NOTE: I had been meaning to write this up for a while. Just happened I found the time yesterday, just before news broke of the Israeli Parliament’s vote to overhaul the country’s judiciary. – Jodi Kushins, KSS Board Chair For years, KSS has wrestled with how to host meaningful study and conversation amongst our members Read More
Category: Torah
Home is a Shelter of Peace
As we move into Adar, we are reminded to find those things in life that bring us joy. This month’s blog post, from longtime KSS member Yutan Getzler, highlights the joy we find at home – with our own families and when we invite community in to join us. I know now as an adult Read More
A different kind of Chanukah Light. Tending Hope for Reparations
This past weekend, KSS Vice President Cheryl Lubow voted “yes” on behalf of our kehilah in a meeting of the Reconstructing Judaism Plenum, a group representing all the congregations and chavurot affiliated with the movement. The vote was in support of a movement-wide resolution calling for study, reflection, discussion, and action around reparations (click here Read More
Looking Back on the 5783 High Holiday Days of Awe
We did it! Our small but mighty kehilah made it through another round of High Holy Days of Awe. Thank you to everyone who lent a hand in this year’s celebrations. From those who organized and participated in leading services to those who organized meals, those who rolled the Torah into place and those who Read More
Practicing Loving Kindness for the Long Road Ahead
An offering for today and the days ahead from Jodi Kushins, KSS Lay Leader Every time a rally or protest pops up and I already have plans or don’t have the energy to get to the State House, wise KSS friends remind me that issues like gun safety, climate change, women’s health access, racism and Read More
Mussar Minute: Having a Settled Mind
This post is brought to us from KSS Lay Leader Cheryl Lubow who has been studying with The Mussar Institute as part of our Lay Leader Development Grant through Jewish Columbus. In the fall and winter, I enjoy buying bags of mixed nuts in the shell, and cracking open a few as an after-supper snack. Read More
“Just Don’t Be Mean” – A Path to Dignity
As we have for several years now, here in the Columbus Jewish community we will be honoring JDAIM, Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month, this February. JDAIM (originally JDAM, the “I” for inclusion was added later) was started in 2008, at a gathering of the Jewish Special Education International Consortium in Minneapolis, MN. The goal Read More
Reconnecting Earthlings with the Earth: Forging a Path for Thriving Life in the Midst of Climate Chaos
Kehilat Sukkat Shalom invites you to join us for a Tu b’Shvat Shabbaton!Reconnecting Earthlings with the Earth: Forging a Path for Thriving Life in the Midst of Climate Chaos Date and Time: January 15th, 2022: 10am-3pm The day will begin with a short Shabbat service to help us “Ground in Gratitude.”An optional Tu b’Shvat Seder Read More
Human Rights Shmita-Shabbat
For many years Kehillat Sukkat Shalom (formerly The Little Minyan) has joined with the organization T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights in honoring the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 10, 1948. The service is always held on the Shabbat we Read More
Join Our Shmita Hive!
This Rosh haShanah 5782 marked the start of a seventh year sabbatical known as Shmitah. The tradition goes back to the covenant our ancestors made with The One as they first entered the land of Israel after wandering through the desert for 40 years. Shmitah is mentioned in the Torah multiple times. In Exodus, we Read More