HIAS Ukraine Update Shabbat, Juneteenth Coming Up This Weekend
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June 15, 2022 * eKoleinu * 16 Sivan 5782
STARTING SOON
Annual Congregational Meeting Wednesday, June 15 at 6:00 PM Please join us on Zoom as we gather for our Annual Congregational Meeting. This meeting is for members only and you must be in good standing to vote. Good standing means you have paid your dues and commitments for the fiscal year in full. REGISTER
HIAS Ukraine Update Shabbat Friday, June 17 at 6:30 PM
Join our services in-person at Kol Ami or online on our Facebook page, YouTube channel, or right here on thetemple website. Joe Goldman from HIAS will give an update on the Ukrainian refugee situation. MORE INFOTo access a free online flipbook of our prayer book Mishkan Tefillah book, click here.
Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Eger Thursday, June 16 at 12:00 PM Join our monthly online lunch & learn here on Zoom! You bring the lunch, Rabbi Eger will bring the learning, just like she would in Downtown LA! REGISTER HERE
Prophetic Torah Saturday, June 18 at 10:00 AM Join our monthly Torah study group exploring the weekly portions alongside the traditional Haftarah readings, the prophetic passages that pair with our annual cycle of sacred study. No experience required.REGISTER HERE
HIV+ Support Group Saturday, June 18 at 12:15 PM Our ongoing HIV+ Support Group known as the Kol Amigos. Facilitated by Rabbi Eger, this confidential group is open only to those with HIV/AIDS. REGISTER
Halfway Home Discussion and Juneteenth Havdalah Saturday, June 18 at 3:30 PM Join the Tzedek Council and Anti-Racism Working Group of Kol Ami for a special book club discussion on Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration (click here to get the book). This will be a powerful discussion on the Shabbat right before Juneteenth. We will end our program with a celebration of Juneteeth, an American holiday of Emancipation with a special Havdalah!Learn more/Register
Book Circle with Guest Speaker Maggie Anton Saturday, June 25 at 4:00 PM Join Kol Ami's book club, hosted by David Glickman and Dr. Jane Drucker. We'll discuss “The Choice: A Novel of Love, Faith, and the Talmud” by Maggie Anton, Award winning author of “Rashi’s Daughters”. Ms. Anton will join us for the discussion! REGISTER
Mazal Tov! Mazal tov to Allan Rich and his writing partner Jud Friedman on the wonderful display about them as songwriters and their music on the third floor of the Hollywood Museum.
Rabbi Levy recently spent some time with Anna, one of the partners of the Russian family Kol Ami’s Tzedek Council has been helping support after they fled anti-LGBTQ persecution in Moscow. Thanks to your support, we delivered three bags of clothes and shoes along with $600 in cash and gift cards. The family’s immigration process will likely take months to process and will need our support.
We are asking for Visa, Target, or JONS International Marketplace gift cards to help with food and other basic necessities. Any little bit helps! If you’d like to drop off a donation at Kol Ami, please contact Rabbi Levy (rlevy@kol-ami.org). Also please contact Rabbi Levy if you'd like to receive updates on the family and our other Tzedek Council initiatives.
Bikkurim Booklet for Download: Choosing Judaism Stories In case you missed our Shavuot program, we invite you to explore the collection of reflections written by our community members who have chosen Judaism at Kol Ami in the past few years, which we've entitled Bikkurim. Click here to view / download the booklet
Help Open Yad Over the course of the month of June, we're raising funds to support the Open Yad Project, our community of Jewish, Jew-ish, and Jew-curious 20's and 30's folks at Kol Ami. Please consider a donation to sustain this wonderful community. We are especially grateful to have an anonymous matching gift for up to $2,500 raised! Learn more and help us sustain The OpenYad Project
Kol Ami requires proof of vaccination including at least one booster for all events for all those eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine. If you are not yet eligible for a booster, you must provide proof a negative test within 24 hrs of the event. While masks are optional at indoor events the Los Angeles County Health Department strongly recommends that you wear a mask indoors. At Kol Ami we are mindful that there are many people who are immune compromised and as an act of loving kindness (Chesed) and compassion (Rachamim) we recommend you wear a mask except when eating or drinking indoors.
To learn more about Kol Ami's COVID-safety policy please click here.
