THIS SHABBAT, Friday, December 11, 6:30 PM Unlike our streaming Shabbat over the last few months, THIS Shabbat will be special! You are invited to register and attend on Zoom - click here to do so. Our service will feature a parody skit telling the story of Chanukah, "Antiochus Roadshow!" Get your Chanukiah ready to light your festival lights with us as we join in a musical, joyful holiday & Shabbat celebration! REGISTER HERE
Don't miss out as chef contestants from Kol Ami and our Open Yad Project go head to head at our Chanukah Havdalah in the Zoom kitchen that you won’t want to miss! Register here to join us to bid farewell to Shabbat with Havdalah, to light our Chanukah lights with community and song, and then stick around to cheer on our community's chef contestants as they seek the title of “Iron Maccabee Chef” during our own version of the famous cooking TV show. Hosted by Jake Perlman, and with judges Chef Julia Rhoton, and Kol Ami's own Margie Haber, you won't want to miss the fun as chef contestants from our community prepare something creative, tasty and Chanukah-themed on the spot!
NEXT TUESDAY: LIGHT THE WAY FOR JUSTICE WITH WE CARE SOLAR December 15, 5:30 PM Join us and our Tzedek council on the night that we pledge to #BeTheLight for Justice. We will join for a Zoom candle lighting, followed by a spotlight presentation about the work of We Care Solar, with their Executive Director, Laura E. Stachel, M.D., M.P.H.. We Care Solar is a non-profit whose mission is to "promote safe motherhood and reduce maternal mortality in developing regions by providing health workers with reliable lighting, mobile communication, and medical devices using solar electricity." Help us shine the light on this incredible organization bringing light to the world! REGISTER HERE
We're so grateful for those who have already donated to #BeTheLight. Have you made your donation yet to help light our Chanukiah? Each year we ask you — our members and friends — to #BeTheLight of our values in the world by sponsoring the nights of Chanukah during our Candles campaign. With a gift of $100 or more, you will be listed as a sponsor of the value of your choice during our festival of lights.
Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 10:00 AM Join our monthly Torah study group exploring the weekly portions alongside the traditional Haftarah readings, the prophetic passages that pair with our annual cycle of sacred study. Join us to learn, connect, and engage with the words of our Hebrew prophets alongside Torah itself! No experience required. REGISTER HERE
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 .
We're part of the JewItAtHome collaboration, offering programs online for all of us to remain connected and engaged Jewishly during this challenging time.
Congregation Kol Ami 1200 N La Brea WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90038
