Newsletter

Shabbat Service at Kol Ami
Friday, May 13 at 6:30 PM
Join Rabbi Levy for our Shabbat services in-person at Kol Ami or online on our  Facebook,  YouTube or right here on the  temple website. To access a free online flipbook of our prayer book Mishkan Tefillah book, click here.

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Tzedek Council Meeting

TOMORROW!
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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Reform Jewish Community Shabbat
Friday, June 3 at 6:15 at Stephen Wise Temple

Please note: Shabbat Services on Friday, June 3
will not take place at Kol Ami
We will be coming together as a Reform Jewish community to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Ordination of women rabbis at Stephen Wise Temple. Services will be at 6:15 PM (note the time change) in person and online. Rabbi Eger will participate in the service. 

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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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Pride 2022 with Kol Ami
Get a first peak at Kol Ami's Pride Events this year - going back to in-person.
kol-ami.org/pride

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Mazal Tov
Mazal tov to Deborah Levinson and Rev Denyse Barnes on their recent wedding ceremony.  And Mazal tov to mother and mother in law Sandra Levinson as well.

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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,

Yaffa Hughes, Susan Igdaloff, Tim Jordan, 

Heidi Kebbas, Peter Mackler, Chuck Pace,

Neil Romanoff, Ivan Rosenberg, Lowell Selvin, ​​​​​​​Michael Simental, Henry Somerfeld, 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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