Congregation of Moses News

Jewish history is deeply intertwined with food, with different communities developing unique cuisines shaped by geography, religion and diaspora experiences, such as Ashkenazi (European), Sephardi...

Celebrate Passover with the Kalamazoo Jewish community at a joyful, intergenerational Seder! Share in lively storytelling, song and tradition as we enjoy a delicious buffet-style vegetarian dinner...

On October 7, Hamas terrorists stormed Kibbutz Be’eri, shattering the peaceful life Sharabi had built with his British wife, Lianne, and their teenage daughters, Noiya and Yahel. In the first...

Shmirah, meaning “guarding,” is a sacred Jewish practice in which we sit with a deceased person from the completion of Taharah until burial, ensuring they are never alone. This ancient tradition...

As I sat down to write this month’s bulletin column, these words of Thomas Paine from December 23, 1776 rang in my ears: “These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the...