Courtney Meiselman is offering a second date for the ceramics workshop in case the first one fills up quickly. Limited spaces available. RSVP required, and the address will be given to those who RSVPd closer to the event date. $10 supply fee to be paid directly to Courtney.
"K'doshim" (2011) by Barbara Mendes from "Women of the Book" The KBS monthly Shabbat service will be led by Aviva Plaut, with Rabbi Shari Joy Berman reading from Parashah Kedoshim (Vayikra/Leviticus 19:1-20:27), in which the Israelites receive instructions on how to become - and stay - a holy community. Following services enjoy our Kiddush & Continue Reading »
The next KBS Book Club selection is “Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth” by Noa Tishby. A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A “fascinating and very moving chronological timeline spanning from Biblical times to today that explores one of the most interesting countries in the world—Israel.” (Aaron Sorkin, award-winning screenwriter of The West Wing andThe Social Continue Reading »
"Bringing the Omer to the Kohein" by Ahuva Klein (Israel) Emor / אֱמֹר ("say") Vayikra/Leviticus 21:1-24:23, opens with laws regulating priestly behavior, working in the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and consuming sacrifices and priestly food. It enumerates the biblical holidays of Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot, and includes the "omer offering" – the instruction Continue Reading »
Behar/בְּהַר (“On The Mountain”) Vayikra/Leviticus 25:1-27:34 details the laws of the sabbatical year (Shemita), when working the land is prohibited and debts are forgiven. It also sets out laws of indentured servitude and of the Jubilee year (Yovel), when property reverts to its original ownership. Bechukotai/בְּחֻקֹּתַי (“In My Laws”) is the final Torah portion in the Book of Leviticus. Continue Reading »
Beha’alotcha -בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ (“When You Raise”) Numbers 8:1-12:16 opens with God instructing Moses to inaugurate the Levites for service in the Mishkan (Tabernacle). It also recounts the stories of people who request a second chance to offer the Passover sacrifice, complaints of the Israelites and their punishments, and a disease that affects Miriam. We'll read and discuss parasha Beha’alotcha on Zoom this Continue Reading »
The reef fish and honu are waiting to greet you at one of the island's best snorkel beaches. Come out on Sunday, June 14, from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, to snorkel with Kona Beth Shalom. You can get in the swim or just relax and enjoy the view from shore. Light snacks and drinks Continue Reading »
The KBS June Shabbat service will be led by Aviva Plaut, with Rabbi Shari Joy Berman and Aviva reading from this week's parashah, Chukat, which includes the ritual of the "red heifer," a sacrifice to purify the Israelites. After the service stay for our Kiddush & Kibbitz potluck. If you are able, bring a dish Continue Reading »
"The Daughters of Zelophechad" - Leumit Iris Wexler (Israel) This week's parashah is Pinchas, Bamidbar/Numbers 25:10-30:1. It includes the brave daughters of Zelophechad, who went before Moses to ask that they be allowed to inherit the estate of their late father, who died without a male heir. Aviva and Yeuhdah Plaut lead our Torah study, Continue Reading »
Matot מַּטּוֹת(“Tribes”) Bamidbar/Numbers 30:2-36:13 opens with laws about vows, and continues to describe the Israelites’ war against the Midianites and the allocation of spoils. The tribes of Reuben and Gad request to dwell outside of the Land of Israel, and Moses acquiesces on the condition that they help conquer it. Masei מַסְעֵי (“Travels”), the final Torah portion in the Book Continue Reading »
The next KBS Book Club summer selection is “Don't Forget to Write” by Sara Goodman Confino. "...a wise, warmhearted, and witty tale about women determined to write their own stories." (Jean Meltzer) In 1960, a young woman discovers a freedom she never knew existed in this exhilarating, funny, and emotional novel by the bestselling author of Continue Reading »
"D'varim" © joannefinkjudaica.com Gratefully used with permission of the artist Aviva Plaut leads the KBS monthly Shabbat service, which includes readings from Devarim, the first parashah in the fifth and final book of the Torah. After services, stay for our Kiddish & Kibbitz potluck. If you can, please bring a dish to share (no pork Continue Reading »