{"id":1813,"date":"2017-04-04T13:15:36","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T10:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kharel.org.il\/en-us\/?page_id=1813"},"modified":"2025-12-13T17:55:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T15:55:59","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kharel.org.il\/en-us\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Har-El"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1813\" class=\"elementor elementor-1813\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-znxwynv elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"znxwynv\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-mwdzrxj\" data-id=\"mwdzrxj\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kehilat Har-El, established in 1958, is the founding congregation of the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism. \u00a0The congregation lives and preserves the deep religious heritage of our people while actively striving for the continued development and renewal of Jewish tradition.\u00a0 Kehilat Har-El is located in a classic pre-state style building (next to the Artists&#8217; House) and serves as a home for prayer, study, social justice, culture, and art.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Our community holds services every Shabbat (Friday evening and Saturday morning) and Holiday in a warm and family-like atmosphere.\u00a0 Men and women sit together as equals, as true to Reform tradition.\u00a0 Our services are accessible to all, and even those who are not used to praying on a regular basis can feel comfortable and included.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: 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Jerusalem campus of the Hebrew Union College in 1999 and has served as Har-El&#8217;s rabbi since 2004.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Cantor Evan Cohen is a graduate of the Tel Aviv Cantorial Institute and is the first Reform graduate of this Orthodox affiliated institution.\u00a0 \u00a0Cantor Evan has served as Har-El&#8217;s cantor since 2001.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Our congregation holds a wide range of activities the areas of religion, culture, education, and social justice, together with life cycle events including bar\/bat mitzvah, weddings, and other happy occasions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The doors of our congregation are open to all, and we look forward to seeing you at one of our congregation&#8217;s many 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