CALENDAR
Friday, January 8th 8:00 PM Shabbat Services with Student Rabbis Jeremy Gimbel and Michael Shefrin Saturday, January 9th 10:00 AM Torah Study Saturday, January 9th 12:15 PM HIV+ Shabbat Lunch Sunday, January 10th 8:30 AM Kol Ami Volunteering at SOVA Sunday, January 10th 9:00 AM Religious School at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills is in session. Thursday, January 14th 7:30 PM Conversations with Rabbi Eger featuring Rt. Rev. Alexei Smith Friday, January 15th 8:00 PM Shabbat Services with Student Rabbis Jeremy Gimbel and Michael Shefrin Monday, January 18th Kol Ami Office closed in observance of Martin Luther King Day Tuesday, January 19th 7:30 PM People of the Bookcase Part 4 with Student Rabbi Michael Shefrin - Today's Most Celebrated Jewish Short Stories Thursday, January 21st 7:00 PM Guatemala Information Night Friday, January 22nd 8:00 PM Shabbat Services with Rabbi Denise Eger Sunday, January 24th 9:00 AM Religious School is in session at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills Sunday, January 24th 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM First class of Intro to Judaism with Rabbi Sabine Meyer Sunday, January 24th 2:30 PM Book Club Meeting at a private residence in Valley Village. RSVP for address.
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We are excited to debut a new online webcasting system! You can participate in the community and services even if you're out of town or just can't make it to the synagogue.
The new system is a significant improvement in both audio and video quality over our previous system, so if you haven't seen the new broadcast, you haven't seen us. Click here to watch live.
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Please keep the following people in your prayers:
Marilyn Ader
Marlene Bram
Brian Garfield
Jeannette Kaufman
Jack Levin
Barton Mozlin
Ben Reback
Steve Reissman
Ivan Rosenberg
Tom Royer
Henry Schaumberg
Hillary Selvin
Lowell Selvin
Michael Silverman
Edie Siteman
Max Snow
Charlene Trichon
Cathee Weiss
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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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January 10th
8:30 AM - 12 PM
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 atjfsla.org/sova.
This month's most needed donation items:
peanut butter
cold cereal
canned pasta
cooking oil
coffee and tea
soap (liquid or bar)
razors
toothbrushes
toothpaste
deodorant
shampoo & conditioner
lotion
feminine products
canned tuna
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We are so proud to announce the Voice of My People Scholarship Grants!
These grants are meant to support students who are committed to social justice and making strides in creating a more fair and just world.
Our first scholarships, available for the school year 2016-2017, are 2 Papel Family Trust scholarships at $2,500 each. These 2 grants are specifically designated to support students who identify as LGBTQ, or whose parent(s) identify as LGBTQ.
The application process opens January 1 - in the spring 2016 funding cycle, we will accept the first 50 qualifying applications in the order in which they were received, or until March 15, 2016, whichever comes first. The top 10 candidates will be informed of the second tier review process late May 2016.
We are hopeful we will secure additional donations in future years resulting in additional scholarship grants. If you would like to support these incredible students, either individually or through a corporate sponsorship, please contact Sadie at srosestern@kol-ami.org or call 323-606-0996.
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Save the date! 6:30 PM Sunday June 26, 2016 and join
Kol-Ami for a "Beautiful Evening."
We'll watch a performance of
BEAUTIFUL, THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL,
- Private celebration afterwards with desserts and drinks in the iconic Pantages theater!
- Meet members of the cast and special guests for photos, autographs and maybe even an impromptu sing-along!
- Be there for the first ever presentation of Kol Ami's inaugural award to those who have made significant contributions to the arts!
Don't buy your tickets through the box office or online - come and see the show with us for a Beautiful Evening - we have tickets in all sections of the theater!
Tickets will go on sale soon! Keep your eyes open for this incredible opportunity!
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Rabbi Sabine Meyer's 2016 course of Intro to Judaism begins on Sunday, January 24th from 10 AM to 12 PM at Kol Ami!
Dates: January 24- May 22, 2016
Sundays, 10 AM-12 PM
Are you part of a Jewish or interfaith family, considering conversion, or want to gain a deeper understanding of Jewish life and tradition? Then our URJ Intro course is for you! It offers a basic foundation in Judaism in 17 sessions and is designed for both Jews and people from other faith traditions who want to explore Jewish holidays and life cycle ceremonies, Jewish values and history, and Jewish liturgy and texts.
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Guatemala Information Meeting January 21st!
Join us for an informational meeting on Thursday, January 21st at 7 PM, here at Kol Ami! Our new Guatemala Travel Dates are June 10 - 19th, 2016.
All Kol Ami members and their families are invited to join us for this exciting service trip. There will be plenty of tourist options and site seeing activities planned. It's an especially
great opportunity for the older kids and teenagers to experience an incredible summer of Tikkun Olam!
Some of the amazing activities include:
- Building a house
- Teaching a child how to read, sing, dance or paint
- Visiting a coffee plantation and learning how coffee is grown and cultivated
- Zipline-ing over the beautiful mountainside in the hills above La Antigua, Guatemala
- Hiking a volcano
- Visiting a chocolate museum and learning how to make chocolate delicacies with locally grown cocoa
- Participating in a traditional Mayan Fire Ceremony
- Having Shabbat with our sister Synagogue, Adat Israel, in beautiful Guatemala City
- Creating a lifetime of memories and making new friends!
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This series, Conversations with Rabbi Eger, provides the public with a front row seat to a behind-the-scenes discussion with some of today's most influential figures.
On Thursday, January 14th at 7:30 PM, Rabbi Eger will host the Rt. Rev. Alexei Smith, Chief Ecumenical Officer of the Archdiocese o the Catholic Church. They will be discussing Catholic Jewish relations in light of the 50th anniversary of the document absolving Jewish culpability for the death of Jesus.
This series is free and open to the public. RSVP is requested.
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Who Are Jew? An exploration of our spiritual, emotional, and communal aspects of our Jewish identities.
Who are Jew? There are so many things that make up our Jewish identities: spirituality, being in community, ritual, commitment to social justice, music, Israel...the list goes on and on. At Kol Ami's adult retreat, we will explore who we are, who we want to become, and how we, as individuals and a community, can get there. And of course, we will have fun, taking advantage of the gorgeous campus of the Brandeis-Bardin Institute in Simi Valley. This adult retreat will also feature sessions planned by each Pillar of our Congregation. The whole community will be involved.
Join us for this exciting weekend on May 20-22, 2016! Registration opening in January of 2016.
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