Our Israel Committee helps nurture our connection to Israel by fostering education and promoting meaningful engagement with the Jewish homeland through programs, activities, and fundraising.  

Upcoming Event:

Shabbat Lunch ‘n’ Learn — Making a Difference: My Volunteer Experience in Israel

Saturday, Jan. 25 following Shabbat Morning Services

Volunteering in Israel can be a deeply rewarding experience for many reasons — cultural exchange, adventure and exploration, personal growth, contribution to peace and understanding. Above all, it’s about making a difference.
Hear a panel discussion featuring Society Hill Synagogue members Val and Michael Yasner, Felise and Holden Nagelberg, Rob Einhorn, and Rafi Licht as they speak about their recent volunteering experiences at this Lunch ‘n’ Learn following Shabbat morning services. 
This program is generously sponsored by the Israel Connections Subcommittee.

Read some of Rabbi Kamesar's Divrei Torah (words of Torah) about Israel:

The Jewish Story

Dear Friends, I wanted to share just briefly a bit about the mentality I’m holding each week when I write about Israel, Gaza, and the Middle East. I’m Jewish. I’m not breaking any news here when I say that, but

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Identity, Israel, and Shared Humanity

Dear Friends, Each week I reflect, professionally, on a couple of fronts: for Friday nights, I try to write in a spirit that reflects the spirit of Shabbat—a poetic sensibility angled towards Shabbat as a palace in time, a foretaste

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A Seder Plate

Pesah, Protest, and Poetry

We just got finished celebrating beautiful, if painful, Passover Seders in our homes and in community.
I wanted to begin by sharing the words with which I opened our Seder here at Society Hill Synagogue, with over 150 people across the generations crammed warmly in our social hall:

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Finding God in Alienation

Dear Friends, About a month after October 7, my wife Caroline, stretching to find something with which to introduce the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — and, more precisely, a pathway through it to a better future — to our daughters Lila, 4

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