SHABBAT SCHEDULE
Shabbat Nachamu • Parashat Vaetchanan
July 31st – August 1st • 11th Av

Friday, July 31st
5:30 pm ... Family Shabbat Service
6:30 pm ... Erev Shabbat Service
8:25 pm ... Candle Lighting

Saturday, August 1st
9:00 am ... Traditional Shabbat Morning Service
9:24 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 .
You should have received your 2020 – 2021 membership statement in the mail. If you haven't received it yet, or have any questions, please contact the office at 801-484-1501 or email Danny Burman . We appreciate your membership and support!
Evan Traylor is a first-year rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Originally from Oklahoma City, he graduated from the University of Kansas studying political science, Jewish studies, and leadership studies. Prior to rabbinical school, Evan worked at the Union for Reform Judaism for four years creating new projects and initiatives in college and young adult engagement. He currently serves on the leadership teams for Jewish Social Justice Roundtable and Jews United for Justice. Evan is a proud alumni of University of Kansas Hillel, URJ Kutz Camp, Greene Family Camp, and served as North American President of NFTY. He currently lives in Washington D.C.
Erev Tisha B'Av
Service
Wednesday, July 29th
at 8:30 pm
Tisha B’Av
Morning Service
Thursday, July 30th
at 7:30 am
Tisha B’Av
Mincha Service
Thursday, July 30th
at 4:00 pm
We’re very excited and grateful to Dovan Lapin for being the inspiration behind this project and to the Highland Utah South Stake for taking us on as a service project. This is a wonderful expression of our interfaith partnerships that will greatly reduce our water usage, support our mission of tikkun olam, and improve the appearance of our property.

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP MAKE THIS HAPPEN
If you can help by volunteering the week of August 3rd through the 7th, please contact Jeremy Lapin or Danny Burman with the days and times you're available.
Watch your emails for the link to join or submit a proxy form.
LAMENTATIONS STUDY SESSION
Sunday, August 2nd at 4:30 pm
with Rabbi Wenger and Faye Lincoln

As Tisha B’av approaches us on July 29th – 30th, we turn our attention to Lamentations, or Eicha, in Hebrew. This short work is an intricate set of dirges and descriptions of Jerusalem under siege and of the destruction of the First Temple. The elegy bewails Jerusalem, once teeming with life and now sitting abandoned and alone like a solitary widow. View the text here.
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.
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.


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.
Our Google classroom website, created by McGillis School Jewish Educator Liz Paige, is there to support you in continuing your Jewish learning at home.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES & EVENTS
Wednesday, August 5th at 7:00 pm via Zoom


For any member of the community to receive or provide a helping hand



Find great resources and activities for kids

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