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NEW!
One link, One Meeting ID#, for ALL KSS meetings!
Meeting ID#: 882 6522 6225    Password: 046425
or by Phone: 1 646 558 8656 
or click this link: 
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Ongoing:
  • Morning Gatherings Tuesday - Friday at 8 am 
  • Candlelighting on Fridays at 6:30
  • Torah Study & Service@10 am, Havdalah periodically​
Yoga for Purim    SUNDAY   2.7@9:30 am - with the Rosh Chodesh Group
Courage in the face of danger, faith in the face of fear, the willingness to stand tall and not to bow - these are the qualities of Purim.
Join us to embody and cultivate these characteristics in yourself.  
All bodies and abilities welcomed and accommodated. 
co-led by Barbara Kremen and Rabbi Lina Zerbarini
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BINGO is Back  Thursday  February 18,2021
RSVP deadline is February 11
Joining just for February? Donation starts@$18
Registration for all remaining events starts@$90
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The Mitzvot of Purim: hear the megillah, give gifts to the poor, and send offerings of food to friends. Help us deliver mishloach manot to KSS members! Delivery on Friday, February 26. If you can help, please let Bev know at beverlycmannix@gmail.com.

Purim Celebration     Friday, February 26@6:30 pm
Laughter, fun, topsy-turvy-ness, masks (!), and ....the famous Latke-Hamantash Debate!
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March 10th, 2020

3/10/2020

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This Week at Kehillath Shalom 3-21-20

2/28/2020

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We love each other, but let's not hug and kiss for awhile, ok? There's a bad virus making its way around and we want you all to stay healthy.
Let's greet each other with heart and eyes and smiles. 
We'll do some extra sanitizing of the building and we ask you to please stay home if you're feeling sick (we'll miss you!).
The JCRC's information 
page on COVID-19 offers useful links and updated information. 
Highlights
Ongoing:
Tuesday - Friday: Morning Gathering at 8 am
Sunday, Tuesday -Thursday: Evening Gathering (times vary)
Tuesdays & Thursdays: Coffee Talk at 2
Fridays: Candlelighting (time based on Sunset)
Saturdays: Torah Study & Service, Havdalah (time based on stars)

This Week:
Wednesday, 3.25 - Planning for Passover
Thursday, 3.26 - Lunch&Learn - 12:30 pm
Friday, 3.27 - Candlelighting - 6:45 pm
Saturday, 3.28 - Torah Study and Service - 10 am
Saturday, 3.28 - Havdalah - 7:45 pm
Sunday, 3.29 - Adult Ed: Journey of the Soul - 10 am
 

Congregational Shabbaton, May 1-3, is Canceled
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Friday, 3.27@6:45
We'll share, sing, and bring Shabbat peace. 
Join Zoom Meeting by computer: 
https://zoom.us/j/304163653
Or Phone:    +1 646 558 8656 
Meeting ID: 304 163 653     

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We will learn, study, share, pray.
As usual, come for Torah Study or Service or Both!
Join Zoom Meeting by computer: https://zoom.us/j/787929919
Or phone:    +1 646 558 8656 
Meeting ID: 787 929 919


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Saturday, 3.28@7:45 pm
Gather to say farewell to Shabbat. 
BYO Wine/Grape Juice/Spices/Flame

Join Zoom Meeting by computer: https://zoom.us/j/442056488
or phone:    1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 442 056 488
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Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Release the Day, Invite the Sukkah of Peace to Rest Upon Us
3.22@7:30
3.24@9
3.25@8:30
3.26@7:30

Join Zoom Meeting by computer: https://zoom.us/j/440244699
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Meeting ID: 440 244 699
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Morning Gathering: Tuesday - Friday Mornings at 8 am
Establish a strong, centered, calm foundation for the day.
Join Zoom Meeting by computer 
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or by phone: 1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 788 752 335
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Coffee Talk: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2
Gather to Check In, Socialize, See Your Friends.
No Agenda, Just Chat

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Meeting ID: 183 361 968
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Meeting ID: 800 558 917Jo
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3.29, 10 am - 11:30 am
What is the soul, where does it come from, and where does it go? Does it continue beyond the body?
Explore Jewish traditions and share your own beliefs.
Join by by computer: 
https://zoom.us/j/442509960
or by phone:  1 646 558 8656
Meeting ID: 442 509 960
 
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Sunday, March 29, 2020 from 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
The first ever eFestival features 50 educators, thought-leaders and change-makers teaching about the most interesting Jewish ideas today.Connect with Jewish community, cultivate your curiosity and expand your horizons, all while practicing "social distancing" and staying safe!
More information, and registraion: 
https://www.limmudna.org/efestival
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This Weekend at Kehillath Shalom 2/22/20

2/21/2020

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Sunday, February 23 at 9:30 am at KSS.
We remember Vashti,
who refused to be an object of entertainment.
Explore her story, your boundaries,
and experience creative movement.
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Transit, a movie by Christian Petzold, tells the story of Georg,  who flees the forces of fascism, takes on another man’s identity, then falls in love with his wife. This film is highly acclaimed, and has been called “hauntingly beautiful,” and “timely,” where “the past and present are a terrifying blur . . . a brilliant allegory set in France.”
Watch in your own home (the DVD is available at Nassau and Suffolk libraries) then come together for a great evening of sharing and discussion.  More info? Contact Lois Hass at loish4 at aol.com.
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This Weekend at Kehillath Shalom Synagogue - February 14-17, 2020

2/14/2020

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We've got another wonderful weekend planned for you! Come in out of the cold!

Torah Study stats at 10am - Saturday, February 15th
Meditative Shabbat at 11:15am
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Bagels and Books - 10am Sunday, February 16th. Call office for location and details.
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Please note: The Board meeting was moved to this week:
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Sunday, February 23 at 9:30 am.
We remember Vashti,
who refused to be an object of entertainment.
Explore her story, your boundaries,
and experience creative movement.
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This Weekend at Kehillath Shalom Synagogue- February 7 - 9, 2020

2/7/2020

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(at least it doesn't look like this!)
Come in out of the wind and rain and share We Wee Whee Shabbat and Soup Shabbat with Rabbi Lina on Friday night, February 7th!
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Saturday, February 8th is our Tu BiShevat Seder! Tefilah at 10am and Seder at 11:15am (see details below)
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Tu BiShevat is: Trees
Tu BiShevat is: the Environment
Tu BiShevat is: Israel
Tu BiShevat is: New Life
Tu BiShevat is: Fruit of the Tree and Fruit of the Vine
Tu BiShevat Seder: 2.8@11:15am, after Shabbat Service.

If you would like to contribute to the feast, feel free to bring:
nuts, fruits, any of the seven species of the Land of Israel: dates,
​pomegranates, figs, olives, grapes, wheat, & barley. 
Wine and grape juice also welcome.
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Please join the communications committee on
Tuesday, February 11th at 6pm 
to eat pizza and ponder just what makes Kehillath Shalom Synagogue so KSS-y! We’ll have some simple and (surprisingly enjoyable!) exercises to get our creative juices flowing and keep the conversation light and lively.

Remember, we really need YOU to be there to tell us who you think we are. The more folks that attend, the wider expanse of views we’ll have and the more inclusive our vision will be.
That’s Tuesday, February 11th at 6pm and dinner will be served. Please rsvp to Deb at deborahglobus_AT_hotmail.com (or text me at 631-935-2777) so we can get a head count for dinner!
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This Weekend (and then some) at Kehillath Shalom Synagogue - January 17 - 21, 2020

1/16/2020

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A word from Rabbi Lina
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Kehillath Shalom Synagogue was founded by families who supported a spiritual leader who worked for Civil Rights and against the Vietnam War. Rabbi Lloyd Tennenbaum was fired from his previous congregation for being too political. For our founding families, this was not a problem, but an inspiration.

What were his commitments? Rabbi Tannenbaum was an organizer for the Consultative Conference on Desegregation in Virginia in 1955; he was one of 9 clergy arrested at a prayer vigil and protest in Albany, Georgia in 1962 (which inspired the Conservative Movement's Rabbinical Assembly to pass a resolution supporting its rabbis to go to Birmingham to support Dr. King in its name); he was at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963; and he was a founder of Clergy Concerned about Vietnam.

Today is the yahrzeit of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Below is the picture of Rabbi Heschel marching with Dr. King and others on the second March from Selma to Montgomery. Many people reference this picture when speaking about Jews' work in civil rights, but it is important to remember that this picture is from 1965, more than half a century ago. 

There is still much work to be done, broadly and in our own communities. Newsday recently published a piece of investigative journalism exposing ongoing discrimination in housing on Long Island. Perhaps you are reading this and asking yourself, "but what can I do?" Here are a number of opportunities for this weekend and beyond:

On Friday night, please join us at 7:30 for a service and Forum with Elaine Gross, executive director of ERASE Racism, which has been working to end segregation and discrimination on Long Island. On Sunday night, come to the Suffolk Y JCC for a community interfaith celebration of Dr. King's legacy. On Monday, do service: we will make lunch for our neighbors who are fed by Helping Hands Rescue Mission in Huntington Station. And on Tuesday, attend one of ERASE Racism's programs right here in Huntington on building a just Long Island.

Ten days before Dr. King's assassination, Rabbi Heschel introduced him to speak at the Rabbinical Assembly: "Where does God dwell in America today? Is God at home with those who are complacent, indifferent to other people's agony, devoid of mercy? Is God not rather with the poor and the contrite in the slums? ... Where in America do we hear a voice like the voice of the prophets of Israel? Martin Luther King is a sign that God has not forsaken the United States of America. ... Martin Luther King is a voice, a vision and a way. I call upon every Jew to hearken to his voice, to share his vision, to follow his way. The whole future of America will depend upon the impact and influence of Dr. King." 

Let us live up to the teachings of our tradition, the legacy of Dr. King and Rabbi Heschel, and embrace the foundation of our synagogue, Kehillath Shalom, a community of peace. 

Join us for a Shabbat service and conversation with Elaine Gross, Executive Director of ERASE Racism.
Shabbat is “a remembrance of the going out of Egypt,” of liberation from slavery, and the Torah re-minds us, over and over again, to both act without bias and also to remember the vulnerable because we were once vulnerable. MLK Weekend is an important time to remember Jewish and American values of equality and justice and look at how we fall short.
Long Island is among the ten most racially segregated metro regions in the country. We did not get that way by happenstance. We didn’t even get that way due to virulent hate on the part of individuals. We got that way largely because large swaths of people embraced laws, policies and practices in governments, businesses, and other institutions and groups that produced discriminatory outcomes.
ERASE Racism is a regional organization that leads public policy advocacy campaigns and related initiatives to promote racial equity in areas such as housing, public school education, and community development. Its mission is to expose forms of racial discrimination, advocate for laws and policies that eliminate racial disparities, increase understanding of how structural racism and segregation impact our communities and region, and engage the public in fostering equity and inclusion.
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Come in out of the cold and join Rabbi Lina for another Meditative Shabbat Service
Torah Study at 10am - service to follow
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Please note: this event is NOT at KSS! Click HERE for more details
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Support Our Neighbors! Monday, January 20, 2020
We'll be meeting at KSS at 10:30 to make lunch for guests at the Helping Hands Rescue Mission in Huntington Station and take action to end hunger.
All ages welcome to help.
Donations to support program supplies welcome as well!
RSVP required by 1.17 to Rabbi Lina - Rabbi_AT_KehillathShalomSynagogue.org
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Showing of The Red Sea Diving Resort on January, 21st, 2020

On Shabbat morning, January 25, we will welcome Aviv Zaro, a “shinshin,” a young Israeli on a year of service between high school and army service.
Aviv will share stories of his family’s journey to Israel from Ethiopia and share about his own experiences as an Israeli in Israel and here in the US with our adult members during our Torah Study time and then join our Torah School.
His father came to Israel during Israeli operations depicted in the Netflix film “The Red Sea Diving Resort.” If you would like to see the film together, we will screen it on January 21 at 7 pm.
Please rsvp to Rabbi Lina for location.
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And this is all *just* this weekend!

​To get a preview on what's to come, visit our Coming Events page!
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This Weekend at Kehillath Shalom Synagogue - January 10 -12, 2020

1/9/2020

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Rabbi's Message
This week's Torah portion is VaYechi/And [Jacob] Lived. But it tells of Jacob's last days, and the bulk of the section is his blessing/analysis of his sons. Of his fourth son, he says: The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet; So that tribute shall come to him And the homage of peoples be his.

Why did Judah merit the scepter? Why are we Jews named after him (Yehudah/Yehudim)?

Let's start with the meaning of his name. His mother Leah named him gratitude – like todah, thank you. The first expression of gratitude in the Torah is for his birth.

So who was he? 

Judah was the one who had the idea to sell Joseph to passing caravan. 
He was the one who sent his daughter-in-law away after his sons died and commanded that she be taken to be burned when he learned that she had become pregnant. And he was the one who declared "she is more righteous than I" and realized how he had wronged her. 
And he was the one who, later, pledged himself to his father that he would bring his brother home safely.

In last week’s Torah portion, he is the one who steps up - pleading for his father’s grief and his brothers’ freedom - to tell Joseph, who is now second only to Pharaoh, nearly the most powerful person in Egypt, that he would stay as his slave so his brother could go free. 

Rabbi Menacham Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, teaches that from this text is derived the saying in Talmud: Kol Yisrael arevim zeh bazeh/All Jews are responsible one for another (Babylonian Talmud Shevuot 39a). 

He taught that: One meaning of the root '-R-V / ע-ר-ב is "sweet." Jews are sweet, pleasant one to another, imbued with love and fellowship one for the other. 

Perhaps this is aspirational, but it is something we can grow toward, as Judah grew in his lifetime. 

The Rebbe further taught:
'-R-V / ע-ר-ב also has the sense of mixture, being mixed together one with the other, in the sense of partnership. Each Jew holds some piece that belongs to another. This is certainly true in the spiritual sense of the whole of the people of Israel: each person holds some part that belongs to the other…in a collective partnership… Klal Yisrael - the body of Israel - is embracing, all inclusive. …[we have] mutual responsibility one for another, as Judah said: "your servant has pledged himself…."

This is who we Jews are named after: Judah – growth and gratitude and interdependence. 
In these times of fractious division and increased acts against Jews, let us respond by fully living our mission. Let us be grateful growing caretakers of each other, and be a light unto the nations (Isaiah 49:6) and a blessing to all the human family (Genesis 12:18). 
 
Rabbi Lina Zerbarini

Questions? Feedback? Concerns?
Rabbi_AT_KehillathShalomSynagogue.org
Saturday, January 11, 2020 - Torah Study at 10am followed by services at 11:15am
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Sunday, January 12th, 2020

Join us to learn about the Jewish history and tradition of engagement in civic life and learn to make your voice heard.

With Kayla Glick, New York Organizer of Bend the Arc: Jewish Action and Suffolk County Legislator Dr. William Spencer, who will speak about the impact of citizen communication.
For adults and children 8 and over. FREE to the community. RSVP to Rabbi Lina by responding to this email.
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This Weekend at Kehillath Shalom Synagogue - January 3 - January 5, 2020

1/2/2020

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Join Rabbi Lina for a joyful Jewish celebrations for babies and toddlers and their families. 5pm Friday evening, followed by Soup Shabbat at 6:30pm
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Saturday, January 4th, 2020 - Torah Study beginning 10am
​Worship Service immediately following at 11:15am
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Sunday, January 5th, 2020 - 10am Torah School
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Sunday, January 5th, 2020 - New Members Brunch
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A Message from Rabbi Lina
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How do we respond to the increased expressions of Jew-hatred that we are seeing today?  

Do we cower in fear and move our Jewish stars under our shirts? 

Or do we respond as we did during Hanukkah, as we added light to the darkness, publicly proclaiming the miracle of hope in the time of despair? Let us now bring that action beyond the ritual and symbolic and into our communities. 
  • Let us increase our love and care for each other.
  • Let us show solidarity for our Jewish kin in the ultra-Orthodox communities where they are in danger every day.
  • Let us show solidarity to others who live in fear of bias crime: immigrants, people of color, Muslims, lgbtq people. 
  • Let us respond to evil with good deeds. Pick a mitzvah or act of caring and do it, dedicating it to more peace and safety in the world. 
Some specific actions you might take:
  • Join Friday's gathering (details below) at Sid Jacobson JCC to stand against acts of hate against ourselves and others
  • Attend the New Members Brunch to welcome new members - and perhaps become one yourself, if you are not already!
As Rebbetzin Rachel Posner wrote on the back of her Hanukkah menorah in 1932 Germany: "our light will outlast their flag."
But only if we join together as a community, holding fast to our values, living and manifesting them proudly. 

 
Rabbi Lina Zerbarini

Questions? Feedback? Concerns? Email Rabbi_AT_KehillathShalomSynagogue.org

Combating Anti-Semitism - A Time to Gather
Friday, January 3 at 12:30 p.m.
Sid Jacobson JCC
300 Forest Drive, East Hills, NY 11548
We are dealing with a global phenomenon that requires a global response but also a local awakening. More must be done to protect all vulnerable communities. As the Jewish community gathers, we invite people of all faiths and creeds to join with us to stop the alienation and hatred of the "other."

Please Join Us
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Sid Jacobson JCC is hosting a Community Gathering this Friday, January 3, 12:30-1:30pm. Join area rabbis, Center for Israel’s Shinshinim and UJA representatives in song, statements of solidarity and social action to renew our connection and fortify our bond to one another.

All hearts welcome

David Black Susan Berman Gili Dvash
Please remember to bring a photo ID.

*Rabbi Lina Zerbarini will be a Speaker at this event*
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This Weekend at Kehillath Shalom Synagogue - December 27 - 29, 2019

12/26/2019

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Purchase tickets HERE
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This Weekend at Kehillath Shalom Synagogue - December 20-22, 2019

12/19/2019

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Hanukkah begins Sunday night, but before then...

​Please note:

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Rosh Chodesh will be at Deb's house! Text me for the address (631)935-2777. We'll be celebrating all things cheese!
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Not into cheese? Prefer reading? How about Bagels and Books?
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Next week we've got some good stuff coming up. Add them to your calendar now!

Tuesday, December 24, 6:30 PM
Bring:
Yourself * Your friends * Your kids and grandkids
Your favorite vegetarian dish — (homemade or store bought)
Your menorah (it's Hanukkah, after all!)
Your favorite board games
There will be old favorites such as chess, Jenga, Clue, checkers, Chinese checkers, Trivial Pursuit, Uno, cards, Monopoly, Parcheesi, Scrabble, Kalah, Apples to Apples, and your favorites!
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