January 7, 2026  |  eKoleinu  |  18 Tevet 5786

Rabbi Lindy Reznick, Rabbinic Intern Rebeca Carrillo, and piano accompanist Lisa Edwards welcome Shabbat with singing and prayers. Join us in-person at Kol Ami or online on our  temple website . Purchase a prayerbook, Mishkan Tefillah, available in  print  or in  kindle  versions.

Birthday Blessing Shabbat
On the second Friday of every month, we will be honoring our members' birthdays during the Shabbat Service. We invite our January birthdays to come celebrate with blessings and homemade cake, courtesy of Travis Terry.

Kol Ami members are invited to nominate individuals for our new Explorer Membership pilot program. This opportunity is a benefit exclusively available to current members, and nominations may only be submitted by members. Find out more and submit your nominations at HERE.

Beginning in January, Congregation Kol Ami will offer a four-session course on Talmudic Narrative led by our Rabbinic Intern, Rebeca Carrillo. In this series, participants will explore some of the Talmud’s most profound stories and examine their role and purpose within rabbinic discourse. Together, we will engage deeply with rabbinic literature and enter the rich world of the sages of late antiquity. 

These four classes will be in place of Torah Study on Wednesday evenings.  

Regular Torah study will resume on February 4th.

This gentle, chair-based yoga class, taught by the wonderful Francesca Aster, is designed specifically for senior members and those with limited mobility or physical pain, offering a supportive and accessible way to enjoy the benefits of yoga. Please RSVP if you're planning on attending, so we'll have an accurate headcount.

The Justice League is a new community group at Kol-Ami for people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, and backgrounds who are passionate about social justice, want to  collaborate to make a difference in the world, and to respond clearly and effectively to the issues that are troubling us all.

Singing group led by Rabbinic Intern Rebeca Carillo and Rabbi Reznick. Come and join us for this fun jam session of new music. Together we will sing and lift our voices and spirits. Thank you to Rising Song Institute. Please RSVP if you're planning on attending, so we'll have an accurate headcount. 

together. In our next meetup we'll talk support, community and further group activities.

Please join us as we recognize and honor the life of civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr.  We will pay tribute to his fight for racial equality and justice for all.

A woman survives a plane crash and is forced to confront the choices she made in her life and the paths not taken. As her story progresses, two possible futures unspool side by side as do the secrets and doubts long buried with them. Find the book on  AMAZON .

Please join us for our first brunch for the New Year, hosted by Jeffrey Wortman and Peter Balderas.

Save the date for this special Saturday morning Shabbat Shirah (Shabbat of Song) service led by Rabbi Reznick, Rabbinic Intern Rebeca Carrillo, and Cantor Dr. Nancy Cohen.

Beginning with Adam and Eve and continuing to contemporary time, clothing has had a significant relationship with the Jewish people in piety, ritual, culture, secular law, and persecution. Using Biblical text, rabbinic commentary, archaeological finds, and historical observations we will learn about the "Clothes of Judaism."

Tickets: $15 each
Stay tuned for more info!

Introduction to Judaism® is a 15-session course offered annually for those who want to gain a deeper understanding of Jewish life through a Reform lens.  
 
This course is open to all, and is perfect for interfaith couples, those raising Jewish children, spiritual seekers, individuals pursuing or considering conversion, and Jews who want a meaningful chance to reconnect with their Judaism as an adult.

There is still time to join the class. Registration remains open.

We keep the following members in our healing prayers: Fred Balch, Michael Becker, Martin Frank,
Victor Gabriel, Alison Knapp, Ivan Rosenberg, Miles Senn, Henry Somerfeld, Steve Weiss.

Congregation Kol Ami
1200 N La Brea
West Hollywood, CA 90038