Shabbat Service Friday, August 27 at 6:30 PM Join Rabbi Denise L. Eger and Rabbi Ross Z. Levy, with Lisa Edwards, our musical director and piano accompanist, for our services in-person at Kol Ami or online on our Facebook page, YouTube channel, or on thetemple website. To access a free online flipbook of our prayer book Mishkan Tefillah book, click here.
Shiva forCathee Weiss will take place on: Wed, Aug. 24 at 6:00 PM, at the home of Ivan, Red, and Daniel Rosenberg 11935 Hartsook St., Valley Village 91607 _____________________________________
Memorial Service for Michael Simental
Sunday, August 28, 2022 1:00 PM
The memorial service will be held in our sanctuary at Kol Ami, followed by a lunch, provided by Philip Starr, on the Roof Deck.
Learn about antisemitism in LA County from experts, how to recognize it and what you can do to fight it! Hosted by Congregation Kol Ami in partnership with ICAN (the Israel Civic Action Network), the Jewish Federation, the Greater Los Angeles Jewish Federation, ADL, the Combating Antisemitism Movement, and the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and others will hold a Combating Antisemitism Summit in West Hollywood.
This is a free event and is open to the public. REGISTER HERE
We are getting ready for our 30th High Holy Days! Our theme this year is Kadima:Forward. Rabbi Ross Levy and Cantor Patti Linsky and Rabbi Denise L. Eger look forward to welcoming you to our Temple building for the New Year 5783. All services for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur will be held at our Temple building. For more information visit our website.
Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus that can make you sick. It is usually found outside the US, however, multiple cases of monkeypox have recently been reported in California and Los Angeles County.
How is monkeypox spread? Monkeypox can spread when a person has close contact with a person infected with monkeypox virus or when a person comes in contact with materials (e.g., bedding, towels) that are contaminated with the virus. The monkeypox virus can also spread from animals to people.
Saturday, August 27, 2022 • 30 Av 5782 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Elysian Park West Loop Trail Address: 1025 Elysian Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Take a break from the craziness of the week (and the city) and join Rabbi Levy for a Shabbat morning hike! We will explore some of the great natural settings around the LA area while creating spaces for quiet reflection and a bit of text study. All levels of hiking are welcome! In this year of sh’mita, the seventh year when the land lies fallow, we hope to explore our connection with the natural world as a source of healing and renewal (plan for 1.5 hrs).
First Session: Sunday, August 28 ⋅ 10:00AM – 12:00PM
A Taste of Judaism is a three-session course offering a broad introduction to modern Jewish spirituality, values, and community. This online class is dynamic and interactive, and will be taught by our clergy, Rabbi Denise L. Eger, Rabbi Ross Levy, and Student Rabbi Franklyn Salzman. You don't have to be located in California to join us, and you don’t have to be Jewish to be curious. Click the link below—all are welcome!
The Heart of Many Chambers: Setting Intentions for Elul with Rabbi Levy Wednesday, August 31, 2022 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
As we go through the month of Elul leading into the High Holidays, join Rabbi Levy for learning sessions streamed from our website, Facebook, and YouTube pages focusing on different "chambers" of the heart. The sessions will each focus on one aspect of our inner life and how that guides our connections with the world: chesed (loving-kindness), ometz (strength and resilience), chochmah (wisdom), and slicha (forgiveness). If you don't catch them live, be sure to check out the recordings posted on all three streaming platforms!
Please join temple members Jane Drucker and David Glickman at The Book Circle on September 10th on zoom at 4pm as we discuss My Father’s Paradise: A Son’s Search for his family’s past.
National Book Critics Circle Award Winner for Autobiography: “A powerful story of the meaning of family and tradition inside a little-known culture” (San Francisco Chronicle).
Slichot Service and Welcome Picnic with Rabbi Levy
Saturday, September 17, 2022 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM We will start with dinner outside (bring your own dinner - drinks and dessert will be provided), followed by Havdalah, High Holy Days teaching in the Sanctuary with Rabbi Eger, Rabbi Levy, and Student Rabbi Frankie Salzman, and the Slichot Service on the Roof Deck.
REFUSED NO MORE We are thrilled to announce that the cast of Braid, formerly Jewish Women's Theatre, is to perform REFUSED NO MORE, in person during Selichot services.
Presented by the Braid: Refused No More is a true personal story of the Soviet Jew - the life left behind and the surprising, poignant, moving American journey being forged.
Volunteers needed for Sunday afternoon, Sept. 18 to help bring some Rosh Hashanah Sweetness to the Seniors of the LA LGBTQ Center 3:00 - 4:30 PM. Kol Ami will celebrate the Jewish New Year with music and song and some New Year Noshes. RSVP to our Student Rabbi Frankie Salzman studentrabbi@kol-ami.org
Congregation Kol Ami has adopted a Code of Ethics as a holy, respectful, mindful and safe way of interacting with one another. We join with other Reform Jewish communities dedicated to creating safe and sacred spaces. The Code of Ethics was created by a working Task force of our Board of Trustees, adopted by our Board and subsequently adopted by the congregation at our Annual meeting in June, 2022. You can view the Code of Ethics on our website at here.
Refuah Shleimah: A Speedy Recovery We keep the following members in our healing prayers: John Altschul, Richard Bernard, Murray Blank, Gail Ehrlich, Stephen Hochstein, Tim Jordan, Starlin Lemons, Heidi Kebbas, Peter Mackler, Michael Prince, Keith Rand, Ben Reback, Ivan Rosenberg, Lowell Selvin, Karen Shanbrom, Henry Somerfeld
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.
