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Founded in 1749, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (KKBE) is currently commemorating 275 years as one of America’s oldest congregations, housed in the oldest synagogue in continual use in this country. We are celebrating this important milestone with a series of special events focusing on five pillars: Religion, History, Culture, Service, and Wellness
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Brotherhood Program with Gene Sapakoff
Sunday, March 30, 2025
11:00 AM
Sisterhood Women's Passover Seder
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
5:30 PM
Torah Study with Rabbi Alexander
Sunday, April 6, 2025
10:30 AM
Second Night Congregational Passover Seder
Sunday, April 13, 2025
6:00 PM
Join Rabbi Ari Sytner (Orthodox, Formerly BSBI), Rabbi Stephanie Alexander (Reform, KKBE), and Rabbi Evan Ravski (Conservative, Synagogue Emanu-El) for the 2025 Three Rabbi Panel on April 1st at 7 PM in Arnold Hall. This spirited discussion is one of our signature events of the semester, moderated by Professor Joshua Shanes.
The Three Rabbi Panel is supported by the Stanley and Charlot Karesh Family Fund, an endowment established by the Karesh family in the spring of 2015 to support the College of Charleston Jewish Studies community outreach programming.
Register here: tinyurl.com/3rabbi25
Join Rabbi Ari Sytner (Orthodox, Formerly BSBI), Rabbi Stephanie Alexander (Reform, KKBE), and Rabbi Evan Ravski (Conservative, Synagogue Emanu-El) for the 2025 Three Rabbi Panel on April 1st at 7 PM in Arnold Hall. This spirited discussion is one of our signature events of the semester, moderated by Professor Joshua Shanes.
The Three Rabbi Panel is supported by the Stanley and Charlot Karesh Family Fund, an endowment established by the Karesh family in the spring of 2015 to support the College of Charleston Jewish Studies community outreach programming.
Register here: tinyurl.com/3rabbi25
Did you know that KKBE’s Facilities Director Johnny Valdes is also a talented Mason? The Carmel Ann Goodstein Memorial Fountain is getting a much needed facelift, and our Courtyard bluestone pavers are being repointed with a fresh base of mortar. Thank you, Johnny! #WendesdaysAtKKBE #BehindTheScenes
Did you know that KKBE’s Facilities Director Johnny Valdes is also a talented Mason? The Carmel Ann Goodstein Memorial Fountain is getting a much needed facelift, and our Courtyard bluestone pavers are being repointed with a fresh base of mortar. Thank you, Johnny! #WendesdaysAtKKBE #BehindTheScenes
Ernest Bloch’s Avodath Hakodesh (Sacred Service), a choral-orchestral masterwork for cantor, chorus, and full orchestra “remains the watershed (by many assessments peerless) artistic engagement with the Hebrew liturgy… It was conceived as a transcendent, even inclusive humanistic work of universal spiritual experience” (Neil Levin, Milken Archive). A pinnacle of drama in the Jewish musical canon, this work speaks to Jews and to the masses, much like the great masterworks of other traditions. Grounded in tradition, but revolutionary in its scope, Bloch’s Avodath Hakodesh is a can’t-miss sacred work. For the grand conclusion of its 275th Anniversary celebration, KKBE is partnering with the @charlestonsymphonyorchestra and @taylorfestivalchoir with KKBE’s Music & Artistic Director, @bates.oneal, and choir, Koleinu, to bring an unforgettable performance of this work, along with other works by Mahler, Korngold, and Bernstein!
Tickets available at the link in bio!
#charlestonevents #CharlestonSymphony #cso #taylorfestivalchoir #music #classicalmusic #choir #jewishmusic #jewishcharleston
Ernest Bloch’s Avodath Hakodesh (Sacred Service), a choral-orchestral masterwork for cantor, chorus, and full orchestra “remains the watershed (by many assessments peerless) artistic engagement with the Hebrew liturgy… It was conceived as a transcendent, even inclusive humanistic work of universal spiritual experience” (Neil Levin, Milken Archive). A pinnacle of drama in the Jewish musical canon, this work speaks to Jews and to the masses, much like the great masterworks of other traditions. Grounded in tradition, but revolutionary in its scope, Bloch’s Avodath Hakodesh is a can’t-miss sacred work. For the grand conclusion of its 275th Anniversary celebration, KKBE is partnering with the @charlestonsymphonyorchestra and @taylorfestivalchoir with KKBE’s Music & Artistic Director, @bates.oneal, and choir, Koleinu, to bring an unforgettable performance of this work, along with other works by Mahler, Korngold, and Bernstein!
Tickets available at the link in bio!
#charlestonevents #CharlestonSymphony #cso #taylorfestivalchoir #music #classicalmusic #choir #jewishmusic #jewishcharleston
Mazel tov to Jake Walman, son of David Walman, who celebrated becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday! Congratulations, Jake, from everyone at KKBE!
Mazel tov to Jake Walman, son of David Walman, who celebrated becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday! Congratulations, Jake, from everyone at KKBE!
