Congregation of Moses News

Letter to the CoM Community From the Verne Family

Dear Congregation of Moses friends, As most of you probably already know, we recently moved back to Chicago from Kalamazoo.This decision was not made...

April Birthdays and Anniversaries

Birthdays Anniversaries

Discover Camp Tavor!

Give your child a summer filled with adventure, friendship, and meaningful connection at Camp Tavor—where kids grow, lead, and belong. With...

Israel Independence Day Celebration

The Jewish Federation of Kalamazoo and SW Michigan invite you to come celebrate Israel Independence Day on Sunday, April 19, from 12:30-2:30 pm at...

A Busy and Exciting March for the Okun School

We’ve had an exciting few weeks in our school community!Thank you to all of our incredible volunteers and attendees who made this year’s Purim...

Protect the Egalitarian Kotel - Take Action Today

The Knesset advanced legislation that strikes at the heart of Jewish unity and religious pluralism. The bill would transfer authority over all prayer...

Explore Jewish Learning Online With the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College

Introducing the RRC Beit Midrash, an inaugural series of online Jewish learning experiences, led by the extraordinary scholars and rabbis of the...

April Birthdays and Anniversaries

Birthdays Anniversaries

Calendar for April

Letter to the CoM Community From the Verne Family

Dear Congregation of Moses friends, As most of you probably already know, we recently moved back to Chicago from Kalamazoo.This decision was not made...

Spring Food Drive Completed

Thank you to all who brought boxed or canned food or made monetary donations for the spring food drive for Loaves and Fishes. Hunger is still very...

Trees In Jewish Tradition, In Honor of Earth Day

Reading The Song of Songs at this moment has been helpful to me, as I begin to turn my attention to, likely, the greatest problem of our time. For...

Judaism and Democracy

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...

Chevrah Kadisha Liturgy

The Chevrah Kadisha conducts two main functions - The Taharah - which is the preparation of the deceased for burial and The Shmirah, which is the...

Discover Camp Tavor!

Give your child a summer filled with adventure, friendship, and meaningful connection at Camp Tavor—where kids grow, lead, and belong. With...

A Busy and Exciting March for the Okun School

We’ve had an exciting few weeks in our school community!Thank you to all of our incredible volunteers and attendees who made this year’s Purim...

Protect the Egalitarian Kotel - Take Action Today

The Knesset advanced legislation that strikes at the heart of Jewish unity and religious pluralism. The bill would transfer authority over all prayer...

Israel Independence Day Celebration

The Jewish Federation of Kalamazoo and SW Michigan invite you to come celebrate Israel Independence Day on Sunday, April 19, from 12:30-2:30 pm at...

Yahrzeits for April 2026

Explore Jewish Learning Online With the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College

Introducing the RRC Beit Midrash, an inaugural series of online Jewish learning experiences, led by the extraordinary scholars and rabbis of the...

Free Kalamazoo College Public Presentation

The Jewish Studies Program at Kalamazoo College presents a public lecture, with Dr. Krista Dalton.

Morris Kirsch, Holocaust Survivor and CoM Member

As April is the month in which we remember the Holocaust, we are featuring an oral history of Morris Kirsch recorded in 1994, shared by his daughter...