eKoleinu Weekly: Elul Prep Class and High Holy Days Bootcamp
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September 11, 2024 | eKoleinu | 8 Elul 5784
Dear Congregation Kol Ami and Friends,
We have very exciting opportunities for community engagement happening at Kol Ami this Saturday Sept. 14th. Last week during our Shabbat service, we were joined by Asher Landau, Sr. Director of Development and Community Engagement of the Hollywood Food Coalition. It was inspiring to hear how just one lunch that we make together on Shabbats, can make a difference in someone's life. In our history of working with HoFoCo, Kol Ami has put together over 6000 meals. Come out and join us at 12pm and help us pack lunches.
Simultaneously there will be an opportunity to write postcards in support of getting the vote out in Georgia and Florida, on behalf of The Religious Action Center. Join us and help make a difference in these upcoming elections.
I also want to invite you to be with us for a community sicha (conversation) from 2:30-3:30pm at Kol Ami. Together the community, temple leadership and I welcome you to be in conversation with us. We will be learning together, talking and sharing thoughts and ideas as one community. Come join us for the first in a series of conversations.
With love and peace, Rabbi Lindy Reznick
Senior Rabbi, Congregation Kol Ami.
Shabbat Service Friday, September 13 | 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. Come meet our student rabbi, CJ Mays as he will be delivering the d'var Torah this week. Purchase a prayerbook, Mishkan Tefillah, available inprint or inkindle versions.
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 11 (& 9/18, 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
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
High Holy Day Bootcamp with Dr. Nancy Cohen Tusday, September 17 | 7:00 PM | Zoom We welcome you to join Cantor Nancy Cohen for an online class in which you will learn about the music and how to's of the High Holy Days. Sign Up
Lunch and Learn Wednesday, September 18 | 12:00 PM A joint Zoom event with BCC. Shay Bramson returns to discuss his political activism and harrowing personal story. Cost: Free; donations to the Center Against Conversion Therapy are appreciated. Click here to register!
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
West Hollywood City Council Candidates Forum Sunday, September 22 | 3:00 PM West Hollywood Voters are invited to a free 2 hour event at Kol Ami to learn more about the candidates running for the two open seats on the City Council. At press time, about half of the 10 candidates had confirmed their attendance, and they will share their ideas for building a better West Hollywood. Click here for more information / RSVP
Selichot Service Saturday, September 28 | 7:00 PM Join Rabbi Reznick, student Rabbi CJ Mays 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
Mazal Tov Mazal Tov to our members who will be celebrating his birthday this week:
Yaffa Hughes, Sharon Perry and Max Weinstein (TODAY! September 11), Wendy Goldman and Juan Ponce (Setpember 13) Cary Davidson, Dr. Neil Romanoff and Roberta Bennett (September 14), Ed Casson (September 15) and Baron Kishimoto (September 17)!
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, Bryce Linsenmayer, Andrew Ogilvie, Ivan Rosenberg, Richard Ross, Lowell Selvin, Miles Senn,Henry Somerfeld, Steve Weiss, Gib Winebar
