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November 2023 Member News

Wow – the High Holidays flew by and it was absolutely wonderful to see so many Kol Rinah members and guests coming together to connect and celebrate. Thank you for joining us and thank you to everyone who helped to make everything run smoothly.    I hope that you’ll join us for all of the amazing events that we have coming up in November and December. We are super excited for our Hanukkah Pop Up Craft Fair on November 12, which...Read more...

September 2023 Member News

I suppose that it shouldn’t be any surprise that as our Engagement Coordinator I often think about what “engagement” fully means or how can we engage more members, etc. A dear friend of mine recently said that engagement is really a process of how we interact with people at all times. To me, this means engagement is really all about relationships. One of the foremost experts on relationships is Dr. John Gottman. In his book, “The...Read more...

July 2023 Member Engagement

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition for the word vibrant is, “pulsating with life, vigor or activity”. I am so thrilled to be part of such a vibrant synagogue community as ours! And Kol Rinah is a hub of activity! From back-to-back amazing Mitzvah Day and Lag B’Omer events in early May, to hosting a wonderful, joint synagogue Shavuot program, to music programs, baby namings, aufrufs, Verein Science programs, KR...Read more...

May 2023 Member Engagement

Wow, we have had so many wonderful events here at Kol Rinah over the last several months! From a special Tu B’shvat Kiddush and a wonderful weekend with Hazzan Dulkin, to our spectacular Very Festive Purim event, to Passover Prep for Tots and a beautiful Second Seder – and all with so many things in between like Kol HaMishpacha,Tot and Kol Chadash Shabbats along with Brotherhood, Sisterhood and Verein events, Israeli speakers and Galas too!...Read more...

March 2023 Member Engagement

While I feel like I’m still getting adjusted to it being 2023, March is already here! And with March, it really starts to feel like spring is just around the corner. The days stay light a bit long-er, there’s daylight saving time, kids in school have spring break, and those first early spring flowers start to appear. And this year, March also means Purim and our Very Festive Purim Celebration! On Monday evening, March 6th, we celebrate Purim...Read more...

January 2023 Member Engagement

A couple of months ago I finally had the chance to read “Tuesdays with Morrie”. It’s been 25 years since it was published – yes, I’m quite a bit behind on my book reading list. Morrie, thanks to Mitch Albom, left behind so many simple but profound and insightful lessons for us. One such simple and obvious lesson that I found so beautifully shared was: “Invest in the human family. Invest in people. Build a little community of those...Read more...
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