Shabbat Shalom! - Services at 6pm in the social hall tonight
KI Community Kabbalat Shabbat (KICKS)
KICKS Events
Davening this week: services start at 6pm in the Social Hall with Shabbat Neshama (5:15 for kid-friendly appetizers)
Community Announcements:
How to lead Kabbalat Shabbat with Ira
Weekly Shabbat Dinners
Shabbat Neshama
Join us in the Social Hall on November 7, January 2, February 13, March 13, April 24, June 12 with the entire 384 Harvard Street campus for Shabbat Neshama, a new initiative focused on song, connecting to our roots, and heartfelt prayer across all generations. The name, meaning “Shabbat of the Soul,” comes from the Talmudic tradition of neshama yeiteira, which teaches that we gain a second, elevated soul when we welcome Shabbat. Join us for a heightened, soulful Shabbat experience, coming together in song and prayer with full body and spirit.
5:15PM: Kid-friendly appetizers & small bites
6:00PM: Kabbalat Shabbat followed by community Kiddush and dinner. Please be sure to sign up for dinner here.
Community Announcements:
How to Lead Kabbalat Shabbat with Ira Kirschner
Mondays, Starting November 3 (No class Nov. 17) 7:30PM
Attention aspiring tefillah leaders! This five-session course will teach participants how to lead Kabbalat Shabbat at KI with traditional nusach and melodies. Participants will learn the history and meaning of Kabbalat Shabbat and add more meaning into leading this tefillah. At the end of the course, all participants will sign up to lead Kabbalat Shabbat at KI this year, with the help of the course and one-on-one work with the KI staff.
Please note that this class is intended for those who can already sing a prayer in Hebrew and read Hebrew well enough to use the siddur independently. Participation is expected at all sessions - please comment in the registration if you have a conflict. Register Here!
Weekly Shabbat Dinners
KI warmly invites you for Shabbat dinner every Friday evening! Dinner includes wine, juice, challah, and catered meal including fleishig (meat) entrée, vegetarian entrée, sides, seltzers, and dessert. Walk-ins are welcome but registration is strongly requested in order for KI to prepare accordingly. Come be with existing friends and meet new ones as we launch this important community program! Suggested donation $18 per person. Please RSVP Here.
View this week's full schedule of online davening, learning, and community building at KI.
Looking forward to sharing Shabbat with you,
The KICKS Leadership Team:
Stephanie Berkowitz
Gabrielle Gareau
Ira Kirschner
Deb Laufer
Elizabeth Perten
Aron Unger
Please email us with questions, comments, feedback, and to sign up for the listserv: KIKabbal...@gmail.com
Congregation Kehillath Israel
Website: https://kicks.community/
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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; people of all ages, backgrounds, genders, and orientations; and encourage everyone to join us in taking responsibility for the group experience.