Online Shabbat Service Friday, February 4 at 6:30 PM Join Rabbi Levy, Student Rabbi Elana Rabishaw, & Cantor Linksy for Shabbat services online on our Facebook page, YouTube channel, or on the temple website. To access a free online flipbook of our prayer book Mishkan Tefillah book, click here.
Note: We are reviewing our programming calendar on a weekly basis in light of the Omicron surge and will determine whether events will be online or in-person. We are continuing to check with local, state, and federal health agencies to help guide us for the safety of our members. Please follow the updates in eKoleinu and on social media
Who Knows Six? An Introduction to the Mishna Six Week Online Course Next Class: TODAYWednesday, February 2 at 6:30 PM Many Jews are at least somewhat familiar with the Torah and stories from the Bible (what the ancient Rabbis referred to as the "Written Torah"), but many have not explored other core texts of Jewish tradition. Join Rabbi Levy for this six-week survey of the Mishna, the earliest collection of Oral teachings (the "Oral Torah") that lay the groundwork for the Talmud and shaped Jewish life as we know it today. REGISTER HERE
BACK IN-PERSON! Shabbat Awakening Service Saturday, February 5 at 10:00 AM Our monthly Shabbat Awakening Service in-person and online. Come in-person, or watch the live stream on Kol Ami's Facebook page, YouTube Channel, and temple website. Services will take place outside in the parking lot. We will require staying with masks on, covering nose and mouth, through the entire service. You will also required to present your vaccination card upon entry.
Book Circle: People Love Dead Jews Saturday, February 5 at 4:00 PM Join us for a discussion on the book People Love Dead Jews by Dara Horn, finalist for the 2021 Kirkus Prize in Nonfiction and New York Times Notable Book of 2021. Lead by Dr. Jane Drucker and David Glickman, Kol Ami's Book Circle is open for all the book worms out there! REGISTER HERE
Tzedek Council Kickoff Call for HIAS Call-In Monday, February 7 at 7:00 PM Join the Tzedek Council on Zoom for a kick-off call just before the HIAS Call In Day of Action on the Afghan Adjustment Act. Our Tzedek Council chairs Jess Winfield and Rebecca Shurz will be offering helpful tips and answering questions about the experience of calling your Representative and Senator regarding this important issue. FOR MORE DETAILS (AND TO REGISTER) CLICK HERE
Family Shabbat Saturday, February 12 at 11:00 AM Join Rabbi Levy and Student Rabbi Rabishaw as we celebrate Shabbat together! We will sing Shabbat songs, eat bagels, and learn about the tribes of Israel! We will read a story and then spend time doing an art project together! REGISTER
DocJewmentary: They Ain’t Ready For Me Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 7:00 PM The documentary film series of Congregation Kol Ami is back! Our next feature is They Ain’t Ready For Me, the story of Tamar Manasseh, the African American rabbi who is leading the fight against senseless killings on the south side of Chicago and across the country. REGISTER HERE
Lunch and Learn Thursday, February 17 at 12:00 PM Rabbi Levy stands in for Rabbi Eger in January and February for online Lunch and Learn. Have your lunch (virtually) with us, and listen to this month's teaching. REGISTER HERE
Prophetic Torah Saturday, February 19 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
Kol Ami Visit to the Wende Museum in Culver City Sunday, February 27 at 2:00 PM Photographer Bill Aron takes us on a private tour of his photographs, exhibiting Soviet Jewish Life at the Wende Museum, Culver City. We will also have a separate private tour of the core collection of the Wende Museum dedicated to the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union with a museum educator. REGISTER HERE
MAZAL TOV Our member Cathee Weiss was featured all across Hebrew Union College's social media platform, as their 'Staff Spotlight.' "When I came to Los Angeles after a career in New York, friends brought me to Congregation Kol Ami, a synagogue led by Rabbi Denise Eger ‘88," Cathee was quoted. "I subsequently joined a Seder led by Rabbi Eger, and I experienced for the first time what Judaism might look like. A Judaism I could relate to."SEE THE FEATURE ON FACEBOOK
A new Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion initiative celebrates 50 years of women in the rabbinate with a unique new exhibition. The Holy Sparks art exhibition illuminates the creativity, commitment, and vision of 24 women who were “firsts” in their time - including our very own Rabbi Eger. Highlighting the challenges and contributions, struggles and successe of the 24 trailblazers, the exhibition opened this week at the Heller Museum in New York and the Skirball in Cincinnati. Read more about this initiative here
Refuah Shleimah: A Speedy Recovery We keep the following members in our healing prayers: John Altschul, Beth Bacharach, Richard Bernard, Keith Cantrell, Loren Ostrow, Ben Reback, Ivan Rosenberg, Lowell Selvin, Michael Simental, Henry Somerfeld, Michael Sugar, Cathee Weiss
Reminder: New COVID-safety Protocol We now require proof of vaccination for COVID-19 upon entry to any in-person Kol Ami event, either by showing digital proof (photo of your card or digital card) or your hard copy of your vaccination card, along with your Photo ID. We are continually monitoring the surge of cases with the Omicron variant to ensure the safety of our community.
(please plan to arrive at services earlier to check in).
To learn more about Kol Ami's COVID-safety policy please click here.
