Calendar
Wednesday,
February 4th, 2015
7:30 PM
Thursday,
February 5th, 2015
7:00 PM
Friday,
February 6th, 2015
6:45 PM
Early Services with Rabbi Denise Eger and Lisa Edwards
Friday,
February 6th, 2015
8:00PM
Sunday,
February 8th, 2015
8:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Kol Ami meets at SOVA
Sunday,
February 8th, 2015
9:00 AM
Sunday School session at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills
Sunday,
February 8th, 2015
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Tuesday,
February 10th, 2015
7:00 PM
Pillar 1 Meeting
Friday,
February 13th, 2015
8:00 PM
Special "Sharing Guatemala" Services with Rabbi Eger and Jeremy Gimbel
Monday,
February 16th, 2015
Kol Ami offices will be closed in observance of President's Day.
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Please keep the following people in your prayers:
Marilyn Ader
Brian Garfield
Margie Haber
Jeannette Kaufman
Tom Royer
Lowell Selvin
Bob Weiner
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Mazal tov to Rabbi Ari and Rachel Margolis as Rabbi Margolis was named Senior Rabbi of Congregation Or Shalom in Vernon Hills, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
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| Religious School will meet this Sunday, February8th at 9 AM at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills. |
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HELP REFILL OUR BARRELS
SOVA needs canned tuna, canned pasta, cold cereal, and peanut butter. They also always need personal toiletries such as shampoo, toothpaste, body lotion, disposable razors, deodorant. PLEASE JOIN US
Kol Ami meets at SOVA the 2nd Sunday of each month.
Next meeting is - February 8th 8:30 AM - noon at 1140 N. La Brea Please email Ed Casson at: ecasson@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering. Thank you, and remember, SOVA is here to serve you if you are in need. Visit their website at jfsla.org/sova.
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If you are unable to make it to Services and would still like to join us for worship, you can.
for Friday night services, and enjoy the spiritual experience of Kol Ami at home.
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Rabbi Eger Online
 Have you visited Rabbi Eger's blog recently? There are new posts regularly, so be sure to visit often.
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Kol Ami's Cabaret is an unforgettable night of music, comedy and memories! Enjoy cocktails, appetizers and desserts with all your favorite friends on Saturday, February 21st at 7 PM. Here's just a taste of the immense talent you'll have the pleasure of seeing at the Cabaret.
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Please join us for a very special night! Friday, February 6th, 2015 at 8 PM (Following early services at 6:45 PM)!
As part of our series collaboration with JIMENA: Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa, we present to you a catered, kosher Persian Shabbat Dinner. The cost is $20 per person. We will be serving a kosher dinner by Red Fish Catering. And the very popular band, Bazaar Ensemble will be here live!
Dinner tickets can be purchased now.
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The Hartman Westside Synagogue Collaborative Lecture Series features senior scholars of the Hartman Institute addressing core ideas of contemporary Jewish life.
These lectures are free to Kol Ami members. Registration on their website is required.
The next meeting will feature Dr. Micah Goodman as a lecturer. Dr. Micah Goodman is a leading voice on Judaism, Zionism, the Bible, and the challenges and opportunities facing Israel and contemporary world Jewry. He is the author of three Israeli bestsellers on canonical Jewish texts: Moses's Final Speech, The Dream of the Kuzari, and The Secrets of the Guide for the Perplexed.
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Pillar II Meeting - Social Justice Comes To the Valley!
Please join David Glickman on Tuesday, February 24th at 7PM for a dinner and a discussion about social justice. We will meet at Carnival Restaurant in Sherman Oaks for a self-pay dinner. We will discuss:- Kol Ami's ongoing support of SOVA
- Participating in the 2015 Jewish World Watch Walk To End Genocide
- Sponsoring a Child for Nueva Generacion in Guatemala
- Brainstorm other Social Action interests and opportunities for our community.
Pillar II is charged with leading the way for Kol Ami to Transform the World Using Jewish Values. Please RSVP to Kathy at 323-606-0996 or kseroff@kol-ami.org.
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Joshua Finkel, Steve Addision, David Kaminski and Rabbi Eger are working collaboratively to bring a revival back to the Kol Ami Purim Stage----
The Wizard of Shushan --Performed in the last Century! (1999)
The Purim Schpiel this year will be on Saturday night, March 7th, at 7:30 PM. This year, the Schpiel will not be the same night as the megillah reading. We will read the megillah on Friday night, March 6th.
Purim Rehearsal Dates are:
Sunday, February 22nd - 11 am-2 pm.
Sunday, March 1st - 11am-2 pm
Saturday, March 7th -1-5 pm. (Show time is this same day at 7:30 PM.)
If you would like to be involved on stage or behind the scenes as stage hands, make-up, set, or costume please come be involved in this once a year show! RSVP to Kathy at 323-606-0996 or kseroff@kol-ami.org to let us know you want to participate. Don't delay, Casting is happening now!
But even if you can't make them all.... we want a huge cast this year! Munchkins, witches, Ozians( Oops--Shushanians) and of course the Lion, the Tin Man, Scarecrow and Dorothy and her little dog Toto too...
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Rabbi Eger participated in these community events:
Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis Conference where she led worship and participated on the panel. "Israel: The Last Taboo"."
Spoke on a panel at Occidental College on the annivesary of Roe V. Wade about Reproductive Justice and Women's Health.
Participated in the CCAR Board Meeting.
Participated in the Reform Leadership Council Meeting.
Represented Kol Ami at the LA Museum of the Holocaust commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Scholar at Congregation Emanu El in Houston, Texas speaking on "To Do Justice, Love Mercy and Walk Humbly with your God."
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General Fund:
Roberta Bennett in memory of Norton Goodman, Hope Faust's stepfather
Daniel Blatt in support of security efforts at Shabbat
Jan Eisman in honor of Benjamin Thomas Reback's conversion to Judaism
Stephen Hochstein in memory of Rose DeFriend, mother of his friend, Joseph Piazza
Jerry Primack in memory of of his aunt, Charlotte Eisgrou, who lived to be 105
Oneg:
Todd Bloom and Robert Nieto in honor of their anniversary
Jacquie Nemor in memory of her brother, David Nemor
Keith Rand and John D'Amico in memory of Keith's mother, Lillian Riemer Rand
Benjamin Thomas Reback in honor of his conversion to Judaism
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund:
Jeff Prang
Ron and Toni Sladek in honor of their children's wedding; Sam and Kinsey Sladek
Neal Zaslavsky in honor of the High Holy Days
Tzedakah Fund:
Debra Miller
Yahrzeit Fund:
Joshua Finkel in memory of his father, Aaron "Red" Finkel, member of the Original Israeli Air Force Sq #101 in 1948
Paul Fredrix in memory of his mother, Adrienne Fredrix
Lynn Harrill in memory of her mother, Beatrice Wolfson
Daniel Klotzman in memory of his father, Isaac Koltzman
Stephen Lachs and Michael Ruvo in memory of Stephen's mother, Irene Lachs
Jacquie Nemor in memory of her brother, David Nemor
Joan and Jules Selvin in memory of Joan's mother, Belle Meyers
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