Calendar
Thursday,
March 26th, 2015
7:00 PM
Intro to Judaism with Rabbi Sabine Meyer
Thursday,
March 26th, 2015
7:00 PM
Game Night at Triangle Square
Friday,
March 27th, 2015
8:00 PM
Shabbat Services with Rabbi Eger and Jeremy Gimbel
Sunday,
March 29th, 2015
Religious School will not be in session.
Sunday,
March 29th, 2015
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Celebration of the Installation of Rabbi Denise L. Eger as CCAR President at Kol Ami
Wednesday,
April 1st, 2015
7:30 PM
Larry Levi's Grief Support Group
Thursday,
April 2nd, 2015
7:00 PM
Intro to Judaism with Rabbi Sabine Meyer
Friday,
April 3rd, 2015
No Shabbat Services
Saturday,
April 4th, 2015
5:00 PM
Sunday,
April 5th, 2015
Religious School will not be in session.
Thursday,
April 9th, 2015
7:00 PM
Intro to Judaism with Rabbi Sabine Meyer
Friday,
April 10th, 2015
6:45 PM
Early Shabbat Services with Rabbi Eger and Jeremy Gimbel honoring Kol Ami's SOVA Volunteers
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Please keep the following people in your prayers:
Marilyn Ader
Marlene Bram
Brian Garfield
Margie Haber
Jeannette Kaufman
Tom Royer
Lowell Selvin
Bob Weiner
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| Religious School will not be in session this Sunday, March 29th, or Sunday, April 5th. Religious School will begin again on Sunday, April 12th at 9 AM at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills. |
Our sincere condolences to Martin Taller on the death of his brother, Steven Taller.
Our sincere condolences to Sue Igdaloff, Jeanne Cole and their daughter, Danielle, on the death of son and brother, Michael Igdaloff. |
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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 - April 12th 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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Can you believe it's almost April? We're so excited for our 2nd Night Community Seder and we hope to see you all there. We also know you're currently planning 1st Night Seders with your families and wanted to give you some helpful tips.
Arm yourself with information. Start out with making a guest list and then save it for next year. You'll be sure to thank yourself later. Let your guest list determine the "feel" of your seder and the amount of food you'll need. Then prepare the menu and lay out a budget. These items will then help you create your to-do list.
2) Make food ahead of time.
Recipe ideas for Passover are endless and almost all the food will freeze well! This will free you up for preparing your home and yourself for the actual seder. Doing work ahead of time, instead on the day of, is the key to having fun at your own party.
3) Ask for help!
Great leaders are great delegators and people enjoy contributing to a job well done. Not convinced? Check out last year' s Pesach meal at the White House. You definitely need a team of people to pull off that level of presentation. If you're looking to compete with that, it'll be a family affair for sure!
After you make it through your 1st Night Seder at home, come relax with your friends at Kol Ami's 2nd Night Community Seder where all you have to do is enjoy!
April 4th, 2015 at 5 PM
Gourmet Kosher Chicken or Vegetarian Dinner
$68 per person
1200 N. La Brea Ave., WeHo
Click here to buy your ticket online!
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Please RSVP to Kelsi at kcopeland@kol-ami.org or 323-606-0996.
Read Rabbi Eger's CCAR Installation speech in its entirety.
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Join us on April 18th as we see the Dead Sea Scrolls in person! We'll be meeting at Kol Ami, eating a light brunch together, taking a chartered bus to the California Science Center, viewing the Dead Sea Scroll exhibit as well as Jerusalem 3D in IMAX, (don't worry we're definitely fitting in time to see Endeavor in all its glory) and then it's back home to Kol Ami.
April 18th, 2015
10 AM to roughly 4 PM
The cost is $45 per person.
Be sure to get your tickets while they're still available!
RSVP to Kelsi at kcopeland@kol-ami.org or 323-606-0996.
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ARZA: Representing Reform Judaism urgently needs your vote! Voting closes on April 30th, 2015.
If you care about the Reform Movement in Israel, if you support egalitarian prayer, if you believe in freedom of religion, the right of Reform rabbis to conduct marriage, divorce, burial and conversion, if you believe that women should have equal status, here is your chance to make a difference.
How much does your vote help? A LOT!
The size of the ARZA delegation in the WZO is a direct result of votes in the World Zionist Congress election. The more Reform Jews who register, and who vote for ARZA: Representing Reform Judaism the more ARZA delegates are elected, and the more money is allocated to the Reform Movement in Israel, and the more we can make a difference.
The WZO is a 50% owner of the Jewish Agency and therefore appoints 50% of the representatives to the Board of the Jewish Agency. In other words, the WZO plays an important role in making decisions on who is appointed to key positions in these organizations. Simply put: whoever has the largest number of representatives in Congress will set goals and have access to the centers of power and money.
Need more information? Read some recent articles on why the WZC elections are so important.
How Diaspora Jews Can Vote on Israel's Future - Haaretz
Time to Stop Whining and Start Voting - The JWeekly
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Congregation Kol Ami, along with IKAR, Leo Baeck Temple, Sinai Temple, Temple Emanuel, Temple Isaiah, Temple Israel of Hollywood and T'ruah, is co-sponsoring CAST's and NCJW's First Annual Seder to Combat Human Trafficking.
There will be readings from "The Other Side of the Sea, A Haggadah on Fighting Modern-Day Slavery," live music and a vegetarian dinner.
Cost is $40 per person, $25 for students.
RSVP is required by April 6th, 2015. Click to make reservations online or please make reservations to Ruth Williams at ruth@ncjwla.org or 323-852-8503.
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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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