Newsletter

Celebration Shabbat!
Friday, May 6 at 6:30 PM

Join us for this special shabbat service, celebrating our rabbinical student, Elana Rabishaw's ordination, and our Education Resident, Eliana Rubin's master's degree. Services will be in-person at Kol Ami and online on Facebook, YouTube and the temple's website.To access a free online flipbook of our prayer book Mishkan Tefillah book, click here.

Hear Our Voice: Celebrating Women Rabbis as Liturgists
Wednesday, May 4 at 4:30 PM
BEGINS SHORTLY!

This special event celebrates the groundbreaking contributions that women have made as authors and editors of Reform liturgy. The rabbis behind landmark CCAR Press prayerbooks for Shabbat and High Holy Days, LGBTQ liturgy, and life-cycle rituals will provide an inside look at their writing process and discuss how women’s voices have shaped contemporary prayer. Panel includes our own Rabbi Eger. REGISTER HERE

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Israel's Independence Day Film Festival
May 4-9, 2022

TWO NEW FILMS ADDED: "A Lullaby for the Valley" and "Renewal" were added to the online celebration of Israel Independence Day, which bring the total of films screen online to 11 films!
Celebrate Israel with six nights of exclusive, award-winning films, available to view from the comfort of home via your TV, computer or mobile devices.
 
Congregation Kol Ami is a partnering organization with this film festival. Use promo code KOLAMIWEHO for 20% discound on your ticket. Your ticket purchase provides limited-time access to this series of 9 films, plus exclusive filmmaker discussions and more, with new content added each night of the festival. FOR MORE INFO AND TICKETS

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Shabbat Awakening
Saturday, May 7 at 10:00 AM
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Join Rabbi Eger and student rabbi Rabishaw for our monthly Morning Shabbat service, in-person at Kol Ami and online.

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Tzedek Council Meeting
Thursday, May 12 at 7:30 PM
Join us for an open Tzedek Council meeting where we'll discuss ongoing initiatives and plan for future events and programs. We want to hear your input!
REGISTER HERE

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Bans Off Our Bodies Rally
Saturday, May 14 at 10:00 AM

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Congregation Kol Ami will join organizations from across Los Angeles to speak out against the Supreme Court's impending challenges to women's reproductive rights.   For more info / to sign up

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Battle for Equality at the Kotel
Sunday, May 22 at 10:00 AM
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Join us for a talk about equality at the Kotel/Western Wall with Yochi Rapport, Executive Director of Women of the Wall (WOW).  
 Yochi's identity as an Orthodox woman and feminist shows that a woman may indeed possess both attributes. Married and the mother of toddler girl, Yochi strives to make Jerusalem and Israel more tolerant places for her daughter’s generation and beyond. REGISTER HERE

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Book Circle: The Book of Lost Names
Saturday, May 28 at 4:00 PM

Join Kol Ami's book club, hosted by David Glickman and Dr. Jane Druker. We'll discuss The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel, inspired by an astonishing true story from World War II.  REGISTER

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Book Discussion: Halfway Home
Saturday, June 18 at 3:30 PM

Join the Tzedek Council and Anti-Racism Working Group of Kol Ami for a special book club discussion on Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration (click here to get the book). The book illustrates the many challenges people face as they move through and eventually leave the criminal justice system in this country. Learn more/Register ​​​​​​​

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Mazal Tov
Mazal tov to Baron Kishimoto on his conversion to Judaism. Pictured with Rabbi Eger and his partner Dennis Schorr 

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Cemetery Plot For Sale
 Through a congregant's generous donation, Congregation Kol Ami is offering a cemetery plot for sale located in the Garden of Jacob section at Eden Memorial Park in Mission Hills.
 Asking $10,500.  
Contact info@kol-ami.org

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

Arlene Drake, Gail Ehrlich, Richard Frank,

Susan Igdaloff, Tim Jordan, Heidi Kebbas,
Peter Mackler, Chuck Pace, Neil Romanoff, 

Ivan Rosenberg, Lowell Selvin, ​​​​​​​Michael Simental, Henry Somerfeld, Josh Weinman, Cathee Weiss

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Reminder: New COVID-safety Protocol

Kol Ami requires proof of vaccination including at least one booster for all events for all those eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine. If you are not yet eligible for a booster, you must provide proof a negative test within 24 hrs of the event. 
While masks are optional at indoor events the Los Angeles County Health Department strongly recommends that you wear a mask indoors. At Kol Ami we are mindful that there are many people who are immune compromised and as an act of loving kindness (Chesed) and compassion (Rachamim) we recommend you wear a mask except when eating or drinking indoors.

To learn more about Kol Ami's COVID-safety policy please click here.

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