT PRAYER COMMUNITY ROOTED IN MESORAH, LANGUAGE, & MELODY, WHILE CULTIVATING THE NEXT GENERATION THROUGH YOUTH LEADERSHIP. DAILY MINYANIM AND AN ABUNDANCE OF SPECIAL PROGRAMMING ANCHOR OUR FAMILY.
KESHER WELCOMES YOUNG FAMILIES INTO SYNAGOGUE LIFE EVERY SHABBAT MORNING AT 9:30 AM, AND INTO EVERYDAY JEWISH LIVING THROUGH SOCIAL EXPERIENCES FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN ALIKE, MODELING SHARED JEWISH VALUES.
KJ BEGINNERS CONTINUED ITS MISSION OF OPENNESS & INCLUSION THROUGH PUBLIC JEWISH CELEBRATION, SUCH AS CHANUKAH IN THE PARK, AND ACCESSIBLE LEARNING FOR OUR KJ/RAMAZ PARENTS.
TOGETHER, THESE MOMENTS TELL THE STORY OF A KEHILLAH DEFINED BY CARE AND COMMITMENT — BUILDING JEWISH LIFE WITH PURPOSE AND SHARED RESPONSIBILITY.