One of the ironies of Israeli society is that many Jews here feel disenfranchised and alienated from Jewish communal and spiritual life. Since our inception in 1979, Kehilat Hakerem has been working to stem this tide by empowering people through PRAYER, STUDY, TOGETHERNESS AND OUTREACH.
PRAYER. We are a fully egalitarian, highly participatory Masorti (Conservative) congregation with over 25 prayer leaders and Torah readers ranging in age from 7 to 83. Youngsters and adults are encouraged and trained to take an active role in all aspects of prayer.
STUDY .We offer year-round youth and adult educational programs which examine Jewish values in both classic texts and more modern media. All of our classes are conducted in an open-minded environment and attract participants from the public at large. We have recently partnered with the Midreshet Yerushalyim, an arm of the Schechter Institute , to inaugurate our own Beit-Midrash: MIDRESHET HAKEREM FOR JEWISH CULTURE.
TOGETHERNESS. Many of our members consider Kehilat Hakerem to be not just a social network, but a values-based extended family. People with diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds share in each other's joys and sorrows, help each other in time of need, and always look for ways to widen the support circle.
OUTREACH. Outreach is in many ways our raison d'etre. We are involved in Outreach to Immigrants, Outreach to the Community at Large , including Outreach to local Arab and Druze communities.
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