Thursday, January 29, 2026 — Washington State Capitol, Olympia Kol Ami family, It’s time again to bring our collective voice, our values, and our Jewish presence to Olympia for Jewish Community Lobby Day — and this year, after seeing the results from the recent JCRC Policy Priorities Survey, it’s clearer than ever why we need a strong Kol Ami showing. 759 Voices from Across Washington This fall, 759 Jewish community members from 96 organizations and congregations across the s

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Sabbatical Project

D’var Torah in Memory of Rabbi Arthur Waskow z”l In the days of Noah... In the days of Noah, Torah tells us, “The Eternal saw that great was humanity’s wickedness on earth” (Genesis 6:5). The earth itself had become nishchatah, corrupted, ruined, not only by human violence but by a breakdown in relationship. The covenant between humanity and creation had been violated. When God instructs Noah to “make yourself an ark” (6:14), it is more than an act of survival. It is a call t

This Shabbat, after our services, youth programs, and Simchat Torah celebration, I’ll be heading to Seattle to join the No Kings rally. Protesting the reality of our national march towards authoritarianism. All the signs are there. I’ll be dressed as Moses (I love a costume) staff in hand, sign raised high - carrying a protest poster created by T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Justice. It reads: “Resisting tyrants since Pharaoh.” That line says it all. I feel like as Jews we h

As we prepare to enter the High Holidays together, I want to share a bit about what guides me in this sacred season. My sermons are never...

Tonight begins Elul, the month of spiritual/personal refltion before Rosh Hashanah.

Historical note: Tu b'Av begins Friday at sundown. Tu B’Av, the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Av, began as an ancient festival of love...

Tisha B'Av Transgression: A Love Story

Reflections from the Sabbatical

Jewish Joy Concert

Before I leave for sabbatical...

Rabbi Sally Preisand, the first female Reform rabbi in 1972 I was born in 1972—the same year the first female rabbi in the Reform...

Sacred Economics in a very profane America.

Parashat Emor: Rabbi Kinberg's teaching for the week

“Turn it and turn it, for everything is in it.” —Pirkei Avot 5:22 One of the most beautiful teachings in our tradition is the idea that...

On Wednesday morning, April 2nd, Lauren Simonds, our synagogue administrator, went to Kirkland’s Faith Community Convening on...

In recent months, we’ve seen an undeniable pattern emerge: some of the loudest voices claiming to support Palestinian rights only seem to...

Our minds and spirits can fill up with bad news and the heaviness of this world. One way we can combat despair and embrace hope is...

The Bibas babies died. And were returned home this week. Their bodies made it home, their souls are wrapped up in the everlasting spirit...