Calendar
Thursday,
May 21st, 2015
6 PM
Deadline to turn in Slate Nominations to Stuart Leviton, Nominating Committee Chair
Thursday,
May 21st, 2015
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Lunch N' Learn
Thursday,
May 21st, 2015
7:00 PM
Intro to Judaism with Rabbi Sabine Meyer
Friday,
May 22nd, 2015
8:00 PM
Shabbat Services with Rabbi Eger and Jeremy Gimbel
Friday,
May 22nd, 2015
5 PM
Deadline for Gala Tribute Journal Ad submissions
Saturday,
May 23rd, 2015
7:30 PM to 11:00 PM
Sunday,
May 24th, 2015
9:30 AM
Shavuot Yizkor Service at Kol Ami
Monday,
May 25th, 2015
Kol Ami Office closed for Memorial Day
Friday,
May 29th, 2015
8:00 PM
Shabbat Services with Dr. Nancy Cohen
Sunday,
May 31st, 2015
6:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Friday,
June 5th, 2015
6:45 PM
Early Shabbat Services with Jeremy Gimbel
Tuesday,
June 9th, 2015
7:00 PM
Congregational Meeting at Kol Ami
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Please keep the following people in your prayers:
Marilyn Ader
Marlene Bram
Brian Garfield
Margie Haber
Jeannette Kaufman
Jack Levin
Tom Royer
Lowell Selvin
Edie Siteman
Bob Weiner
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Mazal Tov to
Jeremy Gimbel on receiving his Masters in Jewish education this week.
Mazel Tov to Benj Fried on receiving his Masters in Hebrew Letters from HUCJIR and giving the Student Response during the ceremony. Mazel Tov to Cary Davidson on assuming the chair of the Board of Overseers of Hebrew Union College.
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| Religious School will be on summer break until Sunday, August 30th, 2015. |
 You too, can easily volunteer at SOVA!
Kol Ami meets at SOVA the 2nd Sunday of
each month.
Our next meeting is:
June 14th
8:30 AM - 12 PM at 1140 N. La Brea
Please email
Ed Casson at:
if you are interested in volunteering.
Thank you, and remember, SOVA is here to serve you if you are in need.
This month's HOT donation items:
peanut butter
cold cereal
canned pasta
oil
coffee and tea
soap (liquid or bar)
razors
toothbrushes
toothpaste
deodorant
shampoo & conditioner
lotion
feminine products
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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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 The Kol Ami Mitzvah Corps is available to visit you at home or in the hospital, bring a hot meal or run an errand. Call the office at 323-606-0996 and you'll be contacted with-in 48 hours by one of our Corps members.
If you are interested in joining the Mitzvah Corps please contact Kelsi at kcopeland@kol-ami.org or 323-606-0996.
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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 "A Supreme Evening" Gala.
Featuring Mary Wilson of The Supremes
May 31st, 2015
6:30 PM to 10:30 PM
At the Edison in Downtown Los Angeles
108 W 2nd St #101, Los Angeles, CA 90012
We invite you to join us at our Supreme Evening Gala! Each guest will receive dinner, complimentary drinks from the open bar and near-endless passed hor d'oeuvres and desserts. We'll be honoring Jeff Seymour of Seymour Consulting Group and long-time members, Tobi Rosen and Tara Eisner. Plus, Mary Wilson of the Supremes will be performing live!
Individual tickets ($350), sponsorship opportunities and Tribute Journal ads are now available online. Please contact us with any questions at 323-606-0996.
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Celebrate Shavuot With Six Temples
Stephen S. Wise Temple
15500 Stephen S. Wise Dr., Los Angeles 90077
Saturday, May 23
7:30 PM to 11 PM
Shavuot with Six Temples is a new way to celebrate! Our area rabbis, cantors and educators will teach in small break-out groups and lead us in the celebration with new rituals and music. Each of our teachers will explore the relevance of the 10 Commandments and the Shavuot ideals in our lives today. And yes, there'll be cheesecake.
Experience an uplifting sense of community with members of Stephen Wise Temple, University Synagogue, Temple Judea, Leo Baeck Temple, Temple Beth Hillel and Congregation Kol Ami!
We will also be having a Shavuot Yizkor Service,here at Kol Ami, on Sunday, May 24th at 9:30 AM.
Social Justice Spotlight on Shavuot
LGBT Equality
Shavuot marks the end of the Omer, a period in which people traditionally refrain from getting married. While afterwards begins a period of simchas (joyous celebrations) and wedding festivities, many same-sex couples will still be unable to marry. Exodus 20:15 states that "All the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the blare of the horn and the mountain smoking." In Rabbinic tradition this is interpreted to mean that all people, generations past, present, and future, were present-which would include Jews of all gender identities, and sexual orientations. This Shavuot, we must commit to making sure LGBT Jews can fully participate in our Jewish communities as well as our larger society by advocating for LGBT equality.
Economic Justice
In Leviticus, Shavuot is linked with the commandments of pei-ah (leaving crops at the corners of the field for the poor) and sh'chicha (leaving the fallen grain for the poor). Even as we celebrate the first fruits and the bounty of the land, we are to remember those in need. In this way, Shavout is an opportunity for us to think about how we can help those who are hungry.
Gun Violence
"Wear Orange," a new campaign to reduce gun violence in America, is honoring the 88 Americans whose lives are cut short by gun violence every day - and the countless survivors whose lives are forever altered by shootings each year - by designating June 2, 2015 as the first annual National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Everyone who agrees that we should do more to save lives from gun violence can do one simple thing: Wear Orange.
Check out local artist, Hillel Smith's, awesomely animated Counting of the Omer.
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Thursday, May 21st at 12 PM will be our next Lunch N' Learn meeting.
Our Lunch and Learns focus on Jewish law and ethics and how to apply them to contemporary issues. Lunch and drinks are provided. These sessions are held at:
Law offices of Grunsfeld, Desiderio et al.
707 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 4150
Los Angeles, CA
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 Dear Kol Ami Families,
Be sure to register for Religious School here before Monday, June 1st, in order to get the early bird rate and save up to $225 per child!Once you have completed your registration, please be sure to also complete the Family and Medical Information Form, which can be found here.
Please email Cynthia at registrar@tebh.org if you have any questions.
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Elections and the Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on:
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 7:00 PM at Kol Ami
1200 N. La Brea Ave., West Hollywood
If you are interested in being a candidate for an open seat on the Board, please forward the signatures of ten (10) members nominating you as a candidate to the Nominating Committee Chair, Stuart Leviton, at sleviton@levitonlawgroup.com by5 PM on Thursday, May 21st.
The candidate slate will be emailed to all members shortly.
Proxy forms will be mailed to all members and will be available in the lobby; all proxy votes must be returned to the office by Friday, June 5th.
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