$1.00 The KANSAS CITY Volume 92, Number 7 www.kcjc.com February 16, 2012 jewish chronicle Two congregations hire spiritual leaders Young rabbi tapped to lead K.I. NRT offers rabbi permanent position By Barbara Bayer By Barbara Bayer Editor Editor Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz has been The board of directors of The New chosen by Kehilath Israel Synagogue to Reform Temple has recommended that serve as its next rabbi. Rabbi Yanklow- Rabbi Alan Londy be retained as the itz will take over Aug. 13, when Senior congregation’s permanent rabbi. Rabbi Rabbi Herbert H. Mandl retires after Londy began serving the Reform con- serving the traditional congregation for gregation on an interim basis on July 1, 35 years. 2011, while it searched for a permanent K.I. President Steve Osman said rabbi to replace Rabbi Jacques Cukier- the congregation’s board of directors korn. In late December 2010 the congre- unanimously approved the search com- gation announced that Rabbi Cukier- mittee’s recommendation to hire Rabbi korn’s contract would not be renewed Yanklowitz. The search committee was and the congregation and the rabbi end- chaired by Geoff Friedman. Osman said ed its professional relationship in April K.I. is very excited to welcome Rabbi 2011. Yanklowitz to the area. Michael Grossman, NRT’s presi- “We believe he will not only carry dent, said the congregation’s member- on the traditions followed for nearly 102 ship will vote on this recommendation years, but revitalize and bring a new during a special membership meeting sense of spirituality to our member- following Shabbat services on March ship,” Osman said. 2. NRT expects to offer Rabbi Londy a Rabbi Mandl said he is very proud Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz three-year contract. Rabbi Alan Londy that Rabbi Yanklowitz will be his suc- “When I came here my intention was cessor. (rabbinic ordination) from the Yeshivat to be the interim rabbi,” Rabbi Londy a permanent pulpit and they are looking “He demonstrates not only tremen- Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School in said early this week. for a permanent rabbi, let’s explore if I dous enthusiasm and vigor, but a tre- the spring of 2010. “As I contemplated my future, I felt can remain. And that’s what happened.” mendous amount of maturity for his The young rabbi and his wife are that at this time of my life that even In a letter to members last week, age. I wish him well in his future en- looking forward to moving here. though I loved the interim work, I want- Grossman said members of the search deavors. May he grow from strength to “After visiting communities around ed to have a less nomadic life. So I began committee thought Rabbi Londy had strength,” Rabbi Mandl said. the country, we found that the warmth to do a rabbinic search as New Reform done an excellent job as the interim, the Rabbi Yanklowitz and his wife and generosity at K.I. was unparalleled. Temple was conducting its rabbinic committee decided to “approach him as Shoshana visited K.I. in early Decem- We are thrilled to be moving to Kansas search,” the 55-year-old rabbi continued. a possible candidate for the settled posi- ber. Since July of 2010, he has served as City and to be taking on leadership at Since Rabbi Londy was hired specifi- tion at NRT.” director of Jewish life and senior Jewish Kehilath Israel,” he said. cally as an interim rabbi, NRT was re- After careful consideration the com- educator at UCLA Hillel in Los Ange- “My vision for K.I. is to build upon quired to get special permission from mittee concluded that Rabbi Londy is les. The program serves approximately the Central Conference of American the best choice for NRT. 3,000 students. He obtained his smicha see K.I., page 9 Rabbis, the Reform movement’s rabbin- “He has done an excellent job reunit- ic organization that assists in the place- ing the congregation, improving proce- ment of rabbis to its member congrega- dures and making services more mean- tions, to offer him a permanent position. ingful to members,” Grossman said. Grossman reported that the search One of the things that impressed committee, led by Ann Darke, reviewed NRT leadership is the way Rabbi Londy 12 applications for the position. It was connected with members through focus during that time that NRT discovered groups. His goal was to gain a greater that Rabbi Londy was seeking a “settled understanding of the congregation over position elsewhere.” the past several months. 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