Shana Tova! Tashlich This Weekend! Yom Kippur Starts Next Tuesday! And much more!
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September 28, 2022 * eKoleinu * 3 Tishrei 5783
Shabbat Shuva Service Friday, September 30 at 6:30 PM Join Rabbi Denise L. Eger, Rabbi Ross Z. Levy, and piano accompanist Dr. Alin Melik-Adamyan for our services in-person at Kol Ami or online on our Facebook page, YouTube channel, or on thetemple website. To access a free online flipbook of our prayer book Mishkan Tefillah book, click here.
This Shabbat, known as Shabbat Shuvah, we'll have a special Q & A with the Rabbis! Bring your questions about the high holidays or any and all things Jewish and we'll do our best to provide t'shuvot (answers). If you'd like to submit questions beforehand, please email them to Rabbi Levy (rlevy@kol-ami.org).
All services for Yom Kippur will be held in our building. Seating is limited, if you plan to attend in-person, register for your seating today. Our theme this year is Kadima:Forward. Rabbi Denise L. Eger, Rabbi Ross Levy, and Cantor Patti Linsky look forward to welcoming you to our Temple building for the New Year 5783. All services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur will be held at our Temple building. For more information visit our website.
If you missed the incredible Rosh Hashanah sermons from this past weekend, you can view them here:
Time is running out to honor your loved ones’ legacy in our Yizkor Scroll of Memory. This is an opportunity for you to memorialize beloved family and friends who have died. Each individual name entry is a $36 minimum contribution. A full-slide memorial is available for $136 which includes one digital photo. We are able to add your loved one(s) to the Scroll through 12:00 NOON on Thursday, September 29, 2022. Please note the deadline is earlier than in years past.The deadline is approaching so it's best to do it today! Honor your loved ones' memory here
High Holy Days 5783 Schedule
Tashlich Saturday, October 1 10:30 AM at Will Rogers State Beach, Tower 10 In-Person Only Register Kol Nidre Tuesday, October 4 7:30 PM In-Person at Kol Ami and online Register
Yom Kippur Wednesday, October 5 In-Person and Online Register Yom Kippur AM Morning Service 10:00 AM 12-Step Meeting [In-person only] 12:30 PM Family Service[In-person and Online] 1:00 PM 30th Anniversary Reflections 2:15 PM Register
Yom Kippur PM Torah Service (PM) 3:30 PM Healing Service 4:00 PM Yizkor Service 4:45 PM Neilah 5:15 PM Register Sukkot Sunday, October 9 7:00 PM Register Simchat Torah Sunday, October 16 6:30 PM Register Sukkot Yizkor Monday, October 17 [Online Only] 8:00 AM Join Here
Saturday, October 1, 2022 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Come to Will Rogers State Beach on Saturday, October 1 at 10:00 AM for an in-person event of the New Year as we observe Tashlich together! Rabbi Eger and Rabbi Levy will greet you at Tower 10, just two lifeguard towers south of the parking lot entrance at Temescal Canyon Road and the PCH.
You can bring your own breadcrumbs as well, or the water-soluble paper included in your Kol Ami New Year’s Gift Box to cast away your sins and start fresh for the New Year. You can bring your copy of the Tashlich service (also included in your gift box)
Let the ocean air help you start fresh for the New Year!
Join Congregation Kol Ami as we welcome in the festival of Sukkot with a wonderful Moroccan-themed evening under our sukkah. We are excited to partner with JIMENA, an organization of Jews from the Middle East and North Africa, for this event. We'll highlight the history and identity of North African Jewry and enjoy the evening with some backgammon and of course, welcoming in the holiday with kiddush. Dinner is $20 per person. Hope to see you there!
Join the Kol Ami Tzedek Council virtually, on Zoom, as we support the Religious Action Center's Every Voice, Every Vote campaign by filling out postcards encouraging people to get out and vote. This virtual meeting will walk you through the steps of filling out voter participation postcards. It's really very easy! If you'd like to go ahead and order your own postcards, click this link
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM We hope you'll join Rabbi Levy this series of adult education classes focusing on the five different megillot (scrolls) that are read over the course of the Jewish holiday calendar. Jews typically read from the book of Ecclesiastes on Sukkot due to its focus on the ephemeral nature of life. As we sit and dine in temporary huts, we are reminded that nothing is truly permanent and that we are all impacted by changing tides and seasons.
This class will dive into the book of Ecclesiastes, perhaps the most existential text in the Hebrew Bible, and discuss its traditional connection with Sukkot as well as how its ancient words speak to us today.
Sunday, October 16, 2022 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Come and join Congregation Kol Ami for a joyous celebration of Simchat Torah!
This will be the final opportunity to enjoy the Kol Ami sukkah as we gather beneath its canopy to celebrate the joy of Torah and community.
To help us lift our hearts and spirits, we are thrilled to welcome back facilitator Diana Lynn Wallace, who will lead us in a drum circle using an assortment of drums, shakers, and other percussion instruments. Everyone will have the opportunity to participate and bring their unique sound to the celebration. We hope to see you there! REGISTER HERE
Meet the candidates for West Hollywood City Council 3 vacancies Moderated by former CBS Los Angeles anchor Elsa Ramon. Co-Sponsored by Congregation Kol Ami and ICAN.
Thursday, October 20, 2022 12:00 PM - 1:00 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!
A Monthly Morning Torah Study. 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. Join us to learn, connect, and engage with the words of our Hebrew prophets alongside Torah itself! No experience required. REGISTER HERE
Saturday, October 22, 2022 12:15 PM - 1:30 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.
Our Introduction to Judaism® online course will begin next on October 23, 2022. We offer this 18-session course annually for those who want to gain a deeper understanding of Jewish life through a Reform lens.
This course is open to all, and is perfect for interfaith couples, those raising Jewish children, spiritual seekers, individuals pursuing or considering conversion, and Jews who want a meaningful chance to reconnect with their Judaism as an adult.
Topics include: holidays, life cycle celebrations, theology and core beliefs, Hebrew, prayer, the Torah and other sacred texts, history, anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, Zionism and Israel, the American Jewish experience, and the tapestry of the Jewish people today.
Our classes are dynamic and interactive, and will be taught by Rabbi Denise L. Eger, Rabbi Ross Levy, and Student Rabbi Franklyn Salzman.
For questions about this course, or any of our programs, please feel free to contact us by email to membership@kol-ami.org
Congregation Kol Ami 30th Anniversary Trip to Israel May 30, 2023 - June 7, 2023
Join Rabbi Denise L. Eger on Kol Ami’s 30th anniversary trip to Israel! Explore the homeland of the Jewish people, its ancient history, and Israel’s vibrant modern sights and sounds.
Kol Ami’s friends and family will travel to Israel for an 8-day trip to Eretz Yisrael, the Land of Israel. Our trip begins in Jerusalem on May 30, 2023, winds our way north to the Galilee, and finally ending in the bustling city of Tel Aviv on June 7, 2023. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Congregation Kol Ami has adopted a Code of Ethics as a holy, respectful, mindful and safe way of interacting with one another. We join with other Reform Jewish communities dedicated to creating safe and sacred spaces. The Code of Ethics was created by a working Task force of our Board of Trustees, adopted by our Board and subsequently adopted by the congregation at our Annual meeting in June, 2022. You can view the Code of Ethics on our website at here.
Refuah Shleimah: A Speedy Recovery We keep the following members in our healing prayers: John Altschul, Richard Bernard, Stephen Hochstein, Tim Jordan, Heidi Kebbas, Peter Mackler, Keith Rand, Ben Reback, Ivan Rosenberg, Paul Schouten, Lowell Selvin, Henry Somerfeld
Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus that can make you sick. It is usually found outside the US, however, multiple cases of monkeypox have recently been reported in California and Los Angeles County.
How is monkeypox spread? Monkeypox can spread when a person has close contact with a person infected with monkeypox virus or when a person comes in contact with materials (e.g., bedding, towels) that are contaminated with the virus. The monkeypox virus can also spread from animals to people.
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.
