Kol HaNeshamah.

Beautiful community

I had a really good time at my first service here. The community was very friendly and welcoming.

We love this small, kind, diverse community! We’ve met dear friends and celebrated and supported so many occasions with the congregation. Could not imagine a warmer or more welcoming place for those looking for connection.

I have been considering joining this congregation with my family, and have been following their messages and activities for a long time. It seemed like a good community for us to be part of and feel belong to. Until recently, when I realized they turned their back on their own people. They advocate their philosophy as open-tent, inclusive, welcoming to all, yet they do and say nothing when their own flesh and blood are being isolated, threatened, outcasted. Their actions are contradictory to their message, which is the opposite of being Jewish or living by the Jewish heritage. You can teach Hebrew to your youth, you can read the torah portion every Shabbat, but that does not make you part of the Jewish religion or the Jewish nation. Not as a community nor as individuals.

Only because I can’t leave a zero.

Progressive synagogue

So welcoming and we had such a lovely time at the Hanukkah party!!!! Can't wait to go back again.

In my case, this is certainly not my father's synagogue (and that's a very good thing!). My connection to Judaism has grown in ways that I never imagined. KHN is a dynamic and modern and socially aware place to find your Jewish spirit with others that are taking a similar yet uniquely personal journey. The inclusivity is broad and genuine - there is no "typical" member as we cross the spectrum of family type, religious backgrounds and upbringing. It's been a blessing in my life to be a part of KHN.

Celebrating its 13th year in West Seattle, Kol HaNeshamah's members are a compassionate, tolerant, progressive, smart, creative and delightful bunch. Judaism is practiced in any number of ways -- KHN allows everyone to feel connected via social, intellectual, spiritual or other artistic ways.

The "Open Tent" feel and progressive approach to 21st Century Judaism

Love this synagogue - open and inviting, I felt part of it the moment I walked through the door!