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Celebrate KKBE's 275th!
Founded in 1749, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (KKBE) is currently commemorating 275 years as one of America’s oldest congregations, housed in the oldest synagogue in continual use in this country. We are celebrating this important milestone with a series of special events focusing on five pillars: Religion, History, Culture, Service, and Wellness
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Upcoming Events

Lifelong Learning with Rabbi Alexander
Thursday, February 6, 2025
7:00 PM

First Friday Shabbat Service & Congregational Dinner
Friday, February 7, 2025
5:30 PM

Lifelong Learning Tu B'Shvat Seder
Thursday, February 13, 2025
7:00 PM

Shabbat Around Town at Daniel Pointe
Friday, February 14, 2025
7:30 PM
Come Mahj & Mingle with us on Sunday, February 23 at 1:30PM at the Rutledge Room Downtown! Whether you`re a beginner or a seasoned player, this event is for you. Lessons will be available in one room, while experienced players can enjoy open plan in another. This is the perfect chance to meet new people in the KKBE community or connect with old friends. By attending the event, you will be entered into a raffle to win a set of Mahjong Line Tiles! Register for yourself and all your besties at the link in bio! #mahjong #mingle #jewishcharleston #charlestonevents #ladieswhomahj

Come Mahj & Mingle with us on Sunday, February 23 at 1:30PM at the Rutledge Room Downtown! Whether you`re a beginner or a seasoned player, this event is for you. Lessons will be available in one room, while experienced players can enjoy open plan in another. This is the perfect chance to meet new people in the KKBE community or connect with old friends. By attending the event, you will be entered into a raffle to win a set of Mahjong Line Tiles! Register for yourself and all your besties at the link in bio! #mahjong #mingle #jewishcharleston #charlestonevents #ladieswhomahj ...
Join us this Friday for our monthly Shabbat Family Service at 5:30pm followed by our Congregational Dinner at 6:30pm. Dinner will be catered by Moe`s. Registration is required at kkbe.org.

Join us this Friday for our monthly Shabbat Family Service at 5:30pm followed by our Congregational Dinner at 6:30pm. Dinner will be catered by Moe`s. Registration is required at kkbe.org. ...
Often when we think of women in the Talmud and Midrash, we focus on what the rabbis have to say about them. But as it turns out, women appear in far more places than just those passages which discuss what women should or should not do from men’s perspective. In these other parts of rabbinic literature, we encounter women who study Torah, and those who are ignorant of it. We find women who ask insightful questions of rabbis (who answer them), and women who are movers and shakers. We discover women who have a surprising amount of control and power over their own lives, and wise women whose teachings continue to inspire both men and women down to our own generation. This diverse array of women are the women we’ll spend time with this evening.
Co-sponsored by KKBE Sisterhood. Register at kkbe.org for the Zoom link.

Often when we think of women in the Talmud and Midrash, we focus on what the rabbis have to say about them. But as it turns out, women appear in far more places than just those passages which discuss what women should or should not do from men’s perspective. In these other parts of rabbinic literature, we encounter women who study Torah, and those who are ignorant of it. We find women who ask insightful questions of rabbis (who answer them), and women who are movers and shakers. We discover women who have a surprising amount of control and power over their own lives, and wise women whose teachings continue to inspire both men and women down to our own generation. This diverse array of women are the women we’ll spend time with this evening.
Co-sponsored by KKBE Sisterhood. Register at kkbe.org for the Zoom link.
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Join us tomorrow either in person at KKBE or on Zoom for a Lifelong Learning program with College of Charleston Professor Claire Curtis. One of the challenges of the climate crisis are the many questions we might have about the conditions of living on this future earth. Climate fiction offers a way of spurring us to imagine the changes that might happen to the landscape and to how people might live. Join us for a conversation about how stories about a changing climate impact how we think about our obligations to the future.
Before the presentation, there are three short readings to spur your imagination linked on the registration page. Register at kkbe.org to access the readings and receive the Zoom link.

Join us tomorrow either in person at KKBE or on Zoom for a Lifelong Learning program with College of Charleston Professor Claire Curtis. One of the challenges of the climate crisis are the many questions we might have about the conditions of living on this future earth. Climate fiction offers a way of spurring us to imagine the changes that might happen to the landscape and to how people might live. Join us for a conversation about how stories about a changing climate impact how we think about our obligations to the future.
Before the presentation, there are three short readings to spur your imagination linked on the registration page. Register at kkbe.org to access the readings and receive the Zoom link.
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