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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...

November 2022 Member Engagement

As I write, the air is cool and a tiny bit chilly, the leaves in my neighborhood are beginning to change colors, the High Holidays have come and gone in a blur and Sukkot is soon coming to an end. September and October were filled with an incredible amount of planning and hard work and the weeks were filled with services, events and so many beautiful opportunities for community connection. Thank you so much to everyone who planned, helped,...Read more...

September 2022 Member Engagement

A Loose Connection?   Due to some summer thunderstorms, the internet service was down in the area where I live. Even though it was restored after a day and a half, the internet connection was often bad for many days following. It was often slow or cutting in and out. It was still a loose connection. After re-booting my modem and router, as well as doing a reset through the internet service company, the connection finally improved. The...Read more...

July 2022 Member Engagement News

Shalom! My name is Karen Kern. I am the new Engagement Coordinator at Kol Rinah. I am new and old at the same time! How can this be? I am ‘old’ in that I have been a Kol Rinah Synagogue member since our beginning and many of you know me as our early childhood center music specialist and Kol Rinah song leader. I am so happy to be continuing these jobs. I am ‘new’ as the Engagement Coordinator and in this capacity, I will be adding in so...Read more...

New Member Shabbat 5-14-22

If you missed joining us on the day, here are our greetings from the bimah.   Laura Chaise:  We are so happy to see so many of you here today to celebrate Kol Rinah’s New Member Shabbat, which because of the Pandemic was about  2 ½ years overdue.  Some of you may still feel new, some of you may feel like you’ve been here forever – either way we encourage everyone here today to introduce themselves to...Read more...
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