THIS WEEK, December 24-30
CONGREGATION KOL AMI
PLEASE NOTE
Access to enter the temple building is by-appointment only. Please be considerate if you are here and see someone exiting the building to wait outside and ring the bell if you don't have an appointment. We appreciate your understanding in this matter.

The office will be closed on Friday, December 25th in observance of Christmas Day. If you have an emergency during this time, please reach out to the emergency line (914) 922-5094.
Shabbat Information
Friday, December 25th
5:00pm Kaddish Gathering For Those In Mourning or Observing a Yahrzeit: All congregants who are in the period of shloshim or who are observing a yahrzeit, are invited to attend a brief service from 5-5:15pm. Led by our Rabbis or Cantor, mourners will be able to light Shabbat candles and recite the Kaddish under the overhang outside the main entrance. Registration required. Rain or shine. Register here.

5:30pm Shabbat "by" the Woods: A service of song and prayers for young families.. Zoom Online: Click here. Zoom Meeting ID: 865 2075 4082 Password: TLdv15 Dial: 1-646-876-9923

6:15pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service  Join us on live streaming via our Website, Facebook, and Youtube channels.
Saturday, December 26th
10:00am Torah Study with Rabbi Tom Weiner and Cantor Danny Mendelson
Online: Click here Zoom Meeting ID: 810 5241 6448 Password: xTjum8 Dial In: 1-646-876-9923 Dial In Password: 892592

11:00am Shabbat Lift Service
Please use the Torah Study Zoom link and password above to join for our Shabbat Lift Service.
Upcoming Programs
Upcoming: December 24th
Wisdom of the Sages with Rabbi Tom Weiner Thursdays from 11am-12pm via Zoom. Lively discussions of the world and our lives based on some of the most provocative and fascinating texts of Jewish learning. Online: Click here Zoom Meeting ID: 872 4961 7669 Password: 252352

Upcoming: RETURNS JANUARY 14th
Cultivating Spiritual Moments with Rabbi Shira. 4-5pm Online: Click here Zoom Meeting ID: 872 7519 1209 Password: Us178U Dial In: +1 646 876 9923 Dial In Passcode: 679324

Upcoming: January 15th and January 29th
Around the Shabbat Table at 7:30pm. Save the Date for January 15th: "Waking up White" with author Debbie Irving, and January 29th "The Rabbi's Gambit". More details to come!

Upcoming: RETURNS JANUARY 17th
Zoom Gali Gali with Rabbi Shira Milgrom on Sundays at 10:30am. Online: Click here Zoom Meeting ID: 861 9041 1429 Password: Z7VjKY

Upcoming: February 5th
First Fridays: A Modern, Artistic 20s & 30s Gathering and Kabbalat Shabbat. Join us as we welcome in the spirit of Shabbat together with a blend of classic Jewish liturgy and voices in modern Jewish culture, from Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Regina Spektor, and as we explore what Judaism’s age-old yearnings can mean in our lives now. We’ll be off for New Year’s Day and gathering again the first Friday night of February. To get the Zoom info, click here: http://eepurl.com/hfwHyb Contact noahlawrence@nykolami.org with any questions.
Looking Ahead
Help is Needed!
The Kol Ami Food Pantry is a distributor of about 160 food packages per week, working under the auspices of Feeding Westchester and in conjunction with Make The Road, a Latin X organization in White Plains. Very simply, every Thursday volunteers assemble at Kol Ami at about 1:30PM and transport the pre-assembled food packages to their distribution point at the headquarters of Make the Road.  It’s a very simple operation and it takes less than 1 hour of volunteer time to load your vehicle with 10-12 bags and bring them from Kol Ami to Make theRoad (146 Waller Ave, off the corner of Waller and Maple Ave). There is virtually no interaction with other workers except to say hello, and none with recipients of the food packages. It is a hello, pack your car, drive from the assembly point (Kol Ami) to the distribution point (Make the Road) unpack your car and goodbye. If you are concerned about pandemic issues, there are virtually none.  The assembly point is “clean space” and you do not enter the Make the Road building on the delivery side.  If you are looking for a heartwarming interactive experience, this is not it. If you are looking for a time limited, very worthwhile experience that benefits hungry people in our community who you will never see and with whom you will not share any experience other than the transport of food on their behalf, we would welcome your participation. This would not get done without the work of a group of dedicated volunteers. There may be other, more interactive volunteer experiences with Feeding Westchester and our coordinator, David Elcott will help you make that connection. Volunteers or prospective volunteers can contact David Elcott at DavidElcott@gmail.com.
Additional Links
Congregation Kol Ami
914.949.4717
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