Torah and Dairy Products: A unique and highly maternal combo for Shavuot
It is the season for blintzes. And cheese cake. And icd cream. And Torah. Shavuot, which we celebrate this Thursday night when the sun...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- May 19, 2020
- 3 min
What about Havdalah?
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...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Apr 29, 2020
- 5 min
A Resurrection Story Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg
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...
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- Apr 22, 2020
- 6 min
Humbling ourselves before Creation: Science and Religion are our sacred heritage
By Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg What I am offering in my blog this week was written by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan (1881-1983), the founder of...
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- Apr 15, 2020
- 6 min
Pivot towards Wisdom: The Ethics of our Ancestors
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
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- Apr 8, 2020
- 3 min
A Night of Questions
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...
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- Apr 1, 2020
- 4 min
Preparing to celebrate a Passover like no other
The first night of Passover is next Wednesday, April 8. Time is particularly fluid these days. So many bench marks and scheduled events...
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- Mar 26, 2020
- 3 min
This is a test
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...
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- Mar 18, 2020
- 4 min
The faithful step: walking blind in a time of unknowns
We are being told exactly what to do. Stay home. Wash hands. Practice social distance. Our options have become very limited and our...
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- Mar 11, 2020
- 5 min
You got this! Spiritual strength in a time of societal adversity
For the spiritual practitioner...this is what one prepares for through practice. We prepare for: Instability. Uncertainty. Weathering the...
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- Mar 9, 2020
- 3 min
Stay Home Purim: 5 ways to make merry at home!
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...
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- Mar 4, 2020
- 4 min
Stay Home Shabbat: Responding to Communal Safety Needs
This week, in respecting the King County request for organizations to avoid large gatherings, Kol Ami is canceling all programming for...
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- Mar 3, 2020
- 3 min
Blessings for Peace and Health: May you feel safe. And know the love of community and the Divine.
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...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Feb 12, 2020
- 2 min
Universal Love and Valentine’s Day
I think true love is not only true personal love but the totality of love, universal love - to be in love with everything manifest and...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Feb 3, 2020
- 3 min
Jews have always loved an early Spring-an almond tree is blooming somewhere!
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....
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Jan 26, 2020
- 4 min
Time to vote for the future of the Jewish State: get your Zionist vote ON!
This Friday I will speak at our Kabbalat Shabbat about how to participate in the World Zionist Congress and make your own personal mark...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Jan 22, 2020
- 1 min
Forming: Kol Ami World Music Shabbat Band
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...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- Dec 4, 2019
- 2 min
Rabbi Kinberg’s tips for making the most of the darkest time of the year.
Rabbi Kinberg’s Seasonal Recommendations: 5 tips for the best December ever. The only “December dilemma” should be which fun and joyful...
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Congregation Kol Ami
- May 20, 2018
- 3 min
Are you serious about ending sex abuse by Rabbis?
The Jewish community is embarrassingly behind when it comes to holding male Rabbis accountable for sexual violations. The Jewish...
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