About Kolot Chayeinu Voices of Our Lives

Founded in 1993, Kolot Chayeinu/Voices of Our Lives is a Jewish congregation where doubt can be an act of faith and all hands are needed to build our community. We are Jews of varying sexual orientations, gender identities, races, family arrangements, ages, and Jewish identities and backgrounds. We hold a commitment to ending structural racism and becoming an antiracist congregation, with all the joyful and messy work that entails.

Ritual observance is at the heart of our community. We hold weekly Torah study and Shabbat services as well as High Holy Day and other holiday services; offer members support with care and ritual through life-cycle events; provide childrens’ education from early childhood through B’Mitzvah and post-B’Mitzvah programs; and provide adult learning opportunities. We yearn for, and create together, expressions of our Judaism as we grapple with Israel/Palestine, racism and other difficult issues of our day, and we are known for our advocacy, usually in partnership or coalition, for social justice in the communities to which we belong.