Category: Kulanu Blog
Shavuot: The Art of Collective Participation
What does it mean to truly participate in Jewish communal life? Not attend. Not observe. Participate. That question sat quietly beneath the surface of our latest Kulanu gathering as we prepared ourselves for Shavuot, the holiday of Mattan Torah, receiving Torah, and one of the great communal moments in Jewish memory. As always, we began
Zemirot: Experience Through Song
We know how to make Shabbat beautiful. The question is: how do we make it alive? Our sages inspired us to elevate the experience through words of Torah and praise. Zemirot sit exactly at that intersection of food, torah, and praise. When we opened our Kulanu session, we asked a simple question: what comes to
Passover: Leadership lessons from the Seder
Our latest Kulanu gathering took on a slightly different form. With Passover approaching, we used the evening to think together about the Haggadah, seder leadership, and the many ways this overlaps with what we are trying to cultivate as a Community of Practice for ba’alei tefillah and engaged congregants. At first glance, Seder leadership may
El Adon: Mastering Many Tunes
Welcome to our Feb. 12, 2026 Kulanu gathering recap. We had a good mix of learning, big-picture planning, and practical discussion about how we lead. We began by introducing the idea of integrating niggunim, wordless tunes, into our gathering formula. The goal is to build a repertoire of melodies that become “ours,” and use them
Kulanu Personal Goals & Feedback
The Kulanu CoP has introduced something that we can all benefit from – Kulanu Personal Goals. This resource may feel helpful in your growth journey as we support each other in our community of practice. Please let us know if you are comfortable sharing your goal(s) in an upcoming gathering. If you are, also let
Hallel: An Overview & Inaugural Gathering
Welcome to a brief recap of the key themes and takeaways from our January 15, 2026 Kulanu Community of Practice gathering. We began by formally naming our CoP “Kulanu.” The word means “all of us,” and it reflects our shared aspiration: that everyone can be engaged in whatever way is meaningful to them individually. We
Kulanu: A Community of Prctice
I have been thinking about a structured but flexible initiative to foster service leadership development and peer learning among those who already lead, or aspire to lead. The model is a chavurah, or Community of Practice, for ba’alei tefillah: a space rooted in horizontal knowledge-sharing, skill development, and mutual chizzuk. The premise is simple. Service
