The next opportunities for learning at Kol Nefesh

Study With Rabbi Joel - Duchaning - Who and When?

7:30pm on Zoom: March 11, March 18, March 25, and April 1

 

From its beginning Kol Nefesh was a pioneer community forging a path towards full gender equality in a traditional shul. Last year we learned about, debated, and changed our practice on aliyot for the children of Cohanim and Leviim, regardless of gender. Now we would like to turn our attention to duchaning, the priestly benediction in shul, to see how our classical sources relate to women participating in this ritual. As is our custom we will go back to basics and see how the halachic system has evolved regarding having people other than male Cohanim channelling God’s blessing on the community. We will also look at the question of when we duchan. Currently at Kol Nefesh we duchan only on the High Holy Days, but some communities duchan more often. Should we?

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