With Gratitude

Dear Kol Ami Community,

We want to say thank you for your generous support of our sacred community. It is your holy partnership that sustains and nurtures our congregation all year long, allowing us to be innovative, creative and spiritually strong. When you donate to Congregation Kol Ami to support our streaming worship and programs, when you make a yahrzeit donation or a donation to one of the many programmatic funds in honor or memory of someone, you are transforming, upholding and reinvigorating Jewish life, tradition and Jewish values.

Thank you for your continued contributions and support. Let us continue to deepen our bonds of friendship and community with each other. Thank you. A copy of this acknowledgement letter can also be found on our website here. 
With love and gratitude,
Congregation Kol Ami

BUILDING FUND
Dr. Victor Gabriel and Nicholas Hisoire
James Sutherland, for the love of all things Kol Ami

EDYTHE SITEMAN MUSIC FUND
Marlene Brostoff, in honor of Mark Saltzman's golden voice with love from the Brostoff/Gitterman mishpocha
Joshua Finkel and Dr. Stephen Schmones, in memory of Doug Workman
Elyse Resch and Dr. Arlene Drake, in memory of Elyse's father, Martin Cohen

GENERAL FUND
Roberta Bennett, in memory of Doug Workman
Roberta Bennett, in honor of Hope Faust for her fantastic work for the Break The Fast
Roberta Bennett, in honor of Tobi Rosen, Janene Sneider and Carolyn Dye who made an incredible Break The Fast team 
Roberta Bennett, in honor of Don Klein for opening his home for the Break The Fast celebration
Roberta Bennett, in honor of Adam Rotenberg, Tyler Christiansen, and Javier Padilla for all they do for Congregation Kol Ami
Roberta Bennett, in honor of Marilyn Ader for her unwavering leadership during the High Holy Days and always
Roberta Bennett, in honor of Karen Shanbrom for blowing the shofar during the High Holy Days
Roberta Bennett, in honor of Leonard Seelig for all that he did for the HHDs, Break The Fast and everything else he does
Roberta Bennett, in honor of the hostages being released
Roberta Bennett, in honor of the past presidents who joined in the Torah procession during the HHDs
Roberta Bennett, in honor of Loren Ostrow getting the Spirit of Pride Award from the Palm Springs Pride Association. He will be riding in the Palm Springs Parade November 9th.
Richard Bernard, Ph.D., in memory of Doug Workman
B. Daniel Blatt and Paulo Carneiro, in memory of Doug Workman
Marlene Brostoff, in honor of Don Klein's menschlichkeit. Thanks for everything you do from the Brostoff/Gitterman families
Edward Casson, in memory of Doug Workman
Nancy Cohen, in memory of Doug Workman
Cantor Mark Saltzman and Walter Hubert, in memory of Cantor William Sharlin, Michael Hubert, and Billie Bowlby
Michael Silverman, in memory of Doug Workman
Henry Somerfeld, in memory of Doug Workman

ONEG SHABBAT SPONSOR
Steve Addison, in loving memory of his mother, Cookie Addison
Rebecca Shurz and Simon Thompson, in memory of Rebecca's father, Leonard Irving Shurz on his yahrzeit

SENIOR RABBI DISCRETIONARY FUND 
Roberta Bennett, in honor of Rabbi Reznick for leading the beautiful High Holy Day services
Diane Saltzberg, in memory of Doug Workman

TZEDAKAH FUND
Gideon Murphy and Peter Macari, in memory of Doug Workman

YAHRZEIT DONATIONS
Ricki Bander, Ph.D. and Beth Bachrach, in memory of Ricki's uncle Symore Margolin
B. Daniel Blatt and Paulo Carneiro, in memory of Daniel’s mother Dorothy Anne "Dabby" Blatt on her yahrzeit
Vitaly Koshman, in loving memory of Stephen Hochstein
Karen Mason, in memory of Joseph T. Heller
Neil Romanoff, in memory of Neil's mother, Ruth Romanoff

HIGH HOLY DAY GIVING

EREV ROSH HASHANAH
Dr. Marilyn Ader and Karen Shanbrom
Richard Bernard, Ph.D.
B. Daniel Blatt and Paulo Carneiro
Mark Cohen and Timothy Jordan
Shelley Cooper
Dr. Jane Drucker and Leesa Freed
Sam and John Fibish-DeWitt 
Debbie Futrowsky
Bernie Goldberg and David Bernstein
Norman Goldblatt and George Doomany
Adam Greenwald and Juan Ponce 
Ayla Greenwald
Kegan Jones and Rachel Larson
David Kaminski and Patrick Auerbach Ed.D.
Alexander Kekesi
Don Margolin
Elyse Resch and Arlene Drake 
Tobi Rosen
Martha Rosett
A Ross
Jaxon Scharrer
Jo Sherman and Mary Jane Varley
Rebecca Shurz and Simon Thompson
Leon Silvers
Leonard Slutsky and Evin Rolens
Janene Sneider
Henry Somerfeld

ROSH HASHANAH DAY
Steve Addison
Dr. Marilyn Ader and Karen Shanbrom
Carl Becker
Leslie Belzberg
Shani Ben-David
Natalie and Kim Bergman
B. Daniel Blatt and Paulo Carneiro
Alan and Karen Cohen
Mark Cohen and Timothy Jordan
Cole Dachenhaus
Frank Ellison
Francine Epstein 
Sam and John Fibish-DeWitt 
Jacob Gipsman
Wendy Goldman
Adam Greenwald and Juan Ponce 
Lynn Harrill
Kegan Jones and Rachel Larson
David Kaminski and Patrick Auerbach Ed.D.
Steven Karbelnig and David Levy
Murray Levin
Stuart Leviton and Herb Schultz
Peter Mackler
Jerry Nodiff
Allan Rich
Tobi Rosen
Martha Rosett
Cantor Mark Saltzman and Walter Hubert
Rebecca Shurz and Simon Thompson
Leonard Slutsky and Evin Rolens
Sommers, Mason and Aizac Rami
Sherman Sylvan
Dr. Robin Wachsner and Susan Pendo 

KOL NIDRE
Dr. Marilyn Ader and Karen Shanbrom
Ricki Bander and Beth Bachrach
Roberta Bennett
Stan Berkman
B. Daniel Blatt and Paulo Carneiro
Hai Cohen
Bryan Cooper
Cole Dachenhaus
Sam and John Fibish-DeWitt 
Debbie Futrowsky
Bernie Goldberg and David Bernstein
David Goldman and Paul Schouten
Wendy Goldman
Ayla Greenwald
Margie Haber and Susan Roberts
Steven and James Harman
David Kaminski and Patrick Auerbach Ed.D.
Daniel Klotzman
Jason Levine 
Stuart Leviton and Herb Schultz
Don Margolin
Marsha Mason 
Elyse Resch and Arlene Drake 
Tobi Rosen
Dr. Sheryl Ross and Dr. Peggy Gutierrez
Rebecca Shurz and Simon Thompson
Leon Silvers
Leonard Slutsky and Evin Rolens
Janene Sneider
Somerfeld, Henry
Philip Starr and Isabelle Simental-Starr
Peter Steckleman
Travis Terry
Hon. William Weinberger and Danny Gibson-Weinberger
Josh Weinman
Alan Weisbart and Yaffa Hughes
Nancy Wortman
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YOM KIPPUR
Dr. Marilyn Ader and Karen Shanbrom
Matthew Adler and Gregory Weinberg
Ricki Bander and Beth Bachrach
Leslie Belzberg
Tammara Billik
B. Daniel Blatt and Paulo Carneiro
Mark Cohen and Timothy Jordan
Dr. Jane Drucker and Leesa Freed
Francine Epstein 
Debbie Futrowsky
Wendy Goldman
Adam Greenwald and Juan Ponce 
Kegan Jones and Rachel Larson
David Kaminski and Patrick Auerbach Ed.D.
Steven Karbelnig and David Levy
Nina Lederman
Philip Lelyveld
Murray Levin
Josh Levine
Stuart Leviton and Herb Schultz
Tobi Rosen
Leonard Slutsky and Evin Rolens
Philip Starr and Isabelle Simental-Starr
Hon. William Weinberger and Danny Gibson-Weinberger
Shari and Neil Wortman
Jeff Wortman and Peter Balderas


High Holy Day Sponsors

BIMA FLOWERS
Roberta Bennett
Shelley Cooper
Cary Davidson and Andrew Ogilvie
Rabbi Emerita Denise L. Eger, D.D. PCC and Rabbi Eleanor Steinman, Ed.D.
Dr. Michele Kipke
 
MUSIC
Richard B. Bernard, Ph.D. and James Burgess
Shelley Cooper
Cary Davidson and Andrew Ogilvie
Bernie Goldberg and David Bernstein
Adam Greenwald and Juan Ponce
Dr. Michele Kipke
Alan Weisbart and Yaffa Hughes
 
ROSH HASHANAH ONEG
Richard B. Bernard, Ph.D. and James Burgess
B. Daniel Blatt and Paulo Carneiro
Cary Davidson and Andrew Ogilvie
Gerald DeSilva
Wendy Glenn and Marianne Lowenthal
Steve Karbelnig and David Levy
Martha Rosett
A Ross
 
TIKVAH - HOPE
Murray Aronson
Theodore Balaban
Mark Cohen and Timothy Jordan
Dr. Nancy A. Cohen
Evan Cohn
Shelley Cooper
Wendy Glenn and Marianne Lowenthal
Dr. Iris Levine & Beard Lesili
Don Margolin
Loren Ostrow and Brian Newkirk
A Ross
Leonard Seelig
Rebecca Shurz and Simon Thompson
Henry Somerfeld
Philip Starr, Psy.D.
Bernard Steinberg
Alan Weisbart and Yaffa Hughes
Dr. Michael Zeldin and Dr. Terry Gock

In gratitude and remembrance, we thank you all! 
Your support helps keep us #KolAmiStrongerTogether as we build a world of justice, compassion, and love.

Congregation Kol Ami