Past KMS Events

SUMMER LECTURES SERIES 2020

• Eliot Cohen: Shakespeare on Power, 7/14/20

• Tevi Troy: Shall We Wake the President? A History of Presidents and Disasters, 7/15/20

• Saul Newman: Where Does Democracy Come From and Where Might It Be Going?, 7/16/20

• Adi Haramati: Strategies to Reduce Stress and Boost Resilience for Self-Care during the Ongoing Pandemic, 7/21/20. Click here for the slides from this presentation.

• Laura Goldman: Small Steps in Creating a Positive Home, 7/23/20

• Evonne Marzouk: Am I My Neighbor's Keeper? Jewish Wisdom for the Pandemic, the Nine Days, and Building a Sustainable World, 7-28-20

• David Makovsky: Navigating the Annexation Debate Through Maps, 7-29-20

• Erica Brown: The Prohibition of Planting During the Nine Days, 7/31/20

• Avi Weinstein: Musings on Freedom & Idolatry, 8/4/20

• Chen Mandel-Edrei: Hasidic Stories & the Birth of Modern Hebrew Literature, 8/5/20

• Erica Brown: Resilient Leadership in Times of Uncertainty, 8/6/20

• Liz Diament: Jewish Acculturation & Assimilation in Art, 8/11/20

• Shmuel Shafner: May We Teach Torah to Non-Jews, 8/12/20

• Sharon Freundel: Pirkei Tehillim in Shabbat Pesukei D'zimra, 8/13/20 (Lecture beings about 5.5 minutes in)

• Jen Raskas: Public Narrative Workshop - How to Use Your Personal Story to Lead Better and Advance Your Cause, 8-18-20

• Sarah Stern: The 614th Mitzvah: The Moral Imperative for Jewish Activism, 8-20-20

HIGH HOLIDAY DRASHOT

• Rabbi Weinberg's Pre-Rosh Hashana Drasha & RH Appeal, 9/17/20 (Click here for the transcript of the Drasha)
• Rabbi Weinberg's Pre-Selichot Talk, 9/13/20 (Click here for the source sheet)
• Erica Brown: Repentance & Abraham's Donkey, 9/14/20

CONCERTS

• Eitan Katz Concert, 3/24/20
• Virtual Concert with Simcha Leiner, Lag BaOmer 2020

SIYUMIM

• Dov Zakheim's Siyum Yerushalmi Brachot, Pesach 2020
• Dov Zakheim's Siyum, Yerushalmi Pe'ah, June 2020
• Siyum Masechet Shabbat, 8/10/20

SPECIAL COMMUNITY EVENTS

• Shana Tova Video, 2020
• Gordon Lederman, z"l Chesed Campaign, April 2020
• Gordon Lederman, z"l Chesed Campaign Culmination, April 2020
• Rabbi Weinberg's Unity Lecture, May 2020

• KMS Tribute to Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm, z"l, 6/4/20

• KMS Membership Virtual Get-Together, 6/25/20

• Discussion Panel on Racism in the Orthodox Community, 7/22/20

• Building Resilience in Our Community: Coping Strategies, Part 1, 7/26/20

• KMS Installation of Rabbi Brahm Weinberg, 2015

• Azkara for Rabbi Amnon Haramati, z"l, 2017

• KMS Gala Dinner, 2017

ELUL LECTURE SERIES 5780

• Elul Series: Video Tour of 5 Community Organizations, 8-23-20
• Elul Series: Rabbanit Shani Taragin: Getting Closer While We're Farther Apart, 8/30/20
• Elul Series: Chazzan Yitzy Spinner: The History of Nusach & the Power of Tefilla this Year, 9/6/20
• Elul Series: Rabbi Weinberg: Teshuva, Tefilla & Tzedaka, 9/13/20 (Click here for the source sheet)

PRE-SHAVUOT 5780

• Pre-Shavuot Talk with Sivan Rahav-Meir, 2020

• Pre-Shavuot Talk with Rabbi Dr. Ephraim Kanarfogel, 2020

• Pre-Shavuot Talk with Dr. Erica Brown, 2020

• Pre-Shavuot Talk with Liz Diament, 2020

• Pre-Shavuot Talk on Happiness with Rabbi Weinberg, 2020 (See source sheet here)

PESACH 5780

• Rabbi Elchanan Adler's Pesach Shiur, 2020
• Rabbi Menachem Leibtag's Pesach Shiur, 2020

YOM HASHOA

• Yom Hashoa Program, 4/21/20
• Yom Hashoa Program, 2018

YOM HA'ATZMAUT

• Virtual Art Gallery Tour of Israeli Masterpieces with Liz Diament, April 2020 (Password: 0c$1*188)

• Rabbi Weinberg's Yom Ha'atzmaut Drasha, 2020

• KMS Yom Ha'atzmaut LeChayim, 2020

YOM YERUSHALAYIM

• Yom Yerushalayim Tour of the Old City with Rabbi Aryeh Leifert, 5/21/20

TISHA B'AV

• Rabbi Alex Israel's talk about Tisha B'Av, 7/12/20