Welcome
... to Kahal B'raira, a congregation of Secular Humanistic Jews in the Boston area.  We meet for services, discussion, culture, Sunday School, teen/youth group, holidays and other events.
We are affiliated with the Society for Humanistic Judaism.

For information about Kahal B'raira you may send a request to membership@kahalbraira.org or call 617-969-4596. 

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at the next Sunday school and adult meeting
All-Congregation Day

Sunday March 14, 9:15-noon
765 Concord Ave, Cambridge

Please join us for our annual All Congregation Morning. Instead of Sunday school, the children and adults will share a festive morning of activities, including a combined family service, a singing workshop led by KB's musical director, Becky Wexler, and lively Israeli folk dancing led by Marcie Van Cleave. Marcie runs the Folk Arts Center of New England and has been teaching and leading traditional dances in the New England area since the mid-1980's. There will also be delicious food to munch on and a silent auction.

Passover Seder
Saturday April 3, 5:30pm
765 Concord Ave, Cambridge

Our traditional congregation seder.  We'll have our Humanistic haggadah, a catered meal, good conversation, and fun for all.   Guests are welcome.  Please go to this page to sign up.


Upcoming Pot Luck Dinners


Join us for conversation and socializing.  Meet fellow KB members in an informal and friendly environment. 

Saturday March 20:
Family pot luck dinner, 5:30pm, at the Common House of the Cornerstone Cohousing Community, Cambridge. Please email Jane Eisenstark. to RSVP and for directions.

Saturday May 1:
Adult pot luck dinner, 7pm,  at the home of Paula Wolk and P.A.M. Spierings in Waban.  Please email Paula to RSVP and for directions.



 VISITORS AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS:
  • Shari Gelber is our prospective member contact.  You can email her or phone her at 617-969-4596.
  • We invite you to attend our services and activities.  Please check our calendar for information about upcoming events.
  • Children are welcome to visit our Sunday School.  Please contact the principal, Sandra Mayo, to make arrangements.
  • Read more about our congregation and what we do.
  • Interested in knowing more about Humanistic Judaism?  Take a look at this frequently asked questions page maintained by Dennis Geller, who is one of our madrikhs.

New and Noteworthy

We have two publications to keep you up to date on KB activities. 
  • Our committee roundup describes recent committee activities; our January issue focuses on the Singing Workship, the Social Action committee and the Middle East Working Group. 
  • Our bulletin summarizes upcoming events; the most recent issue is for March. 

 See and Hear Sherwin Wine on Tape

Rabbi Wine, the founder of Humanistic Judaism, was an eloquent and charismatic speaker.  The Harvard University Humanist Chaplaincy website contains a video of Sherwin's talk at the conference on Humanism in 2007.  There is also a recording of a radio interview with Sherwin from that same weekend, in response to the VaTech shootings.  Both recordings wonderfully capture his presence, his ideas, and his view of Humanistic Judaism.

 
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This page was last updated on March 23, 2008.
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