SHABBAT SHALOM!
Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim
April 23rd – 24th • 12th Iyyar
Friday, April 23rd
6:30 pm ... Erev Shabbat Service on Zoom
7:57 pm ... Candle Lighting


Saturday, April 24th
9:00 am ... Traditional Shabbat Morning Service
8:58 pm ... Havdalah
Due to COVID-19, services will ONLY be held via livestream or Zoom.
Learn more about our Sunday, Monday, and Thursday Minyanim.
See this week's Yahrzeits and make a donation in their memory.
REOPENING UPDATES
As part of our plan for returning to in person services, a limited number of board members and service leaders will be attending Shabbat morning services this week. As always, the safety of our members and guests is our primary consideration. For now please wear a mask, stay socially distanced, and remember to schedule your vaccine! Stay tuned for more updates.
Join us for an Earth Day celebration with wonderful speakers, refreshments, and more. Speakers include: Rabbi Samuel L. Spector of Congregation Kol Ami, Darin Mann, founder of Village Cooperative; and Amy May and Art Warsoff of Tree Utah.
SAVE THE DATE!
RUTH SIGMAN'S BAT MITZVAH SERVICE

Next Saturday, May 1st • 19th Iyyar
9:30 am
Ruth Liana Sigman was born in Salt Lake City and is finishing her 7th grade
(remotely) at West High School while spending this year at home with her
parents, Matt and Debbie, and her brother, Elias.

Ruth has spent this relatively solitary year reading and reflecting about social justice in Western society. In her Torah portion from Leviticus, she reconciles written prescriptions for moral behavior in the Torah with explorations of morality in philosophy and modern psychology. She is passionate about justice and liberation, and is designing a role supporting childhood literacy as soon as we all start circulating again.

Safely merging bubbles with her grandparents in town (Madeleine, Don, Diane, and Grandpa Frank who recently passed) has been a bright spot of the year. She has also been keeping up gymnastics skills while on hiatus and is looking forward to returning to the gym soon. She is looking forward to reconnecting with her cousins in California and putting her feet in the ocean again.

Ruth would like to thank David Asman, Rabbi Spector, her parents, and especially her brother for helping her prepare to become a Bat Mitzvah.
EMAIL ALERT

Emails have been sent to members, falsely claiming to be from the Rabbi, Board, or Staff asking for you to buy cash cards and send them in. These emails are financial scams or phishing scams and have taken several forms. Do not respond to these requests. If you are the recipient of any email purporting to be from Congregation Kol Ami that is not obviously from us or that comes from any email domain other than conkolami.org, or contains unusual content, please check the authenticity of the correspondence by contacting the office staff directly.
The Book of Job, the great tragic epic of the Tanakh, is our next text for careful study. Learn more.
Fulfill the Mitzvah of studying the Torah every Wednesday as we dive into the week's parashat.
SUNDAY, APRIL 25th
Yeladim/Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 8th/9th, and 10th Grades

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28th
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Grades

THURSDAY, APRIL 29th
7th Grade Israel Class

Questions? Contact Tamara Kipper, Interim Religious School Director.
COMMUNITY EVENTS & RESOURCES
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Begins Sunday, April 25th at 11:00 am



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
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, or Jim Isaacson. 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.
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