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Special Shabbat Service: Support New Leyners!
Last year Marcel Infeld trained six new leyners (Torah readers) to leyn (chant) directly from the Torah scroll. Please support the new leyners by joining us for a warm Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Leila at 10 a.m. in the Activity Room. Participants are encouraged to bring a dairy/vegetarian dish to share for the potluck kiddush following the service.
Adult Education - A Guide to Jewish Practice
After Shabbat services,
Rabbi Leila will lead the first of a three part series (next sessions
on Sunday, June 3, 5:00pm and Saturday, June 16 after
services) on "Everyday Jewish Living; A Reconstructionist
Approach. To facilitate
the discussion and add
valuable insight, please
purchase A
Guide to Jewish Practice – vol. 1 — Everyday Living by Rabbi David A.
Teutsch. Some of the topics covered in the book
JCEP (Jewish Children's Ed Program)
Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Please join the Kol Ami community for a traditional Kabbalat Shabbat service with a focus on the upcoming holiday of Shavuoth. In the service we will discuss Shavuoth in the bible, explore the laws and customs of Shavuoth (including Shavuoth recipes) and issues connected with Shavuoth, and hear poetry about Shavuoth.
We will meet in the Activity Room at 7:30 p.m. We encourage participants to bring dairy or vegetarian dishes to share for the dessert oneg following the service.
Shavuoth
Kol Ami will not have a separate Shavuoth service or the Yizkor service that is traditionally held on Shavuoth. However, the Kabbalat Shabbat service to be held on May 25th will explore many aspects of Shavuoth. In addition, we encourage members to seek out services offered at other congregations in the area.
Book Club
The Kol Ami Book Club is reading The Girl from Foreign by Sadia
Shepard. A documentary film maker who grew up as the daughter of a while Protestant from Colorado and a Muslim from Pakistan, Ms. Shepard searches for family roots in India.
We will meet at La Casa Restaurant in the Foxchase Shopping Center, 4551 Duke Street, Alexandria on June 3rd
at 12:30 p.m. Please join us!.
JCEP (Jewish Children's Ed Program)
JCEP-Led Shabbat Service and Pizza Dinner
Please join the Kol Ami community for this special service led by the children in Kol Ami's Jewish Children's Education Program (JCEP). Meet with the JCEP families at 6:30 p.m. for a pizza dinner in the Activity Room, or join everyone for the service starting at 7:30 p.m. There will be a pizza fee for people and families who participate in the pizza dinner, and all are encouraged to bring dishes to share for the dessert oneg following the service.
Kol Ami Annual Meeting
Save the Date for Kol Ami's Annual Meeting where we will elected new officers and Steering Committee members, adopt a budget, and consider new policies.
JCEP (Jewish Children's Ed Program)
Last JCEP class of 2011-2012 school year! Hand out certificates to all students.