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What constitutes a Kehilla? Must every frum Jew be a member of a Kehilla, or could someone be a member of no Kehilla whatsoever?
When you are a member of a certain Kehilla, what are your obligations as such? Must you adhere to all of that Kehilla’s minhagim?
Can a person leave or join a different Kehilla? How? Does there need to be a valid justification for leaving?
First, define “kehilla.” Is it based on geographic placement? Socialogical self-identification?
If I live in Boro Park next to a Satmar shul, does that make me a part of the Satmar kehilla, even if I self-identify with a different hashkafah? What if I don’t self-identify with any particular movement?
Please define “kehilla” before we go any further with this conversation?
The Wolf
In Europe before the war, you were a member of the kehila of the town you lived in.
In Europe before the war, you were a member of the kehila of the town you lived in.
I’m sorry… perhaps I wasn’t really clear. I was asking for the definition of a kehilla today, primarily as it applies to an urban place with a mixed populace.
The Wolf
The only kehillah I’m part of, to the best of my knowledge, is Kehillas _____ ______, my shul. I mean, my dad pays the dues, so I guess I’m in the kehillah.
I think you’re in the kehillah you identify with. Like if you’re in the KAJ yekke kehillah, or a Chassidish kehillah. My family, except for our shul membership, is pretty nondenominational. I think a lot of litvaks are (though we’re not litvaks), unless their yeshiva has a kehillah, lke Brisk.
But then again, I’m a snot-nosed kid, so don’t listen to me.
(I’m bitter. Someone just called me that.)
Writersoul,
is the two blanks Adath Yeshurun (Jrthurun)?
The way “Postal” is addressing his question, it sounds like he is a Misnaged, so may I refer him to the one & only Misnaged Kehilla in the tri-state area:- KAJ = K’Hal Adath Jeshurun
Kehilla is an institution which offers you their services “from cradle to grave” including nursery, kindergarten, pre school, high school, Beis-Medrash, Kollel, Chevra Kadisha, Kashrus, constant availibity of Rabbonim, + a lot more.
http://www.kajinc.org/ ………. How about reviewing the website of KAJ and coming to visit KAJ, and become part of a very vibrant Kehilla.
147: The Litvish don’t have any kehilos in NY?
“In Europe before the war, you were a member of the kehila of the town you lived in.”
Correction:
“In Europe before the war or in Gateshead after the war, you are/were a member of the kehila of the town you live/d in.”
Gateshead has probably one of the strongest official kehilla structures in the world.
But getting back to Heshi’s issue, the backbones of Gateshead are Yekkish & not Litvish [in addition to the current Gateshead Rov being a Yekke, as were most of his predecessrs], so my advice to you Heshi:-
How about amassing some Litvacs together, and commecing your own Kehilla. This would be a wonderful Chessed to your fellow bereft Litvacs who are ardently yearning for a Kehilla. ….. Bemokom She’Ein Ish:- Guess what? Hishtadel LiHeyos ish.
No– it’s the name of my shul, which I will not post because people may figure out who I am (it’s not that big). It’s just the only kehillah I’ve ever been part of, even if only by name.
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