October 26th, 2016 
25 Tishrei 
Friday, October 28th
8:00 pm
Shabbat Services with Rabbi Denise L. Eger and Student Rabbi Max Chaiken. Featuring
Special Guest Speaker,
President of  Muslims for Progressive Values,  Ani Zonneveld. 

Tuesday, November 1st
7:00 pm
Hebrew Crash Course with Student Rabbi Max Chaiken

Friday, November 4th 
6:15 pm
Shabbat with Rabbi Denise L. Eger and Student Rabbi Max Chaiken

Sunday, November 6th
3:00 pm
Book Club meets at Aroma Coffee & Tea in Studio City

Tuesday, November 8th
Vote! Election Day

Thursday, November 10th
7:00 pm
Congregational Meeting

Friday, November 11th
8:00 pm
Shabbat Service with Rabbi Denise L. Eger and Student Rabbi Max Chaiken

Thursday , November 17th
12:00 pm 
Lunch 'n Learn at the law offices of Richard Wortman-(Grunfeld, Desiderio)

Friday, November 18th
8:00 pm
Special Transgender Remembrance Shabbat with Student Rabbi Max Chaiken and Student Rabbi Jeremy Gimbel  with special guest speaker, Beatrice Girmala, Assistant Chief of Police  

Saturday, November 19th
10:00 am
Torah Study
12:15 pm
HIV+ Shabbat Lunch

Friday, November 25th
8:00 pm
Shabbat Service with Student Rabbi Jeremy Gimbel
NEW SCHEDULE!

Beginning in October, our First Friday Early Shabbat Services will begin at 6:15pm. 

ALSO - Kol Ami's 
Torah Study group and 
HIV + Luncheon 
will now be held on the THIRD SATURDAY 
of the month.
Watch Services 
 
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. 

We will also be streaming LIVE on Facebook!
Refuah Schlemah
 
Please keep the following members in your prayers:  
 
Brian Garfield
Steve Hochstein
Jeanette Kaufman
Rick Leed
Jerry Primack
Steve Reissman
Ivan Rosenberg
Michael Silverman
Janene Sneider
Max Snow

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 the Temple office at staff@kol-ami.org or 

323-606-0996. 



Kol Ami has partnered with Benefit as a fundraising tool! 

Benefit is a free iPhone or Android phone app that can be used to pay for your everyday purchases. 
  • You can pay online or at the store. 
  • Up to 27% of your purchase goes directly back to Kol Ami. 
  • Retailers include Whole Foods, Amazon, Target, Starbucks, and many more!
Download the app and add Kol Ami  as your beneficiary to start giving.   Find more information in the app or at www.benefit-
mobile.com. Feel free to share this news with family and friends. The more people who participate, the more funds we will raise!


Please Join Us for

Special Guest Speaker Ani Zonneveld 
Friday, October 28th at 8:00 pm
  
Ani Zonneveld  is founder and President of  Muslims for Progressive Values  (MPV), a grass-roots faith-based human rights organization. Since its inception in 2007, Ani has presided over MPV's expansion to include chapters and affiliates in 12 countries and 19 cities, as well as securing consultative status at the United Nations.  MPV advocates for egalitarian expressions of Islam, for women's rights, LGBTQI rights, freedom of expression, and freedom of and from religion or belief. At the United Nations, MPV challenges human rights abuses in Muslim-majority countries in the name of Islam.

Ani is the brainchild of Literary Zikr - a project that counters radical Islam on-line. In 2011 she co-edited an anthology " Progressive Muslim Identities - Personal Stories from the U.S. and Canada"; she has contributed to many forewords and numerous anthologies; is a contributor for the HuffingtonPost, OpenDemocracy and al-Jazeera; is the executive producer of the lecture series "LGBTQ Rights in Islam" and recently gave her TEDx talk titled - Islam: As American As Apple Pie.  

As an award winning singer/songwriter, she utilizes the power of music and the arts in countering radicalism as she speaks-sings her message of social justice and peace from a progressive Muslim woman's perspective.

Born in Malaysia, Ani, a Muslim since birth, spent a good portion of her formative years raised in Germany, Egypt and India as an Ambassador's daughter. Her exposure to different politics, religions and cultures has shaped her inclusive worldview.
Congregational Meeting
Thursday, November 10th  7 pm

This is official written notice of the Congregational Meeting on Thursday, November 10th.  A final budget will be presented and reports from our Task Forces will be shared with the Congregation. 

Proxies and written materials will be emailed shortly. Our proxy box will be in the foyer at services this Friday as well. If you cannot attend the congregational meeting and would like to give us your proxy, please take advantage of the opportunity to do so at Shabbat services. Proxies must be present at the meeting and in good standing.
 






Guatemala Backpack and School Supply Drive

Our School Supply Drive has started! Education is a priceless gift. Kol Ami is giving to children who need it most, by giving them the materials they need to succeed this year in school.

Our annual mission trip to Guatemala  is set for January 7th- 14th, 2017. We invite everyone to join us on this inspiring trip!

Can't join but want to help? Learn about ways you can participate right here in Los Angeles.   Join us next Friday, immediately following the early Shabbat service, from 7:30 pm to 8:00 pm in Conference Room A for an informational meeting
Ralph's
Did you know that every time you shop at Ralph's, you could be helping Kol Ami? All you need to do is sign up with Ralph's Community Contribution Program! 

*If you have already signed up, you need to re-confirm your selected non-profit. This needs to be done once per year.

Here's how to get started:

Go to  https://www.ralphs.com/ and log into your account.
Go to Account Summary
Scroll down to Edit Community Rewards
Select Kol Ami #90757

That's it! Every time you shop at Ralph's and present your rewards card, Kol Ami will receive a percentage of your total order at no cost to you.

Thank you for helping!
Kol Ami is going to Europe!
Join us for an
informational meeting at our 
temple on November 15th  at 7 pm
We will be be discussing 
the trip at length. This will be the 
perfect time to ask questions 
and feed your curiosity 
about this grand adventure.
For details on the itinerary, visit 
our website at
Calling all those who 
love a good book! 

Kol Ami's Book Club is open to everyone and always accepting new members. Drop in, drop out, read the whole book, read the book jacket - it's about community and having a nice chat on a Sunday afternoon!

Our next meeting will be on
Sunday, November 6th  at  3 pm
Aroma Coffee & Tea 
4360 Tujunga Ave,  Studio City

We're now reading
Nina Revoyr's Southland
!  

In Southland, her award-winning second novel, Nina Revoyr brings us a compelling story of race, love, murder, and history against the backdrop of Los Angeles. 


Purchase the book or Kindle edition from Amazon!
Special Transgender Remembrance 
Shabbat Service
Friday, November 18th at 8 pm

with Student Rabbi Max Chaiken and Student Rabbi Jeremy Gimbel

Hosted by Pillar 2: Social Justice and Tikkun Olam who has been working with the LAPD to create change. 

We'll be joined by the LAPD LGBTQ Monthly Working Group with special guest speaker, Beatrice Girmala, Assistant Chief of Police. 
December 1, 2016 World AIDS Day
Kol Ami is hosting a S pecial Screening of 
WHO'S GONNA LOVE ME NOW

Saar has never fulfilled his parents' expectations. Ever since he defied the rules of his kibbutz and was barred from the settlement community seventeen years ago, as far as his family is concerned, he simply does not exist. He left Israel to live freely as a gay man in London. When a three-year relationship ended, he threw himself into an excess of sex and drugs until he was diagnosed with HIV and was forced to rethink his life. He has finally found a home singing in the London Gay Men's Chorus .

This film provides a sensitive, humorous and charming record of how the now forty-year-old protagonist and his estranged parents and siblings set off to confront their disagreements and fears. Saar's intensely personal story illuminates the fascinating diversity of  culture and religion and inspires us with the sincerity of his search for his identity.