Why Tisha B'Av? Because none of our holidays are irrelevant.
Why Tisha B'Av? For most of my life I have heard many liberal Jews, rabbis included, downplay the relevance of Tisha B'Av. Why? It...
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Congregation Kol Ami
Jul 19, 20233 min
Back from a month in the woods and back into the woods to celebrate Shabbat.
Shalom! I am just back from a month of vacation. We went camping in the woods. Just my husband Seth and myself. Over the four weeks, we...
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Congregation Kol Ami
May 23, 20235 min
Kol Ami's future...?
It is bright. This is what I can tell you. Our future is bright. Sustainable. Energetic. Growing. Joyful. Thoughtful. Kind. Generous. Kol...
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Congregation Kol Ami
Mar 23, 20231 min
Kirkland Together: Recognizing Antisemitism 4/29 3-6pm space limited!
Register today for our Kirkalnd symposium on antisemitism. https://www.kolaminw.org/events-1/kirkland-together-recognizing-antisemitism...
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Congregation Kol Ami
Feb 24, 20232 min
Turn a day of hate into a day of love 2/25 10:30am 🪬💕🪬💕
This Saturday 2/25 has been marked as a national day of hate of the Jews-by people who really hate Jews. People who work in Jewish...
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Congregation Kol Ami
Feb 17, 20234 min
Camp Kesher: the best thing we did as a family for almost 20 years
In the summer of 2003, when Ozi was not even 3 years old, I was asked by my boss to attend Camp Kesher, a Jewish family camp on Vashon...
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Congregation Kol Ami
Feb 2, 20234 min
Shabbat Shira: Congregation as Choir and the Rhythm is going to get you
One of the most beautiful and uplifting aspects of Jewish prayer, for this rabbi at least, is a communal song. The songs and prayers we...
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Congregation Kol Ami
Jan 20, 20233 min
We all have foreskin
One well-known covenant of the Jewish people is brit milah, the covenant of foreskin removal on the 8th day. Also known as a Bris. I have...
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Congregation Kol Ami
Jan 6, 20235 min
“Everybody is going to be dead."
“Everybody is going to be dead one day, just give them time.” Neil Gaiman The best gift you can give your children is a well-planned...
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Congregation Kol Ami
Jan 2, 20233 min
Kol Ami & MLK Day Seattle: A new partnership
2023 SEATTLE MLK COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS and MARCH Show your solidarity. Young and Old alike. Help make the Jewish community visible at this...
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Congregation Kol Ami
Dec 30, 20225 min
Od Avinu Chai! We are still kicking!
When Joseph reveals his hidden identity to his brothers in this week's parashah Vayigash, he does so with emotion. He reveals himself in...
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Congregation Kol Ami
Dec 15, 20223 min
Vayeishev: It was never a coat, it was always a dress.
Jacob had a favorite son. Of his many sons. Twelve in all. You know one of them had to be genderqueer. And it turned out to be his most...
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Congregation Kol Ami
Nov 7, 20222 min
This Friday! Free to Be: 50 years of Free to be You and Me.
This Friday, 11/11, at 7:30 pm, Kol Ami is celebrating Free to Be You and Me (released on my birthday, 11/27/1972) through story and...
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Congregation Kol Ami
Oct 27, 20225 min
It is a Tree of Life: Reflections on anti-Jewish violence in America on the Tree of Life Anniversary
When I was a young adult, my home synagogue, where my father was rabbi, was shot up by a machine gun. Behind the gun: Chris Lord, a...
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Congregation Kol Ami
Oct 18, 20223 min
Migrants coming from Texas to Seattle: How you can help with this humanitarian crisis right now!
Love the stranger...this is the most repeated mitzvah in the Torah. It is not an option for us Jews. We have been strangers in a strange...
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Congregation Kol Ami
Sep 17, 20228 min
Reporting Live from NAMI WA conference...Mental Health Matters at Kol Ami
A special thanks to Jesse Zook Mann for support and guidance in preparing this work. This afternoon I am offering a session on inclusive...
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Congregation Kol Ami
Jul 20, 20223 min
What is needed now. Come share in what we provide.
Things are stressful. People are worried. Mental health is pressed for many. Our democracy. Our place AS JEWS in this society. Our safety...
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Congregation Kol Ami
Jun 24, 20221 min
A special Shabbat message from Rabbi K in standstill traffic.
If you are having a hard time right now and need to shift your mood to Shabbat joy... something our tradition might suggest is giving...
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Congregation Kol Ami
May 18, 20224 min
Lag B'Omer: Celebrating the Life of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai
What can we learn from Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai? The man we celebrate on this Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer? Inspired by Talmud Shabbat...
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Congregation Kol Ami
May 13, 20223 min
Shabbat Shalom: Shabbat of Solidarity
The United States is a Christian majority nation. As Jews, we know a thing or two about living as a religious minority, especially...
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