Congregation Kehilat Shalom

10/23/2025

HUGE ANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE!!
Friday Oct 24, 8-4 • Sunday Oct 26, 9-12
253 Belle Mead-Griggstown Road, Belle Mead
We are ready for you, Central New Jersey!

clothing, coats, purses, jewelry, household items, kitchen items, yard items, sports equipment, collectibles, small furniture, toys, games, puzzles, electronics, linens, small rugs, children's books, and more!

09/20/2025

Stop by to see us at the Hopewell Harvest Fair today! We're next to the kitty rescue!

09/07/2025

CKS welcomes you for the 2025 High Holy Days! Let us know you’ll be joining us:
https://www.kehilatshalomnj.org/events/hhd25

Congregation Kehilat Shalom is a welcoming Reconstructionist synagogue serving Central New Jersey: Montgomery, Hillsborough, Princeton, Kendall Park, Hopewell, Lawrenceville, Plainsboro, Bridgewater

05/19/2025

What a blast! Thank you, The Bible Players!!

05/15/2025

This week, we're thrilled to celebrate Gabe Schiff as he is called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah! Mazel Tov to Gabe, his parents Rachel and Steven, his sister Clara, and all of their family and friends.

04/30/2025

We are so excited to celebrate Sami Pizzulli as she is called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah! Mazel Tov to Sami, her parents Lynnie and Tony, her sister Elli, and all of their family and friends.

04/03/2025

This Shabbat, we are very excited to celebrate Nadine Grayson as she is called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah! Nadine will be the first to chant from our newly-restored Czech Holocaust scroll from The Memorial Scrolls Trust. Mazel Tov to Nadine, her parents Abby and Jeremy, her sister Annabelle, and all of their family and friends.

Nadine's Bat Mitzvah project was inspired by her interest in the history of this sacred text, which was rescued from the small village of Kostelec nad Labem after WWII. CKS has cared for it for 40 years. Nadine's chanting will bring it back to life, allowing it to be used again as living document after so much devastation.

03/05/2025

We are thrilled to share that our very own Rabbi Jake Best Adler has been selected as a member of the fifth cohort of the Rukin Rabbinic Fellowship! This prestigious 18-month fellowship, created by 18Doors, brings together rabbis who are committed to creating inclusive, welcoming spaces for interfaith couples and families.

Through this unique learning opportunity, Rabbi Jake will continue to deepen his skills and knowledge, ensuring that our community remains a place where all individuals and families feel a true sense of belonging.

Join us in congratulating Rabbi Jake on this well-deserved honor!

We are thrilled to announce the fifth cohort of the Rukin Rabbinic Fellowship, a unique community of practice where rabbis hone their skills working with interfaith couples and families.

The Fellowship is an 18-month, one-of-a-kind learning opportunity created and sponsored by 18Doors—the national organization laser-focused on empowering people in interfaith relationships and encouraging Jewish communities to welcome them. A group of early to mid-career rabbis who desire to be more comfortable and more skilled in working with people in interfaith relationships come together to explore topics related to interfaith issues.

18Doors cultivates belonging and inclusion in Jewish spaces for people in interfaith relationships. 18Doors meets people "where they're at"—we recognize that there's no "one size fits all" approach to anyone on their personal journey or to any couple on their journey together.

Learn more about the fellowship and the 20 rabbis participating here: https://18doors.org/fellowship/

Andy Green Congregation Or Tzion Jamie Field Emma Gottlieb Rafi M Cohen Congregation Kehilat Shalom Laurie Matzkin PJCC - Peninsula Jewish Community Center Kelly Whitehead Congregation Kol Ami (Westchester, NY) Congregation Kol Ami Ariel Milan-Polisar Quint Estelle Gottman Mills Ezra Leventhal Elyse Pincus Abrahams Will Hall Melissa Zalkin Stollman Michal Morris Kamil Camille Sam Blustin Temple Beth Shalom Mosaic Law Congregation Congregation Beth Israel (CBI)

10/16/2024

It's coming ... another year of the legendary annual rummage sale! Bargains galore. See you there.

07/16/2024

Bloodmobile at CKS on September 8; sign up today! https://donate.nybc.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/321145

06/20/2024

This Shabbat, we are so excited to celebrate Anna Nettl as she is called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah! Mazel Tov to Anna, her parents Arlene & Phil, her sister Natalie, and all of their family and friends.

06/15/2024

We're thrilled to celebrate Abby Marini on Saturday morning as she is called to the torah as a Bat Mitzvah! Mazel Tov to Abby, her parents Erika and Paul, her sister Jordan, and all of their family and friends.