My true love: teaching Judaism, join me!
I wish my daily life as a congregational rabbi were filled with study, learning, and teaching. This is what rabbis did historically. But...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Jun 28
- 2 min
Who wants to be the adult in the room? Parasht Sh’lach
Time to stop digging our graves When the path forward seems impossible, and there is no option to turn back…it is the job of the adults...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Jun 5
- 2 min
Jewish Beauty and Joy during hard times
It is hard to be a Jew right now. Everywhere I look, negativity is thrown our way. And our history is being revised by outside forces....
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Congregation Kol Ami
- May 21
- 2 min
Honoring Our Jewish Community and Leaders
Who is honored? Pirkei Avot/Ethics of the Ancestors, which we teach at this season traditionally, teaches “Who is honored? The one who...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Apr 22
- 4 min
Jewish Survival is an All of Us thing
Happy Passover! May your meal and storytelling inspire you to use your energy to make our world a better place: A meal with a purpose....
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Apr 8
- 2 min
Do you have friends who are NOT Jewish? This is your moment!
Of course you do! We all live in a non-Jewish majority nation. Most everyone I interact with when I leave the door of my home is not...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Apr 4
- 4 min
Rabbi Kinberg goes to Washington DC
I am beyond upset. I am devestated. I am Israeli. I love Israel. I also love Palestinians and have long believed that both peoples...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Mar 14
- 3 min
Your local Judaism: the heartbeat of our people
All over the world, when the moon is full in the month of Adar, Jews celebrate the holiday of Purim. It is a remembrance and celebration...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Feb 6
- 5 min
PNW Zionism
Pacific Northwest Zionism: Healing Through Connection to the Land. I grew up in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, the indigenous homeland...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Dec 31, 2023
- 2 min
New! Survey Course on Israel and Zionism
I am not teaching in this course but I am involved in organizing and designing this course as a leader of the Washington Coalition of...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Dec 7, 2023
- 5 min
Special Hanukkah message from Rabbi Kinberg: Night 1 5784
Tonight at sundown, which by us is 4:22 pm, we will light the first candle of the menorah. We are bringing in Hanukkah 5784. We have been...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Nov 28, 2023
- 7 min
What now? Moving forward after October 7th.
I have felt as if on mute the last month or so. I keep trying to write a blog post and then set it aside. I have been seeking the right...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Oct 9, 2023
- 3 min
Devastated but undeterred
Dear Kol Ami members and friends, I am devastated. Over the weekend, as we were dancing and celebrating our Torah, hundreds of Israelis...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Oct 5, 2023
- 4 min
Why should a Jew study the Torah?
Simchat Torah is THIS Saturday at 10:30am and Torah Study Bagel Brunch is at noon. Both are at Kol Ami in Kirkland. You do not need to...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Sep 21, 2023
- 2 min
A Yom Kippur Message from Rabbi K
Teshuva can mean to make amends: to do better, put right. This is one of our personal tasks at this season. Especially now during the 10...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Sep 8, 2023
- 3 min
Need a boost of optimism & hopefulness for humanity? Come celebrate the Yamim Noraim/Days of Awe
We enter the new year of 5784 on Friday, September 15th as the sun sets. Register here for a seat at High Holdays. We require...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Aug 16, 2023
- 4 min
Check your receipts: Rosh Hashanah is coming!
Rosh Hodesh Elul, the new month of Elul, is the last new moon of the year 5783. The next new moon will be Rosh HaShanah. This month of...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Aug 9, 2023
- 1 min
Saving Israeli Democracy-American Jews have a role too!
Shalom! I am inviting you to get involved in the Israeli pro-democracy movement. Even if it is just for the learning and keeping up to...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Aug 8, 2023
- 4 min
Why Jewish Camp makes me cry and the ancestors cheer
We just returned home from a quick trip to URJ Camp Kalsman in Arlington, Washington. Seth and I both had campers up at our local Reform...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Aug 1, 2023
- 1 min
Interfaith Shabbat this Shabbat!
The goal: To welcome people who are not Jewish into our community this Shabbat. Exposure! Connections! Demystifying! Sharing of our...
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