Transgender Day of Awareness Shabbat on Friday! Lunch n learn, Prophetic Torah & HIV Support This Week!
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November 16, 2022 * eKoleinu * 22 Heshvan 5783
Shabbat Service Friday, November 18 at 6:30 PM Join Rabbi Denise L. Eger, Student Rabbi Frankie Salzman, and Piano Accompanist Dr. Alin Melik-Adamyan 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.
HOLD THE DATE!
Semi-Annual Congregational Meeting Wednesday, November 30, 2022 7:00 PM In-person only Meeting agenda and materials will be sent to members later this week. Proxy Form is available at the temple or online to print, complete and, send back, by clicking here .
Thursday, November 17, 2022 12:00 NOON Join our monthly online lunch & learn here on Zoom! You bring the lunch, Rabbi Eger will bring the learning, just like she would in Downtown LA!
Transgender Day of Awareness/ Transgender Day of Remembrance Shabbat
Friday, November 18, 2022 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Kol Ami observes Transgender Day of Awareness and Remembrance on Friday night November 18th. Special participation by trans and non-binary members of our congregation.
Saturday, November 19, 2022 10:00 AM - 11:15 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.
Our ongoing HIV+ Support Group known as the Kol Amigos. Facilitated by Rabbi Eger, this confidential group is open only to those with HIV/AIDS. REGISTER HERE
World AIDS Day Interfaith Community Observance With a special performance by Vox Femina
Thursday, December 1, 2022 7:00 PM You are invited to the World AIDS Day Interfaith Community Observance at Congregation Kol Ami! Cosponsored by CSL-LA, Founders MCC, WeHo UCC, Justice Ministry of Cal-Pac Methodist Church, Israel-Civic Action Network and JQ. Our key note is long time survivor Rev. Steve Pieters, whose story was featured in the movie "The Eyes of Tammy Faye". Also participating will be, Rabbi Denise L. Eger, Rev. Lisa Bove, Rev. Keith Mozingo, Rev. Dr. Keith Cox, Rev. Denyse Barnes, Hon. John Duran and Hon. Mitch O'Farrell and members of Kol Ami's HIV Support Group. Vox Femina will perform several pieces during the observance. Vox Femina is under the direction of Dr. Iris Levine.
A section of the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display.
Join us in the fight against HIV, show support for people living with HIV, and commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness.
This event will be in person and streaming online.
Saturday, December 10, 2022 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Location: Debs Park (4651 Griffin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031)
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.
Following the hike, we will be heading over to a congregant's house for afternoon tea and cake. The address will be sent upon registration.
Saturday, December 10, 2022 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Please join temple members Jane Drucker and David Glickman at The Book Circle on December 10th on zoom at 5 PM as we discuss "The Little Bride" by Anna Solomon.
The Little Bride WHEN 16-YEAR-OLD Minna Losk journeys from Odessa to America as a mail-order bride, she dreams of a young, wealthy husband, a handsome townhouse, and freedom from physical labor and pogroms. But her husband Max turns out to be twice her age, rigidly Orthodox and living in a one-room sod hut in South Dakota with his two teenage sons. The country is desolate, the work treacherous. Most troubling, Minna finds herself increasingly attracted to her older stepson. As a brutal winter closes in, the family’s limits are tested, and Minna, drawing on strengths she barely knows she has, is forced to confront her despair, as well as her desire.
For more information about the book and where to purchase it, click the link here.
Congregation Kol Ami 30th Anniversary Trip to Israel May 30, 2023 - June 7, 2023
The first 5 people have already signed up! We need 11 more to meet our minimum. Reserve your spot for this once in a lifetime opportunity.
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
We had a beautiful turnout for our Gun Violence Prevention Shabbat this past Friday. Thank you to our fantastic guest speakers Margot Bennett and Josh Stepakoff.
Pictures from our Shabbaton with Dr. Mark Bunin Benor on Jewish Medical Ethics and doctoring in LA Safety Net.
We had an amazing Shabbat of prayer, learning and fellowship! Thank you to all who participated, and our scholar, Dr. Benor and to Dr. Nancy Cohen who underwrote the Shabbaton in memory of her parents, Claire and Phillip Cohen and her brother Dr. Fred Michaels.
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, Stan Papel, Keith Rand, Ivan Rosenberg, 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.
