Join us on Zoom THIS SUNDAY, November 15 at 4:00 PM as we present Scholar-in-Residence, Rosh Kehilah, Dina Najman to teach us on the topic of Organ Transplant and Jewish Medical Ethics. This free program has been made possible through the sponsorship of Dr. Nancy Cohen. Click here to register and read more information about our inspiring guest scholar.
Join the Women of Kol Ami and Rabbi Eger THIS Saturday November 14 at 10:00 AMfor WOKA's 2nd annual Mini-Shabbaton. This time together will include prayer, poetry, music and discussion on the theme "Hearing the Voices of Jewish Women." Register here!
Hebrew Homeroom with Rabbi Chaiken, Starts NEXT WEEK, Tues. November 17! Want to learn to read Hebrew? Want to brush up your Alef Bet? Join Rabbi Max Chaiken in this Hebrew Homeroom, Tuesday evenings at 6:30 PM starting November 17, and continuing every other week until the end of 2020! Rabbi Chaiken will offer a guided introduction (or re-introduction) to the Hebrew alphabet. This course is perfect for those who want to start decoding and reading Hebrew prayers, as a complement to studying in Intro to Judaism, or those who never learned to read Hebrew and want to do so!
A Prayer on this Veterans Day Written by Chaplain Michael Bloom, National Museum of American Jewish Military
Give thanks to the Eternal, for God is good, God's mercy endures forever. Avinu Shebashamayim – O Sovereign of the universe, bless our nation, The United States of America. Safeguard it and its ideals of freedom and liberty. Bless our Veterans, our Defenders of Liberty, who braved danger to defend us from tyranny.
Grant our Veterans opportunities to attest to the sincerity of their gratitude, as we today attest to our gratitude to them and to our reliance on You. May they find spiritual joy in love of home and family, and in faithfulness to Your Torah. We pray for individual and collective peace and tranquility. None who puts faith in You need ever feel friendless or forsaken. Baruch Atah Adonai, Gomel Chassadim Tovim. and let us all say, Amen.
Join the third session of our bi-weekly, peer support group for those supporting aging parents and relatives. This group is facilitated by Kol Ami member Larry Levi, MFT, and the next session is Wednesday, November 18 at 6:00 PM.For more info and registration, please click here.
Join our Friday, November 20 at 6:30 PM for a special streaming shabbat services honoring Trans Day of Remembrance. You can stream with us on our Facebook page, our YouTube channel, or on our temple website as we honor Trans Day of Remembrance. This year, we will be welcoming speakers and activists, Latrese Summers and Drïan Juarez. Latrese Summers currently serves as the Intake Coordinator at St. John’s Well Child & Family Center Transgender Health program. Drïan Juarez works as a global consultant on diversity and inclusion, and is the Vice President of Programing for Trans Can Work where she works to build inclusive company cultures where gender diverse people can thrive. Read more about them here, and make sure to respond and share our Facebook event!
Thanks to those who donated at our Interfaith Supply Drive-Thru with Hollywood United Methodist Church & Muslims for Progressive Values this past Saturday. Proceeds will be donated to the LA LGBT Center to support unhoused LGBTQ youth!
We're part of the JewItAtHome collaboration, offering programs online for all of us to remain connected and engaged Jewishly during this challenging time.
Refuah Shleimah: A Speedy Recovery We keep the following members in our healing prayers: Sophie Belzberg, Richard Bernard, Bonnie Brown, Richard Frank, Stephen Hochstein, Alison Knapp, Addie Lelyveld, Michael Silverman, Henry Somerfeld.
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 to reception@kol-ami.org .
Congregation Kol Ami 1200 N La Brea WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90038
