SHABBAT SHALOM!

November 11th – 12th • 18th Cheshvan

Parsha Vayera

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH

4:55 pm ... Candle Lighting

for at home observance in Salt Lake City

6:00 pm ... Shabbatinis & A Musical Erev Shabbat Service

With Siddur Lev Shalem • Click here to join via livestream

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH

9:30 am ... Maya Treloar's Bat Mitzvah Service

With Siddur Mishkan T'filah • Click here to join via livestream

Following the service, please join us for a special Kiddush in honor for Maya

5:54 pm ... Havdalah

for at home observance in Salt Lake City

We encourage you to join us for in-person Shabbat services. Please keep in mind that a minyan is required during the Shacharit and Torah services. Thank you for being prompt!

Service Reminder: Please do not use cell phones or other electronics in the sanctuary.

Siddur Sim Shalom (Minyan) • Transliterated Sim Shalom

Mishkan T'filah (Reform) • Siddur Lev Shalem (Conservative)

Lev Shalem for Kabbalat Shabbat • Transliterated Lev Shalem

Siddur Sha'ar Zahav • Torah Readings

We're as excited about our present as we are about our future!

To meet the needs of our diverse and growing community we need to continue to invest in technology, programming, staff, and our safety—a safe and secure spiritual home in which to join as a community and proudly practice Judaism is more important now than ever.

 Please help us to achieve 100% percent participation from our members and friends.

“Whoever practices charity and justice fills the world with loving kindness.” 

—Talmud: Sukkah

Todah Rabbah—thank you for your support!

MAZEL TOV TO OUR

BAT MITZVAH, MAYA TRELOAR!

My name is Maya Treloar. I become B'nai mitzvah November 12, 2022. Some of my hobbies are theater, dance, painting, and playing the flute. Aside from those, I have a big love for animals. So, I focused my mitzvah project to help the Davis County Animal Shelter. They can have up to 40+ cats at a time with barely enough food. For my mitzvah project I collected money and donations of quality cat food. In money and donations, I earned over $300. With this money I got 22 medium and large sized quality cat food, 73 canned cat food, and 2 large dog food bags to donate. I hope this gives the cats more time in the shelter to find a home.

A MESSAGE FROM PETER LITVACK

My family and I would like to thank everyone who attended the service for Susan and those who watched it on Zoom. Your kind words and compassion for Susan will be embedded deep in our hearts. We would also like to thank those who came to Shiva. 

There are a few people I would like to give a special thank you. Rabbi Spector, you were outstanding. It was as if you grew up with her and knew her for years. We were so impressed that it's hard to put into words. Again, thank you. Rabbi Wenger, thank you for a beautiful graveside service. Your words were inspiring and your compassion for Susan unwavering. Cantor Loeb and Cantor Brown-Levy, thank you for your beautiful prayers and inspiration. We could not have asked for any better Cantors. I know Susan was listening and was impressed. Tracy Gruber and Melissa Jensen, there are no words that any of us could say to thank you for what you did for the Shiva nights. How you organized everything and did everything for us—I know Susan is thankful as well.

Let me finish by saying, Susan was a special person and it was evident that the congregation feels the same. For us, her memory and joy she brought to the Litvacks will be in our hearts forever. May she rest in peace and I am blessed to have spent the past 56 years married to a wonderful woman.

Love you forever,

Peter

MITZVAH DAY BLOOD DRIVE

We need just ONE MORE DONOR to Mitzvah Day Blood Drive a success! Please ask family and friends to donate! You must sign up in advance.

Join Rabbi Fred Wenger and Faye Lincoln every Sunday to study, "Evolution of Judaism in the Diaspora—Growth of Jewish Thought and Origins of Anti-Semitism." This program explores the impact of history on Jewish thought and resiliency in the diaspora during the Middle Ages and in the Islamic world. We will study the origins of Anti-Semitism in Christian Europe.

Zoom Meeting ID: 895 8604 8647 / Passcode: 498357

Many Jewish community members remember hearing the stories from our immigrant grandparents or great grandparents about how hard it was for them when they arrived. Today, Jewish agencies like HIAS and congregations across the country are helping support new immigrants to the United States.

Save the date for the RSRS & KAJY Chanukah Party on Sunday, December 18th from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm!

Register returning students • Register new students

Questions? Contact Tamara Kipper, Bunk Fox Director of the Rafi Schwartz Religious School.

The Rafi Schwartz Religious School appreciates the support of

The United Jewish Federation of Utah, The Sarah Cowan Fund, and The Bunk Fox Educational Scholarship Fund

This year we are in need of volunteers at two locations, West Valley Elementary School and Franklin Elementary School. Volunteers will help unload the truck, bag the food, and distribute the bags.

Upcoming Dates: November 9th, January 17th and January 31st

UJF: Women's Lunch and Learn Presents

"Understanding Utah Politics and How to Get Involved"

Wednesday, November 16th • 12:00 pm • Park City, UT (address given after RSVP)

Kol Ami Mitzvah Network

Jewish Family Service

PJ Library and the PJ Library Utah Facebook Page

Find great resources and activities for kids

Hillel for Utah: Jewish Life on Campus

RJ on the Go

Explore your Judaism through science, art, text, and more from the

comfort of your own home, and build your Jewish community as you go.

BimBam: Watch Something Jewish

Digital storytelling to spark connections to Judaism for learners of all ages

Congregation Kol Ami is grateful to the Kol Ami Trust, the Sarah Cowan Fund, the Bunk Fox Lifelong Learning Fund, the United Jewish Federation of Utah, Entrata, Zions Bank, and all of our donors for their support.