Shabbat Service Friday, May 31 | 7:05 PM Rabbi Lutz is leading Shabbat service in-person at Kol Ami or online on our YouTube channelor on our temple website. During the service we'll mark the beginning of Pride Month. Purchase a prayerbook, Mishkan Tefillah, available inprint or inkindle versions.
Just Imagine Sunday, June 23 | 6:00 PM Cantor Mark Saltzman has created "Just Imagine" to bring us together for an unforgettable night of fun and community. All proceeds go to Congregation Kol Ami's activities this year. This unique musical program is interactive, light, humorous and a celebratory experience for everyone. Register here
Volunteer to Represent Kol Ami at WeHo Pride! June 1 & 2 Kol Ami will have a booth at the West Hollywood Pride Festival on June 1 and 2. We are looking for volunteers to staff the table to help promote the congregation. Pleasesign up for a shift using this form. Email Dan Blatt with any questions.
Pray and Stay + Pride Shabbat Friday, June 7 | 6:30 PM Get loud and proud! Kol Ami is joining IKAR and JQ for a night of LGBTQ+ celebration with IKARITE storytelling, comedy and an open bar (ID required). Address: Shalhevet School, 910 S Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036 Click here to register Please note: there will be no services at Kol Ami on that day
March at LA Pride! Sunday, June 9 | Time TBD We will be joining Temple Israel on LA Pride Parade. Interested folks must register through the Temple Israel website (please note that Kol Ami has paid the registration fee, so when you register you can click "I am affiliated with another temple" and write Congregation Kol Ami.Register here
PRIDE Heal the Bay Sunday, June 9 | 9:30 AM Kol Ami joins other LGBTQ+ communities in picking up trash at Topanga Beach. This is an opportunity to make a positive impact on our environment, spend quality time with service-minded members of our communities, and help our LA community enjoy good clean fun in the sun all summer long! More info / Sign Up
Join us for Erev Shavuot event at kol ami, including a brief service led by Dr. Nancy Cohen followed by a presentation by Yair Lootstein, Chair of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism. More info
Community 12-Step Thursday, June 13 | 7:00 PM (online) A Jewish 12-Step Meeting on zoom takes place on the first Thursday of every month from 7:00 - 8:30PM. Zoom Link will be provided with registration. Event host: Avi de Turenne. Sign up
Book Circle: "The Little Liar" Saturday, June 29 | 3:00 PM The next book circle led by Dr. Jane Drucker will discuss “The Little Liar” by Mitch Albom. This is a novel about hope and forgiveness centered around Greek Jews during World War II. Click here to register
Hollywood Bowl Picnic and Pink Martini Concert Saturday, August 24 | 6:00 PM Join us at the Hollywood Bowl for a picnic and the Pink Martini Concert. The Hollywood Bowl’s favorite globetrotting “little orchestra,” helmed by pianist Thomas Lauderdale, returns to the stage at the start of their 30th anniversary year for big, bold, genre-defying songs that traverse time and geography. Featuring lead singer China Forbes. For more details / Registration
Live Stream Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance A Wider Bridge is proud once again to livestream the Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance. On Thursday, May 30 at 10:30 am (ET), we will walk with the thousands celebrating Pride in Jerusalem. This event is a beacon of hope for many throughout the Middle East. The theme this year is “Born to be Free.” The march will include a rally in support of LGBTQ rights and a call for the release of 132 hostages held by Hamas and other terror groups in the Gaza Strip. Sign up
We keep the following members in our healing prayers: Aaron Aronow, Michael Becker, Larry Block, Ryan Jordan-Cohen, Ivan Rosenberg, Richard Ross, Lowell Selvin, Miles Senn,
