Black Lives Matter. Before last week writing these three words might have been a career-ender for some rabbis in this nation. Before last week stating vocall...

It is the season for blintzes. And cheese cake. And icd cream. And Torah. Shavuot, which we celebrate this Thursday night when the sun goes down, is a holida...

Havdalah is the Jewish ceremony which ends the Sabbath day, giving us enter into the work week ahead. The creation story in the book of Genesis speaks of God...

Connecting with the Past at Passover – by Joan Rudd When Joe read the Four Questions in Russian, two birds showed up. Red-breasted robins, large fat ones, fl...

Shalom! At the end of the month Kol Ami is engaging our members and supporters in a week long fundraiser: online! Check out this video I made to promote this...

B'shert – by Kathryn Harbel I live in what I call a “religiously complicated” household. My husband is an atheist; my son has been introduced to Christianity...

A Different Thought About Mother’s Day – by Mary Askenazi Remember when we were young, and Mother’s Day was something to look forward to? At school you would...

In between the last global pandemic of 1918 and the pandemic we are currently in the midst of, the Jewish people have added several new holy days to our anci...

Solace during COVID – by Donna Lurie My name is Donna Lurie. I am descended from a long line of Rabbis and scholars. My family emphasized Jewish study, Jewis...

By Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg What I am offering in my blog this week was written by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan (1881-1983), the founder of Reconstructionist Judaism a...

The Jewish people know how to walk through massive disruption and make it onto the other side. But never in our history have we made it to t

Wednesday, April 22 From 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM - Shofar blowing at 9:00 AM Zoom Event Join Hazon, The Jewish Lab for Sustainability, at 8 AM for a celebration. ...

This Thursday we will gather for our 2nd night community Seder—as we have for so very long as a community. Last year we had our Seder in our new location and...

The first night of Passover is next Wednesday, April 8. Time is particularly fluid these days. So many bench marks and scheduled events have faded into the b...

We will survive. Our species. Most of us will live. Too many will die. We will make it to the other side. But none of us will go untested. Unchallenged. Unto...

We are being told exactly what to do. Stay home. Wash hands. Practice social distance. Our options have become very limited and our movements highly controll...

For the spiritual practitioner...this is what one prepares for through practice. We prepare for: Instability. Uncertainty. Weathering the unknown. Imagine a ...

How is this Purim different from every other Purim? Covid-19. And Kirkland, WA (of all places) is the epicenter? Oy vey! Our only option this year is to cele...

This week, in respecting the King County request for organizations to avoid large gatherings, Kol Ami is canceling all programming for Shabbat. Our sanctuary...