There was a time in my life when I had to make a critical decision as my KI membership renewal information arrived. I was raising two daughters as a “single parent,” and working as an elementary school teacher, with little extra to spare at the end of each month. In...
Dear KI Congregants, “How Does Being a Synagogue Member Make My Life Better?” is the title of an article that I read a number of years ago in a URJ publication. I tucked it away to share on a day such as this. Rabbi Paul Kipnes, a rabbi of a...
Rabbi, I thank you for your blessings on this Installation Shabbat. It is also a blessing for us to be guardians of this historic congregation. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the families who attended our Annual Meeting and KI-Kindness Celebration and approved our new slate...
Dear KI Congregants, Our Annual Congregational Meeting this year was part business meeting and part musical production. We took the time to celebrate the KIndness of our KI Community and we also approved our newest slate of officers, directors, and trustees. Rabbi Sussman brought along Torah Turtle and opened the...
Dear KI Congregants, There is a lot of excitement building around our 173rd Annual KI Congregational Membership Meeting scheduled for this evening, June 11, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. As you know by now all our KI business meetings have transitioned to Zoom and procedures that we would normally follow at...
Dear KI Congregants, Rabbi Sussman recently shared, on his Facebook page, the message from Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, regarding the Reform Movement’s feelings about reopening our houses of worship during this pandemic. I hope you have had time to read his words and I...
Dear KI Congregants, My Presidency began last June with an expectation that our theme for the year would be one of Tikkun Olam. I have been committed to working on Social Action issues and bringing Social Justice programming to KI since I served as co-President of our Sisterhood over 15...
Rabbi Stacy Rigler thanked us in last week’s eKI for the support we have given her during the 17 years she has been on staff at our synagogue. As a Rabbi Educator, she described how much she has enjoyed being a part of our community. Rabbi Rigler created and directed...
Dear KI Congregants, In his Yom HaShoah message, Rabbi reminded us that we must all stay strong, sane and “humane” during this time. I have been seriously thinking about his words and how people that I know are acting during this most stressful of times. I came to the conclusion...
