{"id":2431,"date":"2024-09-09T23:34:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T20:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kma.org.il\/?p=2431"},"modified":"2026-09-28T21:25:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T18:25:48","slug":"kma-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kma.org.il\/en\/2024\/09\/09\/kma-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"KMA Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">1973 \u2022 The community begins holding prayer services in members' homes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">1976 \u2022 The congregation adopts the name \"Kehilat Moreshet Avraham.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">1980 \u2022 Nearly 50 people participate in the Rosh Hashanah services and over 70 participate on Yom Kippur<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">1980 \u2022 Kehilat Moreshet Avraham moves to the local supermarket shelter in Armon HaNetziv<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">KMA meets at the local community center in Armon HaNatziv<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">1983 \u2022 The first Tisha B'Av prayer service takes place at the Armon HaNatziv promenade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">1988 \u2022 The Municipality of Jerusalem allocates land in Ma'alot Moriah to Kehilat Moreshet Avraham<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">1990 \u2022 KMA hosts over 400 people in Rosh Hashanah prayers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">1990 \u2022 Laying of the cornerstone for the new synagogue building&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">1995 \u2022 We move to the new building on Adam Street<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">1995 \u2022 Rabbi Zvi (Howard) Markose is appointed the community's first rabbi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">1996 \u2022 The first Bar Mitzvah was celebrated at Kehilat Moreshet Avraham&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">1996 \u2022 A NOAM branch opens in Talpaz at KMA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">1997 \u2022 An embroidery class was opened<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2000 \u2022 Launch of the \"Warm Home\" program<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2000    The KMA kindergarten opens its doors<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2001 \u2022 Rabbi Barry Schlesinger is appointed Rabbi of the congregation&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2003 \u2022 Inauguration of the Rabbi Irving Block Jewish Film Series&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2013 \u2022 KMA celebrates 40 years and honors Rabbi Melvin Serner, Enid Wartman, and Sarah Lewis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2014 \u2022 Rabbi Yosef Kleiner is appointed Rabbi of the community<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2017 \u2022 Gala event in honor of Rabbi Reuven Hammer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2019 \u2022 Gala event in honor of Danby Meital<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2020 \u2022 Raba Amirit Rosen and Rabbi David Goodman are appointed as community rabbis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2021 \u2022 Establishment of the Peri-KMA project for food collection and distribution to the needy with the Peri association<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2022 \u2022 Opening of the Schechter Institute\u2019s Beit Midrash at Moreshet Avraham, featuring a regular weekly study program<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2022 \u2022 Dedication of the \"Dor L'Dor\" initiative: an incubator for young Jewish life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2023 \u2022 Providing social and educational support during the \"Iron Swords\" conflict through daily programs for neighborhood children in the community shelter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2024 \u2022 50th anniversary gala event for KMA in honor of Rabbi Benji and Judy Segal<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1973&nbsp; &nbsp; \u05d4\u05e7\u05d4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d4 \u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc\u05d4 \u05dc\u05e7\u05d9\u05d9\u05dd \u05ea\u05e4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea \u05d1\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea\u05dd \u05e9\u05dc \u05d7\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd 1976&nbsp; &nbsp; \u05d4\u05e7\u05d4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d4 \u05de\u05d0\u05de\u05e6\u05ea \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05e9\u05dd &quot;\u05e7\u05d4\u05d9\u05dc\u05ea \u05de\u05d5\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea \u05d0\u05d1\u05e8\u05d4\u05dd&quot; 1980&nbsp; &nbsp; \u05e7\u05e8\u05d5\u05d1 \u05dc-50 \u05d0\u05e0\u05e9\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05e9\u05ea\u05ea\u05e4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05ea\u05e4\u05d9\u05dc\u05ea \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9 \u05d4\u05e9\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d5\u05de\u05e2\u05dc 70 \u05de\u05e9\u05ea\u05ea\u05e4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05db\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05e8 1980&nbsp; &nbsp; \u05e7\u05d4\u05d9\u05dc\u05ea \u05de\u05d5\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea \u05d0\u05d1\u05e8\u05d4\u05dd \u05e2\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8\u05ea \u05dc\u05de\u05e7\u05dc\u05d8 \u05d4\u05e1\u05d5\u05e4\u05e8\u05de\u05e8\u05e7\u05d8 \u05d4\u05de\u05e7\u05d5\u05de\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d0\u05e8\u05de\u05d5\u05df \u05d4\u05e0\u05e6\u05d9\u05d1 \u05e7\u05d4\u05d9\u05dc\u05ea \u05de\u05d5\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea \u05d0\u05d1\u05e8\u05d4\u05dd \u05e0\u05e4\u05d2\u05e9\u05ea&nbsp; 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