SHABBAT SCHEDULE
Parashat Ki Teitzei
August 28th – 29th • 9th Elul

Friday, August 28th
5:30 pm ... Family Shabbat Service
6:30 pm ... Erev Shabbat Service
7:47 pm ... Candle Lighting

Saturday, August 29th
10:00 am ... Marcus Franta's Bar Mitzvah Service
8:45 pm ... Havdalah
Due to COVID-19, services will ONLY be held via livestream or Zoom
SIDDURIM & CHUMASH
MINYANIM & YAHRZEITS
Learn more about Minyanim and this week's Yahrzeits.
ABOUT OUR BAR MITZVAH,
MARCUS FRANTA
Marcus Franta is an eighth-grader at Salt Lake Arts Academy. He was born in Salt Lake City and lives here with his parents, his 17-year-old brother Charles (who was a bar mitzvah at Kol Ami in 2016), and his cat, Nekko. He is lucky to have a grandmother who lives close by and he has grandparents in Baltimore and extended family in Chicago.

Marcus is an avid player of chess and Magic; he loves to ski and play basketball; he has fun spending time with his friends and hanging out with the family; he loves animals and the visual arts. For his bar mitzvah project, he had planned to volunteer at the Best Friends Animal Shelter, but like so many things, this plan was sidelined by the COVID-19 epidemic. He is looking forward to helping with the cats when the quarantine is over.

Marcus would like to thank Rabbi Samuel L. Spector for helping to prepare him for this day.
HIGH HOLIDAY UNIQUE ACCESS CODE

Thank you so much for your support during this trying year. With the renewal of your membership you'll receive a unique passcode, prior to Rosh HaShanah, to access all of our services. To be a Member-In-Good-Standing you need to have made payments equal to 25% of your annual commitment or have made other arrangements.If you have any questions, please contact the office at 801-484-1501 or email Danny Burman.
Check our our High Holiday Greeting from the Kol Ami Office Staff!

Sending in your greeting (it can be a 10 second video or picture) to be included in our High Holiday services by Wednesday, September 2nd to communications@conkolami.org.
Join Utah’s own homegrown Mideast correspondent, Naomi Zeveloff, as she shares stories about her experiences as a journalist living in and covering Israel and the Middle East. With a BA from Colorado College and a Master’s degree in Political Journalism from Columbia University, Naomi Zeveloff lived in Israel from 2014 to 2020, covering Israel and the Middle East for NPR, PRI, Foreign Policy, The Forward, and many others. Naomi grew up in Ogden, attended religious school at Kol Ami, and was responsible for bringing Western Wear Wednesdays to the Forward office in NYC.
This event is cosponsored by the United Jewish Federation of Utah and National Council of Jewish Women—Utah Section. Our host/emcee will be Federation President, Dganit Herzig.
PROVERBS STUDY SESSION
Sunday, August 30th at 4:30 pm
with Rabbi Wenger and Faye Lincoln

Proverbs is an example of the biblical wisdom literature, and raises questions of values, moral behavior, the meaning of human life, and right conduct, and its theological foundation is that "the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom."

Find the text here.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30th
Class times begin at 9:00 am for Yeladim/Kindergarten,
1st/2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th/9th, and 10th Grades

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st
All Thing Israel with Talia
4:00 pm (K – 2nd) • 4:45 pm (3rd & 4th) • 5:30 pm (5th & 6th)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd
Class times begin at 4:00 pm for 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Grades
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.


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.
ARE YOU HAVING FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC?
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.
IN ORDER TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE, THE OFFICE IS CLOSED AND ALL PROGRAMMING IS BEING HELD REMOTELY
Staff and clergy will be answering questions regarding office, religious school, and preschool related matters via email. We will respond to you as soon as possible. Contacts can be found below:

If you have an urgent matter and you need to speak to someone in the office please call Tracy Plotkin, Administrative Assistant, at 773-474-2672. If prompted to leave a message, please include the spelling of your name and the best phone number to reach you.

If you have an emergency such as an unexpected hospitalization or loss of a loved one, please call our emergency line at 801-742-1501.
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.
KOL AMI CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
COVID-19 PROCEDURES
The Kol Ami Cemetery Association has some new, temporary, procedures in regards to the current pandemic. They can be found here.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES & EVENTS
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