Countdown to Rosh Hashanah, Selichot and Social Justice
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August 22, 2021 * eKoleinu * 13 Elul 5781
High Holy Days Are Two Weeks Away!
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, (Rosh Hashanah is Monday, September 6!) REGISTER HERE
Social Justice Corner Annual Meeting and Welcoming New Members
Thursday, August 26 at 6:00 PM We invite anyone who wants to be involved in social justice/social action in the year ahead to join us for our annual meeting with new co-chairs Jess Winfield and Rebecca Schurz to help set the agenda for the coming year.REGISTER HERE
RAC-CA Book Discussion (3-Part): Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration In alignment with our work on SB 731/Time Done, RAC-CA's first book group discusses Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration by Dr. Reuben Miller. Both a sociologist and the brother of an incarcerated man, Miller studies mass incarceration from an intimate perspective. Discuss Last 3 Chapters: August 26, 7-8pm PT, Led by Ariana Zwern REGISTER HERE
HIAS Public Briefing: The Crisis in Afghanistan Monday, August 23 at 1:00 PM Join us for a briefing on the current state of affairs in Afghanistan, what it means for those left behind, what to expect for refugees and SIVs in the days ahead, and how you can take action. REGISTER HERE
Upcoming State Assemblymembers Lobby Meetings District 46 - Adrin Nazarian - Thursday 8/26, 2:00pm District 50 - Richard Bloom - Friday 8/27, 2:30pm REGISTER HERE
Exploring Prayer in the Month of Elul Thursday, August 26 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. On the Thursdays that lead up to Rosh Hashanah, Rabbi Ross Levy will lead via Facebook and YouTube Live, a series of live 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. Missed last week's session? Watch it here
Family Shabbat: Preparing for High Holy Days Saturday, August 28 at 10:00 AM at Balboa Park Celebrate the beginning of the High Holy Days with our families at Balboa Park. With Tashlich, singing and a story.
Selichot Service + Picnic Saturday, August 28 at 6:30 PM at Kol Ami Join us for an evening with the community to formally open High Holy Days season. Bring your own picnic dinner (but no pork or shellfish at the temple), drinks and dessert on us. Havdalah after dinner, followed by High Holy Days teaching in the Sanctuary With Rabbi Eger, Rabbi Levy and Student Rabbi Rabishaw. FULL SCHEDULE AND REGISTRATION
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.
