Shabbat Services Friday, January 27 at 6:30 PM Join Rabbi Denise L. Eger, Student Rabbi Frankie Salzman, and Piano Accompanist Lisa Edwards for our services in-person at Kol Ami or online on our Facebook page, YouTube channel, or on thetemple website. To purchase a prayerbook, Mishkan Tefillah, available in print or in kindle version click here.
We are excited to announce that we won the Los Angels Blades': Best House of Worship: Congregation Kol Ami for the 4th year in a row!
In 2019, 2021 and 2022, Congregation Kol Ami won the award for Best House of Worship. In 2020 it won Editor’s Choice, and now wins the award yet again for the Best House of Worship this year. Kol Ami is an important leader in the Jewish, LGBTQ, and West Hollywood communities since its founding in 1992. Rabbi Denise L. Eger, who plans to retire in 2024, broke barriers that resulted in more LGBTQ inclusion at synagogues worldwide. Kol Ami describes itself as “a progressive, Reform congregation rooted in a rich Jewish tradition, with commitment to social justice, diversity, and a world in which all individuals are honored and connected. Our congregation celebrates an LGBTQ+ core at the center of a profoundly diverse community.” (1200 N La Brea Ave, West Hollywood)
The Women's March Foundation for "Bigger than Roe"
Sunday, January 22, 2023 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: Fine Arts Theater 8556 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Women's March Foundation is hosting an event on Sunday, January 22nd, in Los Angeles. January 22nd is significant because it would've been the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and is also part of the nationwide day of action: Bigger than Roe.
We will be hosting a screening of HBO's documentary The Janes, which will be followed by a town hall discussion with national leaders and pro-choice advocates who are leading the fight to protect reproductive freedoms for all women across our nation.
We are grateful for your partnership and would love for you to promote it across your networks and on social media! We are still looking for speakers to be part of our panel, so please let us know if you have anyone who has been active in the fight for reproductive rights and would be interested.
Join Rabbi Levy for a beginner's crash course on the Hebrew language. The class will primarily focus on the Hebrew we find in the prayerbook and Jewish ritual spaces, but will include examples from Modern Hebrew as well. Member Rate $18 | Non-Member Rate $36
Book Circle: "The Mistress of the Art of Death" by Ariana Franklin
Saturday, January 28, 2023 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Please join temple members Jane Drucker and David Glickman at The Book Circle on January 28th on zoom at 4:30 PM as we discuss Book Circle: "The Mistress of the Art of Death" by Ariana Franklin.
The national bestselling hit hailed by the New York Times as a “vibrant medieval mystery…[it] outdoes the competition.”
In medieval Cambridge, England, Adelia, a female forensics expert, is summoned by King Henry II to investigate a series of gruesome murders that has wrongly implicated the Jewish population, yielding even more tragic results. As Adelia’s investigation takes her behind the closed doors of the country’s churches, the killer prepares to strike again.
More information and where to purchase the book here.
Calling All Spielers! Come one, come all to this year's Purim Spiel!
Join us for a fantastic, laid-back "Surfin' Safari" Beach Boys Purim on Sunday night, March 5, 2023 at Kol Ami!! (more details to follow). Along with Megillah reading and a delicious Mediterranean dinner, we'll be doing a special retelling of the Purim story featuring the music of the Beach Boys in Beach Boychiks: A Beach Boys Purim.
Who's ready to dip their toes in the sand and be a part of this amazing production? If you are interested in participating in any way (singing, acting, choreography, set design, makeup, etc.), please contact Rabbi Levy at rlevy@kol-ami.org
Rehearsals are every Sunday afternoon during the month of February.
The LA County Department of Health is recommending wearing a mask indoors. While they have not yet required it, in recent weeks there has been a significant uptick in COVID-19 cases in LA County combined with a significant flu outbreak and Respiratory Virus.
LA County is experiencing high rates of COVID-19, flu, and RSV. These three respiratory illnesses can all cause severe illness. Until respiratory illness rates decline, everyone ages 2 and older is now advised to wear a mask in indoor public spaces to both protect workers and avoid getting sick and spreading these viruses this winter and holiday season. Indoor public places include public transportation and transit hubs, retail stores, event venues, schools, and worksites when around others.
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, Dr. Aaron Aronow, Tim Jordan, Heidi Kebbas, Addie Lelyveld, Cantor Patti Linksy, Peter Mackler, Keith Rand, Ivan Rosenberg, Richard Ross, Lowell Selvin, Miles Senn, Karen Shanbrom
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.
