CALENDAR
Thursday, January 14th 7:30 PM Conversations with Rabbi Eger featuring Rt. Rev. Alexei Smith. RSVP now.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. RSVP now.Thursday, January 21st 7:00 PM Guatemala Information Night Thursday, January 21st 12:00 PM Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Eger 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 Friday, January 29th 8:00 PM Shabbat Services with Student Rabbis Jeremy Gimbel and Michael Shefrin Sunday, January 31st 9:00 AM
Religious School is in session at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills Sunday, January 31st 9:30 AMShalom Hartman Lecture Series with Dr. Elana Stein Hain at Temple Kol Tikvah 20400 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills. Register now. Sunday, January 31st 10:00 AM Intro to Judaism Class with Rabbi Sabine Meyer Sunday, January 31st 4:30 PM Shalom Hartman Lecture Series with Dr. Elana Stein Hain at Temple Beth Am at 1039 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles. Register now.
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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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February 7th
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 NEED YOUR PARTICIPATION! COME JOIN PILLAR ONE! The Galas are set! Yes, that's correct, there will be two!
Come hear about the exciting GALA events that are planned this year for Kol Ami.. We need your help to make these events as exciting as they can be!!
GET INVOLVED! PILLAR ONE NEEDS YOU!
The meeting will be in our home: WEDNESDAY JANUARY 20TH at 6:30 PM.
Dinner will be served. We look forward to seeing you! Kindly RSVP for directions.
Mark & Glenn Pillar 1 Co-Chairs
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A very special Mazel Tov to Abby Bergman, and Student Rabbis Michael Shefrin and Jeremy Gimbel. We're so proud of your recent accomplishments! |
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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.
Tomorrow, 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 the very latest in Jewish-Catholic relations.
This series is free and open to the public. RSVP is requested.
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Purim! On Shabbat!
March 25th, 2016
Come one, come all to this year's Purim Shpiel: "You're A Good One, Queen Esther!" (a parody of the musical, "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown") It will be a special Shabbat service with our Shpiel and a Megillah reading all on a Friday night! Want to be a part of the fun? If you are interested in participating in any way (singing, acting, choreography, set design, etc.), contact Student Rabbi & Music Director Jeremy Gimbel at jgimbel@kol-ami.org.
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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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The Voice of My People Scholarship grantsare meant to support students who identify as LGBTQ, or whose parent(s) identify as LGBTQ, and 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.
The application process opened January 1, 2016. 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.
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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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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9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Temple Kol Tikvah
20400 Ventura Blvd. Woodland Hills
4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Temple Beth Am
1039 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles
These lectures are free for Kol Ami Members!
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