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Shabbat Shulchan
On Friday, November 14, at 6 PM, at All Souls we welcome Shabbat and a time for relaxed social get-together with our monthly Shabbat Shulchan. A relaxed, informal service is followed by our Seudah- our festive Shabbat dinner.  RSVPs are needed to:   engagement@kolamikc.org

Mah Jongg Club
Kol Ami's Mah Jongg Club meets two Monday evenings a month at 7 PM. Email office@kolamikc.org for information.

​​We Wish Mi Shebeirach

A Complete Healing of Mind, Body and Spirit to:

Renée Dietchman

Gloria Ramirez
Melvin Michael Slater
Edi Shifrin
Carol Ann Parker
Michelle Hills
Joanne Jupiter
Scott Krell
Mashey Bernstein
Jane Murray
Chris White
Frank Enger

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.

Yahrzeits

Nov 13
Lois Steinel - Mother of Dan Steinel

Membership

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Rabbi's Week in Review

Over this past weekend the community honored the memory of Leonard Zeskind. An afternoon of learning about, and engaging in, fighting White Supremacy, White Christian Nationalism, and Neo-Nazis provided a needed, if not scary, reality check on the threat of these groups to our democracy, and the anti Semitic foundation upon which their hateful ideologies are based.

“Lenny” was the preeminent voice in the country, and really in the world, in undertaking the most extensive research on these fascists groups, warning of the threats posed...read more.

This Week's Torah Portion
Parashat Chaye Sarah

(Bereishit/Genesis 23:1-25:18)

This week, we read of the extensive arrangements Avraham carries out for Sarah’s burial. So we begin establishing what are now common rituals for a process of burial and mourning upon the death of a loved one. I have stated previously, and still believe strongly, in the Jewish rituals surrounding burial and mourning practice. While feelings and emotions can vary widely, having a process to follow and dates along the way to mark the time can be psychologically beneficial. 

Mitzvah Moment

Our small, but mighty Mitzvah Crew met recently at Harvesters–The Community Food Network and packed over 3,500 pounds of produce crates along with a few other volunteers from the community. Thank you, Pat Clinton, Alan Lubert, Suzanne Gladney and Julia Patterson for this community mitzvah!