eKoleinu Weekly: This Weekend We March in LA Pride 🏳️🌈
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June 5, 2024 | eKoleinu | 28 Iyar 5784
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
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
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
Shavuot Yizkor Wednesday, June 12 | 9:00 AM Congregation Kol Ami joins Temple Israel of Hollywood for Shavuot Yizkor service online on Zoom. Shacharit service with Torah reading to reflect, share, and honor the memory of loved ones who have passed. Learn more
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
Shabbat Service Friday, June 14 | 7:05 PM Cantor Saltzman leads Shabbat service with piano accompanist Lisa Edwards in-person at Kol Ami or online on our YouTube channelor on our temple website. Purchase a prayerbook, Mishkan Tefillah, available inprint or inkindle versions.
MOKA Happy Hour Wednesday, June 26 | 6:30 PM at Hi Tops West Hollywood Let's lift our glasses to celebrate the start of summer! Please bring $5 to cover the cost of snacks. RSVP Sam / Click for more info
BRCA, Breast and Ovarian Cancer Screening, and the Health Disparities that Increase Risk in the LGBTQ+ Community Thursday, June 27 | 5:00 PM Sharsheret invites our LGBTQ+ community and allies to join us for a discussion about breast and ovarian cancer and the health disparities that can increase your risk. Hear from Dr. BJ Rimel, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars-Sinai, and Dr. Farin Amersi, MD, Breast Oncology Surgeon, Cedars-Sinai, who will discuss screening guidelines, the science behind genetic predispositions, and disparities the LGBTQ+ community faces in this healthcare space. Register here
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
Mazal Tov Mazal Tov to our members who will be celebrating their birthdays this week:
Stephen Weiss (June 6), Janene Sneider and Rami Aizic(June 7), Joshua Rebello (June 8), Mary Jane Varley and Nattawat Ross (June 9) and Julie Gavejian (June 11)!
Share your happy news with the community! Send your simchas for eKoleinu to Adam at membership@kol-ami.org
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,
