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...

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...

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...

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

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...

Covid-19 has come into the world. Spread from one land to the next, one hand to the next. Invisibly. We can’t see it and yet we know it is there. We listen t...

Spring is technically weeks and week away. But little signs of it are popping up all around. It is subtle. But those signs are there. From longer days to lit...

This Friday I will speak at our Kabbalat Shabbat about how to participate in the World Zionist Congress and make your own personal mark on the future of Zio...

Have you ever wanted to be in a band? Do you love Jewish music and world rhythms? Kol Ami: A Center for Jewish Life is dedicated to bringing world Jewish mus...

Rabbi Kinberg’s Seasonal Recommendations: 5 tips for the best December ever. The only “December dilemma” should be which fun and joyful activity you will cho...

The Jewish community is embarrassingly behind when it comes to holding male Rabbis accountable for sexual violations. The Jewish community, yes even the libe...