SHABBAT SCHEDULE

5:30 pm ... Family Shabbat Service

6:30 pm ... Erev Shabbat Service

7:35 pm ... Candle Lighting

9:00 am ... Avi Gotshalk's Bar Mitzvah Service

8:34 pm ... Havdalah

Siddur Sim Shalom (Minyan) • Mishkan T'filah (Reform)

Siddur Lev Shalem (Conservative) • Torah Readings

Learn more about Minyanim and this week's Yahrzeits.

Avi will be starting 8th grade at The McGillis School at the end of August. He was born in Boston (go Pats/Red Sox/Celtics/Bruins!) and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah when he was one. He lives with his parents, his 10-year-old sister Eliana and his beloved goldendoodle Brady.

Avi had grand plans for his Mitzvah Project which involved running a basketball camp for younger kids over the summer with all proceeds benefiting Make a Wish Utah. Unfortunately COVID-19 got in his way so now he is trying to figure out what he might be able to do instead.

Avi is a very diligent student and loves school. But he has a lot of passions he pursues in his free time with most of his energy going towards basketball and hopefully achieving his goal of playing college ball. Avi loves watching and playing most sports, usually with his dad, and a special highlight was going to the 2019 Super Bowl watching the Pats clinch another win. In addition, Avi enjoys hiking, biking, scootering, rock climbing, skiing, river rafting, and hanging with friends.

Avi loves to adventure and travel with his family and friends. At 12, he has already been to nine countries and many places around the US. He loved the five months his family spent living and traveling in Central America in 2019 and likes keeping up with his conversational-level Spanish. He hopes to get back to Costa Rica as soon as he is able to travel again.

Avi would like to thank David Asman and Rabbi Samuel L. Spector, as well as his

parents, for their help preparing for this day. He recognizes how much time it required, not just for him, but for everyone involved and he is very grateful for all the support that led him to this special day. ¡Muchas Gracias!

While the High Holidays will look different this year, we’re going to bring you an incredible viewing experience that will allow your High Holidays to be both meaningful and safe. Learn more about what we're planning here.

Rosh Hashanah is the evening of Friday, September 18th through Sunday, September 20th. Yom Kippur is the evening of Sunday, September 27th through Monday, September 28th.

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All Thing Israel with Talia

4:00 pm (K – 2nd) • 4:45 pm (3rd & 4th) • 5:30 pm (5th & 6th)

Class times begin at 4:00 pm for 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Grades

7th Grade Israel class at 4:00 pm

While this year might look a little different, we will still be providing a meaningful Jewish educational experience in an online platform. Enrollment is still open for our Pre-K through High School programs. You must enroll returning students using the link below.

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Questions? Contact Tamara Kipper, Interim Religious School Director.

Aimee Klein and Eli Wolk, your Co-Youth Directors, have been working hard with exciting events for this year! Everything will be online to start. This year's theme is Jewish Geography or "Jewography" to find out how we are all connected across the world through our Jewish culture.

Give feedback for future planning and stay up-to-date: Parent Survey | Student Survey | Sign up for Remind | Questions? | Sign Up for KAJY.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to Rabbi Samuel L. Spector, Danny Burman, Jim Isaacson, or Teresa Bruce. If you prefer, you can contact Ellen Silver at Jewish Family Services. We will do our very best to help you address those needs. Your community is here for you. We stand together during these difficult times, and Kol Ami will do what we can to help you through these challenges.

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Let us raise our voices, let us put our Jewish values into action, and let us create a nation that truly is a place for all our people. What can you do to take action? Join or support a protest. If you go, wear a mask and keep a safe distance. Condemn Police Brutality by signing NCJW's petition. Support Utah Black owned companies. VOTE! If you are not registered to vote, register now.

The Kol Ami Cemetery Association has some new, temporary, procedures in regards to the current pandemic. They can be found here.

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