eKoleinu Weekly: Elul Prep Class Begins Today! (Plus New Events Added) 🦜
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September 4, 2024 | eKoleinu | 24 Av 5784
Dear Congregation Kol Ami and Friends,
I am writing this letter to you on Rosh Chodesh Elul, the celebration of the new month Elul. This time of year is so precious. It means we are in the final month of this Jewish calendar, and one month away from the High Holy Days. We use this time of Elul to reflect on ourselves, our relationships and prepare us for entering the New Year. Jewish tradition gives us an entire month as an on-ramp to the High Holy Day season.
During this season, we listen to the call of the Shofar daily, to awaken our souls. We recite Psalm 27 which centers us in the season, and we do some deep soul searching to prepare our hearts. I want to invite you to celebrate, learn and be in community with Kol Ami, as we prepare for The High Holy Days of 5785. Please join me in our Elul classes online, starting tonight, Wednesday September 4th at 7pm online. Registration is on our website.
Through our deep work may we remove the barriers encasing our hearts, and open ourselves to transformation.
Chodesh Tov, Happy New Month, Rabbi Lindy Reznick
Senior Rabbi, Congregation Kol Ami.
Shabbat Service Friday, September 6 | 7:05 PM Join Rabbi Reznick and piano accompanist Lisa Edwards with music arrangement by Joshua Finkel, 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.
During the service we will welcome Guest Speaker Asher Landau, Senior Director of Development and Community Engagement at Hollywood Food Coalition, who will talk about the work of the organization to help those who are food insecure in Los Angeles and beyond.
Hineni ("Here I Am") High Holy Days 5785 with Congregation Kol Ami
Saturday, September 28 at 7pm - Selichot (Kol Ami - in person) Wednesday, October 2 at 7:30pm -Erev Rosh Hashanah (in person and online) Thursday, October 3 at 10am - Rosh Hashanah (In person and online) Saturday, October 5 at 10:30am - Tashlich at the Beach (Will Rogers State Beach, Malibu)
Friday, October 11 at 7:30pm - Kol Nidre Saturday, October 12, 10:00am-6:00pm - Yom Kippur Wednesday, October 16 at 7pm -Sukkot Service/Dinner
Elul Prep Class Wednesday, TODAY! September 4 (& 9/11, 18, 25) | 7:00 PM | Zoom Enter the High Holy Days prepared to do the work of renewal, teshuva, and transformation! Rabbi Reznick will be teaching a 4 week online Elul class, starting Wednesday Sept 4th at 7pm. In our first class, we will learn and celebrate entering the month of Elul. We will be studying texts that help us prepare our hearts and souls for the holiday season. Register and sign up for this unique learning experience. We look forward to learning together! Click here to sign up
Book Circle: "The Boston Girl" Saturday, September 7 | 3:00 PM | Zoom Led by Dr. Jane Drucker, the next book to be read and discussed is "The Boston Girl" by Anita Diamant. This is an unforgettable novel about family ties and values, friendship and feminism told by a young Jewish woman growing up in Boston in the early twentieth century. Register
Lunch Bag Assembly for Hollywood Food Coalition Saturday, September 14 | 12:00 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. Click here to RSVP
Volunteer: Postcarding for Upcoming Elections Saturday, September 14 | 12:00 PM Please join the Tzedek Council of Kol Ami as we support the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism in its voting efforts in Florida and Georgia by postcarding. We will provide the postcards, names, script, and pens. Click here to volunteer
Community Sicha Saturday, September 14 | 2:30 PM | In-Person Congregation Kol Ami invites you to a community wide learning session. In Hebrew the word “sicha” means conversation. In religious circles, sichot are special gatherings led by a rabbi who teaches something unique.
Rabbi Reznick is inviting you to be part of the first in a series of community sichot. Together the community, temple leadership, and Rabbi Reznick invite you to be in conversation with us about the vision of Kol Ami, and the chance to bring up thoughts, feelings and questions about our future. We will learn together, listen to your questions, and connect as one Kol Ami community. Sign up to join us
MOKA Downtown Walking Tour With The Los Angeles Conservancy Saturday, September 21 | 10:00 AM Join the Men of Kol-Ami (MOKA) to experience Los Angeles architecture, art, and history on an award winning private Los Angeles Conservancy downtown walking tour of the Broadway Historic Theatre and Commercial District! Step inside a lavish movie palace and learn how Hollywood history began on downtown Los Angeles' Broadway. Click for more info / Registration
Selichot Service Saturday, September 28 | 7:00 PM Join Rabbi Reznick and musician Avishai Sol for Selichot service at Kol Ami. Selichot services are intended to guide us toward an examination of our lives and to undergo teshuvah. Learn more / Register >
In Memory and In Hope Sunday, September 29 | 10:00 AM | Zoom Join the Reform Movement around the world as we come together to commemorate one year since October 7th, 2023. Through shared stories, inspiring messages, and communal ritual, we will honor the experiences of the past year and set our intentions for the future. Sign Up (select Congregation Kol Ami in West Hollywood as your congregation affiliation)
Nova Exhibition in LA Open Through October 8 The Nova Exhibition is an in-depth remembrance of the brutal massacre at The Nova Music Festival on October 7th. The installation sets out to recreate a festival dedicated to peace and love that was savagely cut short by a terrorist attack on that fateful day. The attack at The Nova Music Festival was the largest massacre in music history.More info / Tickets
We keep the following members in our healing prayers: Aaron Aronow, Michael Becker, Bryce Linsenmayer, Andrew Ogilvie, Ivan Rosenberg, Richard Ross, Lowell Selvin, Miles Senn,Henry Somerfeld, Steve Weiss, Gib Winebar
