Shabbat Study, Service and Seudah This Saturday, May 18, at Fay and Rabbi Doug’s home and via Zoom, we celebrate Shabbat together with study and meaningful discussion beginning at 9:30 a.m., followed by spiritual prayer and a Seudah, a festive Shabbat brunch. If attending in person, you must RSVP to rabbidoug@kolamikc.org. To join in via Zoom, click here. .
Upcoming Kol Ami Event
Mah Jongg Club Mah Jongg players meet at All Souls twice a month. To join in or for information, contact office@kolamikc.org.
Kol Ami News
Bring Joy (Oneg) to a First-Friday Shabbat Service We invite volunteers to bring and share simple vegetarian treats the first Friday-night service of the month for our Oneg Shabbat. (Kol Ami provides challah and grape juice.) Please respond to worship@kolamikc.org to get on the Oneg Shabbat calendar. — Kol Ami Worship Committee
Yahrzeit This Week May 19 Irv Dietchman – father of Alan Dietchman
We Wish Mi Shebeirach A complete healing of mind, body and spirit:
Karen Chisholm Robert Clinton Kenneth Dantzler Renée Dietchman Harriet Greenwald Karla Jacobs Anna Schwartz Melvin Michael Slater Robert Allen Slater
If you would like a name to continue to be listed or if you have a new name to include, please send an email to healing@kolamikc.org.
Rabbi's Week in Review
Amidst the continuing sadness and acrimony surrounding the violence in Gaza, and the failure of leadership on all sides to end the war, I continue to try and connect with those seeking an alternative that will lead to peace and justice — while also holding on to the positive and uplifting trends in our Kol Ami community.
This Week's Torah Portion Parashat Emor (Vayikra/Leviticus 21:1-24:23)
We read this week about the major festivals enumerated in our Torah: Shabbat, Pesach/Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot. These chagim, our holidays, have changed and added meaning over time, influenced by the changed circumstances and newfound knowledge of each generation. Yet, over the millennia, they have kept us connected as Jews throughout the world, and to Jews of past generations.
Weekly Feature Chocolate Chips — a Comfort-Food Origin Story By Wynne Begun
May is full of celebrations — May Day, Mother’s Day, graduations and proms. In May, we also take a moment to honor the tiny ingredient that makes our baked goods yummy. May 15 is National Chocolate Chip Day!
For some of us chocoholics, the little chip is a staple in our pantry. I add chocolate chips to pancakes, banana bread, Rice Krispies Treats. Anything sweet can only be enhanced by adding these tiny tidbits.
This chocolate innovation came about in the late 1930s, when Ruth Graves Wakefield, who owned and operated the Toll House Inn, in Massachusetts, with her husband, wondered what adding little bits of chocolate would do to a cookie. And the chocolate-chip cookie was born.
The cookie was a big hit, and Wakefield signed an agreement with the Nestlé company to add her recipe to their packaging. In exchange for the recipe, Wakefield received a lifetime supply of chocolate, and the Nestlé brand Toll House cookies were named for the inn.
Following are two recipes of traditional Jewish sweets that incorporate chocolate chips: rugelach (click here) and babka (click here). Both recipes take time and some effort but are worth it in the end! I am usually in a hurry for a chocolate-chip infusion, so my go-to is the chocolate Brooklyn babka from Trader Joe’s — a quick fix and a delicious option!
Beteavon — bon appetit!
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