Kadima Reconstructionist Community

“With kavod and appreciation to the adult b'mitzvah cohort – our own torah scouts, may we all ride the wave of their work and culmination of their. May we all admit where we have begun seeing ourselves as grasshoppers. May we all tie a figurative thread around our fingers, our garments, our hearts, our lives, as the tzitzit are tied to our garments. May we remember our power, our obligations, our community, our role in the evolution, healing, and thriving of our torah."
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For R’ David’s full Shabbat Divrei Torah this week and to read past blog entries, click here: https://www.kadima.org/blog

Shabbat Shalom from all of us at Kadima!
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Join us for our first Shabbat in the Park of the season! We’ll be celebrating Juneteenth & Pride month! 🎉🌈 🎉

Come be with us on June 19th, from 6-8pm at Judkins Park (just south of the Spray Park) in South Seattle, for Shabbat singing and blessings, a vegetarian potluck (please bring food to share), and community building!

Feel free to bring along outdoor toys and games and your community building spirit. We look forward to seeing you there! 💞

🔗 Link below for full Kadima calendar and more details. ✨Join us!💫

https://www.kadima.org/calendarofevents.html

✏️Weekly Schedule🗓️
Monday, June 8th - Sunday, June 14th
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🌟WEDS: Community Torah Study* - 12pm�

*Join Rabbi David for weekly parasha study on zoom. We will begin with the first lines of the weekly Torah portion's triennial reading in each session looking at the Hebrew of at least the opening verse for practice and nuance in translation, and also read in English for content, meaning, and discussion. BYO favorite translation or use the many available on Sefaria. Drop in anytime or come most weeks. We'd love to have you!
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🔗 Link below for full Kadima calendar and more details. ✨Join us!💫

https://www.kadima.org/calendarofevents.html

“This is one of the gifts that q***r life and q***r Torah have offered the Jewish world: a reminder that holiness is not found in shrinking ourselves to fit inherited expectations, but in bringing more of ourselves into relationship—with one another, with tradition, and with the divine."
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For R’ David’s full Shabbat Divrei Torah this week and to read past blog entries, click here: https://www.kadima.org/blog

HAPPY PRIDE & Shabbat Shalom from all of us at Kadima! 🌈✨🕯️💛🕯️✨🌈

Join us for a Kadima Night Out @ The Mariners! 🏟 ⚾️ 🎉

Tuesday July 21st | 6-10pm | T-Mobile Park

Kadima welcomes community to join for a festive night out to see the Seattle Mariners take on the Cincinnati Reds! First pitch at 6:40pm.��

Group tickets are being made available to us at $10 each, and are being sold to you at-cost. We will be seated in Section 315 with a fantastic view of the Seattle skyline. ADA seating available.�

🔗 Click here to get your tickets: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/xBJZQFBOVALxULApw2iddg

We can’t wait to see you out at the ball game! 🏟 ⚾️ 🎉

Join us this Saturday morning for:

A Milestone of Spirit & Study: Adult B’Mitzvah Kadima Community Celebration!� 🎉

Saturday, June 6th, 9:30am - 2:30pm
Christ Episcopal Church

Service: 9:30pm – 12:30pm
Lunch & Celebration: 12:30pm – 2:30pm

PLEASE RSVP TODAY (Tuesday, June 2nd) if possible, so we know how many bagels to order! 🔗 Click here to RSVP: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/sSLaKz0SvSQ-dnx0WuVK9g
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Join us for a truly remarkable morning as we honor 16 dedicated students who have spent the past year immersed in deep group, personal, and chevruta study.��

On Saturday, June 6, 2026, these individuals will ascend to the Torah for Parashat Shlach L’cha. This ceremony is a testament to lifelong learning and spiritual growth; our B’mitzvah will lead us in prayer, read from the sacred scroll, and share their unique insights through words of Torah.

The service will be followed by a festive, supplemented bagel lunch and potluck. We invite you to bring a side, salad, drink, or dessert to share if you are able—but most importantly, bring yourself and your dear ones for an afternoon of song and dance.�

Whether you know one of the B’mitzvah or not, we would love for you to be part of this remarkable milestone! 🎉

Join us: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/sSLaKz0SvSQ-dnx0WuVK9g

✏️Weekly Schedule🗓️
Monday, June 1st - Sunday, June 7th
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🌟WEDS: Community Torah Study - 12pm
🌟THURS: Kadima Board Meeting - 5pm
🌟SAT: A Milestone of Spirit & Study: A Kadima Adult B’Mitzvah Celebration!* - 10am�

*Join us for a truly remarkable morning as we honor 16 dedicated students who have spent the past year immersed in deep group, personal, and chevruta study.�

On Saturday, June 6, 2026, these individuals will ascend to the Torah for Parashat Shlach L’cha.

🌟 Please RSVP by EOD today to let us know you’re coming: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/sSLaKz0SvSQ-dnx0WuVK9g?t=1778866369
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🔗 Link below for full Kadima calendar and more details. ✨Join us!💫

https://www.kadima.org/calendarofevents.html

We are excited to announce that we’re bringing back our monthly Shabbat in the Park potlucks this summer! ☀️

Join us on one of the following Friday evenings for Shabbat singing and blessings, a vegetarian potluck (please bring food to share), and community building. 💞

SAVE THE DATES:

🌟Friday, June 19th, 6-8pm at Judkins Park (just south of the Spray Park) in South Seattle

🌟Friday, July 17th, 6-8pm at Ross Playground in North Seattle

🌟Friday, August 7th, 6-8pm at Volunteer Park (between the Wading Pool and the Playground) in Central Seattle

Feel free to bring along outdoor toys and games and your community building spirit. We look forward to seeing you there! 🎉

🔗 Click link to save the dates via our Kadima Calendar: https://www.kadima.org/calendarofevents.html

✏️Weekly Schedule🗓️
Monday, May 25th - Sunday, May 31st�
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🌟MON: Kadima Office Closed�
🌟WEDS: Community Torah Study* - 12pm�
🌟SAT: Oliver Become B’Mitzvah! - 10am��

*Join Rabbi David for weekly parasha study on zoom. We will begin with the first lines of the weekly Torah portion's triennial reading in each session looking at the Hebrew of at least the opening verse for practice and nuance in translation, and also read in English for content, meaning, and discussion.
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🔗 Link below for full Kadima calendar and more details. ✨Join us!💫

https://www.kadima.org/calendarofevents.html

“We do not often speak of oaths in 2026. The language can sound ancient or overly formal. I mostly associate it now with taking public office: a ritual acknowledgment that power and responsibility should be tethered to accountability and shared principles.

But perhaps it would be useful to recover the language of oaths more broadly. To speak more openly about the covenant we have that holds community together:
the obligations of friendship,
the promises embedded in family,
the responsibilities of leadership,
the covenant between neighbors,
the duties we owe to vulnerable people,
the commitments we make simply by showing up for one another again and again.”
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For R’ David’s full Shabbat Divrei Torah this week and to read past blog entries, click here: https://www.kadima.org/blog

Shabbat Shalom from all of us at Kadima!
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