*1.  Davening this week
2.  KICKS shabbat dinner-- April 20, deadline TODAY!
3.  Mazel tov and meals
4.  Fermenting the Omer:  Beer brewing-- April 26
5.  KI Shabbaton-- June 15-17

Community Postings:
 To Till and To Tend: Farming, Justice and Judaism

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1.  Davening this week:
We meet every Friday evening in KI's Rabb Chapel at 384 Harvard St. in
Brookline. Our davening this week begins at 6:00pm with mincha, followed by
kabbalat shabbat and maariv.

Join us for Kiddush after services, sponsored by the KICKS Kiddush Fund.
  If you'd like to make a donation to the Kiddush fund, please send a check
to KI with a note in the memo line that specifies KICKS Kiddush Fund.
Thanks!

2.  KICKS shabbat dinner-- April 20, deadline TODAY!
Friday, April 20 at approx. 8pm
Join us in celebrating Shabbat with the KICKS community. Dinner will be a
catered meat meal. We plan to enjoy board games after we're done eating, so
please bring your favorite games to the dinner!  As always, please also
bring your own reusable plates, cups and silverware to reduce waste.
RSVP TODAY
(Wednesday, April 18) at http://tinyurl.com/kicksaprildinner.  This is a
partially funded dinner**,  so we are asking $8 for each KI member and $10
for non-members.  Please send checks, with 4/20 KICKS Dinner written on the
check, to Kehillat Israel 384 Harvard Street  Brookline, MA 02446.
**This program is made possible in part by the support of the Young Adult
Department of The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

3.  Mazel tov and meals
Mazel tov to Rachel Shuler and Jeff Klein on the birth of their child,
Jules Gray Shuler Klein!  Please sign up to bring the newly expanded family
a meal here <http://www.mealtrain.com/?id=mn6jocjdoylt>.  We look forward
to meeting Jules and hearing anecdotes about her in future KICKS divrei
torah.

4.  Fermenting the Omer
Thursday April 26th, 6:30-9:30pm
Starting the second day of Passover we count the 50 days of the Omer until
Shavuot.   In ancient Israel, Jews brought an Omer (a biblical measurement)
of barley to the temple as a sacrifice every day, signaling the beginning
of the barley harvest, leading up to the wheat harvest on Shavuot. Barley,
lacking adequate levels of gluten to make bread, has been viewed throughout
the ages as an inferior grain.  Luckily, there is an age-old tradition to
use it to Brew Beer!  This session will teach the ancient art of
home-brewing in the modern kitchen.  To register, go to
http://frementingtheomer.eventbrite.com/  $5 for KI members and $8 for
non-members.  ** You must be 21 to register for this program.

5.  KI Shabbaton!
Rejuvenation and inspiration await as our community spends Shabbat together
at Camp Ramah in Palmer, MA, June 15-17.  Highlights of our weekend include
a Saturday night bonfire (with s'mores!), spirited davening, a softball
game, swimming, and a warm, welcoming sense of community.  Applications are
available here<http://congki.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Application.pdf>.
Sign-up before April 20th for the regular rate - applications may be
submitted after April 20th for an additional $25 fee per person, provided
there is space remaining. Don't be left behind!

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Community Postings

To Till and To Tend: Farming, Justice and Judaism
In this week-long, service learning experience, participants will explore
the relationship between Judaism, agriculture and contemporary food justice
issues.  This unique seminar will include farm work, text study and
meetings with activists, community leaders, and business people. On the
farm, you will gain hands-on experience in sustainable agriculture
techniques such as planting, harvesting and soil building.  In the bet
midrash (study hall), you will explore a variety of Jewish texts relating
to contemporary environmental and food justice issues such as food
security, worker rights, and land stewardship.
When: Sunday, June 3-Sunday, June 10, 2012
Where: Sustainable farms in the Greater Boston Area and Hebrew College,
Newton, MA
Who: Anyone interested in the intersection of food, farming, justice and
Judaism
How: Tuition is $1000 + transportation; generous fellowships are available.
*College credit available for interested participants*  To apply click
here.<http://www.jewishfarmschool.org/hebrew-college/>To find out more
about this program contact Rabbi
Jacob Fine, (877)-537-6286 x3.  Application Due: May 1st, 2012

If you are planning an event that you would like the KICKS community to
know about, we will be happy to include it!  Please send a short blurb to
kikabbalatshab...@gmail.com.
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Looking forward to sharing Shabbat with you,
The KICKS Leadership Team:
Stephanie Berkowitz
Geoff Bloom
Emily Fishman
Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman
Deb Laufer
Lisa Stella

Please email us with questions, comments, feedback, and to sign up for the
listserv: KIKabbalatShab...@gmail.com
Congregation Kehillath Israel
384 Harvard St.
Brookline, MA 02446
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KICKS is a warm community of spiritually engaged Jews that strives to
create soulful, energetic Friday night t'filah and nourishing, inclusive
communal activities. We cultivate a traditional-egalitarian davening
atmosphere that is committed to powerful prayer experience, within the
broader communal fabric of Jewish learning and socializing in Brookline and
Boston. We welcome new faces and seasoned ones, and encourage everyone to
join us in taking responsibility for the group experience.*