Posted by in Uncategorized If you haven’t made plans yet for the festival of Shavuot evening-come study Torah with us at Kol Ami. This year our Scholar in Residence for our Tikkyn Leyl Shavuot- is Dr. Rabbi Joshua Garroway. Dr. Garroway is an assistant Professor at our Reform Seminary, Hebrew Union College. His specialty is early Christianity and the…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Today is the 30th anniversary of the announcement by the Center for Disease Control of the existence of AIDS/HIV. June 5, 1981 – I had completed my junior year in college at USC. Something had been already amiss here in Los Angeles. Something called GRID-Gay Related Immune Disease. It was fast and deadly. By the…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized More news on last week’s White House Reception for Jewish American Heritage month. Cleveland Jewish News Archives News Nation & World White House event marks growth of Jewish month.
Posted by in glbt, Uncategorized I guess if you are reading this–we are still here. I wrote about this several weeks ago. Click here. On May 21-a Christian fundamentalist radio station owner predicted the end of the world. And today is Sunday May 22. So I guess the Rapture didn’t happen. Jesus didn’t appear. And the sun set on May…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Rabbi Judith HaLevy Named President of the Board of Rabbis | The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. Here is the link to the article about the Board of Rabbis.
Posted by in Uncategorized Yes I visited the White House this week. It was a jammed packed quick trip. It was a celebration of Jewish American Heritage month. I left the Board of Rabbis installation of the new President Rabbi Judith HaLevy of Malibu Jewish Center and hopped a red eye to Dulles! I arrived in the pouring rain,…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Today is Kol Ami’s birthday. Our congregation is 19 years old. It is the actual date on the incorporation papers of our congregation. Wow! We have done so much in such a short amount of time. We have engaged in incredible social action and social justice causes. We have created amazing musical programs. We wrote…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized It is hard to believe two years have gone by since my installation as President of the Southern California Board of Rabbis! But tonight my good friend and colleague Rabbi Judith HaLevy of Mailbu Jewish Center will become the second woman to hold the office of President! WOW! And tonight at her installation celebration another…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized It came two Fridays ago by email. I didn’t really believe it was real. In fact, I thought it was a joke or prank by a friend. But it was real. An invitation to the White House for a reception in honor of Jewish-American Heritage Month. I wasn’t going to go at first but everyone…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms. Honoring parents is such an important part of Jewish tradition. Of course it is number 5 on God’s top ten list! Honor your father and mother! So I always consider Mother’s Day and Father’s Day important Jewish holidays. But Mothering Day was always a part of ancient religions.…Read more »
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