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News from KI
December 6 | 18 Kislev
Daily Minyan
Sundays, 8:00 am in the Library & 7:00 pm at 100 Centre St.
Mondays - Thursdays, 7:00 am & 7:00 pm in the Library
Fridays, 7:00 am in the Library
Help make a minyan! Daily egalitarian minyan is a distinguishing and unifying component of the KI community, enabling people to pray in an inclusive minyan and say kaddish when mourning. Please consider serving the community by attending minyan. We have particular needs on Thursday and Sunday evenings, as well as Friday mincha. Your presence makes all the difference!
Friday, December 8
Candlelighting: 3:53 pm
Mincha: 3:58 pm
Ma'ariv/KI Community Kabbalat Shabbat (KICKS): 5:15 pm
Saturday, December 9
Shacharit: 8:45 am
Drop-off babysitting for ages 3 months to 4 years:
9:15 am - 12:00 noon, Room #6
Pre-Tefila drop-off educational activities:
Ages 5-6: 9:45 - 10:30 am, Room #5
Ages 8-12: 9:45 - 10:30 am, Room #2
Mini-Minyan (ages 5-7)
10:30 am in Room #5
Jr. Congregation (ages 8-12)
10:30 am in Room #2
Nitzanim (ages 0-4):
10:45 am, Room #3
Click here for details on family services, or see the youth calendar.
Mincha: 3:28 pm
Ma'ariv/Havdallah: 4:53 pm
The congregants of both Kehillath Israel and Mishkan Tefila are invited to sanctify Shabbat with Kiddush in the Rabbi Louis Epstein Auditorium after services.
Save the Date
for the
KI Gala 2018
Sunday, March 11
Join us for cocktails, music, food, an auction, and a raffle.
Celebrate KI through the decades!
Featuring entertainment by Daniel Harel, Israeli Mentalist.
More details to come. Add the date to your calendar now!
Year end is approaching and some financial planning is appropriate.
At year-end, some congregants choose to pay their outstanding dues and building fund or capital campaign balances. Others choose to make donations to the Annual Appeal or other funds. Since the new tax bill may affect future charitable donations, we recommend speaking to your tax adviser to see if making payments or donations in December 2017 makes sense for you.
An end-of-year charitable contribution to KI is a wonderful opportunity for all of us to lessen our tax burden and provide a valuable donation to our shul.
Upcoming Programs
Glow-in-the-Dark Hanukkah Havdalah
Light Up Your Hanukkah with a S.T.E.A.M. Extravaganza
 This Saturday, December 9
4:30 - 5:30 pm in the Library
Sponsored by Mishkan Tefila and KI
RSVP tonight - limited space left!
Join us for a fun community Hanukkah activity and engage your S.T.E.A.M. skills with crafts for every age! The extravaganza will feature a build your own Hanukkah Menorah station for kids 2-12, with different crafts available depending on your age. Every kid will get to take home a special, handmade Menorah!
Please RSVP here or call the KI office at 617-277-9155. KI is sponsoring a limited number of spaces for our families, so please RSVP tonight!
Join us for Games Kiddush
 This Saturday, December 9
12:30 - 2:30 pm in Epstein
A low-key extended Kiddush to enjoy games of all sorts. Families, young adults, seniors - all ages are welcome. Play with people you know, or meet someone new. Everything from checkers to "Spot It" to "Catan" and more. No experience necessary!
Chesed Visitation Training
This Sunday, December 10
9:30 am in Room #4 (Downstairs)
Are you interested in supporting members of the KI community? KI Member Madeline Kalotkin is hosting an informal session where she will lead a discussion of best practices for visiting those in need. If you are interested in learning more, please email chesed@congki.org.
Minyanim on the 384 Campus
with Shirah Rubin
This Sunday, December 10
9:30 - 10:15 am in the Library
Please RSVP to info@congki.org by Thursday
Who prays at the minyanim and why? What is the history of the modern minyanim movement and what are the differences between the minyanim that meet on our campus?
Israeli Political Tradition & the Men Who Made It with Rabbi David Starr
 Sundays, 10:30 - 11:15 am
Sundays, December 10 & 17
Register here: $18 per session
Examine the history and ideas of Israeli politics through the study of some of the country’s central political thinkers and leaders.
MenorahFest & Dinner
+ Annual Artistic Hanukkah Festival & Concert
 Sunday, December 17
4:00 - 8:00 pm in Epstein
RSVP by next Tuesday, December 12
$20 per person
Please join Congregation Mishkan Tefila, Congregation Kehillath Israel, and Center Makor at our BIG Hanukkah happening! The program includes MenorahFest services, a dinner, and a concert.
Please bring your own special Hanukkah menorah and candles to be lighted at MenorahFest. We encourage you to bring a unique and interesting Hanukkah menorah that's meaningful for you.
The XXI Annual Artistic Hanukkah Festival will present a musical performance by our guests from Los Angeles: violinist virtuoso Yakov Kovinser and singer, coloratura soprano, Mariana Popzlateva.
A full dinner will be served, included in the $20 admission. This event is also supported by Combined Jewish Philanthropies and sponsored by Russian Jewish Community Foundation, Well Given Care, Inc., Newton Driving School, Mass Capital Mortgage Corporation and other businesses. All are welcome! Questions? Contact info@mishkantefila.org.
Teen Hanukkah at the MFA
 Wednesday, December 13
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Admission is free during this event!
RSVP to michal@congki.org by December 12
Visit the Museum of Fine Arts for an evening celebrating Hanukkah. Hang out with other teens from the community! Michal Adar, Teen Coordinator, will be at the event. Sketch and make an ink print of a menorah. Candle lighting will be at 6:30 pm.
The group will meet at 5:30 pm by the ticketing booth. Enter via Huntington Avenue. Pick up will be at 7:00 pm. Please RSVP to michal@congki.org. If you need to reach Michal, please call 614-900-0274.
Rockin' Hanukkah Party (Ages 0-7)
 Sunday, December 17
10:00 am - 12:00 pm in Epstein
$18 per family
Featuring Little Beats Rock-A-Baby Band concert! Ages 0-7 and families are welcome. $18 donation per family includes one latke and jelly donut per child! Prepay via Venmo @kins-pto or PayPal kinspto@gmail.com. Questions? Email kinspto@gmail.com. Co-sponsored by Center Makor.
Teen Madrichim Team
Volunteer Opportunity: Sunday, December 17
Come volunteer at the Rockin' Hanukkah on Sunday, December 17. Volunteer slots are available between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm. Receive high school community service or just come to support our community. To RSVP please email info@congki.org.
Shabbat Dinner and Game Night
 Friday, December 22
Mincha at 4:02 pm
Ma'ariv and KI Community Kabbalat Shabbat (KICKS) services at 5:15 pm
Dinner following services
$18 per adult, $12 per child
Please RSVP online by December 19
Join us on Friday, 22 December after Shabbat services for a catered dinner and game night! KICKS services start at 5:15 pm and dinner will begin around 6:30 pm. Dinner will be a kosher meat meal with vegetarian options. Bring your own favorite Shabbat-friendly games for after-dinner fun!
Please RSVP by December 19 online. The cost is $18 per adult, $12 per child. Please pay by credit card online or send a check to Congregation Kehillath Israel at 384 Harvard St., Brookline, MA 02446 with "KICKS 12/22 dinner" in the memo line. We look forward to seeing you there for delicious food, fun people, and some friendly competition!
Shabbat Kiddush Learning:
Siddur Meaning-Making
With Elizabeth Bonney-Cohen
 December 23 at 12:30 pm in Epstein
Following Shabbatot: January 20, February 24, March 10, April 7, May 19
How do we understand the prayers of our tradition? How might they be relevant to concerns of today? In this class, we will dive into the language of our liturgy, searching for meaning and spiritual connection to the words of past generations.
Ongoing Classes
Tuesdays:
Hebrew Play: Special Demo
 DEMO CLASS: Tuesday, December 12
9:30 - 10:15 am in the Library
Each class builds interaction between parent and child through songs, dance, stories and games - all in Hebrew! We will create a fun space for you and your child. We will meet with more parents and experience together activities related to the seasons, holidays and events throughout the Hebrew calendar. Classes are for walkers to children age five years old. Click here for the full fall schedule or to register for class. The next session begins in January, and Tuesday December 12 is a free demo class! Come to try out Hebrew Play!
Thursdays:
Advanced Talmud
Topic: Maimonides Discussion of the Afterlife in Judaism
Thursdays, 11:00 am in the Library
This is an on-going class taught by Rabbi Joseph Schultz . New participants are welcome. If you would like to receive email class updates, please contact the main office.
Shabbat Talmud Study Group
Our weekly Talmud study sessions meet Shabbat afternoons whenever two or more sign up to attend. No knowledge of Hebrew or Aramaic needed. Beginners welcome. Advanced learners also welcome. Contact Bruce Weinstock for information: brucewweinstock@gmail.com.
Annual Appeal
Michael Fifer & Donna Felsenstein
Jonathan & Donna Frankel
Daniel Glasser & Aliza Saivetz Glasser
Mark & Sandra Mazur
Judith Merion
Robert Nissenbaum
Robert & Elizabeth Nunberg
Rachel & Morry Safer
In honor of David Williams and the hard work he has put into the shul
~ Harold & Linda Simansky
Robert Tove
Hazzan Saul Wachs & Diane Cover
Justin & Genevieve Wyner
General Fund
Yaara Oren
Stephen & Sara Scolnick
KICKS Kiddush
Adam Solomon & Mary Gaughan
Rabbi Hamilton’s Discretionary Fund
In gratitude of Rabbi Hamilton for caring
& comforting Donna these past weeks
~ Martin & Donna Kalikow
Carol Sterling
KI Next Fund
Vicki & Steven Greenzang
Elana Weiner
Richard Weinstein
Yahrzeit Fund
In memory of Mother, Celia Levin ~ Frances & Sydney Abel
In memory of Grandfather, Joseph Broude ~ Russell Broude
In memory of Mother, Irene Csillag ~ Robert Csillag
In memory of Mother, Clara Davis ~ Jonathan & Linda Davis
In memory of Uncle, Samuel Grossman ~ Walter Einstein & Joan Goodman
In memory of Mother, Dorothy Golding ~ Jordan & Sandra Golding
In memory of Father, Joseph Nissenbaum ~ Robert Nissenbaum
In memory of Michael Tenby ~ Shirah Rubin & Bret Ancowitz
In memory of Daughter, Dr. Charlotte Schultz
~ Rabbi Joseph & Shoshana Schultz
In memory of Mother, Rose Schiffman ~ Eva & Henry Silverman
In memory of Sanford Kusmer ~ Sara & Stephen Scolnick
In memory of Mother, Betty Kleinbart ~ Myrna & Morris Weisman
KI Syrian Refugee Family Fund
Ronald & Carol Killian
David & Minnie Rabinowitz Fund
In memory of Parents, Minnie & David Rabinowitz ~ Lora & James Meyer
Butcherie Receipts
 As you shop at the Butcherie, remember to bring your receipts to KI! The Butcherie donates back to KI's Religious School (KIRS) a percentage of everything that you purchase. So keep on collecting those receipts and bring them in to be counted. Their most recent generous donation was almost $1,000 for KIRS!
When you check out, just ask them to stamp the back of your receipt. Then the next time you are at KI, drop off your stamped receipts. There is an envelope for them by the main office. There is also a shoebox labeled "Butcherie Receipts" which is on the table outside of Epstein.
384 Campus & Partner Events
YAYA Social Group (Ages 16-25)
Ages 16-25
With Yachad New England
Wednesday, December 13
6:30-8:30 pm in Epstein
Join each month for exciting activities in an inclusive envrionment that will allow you to hang out and make new friends. Sample activities include game shows, scavenger hunts, art projects and more! Please RSVP online or with Isaac Graber at isaacgraber96@gmail.com or 781-839-9711.
Cup of the Maccabees: Chess Tournament
 Sunday, December 17
12:30 pm in Rooms 1 & 4
Join Center Makor's annual Chess Tournament! Participation is $15 general admission and $10 for students and seniors. A grand prize of $125 is available. Please register online.
Rayim Social Group
Ages 26+
With Yachad New England
Wednesday, December 20
6:30 pm in Epstein
Join us each month for our incredible Rayim Social group, packed with friends, dinner, fun and excitement! For ages 26+. Dinner is included, free event! Walk-ins welcome! For more details please click here.
Jewish Rituals of Death & Mourning
With Rabbi Jim Morgan
Death leaves loved one's searching for meaning and stability in a time that can feel consumed by emotional choas. This course, offered in association with Hebrew College Open Circle Learning, will focus on Jewish ritual practices for death and grief, focusing on topics such as: End of Life/Viddui, Eulogizing, Shiva, Shloshim, Mourner’s Kaddish, Yizkor/Yahrzheit. Through text study and discussion, we will explore what wisdom our traditions offer us in coping with times of loss. More information to come regarding dates & registration. Please email Rabbi Jim Morgan ( jimmorgan@hsl.harvard.edu) if you’re interested in learning more.
Recurring: Tuesday Pizza & Parsha
Every Tuesday at Cafe Eilat, 7:00 - 8:00 pm
All are welcome to this free event! Come enjoy pizza with some parsha! Fun activities. RSVP online. Questions, contact Liz Offen.
Community Events
Visit our website to see full details about these upcoming events happening in the Boston area!
- Camp Yavneh Information Sessions
- Virtual: Wednesday, December 20 at 7 PM
- In-person: Thursday, December 7 at 7 PM in Brookline
- Camp with sports, art, swimming, drama and dance for ages 8-16
- RSVP online
- You Can't Take It With You: A Gann Academy Production
- Thursday, December 7 at 7:00 pm
- Saturday, December 9 at 7:30 pm
- Bernice Krupp Black Box Theatre, Gann Academy
333 Forest St. in Waltham
- Tickets: $10 for adults, $5 for children and students. Contact 18ideykin@gannacademy.org
- KI's own Sarah Skolnick is in "You Can't Take It With You," a comedy about an improbably happy family during the Great Depression.
- Honor Jewish Refugees from Arab Lands and Iran
- Sunday, December 10
- Temple Emunah (9 Piper Road in Lexington)
- Reception at 7:15 pm, Program at 7:45 pm
- Please RSVP
- Sharona Mizrachi will be tell her story of persecution and ultimate escape from Iran in 1984.
- Temple Israel of Natick Presents: NAVA TEHILA in Concert
- Sunday, December 10 at 7:00 pm
- 145 Hartford St, Natick, MA 01760
- Tickets are $18 in advance and $25 at the door.
- Tickets: www.tiofnatick.org
- 27th Annual Essay Contest for Grades 7 - 12
- By the Morris J. & Betty Kaplun Foundation
- Two levels: 7-9 grades and 10-12 grades, each with a first prize of $1,800 and $750 for each of the 5 finalists
- Entries must be received by Friday, March 2, 2018
- For full details, including prompts and submission guidelines, please see the foundation website
- Me'ah Select: Literacy, Learning, Legacy: One topic, many perspectives (Winter/Spring 2018 Classes)
- Me'ah Select is presented by Hebrew College
- Classes Beginning January & February (Various Times & Locations)
- Topics range from "Jewish Gastronomy in America" to "The Passover Seder" and more
- For details on each class & to register visit the Hebrew College website
- Mission to Vilnius, Kaunas, Warsaw, and Krakow
- With the Vilna Shul
- June 17-26, 2018
- Visit their website for details
Announcements & Links
Family Table Donations
 Everyone should have enough nutritious food to feed their family. Family Table provides healthy food on a monthly and emergency basis to individuals and families in need.
KI collects canned salmon and whole grain crackers for donating to Jewish Family & Children’s Services. Please place your donations in the wood box in the lobby of the Williams St entrance by the office and Library.
Magen David Adom Volunteering
 Magen David Adom is Israel’s ambulance, blood-services, and disaster-relief organization, serving as emergency medical first responders for the state’s more than 8.5 million people. MDA is the only organization mandated by the Israeli government to serve in this role, but it’s not a government agency, so it relies on donations and gifts.
They are looking for volunteers to pick up and replace MDA collection cans in Brookline. If you are interested in this local volunteer opportunity, please contact Barbara Gershen-Swartz at doctorbarbara@comcast.net.
Accommodation Needs?
Do you need accommodation during upcoming services or events? Please email info@congki.org or call 617-277-9155.
CJP Warmline
Do you know someone who is struggling financially? The CJP's warmline can be reached at (1-800-CJP-9500) or at their website
Donate to KI Through Amazon
 Did you know that you can support KI while shopping through Amazon? KI is an Amazon affiliate. You can connect to Amazon via the Donate page on our website or by clicking here. Shop as usual and KI will receive between 3 and 5% of the purchase price at no cost to yourself. It’s easy and much appreciated! KI shoppers have helped contribute over $75 just by shopping via KI's Amazon link.
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