Rabbi Portnoy |
One of the Hebrew words for community is Kehilla - a word that connotes a community united by a sense of common purpose.
Our website depicts our purpose to become a community committed to stand on the same foundations as the world itself - Torah, Avodah and Gemilut Chasadim – Torah study, prayer and kind deeds. This is achieved through our communal spirit of warmth, friendship and growing spirituality. I am immensely proud of all that has been achieved in just over three short decades.
For me as Hale's Rabbi and a former musician, it's a bit like conducting a huge orchestral score comprising more than 350 different parts – all played by our wonderful members.
My task is the integration of all the different families in Hale, each with their different talents and distinctive notes, to create a harmonious whole. As anyone who has played or written music will attest, every instrument in an orchestra is vital; if one part is missing the music will not sound right.
We take seriously our responsibility to care for every member of our community, helping them each to tune their instrument and raise their individual voice. We invite you to join the Hale kehilla and add your voice to ours.
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 Rabbi Joel Portnoy |
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Lawrence Fruhman |
Welcome to our website, a snapshot of our Kehilla. As you navigate through the site you will see the wide variety of services we offer. What you cannot experience is the human aspect of the Hale Kehilla. We pride ourselves on being a welcoming kehilla in all aspects of what we do. Whether it is ensuring that our toddlers, children and youth have access to educational and social activities, or our more mature members receive the support they require, we meet everyone's needs. Of course we offer a welcoming, modern orthodox experience in our services..
This website can only give you a virtual flavour of the dynamic, family-style community that we have been privileged to build in Hale, but we hope it will encourage and interest you to find out more and become involved. We invite you to visit us, on-line and in person, and we look forward to welcoming you.
If you like the virtual, you'll love the reality.
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Lawrence Fruhman, President |
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