Our  Evening Study Programmes

Join Rabbi Joel every Thursday evening at 7:30pm on Zoom 

The tefila  pelach (services committee) has raised a number of questions about how we conduct our shared communal life. This short series of sessions will address these questions, which will also bring to the fore some basic value considerations for Kol Nefesh as a community.

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SESSION 1, Feb 8th: We definitely used to have a “ner tamid” – a perpetual light – in the past at KNMS! Do we really need one? What does the “ner tamid” represent? Is it ok to have one that you switch on just for shabbat? Is that still considered perpetual?  How does the value of things being tamid play out in Jewish writings?

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SESSION 2, Feb 15th: Obligations around wearing a tallit, particularly on being called up to receive an aliya or leading the davening. Should clear communal norms or individual choice and comfort prevail?

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SESSION 3, Feb 22nd: What are the issues at stake were KNMS to offer the first and second aliyot to a Bat Cohen or a Bat Levi?

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SESSION 4, Feb 29th: There are different customs concerning when we ought to duchan; to have our Cohanim formally recite the priestly benediction during the repetition of the Amida. Which customs should KNMS follow?

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