Sister Congregation – Domim

Kehilat HaDror formally began after a small group of local residents seeking an egalitarian prayer community in our own neighborhood of Kiryat HaYovel, Jerusalem had been organizing around High Holy Day services for over a decade and decided that they want a more permanent Reform Jewish home in their neighborhood. Since then, our Kehila (community) has blossomed into a vibrant congregation of many families and individuals.

Guided by principles of Ahavat Yisrael (love of Israel) pluralism and social justice, our community advances the values of Reform Judaism in Jerusalem, our holiest city.

ABOUT KIRYAT HAYOVEL

Kiryat HaYovel is a wonderfully diverse neighborhood.  Established in the early ’50’s to accommodate immigrants from the Arab countries, the social fabric of the neighborhood has evolved into an economically, socially and ethnically mixed neighborhood with immigrants from the Former Soviet Union and Ethiopia, many ultra-Orthodox residents and not a small number of Arab students, doctors and nurses from Hadassah as well as foreign home health care workers from countries like the Philippines, Bangladesh and Nepal.

In recent years a cadre of dedicated young families from diverse affiliations has made Kiryat HaYovel their home. These families, many of whom are members of our Kehila, are committed to advancing an open and pluralistic neighborhood for all its residents.

Rabbi Ezra Ende, Kehilat HaDror: “Making a difference in the political and religious culture of Israel requires touching people’s lives.”

Our community is outside of the more established and traditional Reform Jewish settings of some of Jerusalem’s neighborhoods. Therefore we play an important role in exposing progressive Judaism to the larger Jerusalem community which helps us work to ensure that Jerusalem remains a diverse and pluralistic city.