Kol Tzedek Synagogue

Register at https://koltzedek.breezechms.com/form/breathe3!

Check out our winter Adult Education classes, including "Leaning on the Book of Psalms" Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings in January with Rabbi Ari Lev and Rabbi Salem Pearce. Come once, come always!

Art by Nireh Or.

Join Synagogues Rising starting tonight at 6pm EST for nightly Hanukkah candlelighting on Zoom, hosted by a different member congregation each night. We'll recite the blessings together from wherever we are and celebrate the joy of the holiday, our communities, and our siblings from across the country. Register at https://www.tchiyah.org/collectivelight. Synagogues Rising is a network of seven synagogues across the US that integrate justice and spiritual practice at the heart... of their mission and are experimenting with models and frameworks for acting on our deepest Jewish values toward a vision of liberation for all. The network currently includes Hinenu: The Baltimore Justice Shtiebl, New Synagogue Project in DC, Tchiyah in Detroit, Kolot Chayeinu in New York, Kehilla Community Synagogue in Oakland, Kadima Reconstructionist Community in Seattle, and KT here in Philly. ASL interpretation and Rev auto-captioning will be provided. For any other access needs or general questions, please contact [email protected].

Image credit: Zoe Cohen

Kol Tzedek is looking to hire a few Hebrew tutors to work with small groups of students from 2:30-3:15 on Sundays in West Philly. This is likely to lead to other opportunities (more tutoring, subbing and teaching in our Torah School). If you're interested or know somebody who is, let Rabbi Michelle know at [email protected] ! https://www.kol-tzedek.org/employment-opportunities.html

And join us again this afternoon with Rabbi Ari Lev!

Join Rabbi Mó and SVARA this afternoon for some drop-in learning!

One of our fabulous captioners, Rosie Moss, is also a talented singer & actor! Check out this great Pesach fundraiser she's a part of.

The Omer marks the seven-week-long period between the second day of Passover, where we commemorate the exodus from Mitzrayim, and the start of Shavuot, where we celebrate the giving of the Torah. In this year, in which we have been learning about Abolition as a community, join us for a springtime Omer Book Group, reading adrienne maree brown's new pamphlet, We Will Not Cancel Us. Read at your own pace and join us on Thursday, April 22 from 7-8pm EST for a mid-way discussion and during our Shavuot Teach-in on Sunday, May 16. Order your own copy from AK Press: https://www.akpress.org/we-will-not-cancel-us.html and sign up to join us at https://koltzedek.breezechms.com/form/omerbookgroup

Passover marks the start of our spiritual journey from Exodus to Revelation. Join Rabbi Ari Lev and our friends at Ritualwell on Tuesday for the first off seven workshops encountering the Omer. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/ritualwell/482037

Check out this amazing video feature KT teen Betsy Okrent. We're kvelling. You can visit her installation at the 40th st trolley portal. https://www.today.com//keisha-lance-bottoms-helps-teen-act

Three times the Torah tells us that the Israelites crossed the sea on dry ground. It is an enduring image, full of both contradiction and hope. And while they crossed, they reached into the sea walls and pulled out pomegranates to sustain them. Throughout this pandemic, this community has been dry ground, a source of sustenance and stability. As we journey through a second pandemic Passover, we encourage you to join us for a second night community seder. Sunday, March 28 from... 6-9pm EST It will be all-ages, interactive, and participatory. Full of song and story-telling. BYO Seder plate and dinner. We will provide the Haggadah. To learn more about the seder read the FAQ here: www.kol-tzedek.org/passover.

Join us next week for our community seder to journey through the second night of Passover together. It will be all-ages, interactive, and participatory. Full of song and story-telling. BYO Seder plate and dinner. We will provide the Haggadah. www.kol-tzedek.org/passover.

This week we'll have a special Kabbalat Shabbat service to celebrate Rabbi Alissa Wise. We invite you to dedicate a prayer book in honor of Alissa's work over the past decade and join us for Shabbat to congratulate her on taking this next step. https://www.kol-tzedek.org/dedicate.html

With Purim behind us, we are now officially preparing for Pesach. Mark your calendars and join us for a community seder on the second night of Passover, Sunday, March 28th.

Looking for some Purim fun? Try this Mad Lib! Fill the form with silly words and you'll get an email with the whole mixed-up megillah! xhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-KaDOioJk6UYYfxWFmweIBLSln5pJnk7HzWDVjfIfn5o8kw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Join Rabbi Mo and friends of KT, Elliot batTzedek and Hila Ratzabi for a poetry reading next Sunday, 2/28. This will be the opening even for Ritualwell's month long series exploring spiritual practice through daily writing prompts inspired by chants, songs, meditations and prayers. Learn more at https://www.ritualwell.org/writing-joy-and-resilience-spiri

Shushan Raise Up! Vashti has been locked away and silenced. Join us in 1 week to demand the liberation of Vashti and an end to all prisons. Together we can reach Olam Hadash (a whole new world). KT Presents: Shushan Rise Up! Thursday, February 25, 6 PM 9:30 PM EST. Sign-up at https://www.kol-tzedek.org/purim.html

Join Kol Tzedek's Simcha Band for the best of Simchat Torah this Saturday! There will be Torah, Music with DJ Dan Blacksberg and Folk Dancing with Steve Weintraub. BYO Stuffed Torah! https://vimeo.com/465485724

It's Sukkot, which means Hallel! Join Kol Tzedek Synagogue and Shir Tikvah Congregation - Minneapolis, MN, every morning for Mutal Aid Hallel. Why Mutual Aid Hallel? Because gathering across communities makes prayer possible! Head over to https://www.kol-tzedek.org/ for links!

Stop by Calvary to meet Azi the goat and cast off your sins during the Days of Awe

Dedication of Azazel The Goat

We can't believe Rosh Hashannah starts on Friday. In addition to multi-vocal services over zoom and our shofar in the park service, you can sign-up for private time with the ark during the Yamim Noraim. This is an opportunity for contemplation, prayer, or introspection. Register at https://www.kol-tzedek.org/hhd-registration.html or check out the link in your confirmation email to sign-up for a slot Jess Benjamin

We are aware that white nationalist group the Philadelphia Proud Boys are planning on demonstrating in Clark Park on the first day of Rosh Hashanah. We are in touch with local leaders about a community response. We stand in solidarity with all communities threatened by their presence and refuse to relinquish our joy to them. #SafetyThroughSolidarty #WeWillOutliveThem

Our team of clergy and lay leaders are busy preparing a multi-modality, immersive, and transformative High Holidays experience. Here's a little taste of what we have planned. All are welcome to participate in Kol Tzedek's High Holidays experience! Register today to join us for Shofar in the Park, Tefillah Time with the Ark, immersive multivocal services and more! https://www.kol-tzedek.org/high-holidays.html

Thanks for hosting Rabbi Ari Lev, Institute for Jewish Spirituality, and for providing this space in these times!

Selichot is just over a week away! Join musicians and prayer leaders from Kol Tzedek and the New Synagogue Project (DC) for a gorgeous night of song, poetry, and contemplation, in preparation for the Days of Awe. Selichot prayers are designed to open up our hearts and begin the work of teshuva, reflection, and return. Join us to open your heart! We'll be singing with an incredible lineup of musical leaders: Batya Levine Music, Rabbi Micah Shapiro, Eliana Roberts Golding, Rena Branson, Atid Kimelman, Violinist Maddie Church, Rabbinic Intern Koach Baruch Frazier and , and Rabbi Mónica Gomery!

Bring a little bit of Kol Tzedek into your home through poetry, local honey, craft supplies, and more. Register by September 1st (that's this Tuesday) to receive a care package (including special care packages just for kids), a hard copy of our new Days of Awe Haggadah and borrow a Machzor. https://www.kol-tzedek.org/hhd-registration.html

This morning, over 600 Jewish organizations, synagogues, and congregations signed this full-page ad in The New York Times: We say unequivocally: Black Lives Ma...tter. The Black Lives Matter movement is the current day Civil Rights movement in this country, and it is our best chance at equity and justice. By supporting this movement, we can build a country that fulfills the promise of freedom, unity, and safety for all of us, no exceptions. We are proud to support this movement and we know that there have always been Black Jews in movements for Black liberation and in Jewish communities. Our Jewish community must continue to rise up for Black lives, including Black Jews, with all of our spiritual, political and intellectual resources. View the full ad and all of the signers here: https://medium.com//majority-of-american-jews-in-full-page