Happy Passover! | The Whole Megillah, Passover Yizkor and, Much More Through April!
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April 9, 2023 * eKoleinu * 18 Nisan 5783
Shabbat Services Friday, April 14 at 6:30 PM Join Rabbi Denise L. Eger, Rabbi Ross Z. Levy and, Piano Accompanist David Kaminski for our services in-person at Kol Ami or online on our YouTube channel, on thetemple website, or on ourFacebook page. To purchase a prayerbook, Mishkan Tefillah, available in print or in kindle version click here.
Join Rabbi Levy for the final installment of his series of adult education classes focusing on the five megillot (scrolls) Jews read over the course of the holiday calendar. This series will conclude with a class focusing on the Song of Songs (Shir HaShirim), the Bible's preeminent book of love poetry, which is traditionally read during the days of Passover. We'll explore the vivid imagery and sensual language of the Song of Songs, and the ways that our ancient ancestors grappled with this intimate and very human element of our sacred tradition.
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 8:30 AM Passover Yizkor on the last day of Pesach will be hosted by Kol Ami here in our sanctuary. Members of Temple Israel of Hollywood will join us as is our long standing custom!
A Monthly Morning Torah Study. 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.
This event is now SOLD OUT! Registration is now closed.
Special Exhibit: Auschwitz: Not Long Ago and Not Far Away
Sunday, April 16, 2023 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
In observance of Yom HaShoa, join Rabbi Eger and Rabbi Levy for a visit to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library to see the special exhibit: Auschwitz: Not Long Ago and Not Far Away. The only West Coast exhibit of its kind. For the first time in history, this Auschwitz exhibition, co-produced by the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and Spanish company Musealia, is traveling to the Reagan Library to show an extraordinary collection of more than 700 original artifacts of inestimable historic and human value, that bears direct witness to one of the darkest chapters of humankind.
Kol Ami has no more reserved tickets for Sunday, April 16, 2023, at 1:00 PM. The ticket includes the special audio headset. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
J’Accuse Movie Showing Yom Hashoa, Holocaust Memorial Day
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM In observance of Yom Hashoa, Holocaust Memorial Day, Kol Ami will host and co-sponsor with the Israel Civic Action Network a showing of the award-winning movie J’Accuse by Michael Kretzmer. The film is about Holocaust denial in Lithuania and features Kol Ami's friend, Grant Gochin, and his efforts to confront the Lithuanian government.
Tzedek Council Lunch Bag Assembly for Hollywood Food Coalition
Saturday, April 23, 2023 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join the Tzedek Council of Kol Ami as we continue our support of the Hollywood Food Coalition by assembling lunch bags for their Sunday lunch distribution program. This is a special opportunity to fulfill the Purim mitzvah of matanot laevyonim (gifts for those in need)!
We made just over 500 lunch bags to be distributed across LA during our last event in January and we're hoping to keep up those numbers! We'll provide the materials so all we ask is that you show up ready to help support this important cause!
For more information about the Hollywood Food Coalition, visit their website: https://hofoco.org/
Book Circle: "The Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew - Three Women Search for Understanding" by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver and Priscilla Warner
Saturday, April 29, 2023 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Please join temple members Jane Drucker and David Glickman at The Book Circle on April 29th on Zoom at 4:00 PM as we discuss "The Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew - Three Women Search for Understanding" by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver and Priscilla Warner.
A groundbreaking book about Americans searching for faith and mutual respect, The Faith Club weaves the story of three women, their three religions, and their urgent quest to understand one another.
Click here to purchase the book and to learn more.
Thank you to all who joined our lively community seder!
We especially want to thank our sponsors who made it possible for others to participate: Richard Bernard, Ph.D. Jackie Friedlander Dr. Susan Igdaloff Chuck Pace Dr. Joseph and Sharon Perry Tobi Rosen Martha Rosett Leonard Seelig Rebecca Shurz and Simon Thompson Travis Terry Shane Viccinelli and Tom Duncan
We are also grateful to: Rabbi Denise Eger Rabbi Ross Levy Leonard Seelig Travis Smith Jose Flores Hugo Reyes Adam Rotenberg Harrison Berger Kensington Catering All of our readers and all you who helped with cleanup!
Refuah Shleimah: A Speedy Recovery We keep the following members in our healing prayers: John Altschul, Dr. Aaron Aronow, Roberta Bennett, Heidi Kebbas, Addie Lelyveld, Peter Mackler, Keith Rand, Ivan Rosenberg, Richard Ross, Lowell Selvin, Miles Senn, Karen Shanbrom, Isabelle Simental-Starr, Doug Workman
