First Session of Introduction to Judaism today! Pink Shabbat this Friday! Shabbat Holinees Hike on Saturday!
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October 23, 2022 * eKoleinu * 28 Tishrei 5783
Pink Shabbat Service Friday, October 28 at 6:30 PM Join Rabbi Denise L. Eger, Rabbi Ross Z. Levy, and piano accompanist Dr. Alin Melik-Adamyan with Shareshet and Guest speaker Dr. BJ Rimel expert on cancer on LGBT folx. 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.
As High Holy Days 5783 come to a close help Congregation Kol Ami reach our fundrasing goal! We're $10,000 under our goal for this year!
Help be the change to your community and donate today!
Our Introduction to Judaism® online course will begin next on October 23, 2022. We offer this 18-session course annually for those who want to gain a deeper understanding of Jewish life through a Reform lens.
This course is open to all, and is perfect for interfaith couples, those raising Jewish children, spiritual seekers, individuals pursuing or considering conversion, and Jews who want a meaningful chance to reconnect with their Judaism as an adult.
Topics include: holidays, life cycle celebrations, theology and core beliefs, Hebrew, prayer, the Torah and other sacred texts, history, anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, Zionism and Israel, the American Jewish experience, and the tapestry of the Jewish people today.
Our classes are dynamic and interactive, and will be taught by Rabbi Denise L. Eger, Rabbi Ross Levy, and Student Rabbi Franklyn Salzman.
For questions about this course, or any of our programs, please feel free to contact us by email to membership@kol-ami.org
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. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned hiker, all are welcome. This week we'll have a special lunch hosted by a member of our Board of Trustees in Culver City. The hike will go from 9:30-11 am then we'll head over to their home for a nice deli lunch from 11:30 am-1 pm.
Address will be sent upon registration. REGISTER HERE
Please join temple members Jane Drucker and David Glickman at The Book Circle on October 29th on zoom at 4 PM 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).
In a remote corner of the world, forgotten for nearly three thousand years, lived an enclave of Kurdish Jews so isolated that they still spoke Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Mostly illiterate, they were self-made mystics, gifted storytellers, and humble peddlers who dwelt in harmony with their Muslim and Christian neighbors in the mountains of northern Iraq. To these descendants of the Lost Tribes of Israel, Yona Sabar was born. REGISTER HERE
Kol Ami Shabbaton with Dr. Mark Benor Sponsored by Nancy Cohen in memory of her parents and her brother.
Saturday, November 12, 2022 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM "Doctoring in LA's Safety Net" Mark Bunin Benor will explore Jewish medical ethics as it applies to serving as a physician with marginalized and disadvantaged populations.
Dr. Benor is a Family Physician who has been providing medical care for marginalized and disadvantaged populations in the Los Angeles area for almost 2 decades.
If you are interested in attending, please register below. Lunch will be provided.
Congregation Kol Ami 30th Anniversary Trip to Israel May 30, 2023 - June 7, 2023
Join Rabbi Denise L. Eger on Kol Ami’s 30th anniversary trip to Israel! Explore the homeland of the Jewish people, its ancient history, and Israel’s vibrant modern sights and sounds.
Kol Ami’s friends and family will travel to Israel for an 8-day trip to Eretz Yisrael, the Land of Israel. Our trip begins in Jerusalem on May 30, 2023, winds our way north to the Galilee, and finally ending in the bustling city of Tel Aviv on June 7, 2023. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
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, Marty Frank, Stephen Hochstein, Tim Jordan, Heidi Kebbas, Peter Mackler, Keith Rand, Ivan Rosenberg, Paul Schouten, Lowell Selvin, Miles Senn
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.
