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As some of you may know, one of my areas of focus these past couple months has been the organization and, in some cases, the revival, of...

As long as Zionism has existed, people have debated what it is, what it means, and how central – or not – it is to Judaism and Jewish...

Thank you for your confidence in electing me to be your President.  Becoming president of any organization is an extreme honor, but...

“People love dead Jews.  Living Jews, not so much.”  So says Dara Horn, author and professor. She wrote those words before October 7th. ...

As you may know, my term as president is coming to an end in a little more than a month, so this will be my last Kol Kehillah article. ...

I first joined the Board of Trustees in 2000.  Since that time, the Board, Temple Clergy and auxiliary members regularly spoke about how...

By the time Kol Kehillah comes out, I’ll be in Israel on a trip with rabbis and heads of Jewish agencies from all around Greater...

“Just checking in to make sure you and the temple family are doing ok? I know there’s been a lot of chaos in the world. It’s unfortunate...

Since the attacks on October 7th when Hamas killed 1,400 Israelis, took 200 hostages, and injured many more, Israel and Gaza have been in...

We are having a great Religious School year! Now that the High Holy Days are behind us, we are looking forward to Chanukkah and all the...

For many of us, summer is a time when there is a change of pace in our lives, when children are out of school and perhaps off to camp,...

As you likely know, TKC has been in search of a permanent musical accompanist solution for many months. At the outset of this search, I...

If there is one thing we could use more of, it’s time. I sometimes joke that I wish there were two (or more!) of me so I could do...

In my last article I thanked our tremendous TKC volunteers that work so hard to keep our temple facilities operational, looking good and...

It is the time of year when we begin working on budgeting for the 2024 fiscal year. To that end, the finance committee and I have spent...

Spring semester has begun! We had a great first day of Religious School on Sunday, January 22 where we kicked off the semester with a new...

Let’s talk Israel. Before that, a bit of personal background. I first visited Israel in 2001, as a freshman college student on Birthright...