{"id":16764,"date":"2015-08-05T10:16:43","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T14:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=16764"},"modified":"2015-08-05T10:16:43","modified_gmt":"2015-08-05T14:16:43","slug":"kesher-israel-welcomes-troster-as-rabbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=16764","title":{"rendered":"Kesher Israel welcomes Troster as Rabbi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1156843\" style=\"width: 239px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Troster-229x300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1156843\" class=\"wp-image-1156843 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Troster-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"Troster\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1156843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rabbi Lawrence Troster<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p2\">WEST CHESTER \u2014 Kesher Israel Congregation of West Chester, is welcoming\u00a0Rabbi Lawrence Troster on this week. Troster was selected as the synagogue\u2019s interim Rabbi in June this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Rabbinical Search Committee Chair Matt Leopold said though the committee will continue to look for a long-term Rabbi, members are looking forward to the impact he will make on the community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cWe\u2019re excited because he\u2019s such a great teacher and has a real understanding and passion for making current events and Torah relevant,\u201d Leopold said. \u201cHe\u2019s also an inspirational leader for social action.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Regarding social action, Troster is particularly passionate about environmental and causes. In June this year he organized a march in Vatican City, thanking Pope Francis for his recent comments about climate change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Troster is regarded as one of the nation\u2019s leading religious environmental leaders. He founded and coordinates <i>Shomrei Breishit<\/i>: Rabbis and Cantors For the Earth. A frequent Huffington Post Contributor, he has also authored numerous articles and books on eco-theology, most recently <i>Mekor Hayyim: A Source Book on Water and Judaism <\/i>(United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, 2012). He also serves as the Rabbinic Scholar-in-Residence of GreenFaith, the interfaith environmental coalition in New Jersey. He also is the creator and former director of the GreenFaith\u2019s fellowship program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Troster said he is looking forward to getting to know the Kesher Israel community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cMy role is to be an adviser to [the transition to a new rabbi] and to keep all the great activities of KI moving forward. To make this year a positive experience for Kesher Israel is a challenge but a really good one,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Troster has moved to West Chester with his wife, Elaine Kahn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><i>(<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEST CHESTER \u2014 Kesher Israel Congregation of West Chester, is welcoming\u00a0Rabbi Lawrence Troster on this week. Troster was selected as the synagogue\u2019s interim Rabbi in June this year. 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