Newsletter

"Remix Judaism:" A Talk with Prof. Roberta Kwall
TODAY, August 8 at 4:00 PM

Congregation Kol Ami is delighted to have law professor at DePaul University College of Law in Chicago and the author of several books about Jewish law and culture, Prof. Roberta Kwall. Kwall will discuss her latest book "Remix Judaism." REGISTER (AND PURCHASE THE BOOK) HERE

High Holy Days Come Early This Year!
Registration is now open for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, including extra tickets, sponsorships and Yizkor Scroll of Memory listings.
Please visit kol-ami.org/hhd to make sure you are all-set for the High Holy Days, begin in less than a month! (Rosh Hashanah is Monday, September 6!)
REGISTER HERE

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Exploring Prayer in the Month of Elul
Thursday, August 12 at 9:30 AM

Prayer is not an innate gift or hereditary trait, it is a spiritual skill that, like a muscle or instrument, requires practice, repetition, and discovery. Starting August 12, on the four Thursdays that lead up to Rosh Hashanah, Rabbi Ross Levy will lead via  Facebook  and YouTube Live, a series of warm-ups for our praying selves, so we don’t go into the HHD cold, but already on the path of reflection, repentance, and an openness to crafting who we wish to be in the coming year.

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Healing Circle: Healing from the Pandemic Traumas
Thursday, August 12 at 7:00PM


Join Rabbi Eger, Cantor Linsky and Larry Levi, MFT for an evening of meditation and exercises to helpus on the road to healing from the trauma of the last 18 months with Jewish wisdom as well as beginning the road to healing from these many traumas. REGISTER HERE ​​​​​​​

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 America's First Female Rabbi:

Reflections on My Life 

Sunday, August 15, 2021 at 4:00 PM
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In celebration of the upcoming 50th anniversary of women in the rabbinate, Congregation Kol Ami is honored to host Rabbi Sally J Preisand, the 1st woman ordained as a rabbi in the modern era. REGISTER HERE

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Seeking Volunteers
To help with High Holy Days Preparations in the office.
Proof of Vaccination required.
Please contact Marca

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Mazal Tov!
Mazal Tov to Maria Christina Padilla on her conversion to Judaism this past Thursday! We celebrated at Temple. 

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Schedule Change
Please note that on Friday night September 3, Shabbat services will be online only from our homes.  And there will be no Saturday AM services on September 4.

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Summer Sova Food Drive
SOVA is a nonsectarian program of Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles, dedicated to alleviating hunger and poverty in the community through food distribution and offering a wide range of supportive services. Every year in July and August, Congregation Kol Ami joins the effort of helping with food donations. As we go back to in-person service, we ask you to pay your personal tribute toward a world without hunger. Whether you come for Shabbat Service, or every other time you come to temple bring donated groceries to put in the Sova barrels inside the building: Pasta, toiletries, tuna, salmon, peanut and almond butter, canned goods etc. 

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Refuah Shleimah: A Speedy Recovery
We keep the following members in our healing prayers: John Altschul, Sophie Belzberg,

Richard Bernard, Jeanne Cole, Francine Epstein, Greg Facktor, Paul Morgan Fredrix, Marca Gay,

Regina Gongoll, Ben Reback, Lowell Selvin, 

Henry Somerfeld, Cathee Weiss

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