April 13, 2016 
5 Nisan
Saturday, 
April 16th 
6:00 PM
Havdalah Potluck @ a temple member's home (RSVP 323-606-0996)

Sunday,
April 17th
10:00 AM
Intro to Judaism with Rabbi Sabine Meyer

Tuesday,
April 19th
6:30 PM
Minyan Rotation at Kol Ami

Tuesday,
April 19th
7:30 PM (or directly after the Minyah)
Student Rabbi Michael Shefrin and Larry Levi, MFT, invite you to an evening workshop for those who are seeking to cultivate more forgiveness in their lives. 

Wednesday,
April 20th
7:00 PM
Ethiopian-Israeli LGBT organization, KALA! is hosting a West Hollywood
Reception

Thursday,
April 21st
12:00 PM
Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Eger @ The Law Offices of Grunfeld, Desiderio
707 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 4150 on the 41st floor.

Friday,
April 22nd
No Evening Shabbat Services.

Saturday,
April 23rd
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
LGBTQ Safety and Health Fair

Saturday,
April 23rd
6:00 PM  
Kol Ami's Second Night Seder
Register Online

Sunday,
April 24th 
2:30 PM 
Book Club meeting will take place to discuss "The Boston Girl" by Anita Diamant. Please call 323-606-0996 for member's home address.

Sunday,
April 24th
No Intro to Judaism today

Tuesday, 
April 26th
7:00 PM
Full Board Meeting

Friday, 
April 29th
8:00 AM
Pesach Yizkor Service at Temple Israel of Hollywood
7300 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046

Friday,
April 29th
8:00 PM
Shabbat Services with Rabbi Denise Eger and Student Rabbi Jeremy Gimbel
Watch Services 
 
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. 
Refuah Schlemah
 
Please keep the following people in your prayers: 
 
Marilyn Ader
Frank Ellison
Brian Garfield
Jeannette Kaufman
Ben Reback
Steve Reissman
Ivan Rosenberg 
Tom Royer
Henry Schaumberg
Lowell Selvin 
Michael Silverman
Edie Siteman
Max Snow
Daniel Tarica 
Cathee Weiss


Mazel Tov to 
Aldo Sebastion Ramos "Avi Amir" and his father, Ulti Ramos, on Aldo's confirmation.

Mazel Tov to
Student Rabbi Michael Shefrin and his new wife, Shayna, on their wedding!
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. 




May 8th
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
Upcoming Road Closures! 

President Barak Obama is in town this Thursday and Friday.  

Please check the list of road closures when planning your drive to Shabbat Services!


Be sure to get your registration in today!

 Saturday April 23rd at 6 PM
1200 N. La Brea Ave. 
West Hollywood

Price: $68 per adult
 $30 per child (25 years old and younger)

Join Kol Ami for a delicious, kosher Passover feast. Enjoy new recipes and old friends! 
Each year, we make a special effort to celebrate the second night of Passover together, as a community. 

It's a time for us to remember our traditions, share memories of Passovers past and look forward to the future that lies ahead. As we turn the corner into our 25th year together, let's sit across the table from one another to celebrate our heritage and our home.

Enrich the conversation around your Seder table and check out RAC's resources on a Racial Justice during Passover. 




Honor two of music's top song writers at a live performance of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical! 

Long time Kol Ami member, Allan Rich, and his writing partner, Jud Friedman, are Kol Ami's first ever recipients of the Allan Rich Award for Exemplary Achievement in the Arts and Humanities. Their 25-year career filled with massive hits and numerous awards is a lasting example of modern Jewish artistic brilliance. 

We'll be honoring Allan and Jud at the Pantages Theater! Treat yourself to this new Broadway hit, a gorgeous reception at the theater and an inspiring award ceremony. Kick off your summer with this revolutionary event that honors Jewish contributions to our most beloved art forms!

Individual Tickets: 
$95 tickets offered in the Far Left Mezzanine
$160 tickets offered in the Left and Right Mezzanines
$195 tickets offered in the Center Mezzanine or Left or Right Orchestras

Ticket Packages:
$600: 2 tickets in the Center Mezzanine and 2 Beautiful: The Carole King Musical souvenirs
$1200: 2 tickets in the Left or Right Orchestras, 2 Beautiful: The Carole King Musical souvenirs and a half page ad printed in the Tribute Journal
$1800: 4 tickets in the Left or Right Orchestras, 4 Beautiful: The Carole King Musical souvenirs and a full page ad printed in the Tribute Journal

Tribute Journal Ads: 
$75: Name Listing
$150: Quarter Page
$350: Half Page
$550: Full Page




Staycation: stay�ca�tionˌ stāˈkāSHn/
noun informal

A "better than vacation" vacation that is spent at one's home enjoying all that home and one's home environs have to offer. An often surprisingly awesome period of relaxation and invigoration.

Kol Ami's "at-home" Retreat is the staycation of your dreams! We've moved our Shabbaton home, to Kol Ami, and the new gigs lets us invite way more members and design a program that fits us to a T! We have an incredible weekend planned, the only thing we're waiting for is...YOU.


Price for Entire Retreat: $80 per person
Friday Only: $25 per person
Saturday Only: $75 per person

When: Friday May 20th 
6:30 PM: Shabbat Dinner on the roof
8:00 PM: Shabbat Services
9:00 PM to 10:00 PM: "Who are Jew?" Introductory Program and Closing Circle

Saturday May 21st
9:00 AM: Shabbat Morning Services
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM: Art Session 1 led by renowned artist, Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM on: Art Session 2 led by Isaac Brynjergard-Bialik, Social Justice Programming, Meditation Hour, Reflection, Snacks and other Retreat activities
6:30 PM: Dinner
7:30 PM: Music and Last Moments
9:00 PM: Havadalah

Where: Temple Kol Ami 1200 N. La Brea Ave, West Hollywood







Havdalah is a brief ceremony but, an important one because it brings an end to Shabbat with a transition to a new week full of potential and blessings.  

Join us as we transition to a new week together with prayers and singing.  

Our Havdalah Potluck will be Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 6:00 p.m., at a members home in Studio City.  

NO Shellfish or Pork, please.  This is limited to 20 people because of space.  

Please call Debbie Futrowsky at 310.210-7977 to reserve your spot, let us know what you are bringing and to receive details of the location.


Forgiveness does not just happen, it requires our active attention. Nor is forgiveness easy; if it were maybe it wouldn't seem so rare. 

Student Rabbi Michael Shefrin and Larry Levi, MFT, invite you to an evening workshop for those who are seeking to cultivate more forgiveness in their lives. 

Tuesday April 19th at 7:30 PM or directly after the Minyan. 

We will do some studying together, create some healing artwork, and have a brief discussion. Also, we will work with participants individually to find paths to forgiveness, of other and ourselves. 

Call the temple or email Stacy at staff@kol-ami.org to RSVP for this program. This program is free to all Kol Ami members. A suggested $10 donation for non-members.


Michael Shefrin was born and raised in Los Angeles and is finishing his final year of rabbinic training at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.  Michael has served as a student rabbi at Congregation B'nai David in Visalia and as rabbinic intern at Stephen S. Wise Temple in Bel Air as well as the Santa Monica Synagogue. 
He was recently ordained in May of 2016.Today, he finds fulfillment by helping people connect to their spirituality and elevate their lives and the world around us through Judaism





Temple member, Larry Levi, works as a psychotherapist specializing in healing trauma and grief support. Larry works with clients who often seek forgiveness in his practice as a licensed psychotherapist, but this group is not group therapy, it is time for Jewish self-exploration. 




Congregation Kol Ami needs your help to raise funds for the children living in Guatemala. Funds that pay for housing, education and medical treatments. On our annual mission trip, our members have met families that have touched their hearts. These connections remained top of the mind throughout the year.

Imagine building a home for a family to provide shelter and safety.

Imagine a child walking again with the aid of prostheses and a young girl smiling for the first time after surgery for a cleft palate.

Imagine sponsoring an entire year of education for more than a dozen children.

It is our goal to return this year with the ability to make an even larger impact than before. Donate to our Tikkun Olam service trip and help us improve the Lives of the Children in Guatemala

Our goal is to raise $5,500. and with your help this great mitzvah is possible.

Give now to be the lasting difference in a child's life.






Kol Ami is proud to sponsoring this Wider Bridge event! 

Ethiopian-Israeli LGBT organization, KALA! is hosting a West Hollywood
Reception on Wednesday, April 20th at
7 PM. 

At JQlub at 801 Larrabee St. $10, West Hollywood. 

Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served. 

KALA works at the intersection fo Ethiopian- Israeli social change and LGBT community activism. 

RSVP by reserving a free ticket awiderbridge.eventbrite.com



 Special thanks to Kol Ami members and  active participants of Pillar 2, 
Stuart Katsch and David Glickman, for serving as liaisons and helping with the planning of this event!  

LGBTQ Safety and Health Fair
Saturday, April 23rd 10 AM to 3 PM

At the American Federation of Musicians, Local 47
817 Vine St. Hollywood, CA 80038

If anyone is interested in participating in  future LAPD LGBTQ projects, 
please contact David Glickman at 
socialjustice@kol-ami.org.