Our Israel Committee helps nurture our connection to Israel by fostering education and promoting meaningful engagement with the Jewish homeland through programs, activities, and fundraising.
If you have a question about Israel and our congregation, or if you’re interested in getting involved in the committee, please reach out to israel(at)societyhillsynagogue.org.
Upcoming Events:
October 7 Community Remembrance
Wednesday, October 7 @ 6:00-8:15 pm
In Lower Merion, PA; exact location will be sent to registered participants before the event
Click here to register
Exhibit Open — 6:00-7:00 pm
Program — 7:00-7:45 pm
Reflections — 7:45-8:15 pm
Shabbat Kiddush Lunch ‘n’ Learn: Exploring Israel Through Contemporary Israeli Art
Saturday, October 10, following Shabbat morning services
Join us on October 10 for a Shabbat Kiddush Lunch ‘n’ Learn presented by the Israel Connections Subcommittee, with Dr. Martin (“Marty”) Rosenberg, Society Hill Synagogue member and Emeritus Professor of Art History at Rutgers University, taking a look back at Visions of Place: Complex Geographies in Contemporary Israeli Art, the acclaimed exhibition he co-curated in 2015.
Through the work of 36 contemporary Israeli artists from diverse backgrounds — including Jewish, Arab Muslim, Arab Christian, and Druze communities — Marty will explore many perspectives that shape Israeli society today, what we can learn about daily life in Israel through art, and why the exhibition’s themes remain increasingly relevant today.
Read some of Rabbi Kamesar's Divrei Torah (words of Torah) about Israel:
Finding God in Alienation
By Rabbi Nathan Kamesar Dear Friends, About a month after October 7, my wife Caroline, stretching to find something with which to introduce the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — and, more precisely, a pathway through it to a better future — to
Gut-Wrenching Reporting
By Rabbi Nathan Kamesar Dear Friends, It is heartbreaking to continue to reflect on the war flowing out of the October 7 massacre. I wrestle with whether ongoing commentary from me is worthwhile or whether we all just
The Return of Hostages: Where Do We Go From Here?
By Rabbi Nathan Kamesar Dear Friends, This has been both an inspiring and continuously heartbreaking week; the latter word—heartbreaking—I’ve been using so often lately as to put it in danger of becoming trite, and yet that is the
Reflections on the Israel March in DC
By Rabbi Nathan Kamesar Dear Friends, I joined over 290,000 people at the National Mall in Washington DC on Tuesday for the March for Israel, March to Free Hostages, and March Against Antisemitism. While I did not agree with everyone
Questions — and an attempt at answers — on the ongoing war
By Rabbi Nathan Kamesar Each week I wrestle anew with the events unfolding in Israel, Gaza, and around the globe, thinking about them in different ways. This week, is strikes me that the national and international discourse about Israel and
Ongoing Struggling With Israel, Gaza, And Antisemitism
By Rabbi Nathan Kamesar Each week, I struggle with the events in Israel, Gaza, and around the globe. And when I say struggle, I really mean it: Struggle with how we got here, struggle with what we do next; struggle