Kolot Chayeinu

Tomorrow, honor Yom HaShoah with Cantor Lisa B. Segal and congregations throughout Brooklyn: Brownstone Brooklyn Yom HaShoah Commemoration Thursday, April 8 at 6:30 PM over Zoom CBE will lead a contemplative ceremony commemorating Yom HaShoah, in remembrance of those who perished in the Holocaust, in company with our fellow clergy and friends from Brownstone Brooklyn, including Cantor Lisa B. Segal.... Click here to RSVP for Zoom information: https://cbebk.shulcloud.com/yom-hashoah-commemoration-21 Conversation with Menachem Kaiser, author of Plunder Thursday, April 8 at 7:30 PM over Zoom Menachem Kaiser never knew his paternal grandfather, his namesake, a Polish Jew who had survived the Holocaust. But when Kaiser learns that his grandfather had spent decades trying to reclaim an apartment building in Sosnowiec, Poland, that had been owned by family before the Second World War, he decides to take up the cause. Click here to learn more and RSVP for Zoom information: https://cbebk.shulcloud.com/adultopportunit/menachem-kaiser

This Sunday, April 11th, come learn and take action with Kolot! In the morning, Kolot members are invited to gather virtually for our second conversation about Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. If you missed our first discussion or you haven't read it cover to cover, you're still welcome to join other Kolotniks, as well as staff and clergy reflect on parts 5 - the end. RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kolots-virtual-book-club-discu... In the afternoon, all are invited to welcome three Brooklyn leaders in Mutual Aid for Care in Action. Whitney Hu of Ayuda Mutua de Brooklyn del Sur/South Brooklyn Mutual Aid; @Shahana Hanif interfaith activist and City Council candidate; and @Nowshin Ali of People In Need - PIN and Jalsa - Grill & Gravy will discuss their inspirations, mutual aid work, and its promise and limitations in the absence of government support. They'll also reflect its challenges and offer ways for those who want to continue to build a more equitable and accountable city to get involved. RSVP on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/care-in-action-a-panel-of-wome

It's not too late to join us for the last discussion of Caste: The Origins of our Discontents. Join Rabbi Miriam and Cantor Lisa B. as we discuss in large groups and small breakouts the unseen caste system in America. Brave, clear and shatteringly honest in both approach and delivery . . . Extrapolating Wilkerson’s ideas to contemporary America becomes an unsettling exercise that proves how right she is and how profoundly embedded into society the caste system is. . . . Her... quest for answers frames everything and acts as the perfect delivery method for every explanation.Gabino Iglesias, San Francisco Chronicle RSVP to receive the Zoom link! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kolots-virtual-book-club-discu

Kolot is hiring our first Director of Development and Membership Engagement! This role will function with two closely related but distinct responsibilities of helping craft the Kolot member experience, as well as fundraise to sustain our members and support our accessible dues structure. Click the link to learn more and apply: https://drive.google.com//1x27yPC2gbm77yvMKMay_z5BHS1/view

So, how was your seder? What happened with the Afikomen? Speaking of which.... don't forget to make your Afikomen Gift! tinyurl.com/afikomengift

Today, on the Trans Day of Visibility, and also on other so many days, we celebrate trans* Kolotniks! We celebrate you in your wholeness and the ways you move through the world. The Kolot community will stand with you against any forces that threaten your wholeness. Blessed is the One who created every human being in the ever-unfolding image of the Divine.