Events

For the third year, Koleinu will be creating and distributing Mishloach Manot! Please join us to sponsor Purim Mishloach Manot to be delivered to the homes of all participants!

Join us for our monthly Shabbat morning davening!Parashat MishpatimFebruary 22, 2025Davening & Kiddush @ KurlanskyChildcare @ Keyak

Koleinu is proud to present an adult education series, "Pathways to God: Theology in Jewish Thought Through History," hosted by Dylan Kurlansky. The second conversation, “The Kuzari: A Priest, an Imam, and a Rabbi Walk Into the King's Court,” will be on Wednesday, March 19th at 8:30pm in the Kurlansky home. Join us to learn and converse among friends. No RSVP required.

Join us for our monthly Shabbat morning davening!Parashat Shmini, Mevarchim Chodesh Iyyar 28 Nissan 5785 • April 26, 2025Fair Lawn Jewish CenterClick here to sign up for a getting-to-know-you Shabbat lunch pairing following this davening. 

Judy Klitsner Scholar-in-ResidenceMay 10, 2025, Parashat Acharei Mot-KedoshimJump to davening RSVP form Judy Klitsner is a senior educator at the  Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. A disciple of the great Torah teacher Nechama Leibowitz, Judy has had a profound impact on a generation of students, of whom many now serve as teachers and heads of Jewish studies programs in the US, the UK and Israel.Judy’s teaching style is lively, accessible, interactive and text-based, and she is particularly fond of uncovering the “vibrant conversation” that takes place between the Bible’s parallel stories. She lectures internationally at synagogues, campuses and adult education programs that span the denominational spectrum and she is a regular visiting lecturer at the London School of Jewish Studies.Judy Klitsner is the author of Subversive Sequels in the Bible: How Biblical Stories Mine and Undermine Each Other. The book, which received a National Jewish book award, is now in its third printing, as part of the Maggid Tanakh Companion series, and has recently been released in Hebrew by Rubin Mass Publishers.Judy is founding board chair of Sacred Spaces, an organization that works to systemically address abuses of power in Jewish institutions.

Join us for our monthly Shabbat morning davening!Parshat Korach2 Tammuz 5785 • June 28, 2025Fair Lawn Jewish Center 

Join us for our monthly Shabbat morning davening! Parshat Pinchas 23 Tammuz 5785 • July 19, 2025 Fair Lawn Jewish Center

Join us for our monthly Shabbat morning davening!Parshat Re'eh29 Av 5785 • August 23, 2025Fair Lawn Jewish Center

Koleinu is looking forward to hosting davening for the Yamim Noraim!

Support the Fair Lawn Food Pantry! Koleinu is collecting pasta and tomato sauce to help the Fair Lawn Food Pantry restock their supplies before the holiday season. Help us reach our goal of 50 of each item! No time to shop? No problem! Send a donation by Venmo and Koleinu volunteers will do the shopping on your behalf.   Contact Talia Goldman with questions.   Drop off donations at 10-06 6th St by September 28th.