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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

Kol Ami website has a new look. We wanted to make our information and services more convenient for you. The new website is still under construction but open ...