Newsletter

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There's still time to volunteer TOMORROW, Thanksgiving Day, with our interfaith partners at Hollywood United Methodist Church (6817 Franklin Ave)! Write to Rev. Denyse Barnes ASAP to sign up for a shift if you're interested (temperature checks and masks to be required). Revdenyse@hollywoodumc.org  

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Join Kol Ami's monthly Book Circle, led by temple members Dr. Jane Drucker & David Glickman, meeting again THIS Saturday, November 28 at 4:00 PM, for discussion followed by Havdalah. You can join this lively discussion circle whether or not you've read the book—all are welcome! This month, they may or may not be discussing the novel Kaddish.com, by Nathan Englander.

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Join Kol Ami member Glenn Rosenblum Sunday, November 29 at 4:00 PM for the next installment of Broadway Showstoppers: Just Dance! (... with a little bit of Singing!)  If you haven't been to one of these delightful afternoon tours through Broadway history, you don't know what you're missing! Log in, sit back and relax, and join us to put a smile on your face and share some humor and music with our Kol Ami community.

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#GivingTuesday this year falls on December 1, World AIDS Day. If you're on Facebook, you'll see fundraisers for Kol Ami in your newsfeed, and we'd love you share with your friends and family! Help us spread the word this year on #GivingTuesday!

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Our Sunday Scholars Series returns Sunday, December 6 at 4:00 PM with "The People vs Leo Frank," presented by Jerrold Rishe. Learn the history of one of the most notorious and highly publicized trials of a Jewish person in U.S. History, the case of "The People v. Leo Frank," along with the implications for Anti-Semitism today.

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Excited for Chanukah? SO ARE WE! Get in the spirit with our Spotify playlist, and our tasty recipe for Chanukah bimuelos here!

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Phone Bank to Georgia with the Religious Action Center & Reclaim Our Vote Join with our Tzedek (Justice) council and our partners at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism and Reclaim Our Vote as we call low propensity voters of Color in Georgia to encourage early voting for the Senate election! Mondays December 14 and 21, 3 PM PST. More info and registration links here.

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Join for the final session of our peer support group for those supporting aging parents and relatives, facilitated by Kol Ami member Larry Levi, MFT., meeting on Zoom next on Wednesday, December 2 at 6:00 PM.

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Mazal Tov to Jeff Ludwig & Lauren Morales who were married this past Sunday, November 22, in a private, COVID-safe ceremony on our rooftop at Kol Ami! We wish you many, many years of happiness and health together!

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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, Cathee Weiss.

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 .