Finding Dayenu: When the World is Not Enough

Join us on March 22nd for our “Finding Dayenu: When the World is Not Enough” service with Rabbi Michael Kengmana.

From war breaking out in the Middle East, ICE and fascist repression here all across the US, ongoing genocides in Palestine and Sudan, to all the griefs and struggles we personally hold and navigate every day, it certainly can feel like this world is falling apart here in 2026. How can we speak of gratitude in these times filled with so much suffering and injustice? As we approach the Jewish holiday of Pesach (Passover) – a holiday that is grounded in giving thanks for liberation – we are called upon to ask what gratitude can offer us in these dark and difficult times. Most of all, we are called upon to ask what gratitude can help us offer each other.

About our Michael

Michael Kengmana is a special education teacher, born and raised in New York City where he has spent most of his life. He has taught in public schools in New York City, non-profit programs supporting adults to learn English and improve their literacy skills, summer programs for high schoolers in Palestine, and he is currently teaching as a special education learning specialist at a high school here in Denver. Michael was also recently ordained as a Rabbi in December 2024 and is continuing to learn more about the meaning of spirituality in these times we live in. He hopes to weave his experiences teaching and learning into the work of creating a Judaism beyond Zionism as part of the larger human work of building a more caring and compassionate world that remembers to include everyone.

We warmly invite you to join us in person, or if you prefer, you can also participate online. We look forward to seeing you there!

Our service streams to Youtube and Zoom (meeting ID is 466-677-668 and the password is 454623).

Join us for coffee in the Community Room after the service.​​

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