SHABBAT SCHEDULE
Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilech
September 11th – 12th • 23rd Elul

Friday, September 11th
5:30 pm ... Family Shabbat Service
6:30 pm ... Erev Shabbat Service
7:24 pm ... Candle Lighting

Saturday, September 12th
9:00 am ... Traditional Shabbat Morning Service
8:22 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.
HIGH HOLIDAY UNIQUE ACCESS CODE

We will be sending you a unique passcode to access all of our High Holiday services by Wednesday, September 16th. To receive the code you need to have paid a minimum of 25% of your annual commitment or made other arrangements. Guest access is available for purchase. If you have any questions, please contact the office at 801-484-1501 or email Danny Burman. Thank you for your support!
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.
View a High Holiday message from Rabbi Samuel L. Spector and
Cantor Laurence D. Loeb

Members-in-good-standing and those who have purchased guest access will receive passcodes by Wednesday, September 16th.
REGISTRATION CLOSES TODAY
This Saturday, September 12th
6:30 pm through 1:00 am

Join the Conservative Movement to learn, sing, and connect as a community. Over 60 rabbis and cantors will present, and a variety of Selihot services will be offered throughout the evening.

We will usher in the High Holiday season focusing on: Teshuva (Repentance: If I Am Not For Myself, Who Is For Me?), Tefilah (Prayer: And If I Am Only For Myself, What Am I?), Tzedakah (Righteous Acts: And If Not Now, When?), Shema Koleinu (Hear our Voice, Accept our Prayer).
A SELICHOT SERVICE
The ACC, CCAR and URJ are pleased to offer this one-hour Selichot service and worship experience. The service provides meaningful reflection, song, and prayers from Mishkan HaLev, a Siddur for Selichot, as well as a visual ritual for changing of the Torah Mantles to white for our sacred days.
PROVERBS STUDY SESSION

Sunday, September 13th
at 4:30 pm
with Rabbi Wenger
and Faye Lincoln

Proverbs raises questions of values, moral behavior, the meaning of life, and right conduct. Find the text here.
TORAH STUDY SESSION

Wednesday, September 9th
at 4:00 pm
with Rabbi Wenger
and Faye Lincoln

Fulfill the Mitzvah of studying the Torah every Wednesday as we dive into the week's parashat.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th
Yeladim/Kindergarten, 1st/2nd, 3rd, 4th,
5th, 6th, 8th/9th, and 10th Grades

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th
All Thing Israel with Talia
4:00 pm (K – 2nd) • 4:45 pm (3rd & 4th) • 5:30 pm (5th & 6th)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Grades

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th
NO CLASS
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. Scholarship applications are due by Friday, September 11th.


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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