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Congregational Happenings (March 2025)

Share a Simcha with your congregation!

Did your family have a recent Engagement,

wedding, birth of child or grandchild?

Contact ~ 215-887-8702 or anita@kenesethisrael.org

Mazel Tov to the following congregants on their Special Simchas . . .



Births

Caleb Ford Janas, son of Sydney and Michael Janas, grandson of our members Barbara and Frank Janas, Jr.

Sophie Anna-Leigh Baker, daughter of Meera Mennies and Matthew Baker, great-granddaughter of our member Eve Mennies and great-niece of our member Renate Elgart

B’nai Mitzvah of . . .

My name is Sandler Brooks Rothman, my Bar Mitzvah was Saturday, April 5, 2025. For my Mitzvah Project, I helped out at the KI HaMotzi dinners, the anti-hunger campaign to assist the food insecure.

I am now working on “Leveling the Playing Field” which helps provide gently used sports equipment to those in need. I attend Abington Middle School.

My hobbies include sports, hanging with friends, biking, video games, traveling, fishing and skiing. I play soccer, baseball, tennis and running.

My parents are Lynn and Drew Rothman.

My name is Omari Nadiv Greenbaum, everyone calls me Omari. My Bar Mitzvah is April 26, 2025. For my Mitzvah Project, I have been helping out at the monthly HaMotzi dinners for the past two years. It is fun to connect with and help with the community. I also greet for Shabbat Services once a month for the same reason! I attend Wyncote Academy. My hobbies include Lego, art, singing, theater and researching aviation. My parents are Tracy and Yoni Greenbaum.

We mark with sorrow the passing of . . .

Robert Berg, father of our member Craig (Judie) Berg

Jules Mendelsohn, our member and husband of our member Patricia Mendelsohn

Murray J. Madnick, our member and husband of our member Anita Madnick

Doris Singer, mother of our member Andrea (Eric) Gershman

Harvey Kramer, father of our member Steven (Cindy) Kramer

Bonnie Kremer, mother of our member Norm (Aimee) Kremer

Thank you for supporting Keneseth Israel by making donations in Honor and/or in Memory of loved ones. Your thoughtfulness is appreciated. 

Donations (March 2025)

LEGACY GIVING: Commit Today to Strengthen KI Tomorrow

Since our founding in 1847 as Philadelphia’s fourth synagogue, KI has been creating  bright pathways to Jewish life and learning for generations. As the area’s first Reform synagogue, we have a robust history and a deep commitment to providing our diverse membership with a welcoming atmosphere, critical community guidance and support, and multiple opportunities for transformational engagement in Jewish life. As you reflect on what is most meaningful to you, we ask that you consider KI’s future, and help ensure that the values that matter to you are secured. You can do this by making a Legacy Gift to KI – naming KI as a beneficiary in your will, charitable trust, life insurance policy, or retirement plan. Help us fulfill our responsibility to L’Dor V’Dor by ensuring that KI’s vibrant, inclusive community lives on to serve future generations. To learn more about Legacy Giving, please contact Executive Director Brian Rissinger at 215-887-8700 or brissinger@kenesethisrael.org. All inquiries are kept in strict confidence. Please complete the attached form to let us know if you have already designated KI in your estate plan or if you would like additional information.

Yahrzeit Donations (March 2025)