Stay Connected with Kol Ami! Book Club, Fighting Voter Suppression, Virtual Concerts and more!

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Stay Connected with Kol Ami! Book Club, Fighting Voter Suppression, Virtual Concerts and more!

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August 19 2020 *eKoleinu* 29 Av 5780

Join us online for Shabbat services this Friday, August 21 at 6:30 PM led by Rabbi Denise L. Eger, Rabbi Max Chaiken and accompanist Lisa Edwards, followed by our Virtual Oneg at 7:30 PM! You can participate in services on our website, our FaceBook page, and our YouTube channel. For an updated, online prayer book, click here.

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If you would like to sponsor an online program in honor or in memory of someone, please click here.

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If you haven't already done so, please renew your membership today! With the High Holy Days approaching, you will need to have your membership renewed in order to receive links to services.

The next Congregational Meeting will be held Monday, August 24th at 6:00 PM where we will be discussing the budget. This meeting is open to temple members only. You must be renewed and in good standing to vote. Please register here.

Morning Music & Mindfulness with Rabbi Max Chaiken

This Thursday, Aug. 20, 9:30 AM

Join Rabbi Chaiken on our Facebook page or our YouTube channel.

Kol Ami Book Club

Saturday, August 22, 4:00 PM
Join Kol Ami's monthly book club, led by temple member Dr. Jane Drucker, where the group will be reading Waking Lions, by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen. Come join the discussion whether you've finished the book or not, and stay for Havdalah led by Rabbi Denise L. Eger at the end of the hour! Register here.

Virtual Postcard Writing Party to Combat Voter Suppression

Sunday, August 23, 1:00 PM
 Kol Ami will host two postcard writing sessions on Sunday, Aug. 23rd and Sunday, Sept. 13th at 1:00 PM. Please join us as we write postcards to infrequent voters with information about how to ensure their votes are counted on November 3, 2020! For more information click here. Register here.

Sundays, August 23 & 30,

10:15 AM - 12:15 PMA Taste of Judaism offers a broad introduction to modern Jewish spirituality, values, and community. Taught by Rabbi Denise L. Eger and Rabbi Max Chaiken,
this class is a perfect way to explore whether you might be interested in our Introduction to Judaism course, an 18-session course starting Oct. 11, 2020.

We look forward to beginning 5781 together, our Jewish New Year. This year we will do so by taking A Journey of the Heart. These will be the most unique High Holy Days of our lives as we celebrate online. While we cannot travel physically to be together, we can, and we will, take the journey through the Holy Days together - to lift our spirits, renew our souls, and open our hearts wide to forgiveness, love, and hope.
We hope by now you have received information about our High Holy Days in the mail. Return that information by mail to become a sponsor, purchase additional tickets at a discounted members-only rate, and honor your loved ones' memory with a gift to our Yizkor Scroll of Memory.

Outfest LGBTQ Film Festival

August 20 - 30
Kol Ami is proud to once again be a community sponsor of the Outfest LGBTQ Film Festival which is being held online August 20 - 30. Be sure to check out Shiva Baby (screening Tues. Aug. 25 - Fri. Aug. 28), the film we are sponsoring, about a near college graduate, Danielle, who begins the day with a visit to her sugar daddy, then rushes to meet her neurotic parents at a family shiva to mourn a relative she can barely remember. Click here to subscribe.

Virtual Virtuoso Concert -Days of Awe: A Symphonic High Holy Days with composer and conductor Steven Rothstein, Ph.D.

Wednesday, August 26, 6:30 PM
Congregation Kol Ami in conjunction with the Judaic Sacred Music Foundation presents Dr. Steven Rothstein, Ph.D. composer and conductor of the Days of Awe a new symphony utilizing the themes and tropes of the High Holy Days. Dr. Rothstein will present the first two movements of his symphony recorded by the Bratslava Studio Symphony (conducted by Valdimir Martinka) and engage in a wonderful presentation on the music of the High Holy Days and the creation of his groundbreaking symphony. Register here.

Anti-Bias & Anti-Racism Training
Sunday, August 30, 4:00 PM
Join us for the 2nd session of training with Essence Cohen Fields, Licensed Professional Counselor as we recommit to the fight against racism in ourselves, our communities, and our society at large. Register here.

Read Rabbi Max Chaiken's recently published Torah commentary, What the Torah Teaches about the Use (and Abuse) of Political Power.Rabbi Chaiken is a featured commentator for Deuteronomy on ReformJudaism.org

Lunch & Learn is currently on summer hiatus. It will return in October.

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Your clergy and staff across the Los Angeles Jewish community are committed to supporting our entire community even when we cannot be close to each other physically. Social distancing does not mean social isolation. This website contains a compilation of resources, activities, and media in order for you and your children to remain connected to Jewish community and Torah during this challenging time.

Refuah Shleimah: A Speedy Recovery
We keep the following members in our healing prayers: Richard Bernard, Hope Faust, Sam Fibish-DeWitt, Richard Frank, Alvin Gross, Yaffa Hughes, Ben Reback, Neil Romanoff, Miles Senn, Michael Silverman, Michael Simental, Henry Somerfeld, Bob Weiner.

The Kol Ami Mitzvah Corps is available to visit you at home or in the hospital, bring a hot meal or run an errand. Call the office at 323-606-0996 and you'll be contacted within 48 hours by one of our Corps members. If you are interested in joining the Mitzvah Corps, please contact the office at 323-606-0996 or email us .

Congregation Kol Ami
1200 N La Brea
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90038