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Keeping Up with Kesher Israel | |
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Yom Kippur Candle Lighting: 6:16 PM | |
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Join us! We are always looking to strengthen daily minyan.
Sign up for the Minyan Support Whatsapp Group here.
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NEW! Men’s Mikvah Hours on Erev Yom Kippur
The National Capital Mikvah will be open for men to use Erev Yom Kippur (Friday, 10/11) from 8:45 - 9:45 am. Men who wish to use the mikvah should come prepared to dunk and bring their own towels. An $18 donation can be made via PayPal or in person. The National Capital Mikvah wishes everyone a Gmar Chatimah Tova - a healthy, happy and sweet New Year. For questions contact president@dcmikvah.org.
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Kesher High Holiday Portal
Spending the high holidays at Kesher? The High Holiday Portal is your one stop shop! The portal contains all the important details regarding spending the chagim at Kesher. Be sure to visit kesher.org/highholidays. You’ll be able to find service times, class schedules, and relevant halakhot. And stay tuned for more information
on programming, babysitting, and more!
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NEW! 21+ Mixed Drinks Sukkah Hop
Get excited for our annual adults only Shemini Atzeret Sukkah hop! Join both new and established members of the Kesher community for a sukkah hop around our community. Registration is required for headcount but this event is free! Make sure to sign up through this form to attend no later than Monday, October 14th. If you have a sukkah and would like to participate as a host, reach out to Ariela Greengart or Alicia Rosenbaum at aliciar@kesher.org by Tuesday, October 8th!
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Women's Leyning on Simchat Torah
We are planning a women's leyning of V'Zot HaBracha during the Torah reading portion of the service on Simchat Torah morning, Friday, October 25. We are looking for volunteers to leyn one or more aliyot of V'Zot HaBracha. All women in the community are invited to participate. Please email Bracha Reznik at greznik6@yahoo.com to volunteer.
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Sukkah Building
Please join us to put up Kesher’s sukkahs on Sunday, October 13th at 9am
following Shacharit. We will put up the sukkahs in Kesher’s yard and in Rose
Park. Please let Rabbi Shafner know if you can make it.
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Should we Rejoice when Our Enemies Fall? A Class with Rabbi Shafner
Shabbat, November 2, 4:35 PM - 5:35 PM at Kesher Israel
How does the Halacha, Jewish law and Jewish thought view the fall of our enemies? Should we rejoice? Sing? Gloat? In this Shiur we will examine some of the sources.
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Pick Up Your 5785 Kesher Candle Lighting Magnet
Pick up a Kesher Israel 5785 Shabbat and Holiday times magnet, listing all Candle Lighting and Havdalah times until Rosh Hashanah 2025. A special thank you to Kira Epstein Begal and our friends at Char Bar for sponsoring the magnets, as well as to Bill Begal for help with printing.
Pick up yours from the Kesher lobby in time for the New Year!
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The Simchat Torah Project
This year, Kesher will be participating in the Simchat Torah project, an initiative to commemorate October 7. We will have a new me’il on one of our Sifrei Torah with the name of someone killed on October 7. This will help us bridge the mourning we continue to experience for last year’s tragedies with the simcha of the holiday. If you are interested in donating to the me’il, please use this link to do so.
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DC Mikvah Needs Volunteers!
The National Capital Mikvah is in need of more volunteers. If you are a married lady, and are interested in volunteering as a shomeret, please reach out to president@dcmikvah.org.
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Looking for DC Kosher Volunteer Mashgichim
DC kosher is looking for a few more volunteer mashgichim to check a place once a week. Let Rabbi Shafner know if you are interested.
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Hospitality Listserv
Do you enjoy meeting interesting people? Almost every week, Kesher hosts guests from all around the world looking for Shabbat meals in the community. Join the Hospitality Listserv to be updated about hospitality opportunities. Email kesherhospitality@gmail.com to be added!
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Kiddush Volunteers Needed
Kesher is looking for volunteers to assist with preparing for and setting up Kiddush. If you are interested or for more information, please contact info@kesher.org
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Help the Scotch Club Keep the L'Chaims Coming
Do you enjoy a l'chaim at Kiddush? The Scotch Club needs your help to replenish our stock. To make a donation, please contact Judah Rose or make a donation
here (include "Scotch Club" in the note).
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NEW! Rabbinical Council of Greater Washington Teshuva Drasha
Wednesday, October 9, 8:00 PM
Young Israel Shomrai Emunah
The Rabbinical Council of Greater Washington encourages the community to attend an evening of tefillah and Tehillim this Wednesday, October 9 at 8 pm at Young Israel Shomrai Emunah. At this critical time of the year and at a perilous juncture in the Land of Israel, we will recite Tehillim, followed by the Annual Rabbi Frand Teshuva Lecture. A flyer for the program appears below.
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NEW! Celebrate Sukkot with USDA and Partners
USDA People’s Garden - 1400 Jefferson St. SW, Washington, DC (near corner of Jefferson St. and 12th St. SW)
Wednesday, October 16th, 12-1 pm
RSVP here
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Prayer for a French Republic
Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC, October 30, 2024 — November 24, 2024
A new-play favorite on Broadway and 2024 Best Play Tony Award® Nominee, Joshua Harmon’s Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle award-winning epic family drama breaks open the global question “Where are we safe?”
The Kesher community can use the code KESHER18 for 18% off of their ticket here.
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Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington (BCGW) invites you to the annual Hope and Healing Gala
Honoring:
Melanie Fleisher, Board Excellence Award
Marsha Liss, Volunteer Impact Award
Nir and Gilat Miller and family, Compassion Circle Award
Rabbi Elie Gayer, Decade of Dedication Award
Location: Beth Sholom Congregation in Potomac
Time: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Please Register HERE
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Local Kosher Lamb
East Lynn Farm is offering kosher lamb just in time for the holidays. For every Kesher member purchase, 20% of each sale will be donated to Kesher. To order or for more information, email locallygrownva@eastlynnfarm.com
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All classes made possible through the Dr. H. Harold Gelfand Memorial Institute of Adult Education | |
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Sunday Bagels and Parsha
Sundays, following Shacharit
Come for breakfast...stay for some learning about the upcoming weekly Torah portion.
More information here.
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Daily Halakhah with Rabbi Shafner
Monday-Friday, between Mincha and Maariv, at Kesher and via WhatsApp
Rabbi Shafner’s Daily Halakhah takes place live in Shul between Mincha and Maariv each day, or you can tune in to it on the WhatsApp group by clicking here.
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Nosh & Learn for Young Professionals
Tuesdays, 8:00 PM, Kesher Social Hall
Calling all Young Professionals! Join us Tuesday night in the Social Hall for our new class on the weekly parsha: Nosh & Learn! Please contact Maddie Dahl or Kennedy Lee with any questions.
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Basic Judaism
Thursdays, 7:00 PM, via ZOOM
An In-Depth Overview of Jewish Law and Practice with Rabbi Shafner. Not just for beginners!
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Daily Daf Yomi Shiur
For more information, please contact Alan. All instances via ZOOM
- Monday - Thursday, 9:00 PM
- Friday, 8:00 AM
- Saturday shortly after Shabbat, varies based on Havdalah
- Sunday, 9:00 AM
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Mezuzot for the IDF
MyZuzah is working directly with the IDF Rabbinate to check and replace all the mezuzah klafim on all of the IDF installations across Israel. Help protect Israeli soldiers by sponsoring mezuzahs for an IDF base: https://www.myzuzah.org/idf/.
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Message from Rabbi Shafner
See Rabbi Shafner's message regarding his travels in Israel here.
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Shields of Steel Fundraiser
Hi everyone -- my name is Dylan Redfield. I usually live on Q Street and daven at Kesher, but on October 7th after my IDF reserve unit was called I got on the first plane and have been here in Israel fighting since.
A lot of our gear is worn out and obsolete and as we fight every day we also are trying to get equipped with up to par gear. Right now we are raising money to replace our helmets that are literally from the Vietnam War. This link provides a tax free donation through the organization Shields of Steel that has been doing incredible work equipping units all over the country with helmets and body armor.
Every donation to Team 8103 (our unit number) helps us reach our goal. Please help us defend this land that we all love:
https://givebutter.com/RvKZYL/8103-helmets-against-hezbollah
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Israel Crisis Fund
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington stands in solidarity with Israel and is coordinating with our partners in the region to provide real-time humanitarian assistance, as we have for decades and during every conflict.
We are grateful to our partners on the ground, including The Jewish Agency for Israel, the Israel Trauma Coalition, JDC, World ORT, and more for their lifesaving and life-changing work during this crisis, as well as to the hundreds of Greater Washington community members who have already donated to our Israel Crisis Fund.
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If you are new to the community, we'd like to welcome you and make Kesher your new home. Tell us about yourself! Fill out this brief form, let us know who you are and how we can help you settle in. Email the Welcome Committee for more information or with any questions!
SAP and Tuesday Digest
Have something to share in the SAP or the Tuesday Weekly Digest? Email announcements@kesher.org by 5 PM Wednesday (SAP) or by 5 PM Sunday (Digest).
Rabbi
Rabbi Shafner is always available to meet with congregants or answer any questions they have and he loves doing it. Feel free to email, message, call or text him (202-867-7287) any time to meet. For immediate matters or immediate halachic questions, please text or call him, and if he does not answer leave a message and he will call you back.
Hospitality
If you have an extra place at your table for Shabbat, please put yourself down for a week on this spreadsheet so we can accommodate those who need a Shabbat meal. Thank you!
Kelim Mikvah
Please respect the privacy of women using the mikvah by not using the kelim (utensil) mikvah after sundown.
Sponsor Kiddush!
We provide kiddush every week for the congregation, with or without sponsors. Help support us by contributing to our kiddush fund. No donation is too small! Email info@kesher.org for more information about kiddush sponsorship.
Looking for Leiners
As a reminder to all the gentlemen in the community who attend the 9:00 AM minyan on Shabbos morning, the leining sign up is found at kesher.org/leining and we are looking for more Leiners! Signing up for even 1 Aliyah is helpful!
Support our Security
Support Kesher Israel's security programs by contributing to our Security Fund or applying to volunteer with Kesher's Community Security Service (CSS) team! Please contact security@kesher.org with any questions
Submit a Name to our Cholim List
To submit a name to be included on Kesher's Misheberach List, please fill out the self-service form at kesher.org/Cholim.
Have an idea for an event?
Do you have a great idea for an event? Is there an event you would like to see happen at Kesher but don't know where to begin? Fill out our event suggestion form here and see your idea possibly come to life!
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