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Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community,

It was only minutes after returning home from the Reconstructing Judaism Rabbinical Conference this week when I first heard news abouRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community,

Like many of you, I have been following the unfolding war involving Israel, the United States, and Iran with a heavy heart. While theRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community,

Purim is our most spirited and wild of all the holidays in the Jewish calendar. On Purim we read from Megillat Esther, the scroll of Read more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community,
 
Our Torah portion this week, Parshat Terumah, opens with an invitation from Gd to all of Israel, one that is both architectural andRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community,

I have two messages to share with you this Shabbat.

First, thank you to everyone who joined us last Shabbat, both in person and onliRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

I want to use my Shabbat message today to encourage you to join me tonight at 7 p.m. for Faith In Action: An Eye Witness Account frRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

We at Kehilat HaNahar are looking forward to hosting our Tu Bishvat seder this Sunday evening at 6 p.m. There is a rich history to Read more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

This week Reconstructing Judaism joined with leaders from the Reform and Conservative/Masorti movements to condemn the violence wiRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

I am heartbroken. 

Like you, I have been watching the news in the aftermath of the shooting of two- as of my writing this- unidenRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

The act of remembering is holy. As Jews we have rituals for remembering. We have yizkor (which comes from the same Hebrew root as tRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

This year Hanukkah has been especially difficult. If you missed my message following the antisemitic attack in Sydney, Australia, IRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community,

How is your Hanukkah planning going? 

There is a small member of our household who is very, very excited about Hanukkah. We have beRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

Winter has arrived (if not officially by calendar than at least in feeling). The sky is overcast and the days are noticeably shorteRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

It’s the week of Thanksgiving and this American holiday is a time when we typically focus on family and sometimes, the difficult Read more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

I was privileged this week to be invited to the Hope Rises Up Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil held at the Universalist UnitariRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

This week I had the privilege of attending two programs in the New Hope/Lambertville community. On Wednesday I enjoyed a free lunchRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

Last year, as a part of our Life & Legacy Sustainability program, we asked Kehilat HaNahar congregants, “What are you grateful foRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

Shabbat and tzedakah go hand-in-hand. 

Tzedakah, from the Hebrew word “tzedek” or “justice” is more than just charity. TzRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

We have several exciting programs and events coming up that I want to make sure are on your radar. 

KHN Musical Kabbalat Shabbat Read more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Etrogs and lulavs in KHN's sukkah
Photo by Rabbi Janine
Dear Community, 

On the fifteenth day of Tishrei during the fall harvest, our ancestoRead more...

October 7th and Sukkot Message from Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

On this two year anniversary of October 7th, we mourn so many losses. We mourn the murder of 1200 people on that terrible day. We mRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

I had planned to make this Shabbat message about the joy of finishing Yom Kippur together and upcoming holidays of Sukkot, SheminiRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

What a beautiful, awe-inspiring experience these last few days have been. Thank you to everyone who came and participated in all thRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

Rosh Hashanah is known by several names, including "the birthday of the world." In Marge Piercy's poem, "The Birthday of the WorldRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

How can such a beautiful and awe-inspiring holiday come now when so many of us are feeling at our lowest? We are caught up in a cycRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

When September rolls around it feels like time it's time to get back to the regular routine. As a child it was time for back to schRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

Every day of this past week Kehilat HaNahar has held our “Elul check-ins,” a daily virtual gathering organized by congregant BeRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

For Jews, time is holy. There is a particularity to time that is also unique to the Jewish year, an idea that certain days and seasRead more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

Most people come to religion and spirituality wanting to know, how do you live a good life?  

In Parshat Eikev, we read: 
And Read more...

Shabbat Message From Rabbi Janine Jankovitz

Dear Community, 

A short message to remind you that KHN’s three-part series on Forgiveness and Judaism taught by Rabbi Dan Ehrenkrantz begins thisRead more...
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