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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...
Congregation Kol Ami
Jan 2, 20233 min read


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...
Congregation Kol Ami
Dec 30, 20225 min read


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...
Congregation Kol Ami
Dec 15, 20223 min read


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...
Congregation Kol Ami
Nov 7, 20222 min read


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...
Congregation Kol Ami
Oct 27, 20225 min read


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...
Congregation Kol Ami
Oct 18, 20223 min read


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...
Congregation Kol Ami
Sep 17, 20228 min read


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...
Congregation Kol Ami
Jul 20, 20223 min read


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...
Congregation Kol Ami
Jun 24, 20221 min read


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...
Congregation Kol Ami
May 18, 20224 min read


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...
Congregation Kol Ami
May 13, 20223 min read


Community Seder is all about All Ages!
The entire Passover Hagaddah, the entire holy week of Passover, has one main goal- to pass to the next generation the story, this...
Congregation Kol Ami
Mar 31, 20223 min read


Be a DOUBLE MITZVAH hero! Act now.
An ask from Kol Ami Member Joan Zucker: There is an opportunity for a double Mitzvah, donate plasma (as opposed to whole blood) and then...
Congregation Kol Ami
Feb 4, 20221 min read


Update Kol Ami's Afghan Refugee Resettlement Efforts
Shalom Kol Ami Friends, Kol Ami is currently involved in several efforts to resettle and welcome new American's who have come here under...
Congregation Kol Ami
Jan 28, 20226 min read


Connecting with Rabbi Kinberg 30 minutes at a time
Shalom! A few weeks ago I invited our Kol Ami members and friends to use my new calendar site to make appointments with me to check in...
Congregation Kol Ami
Jan 23, 20221 min read


Adult, Teen, and Family Education @Kol Ami February-June 2022/5782
This Winter and Spring Kol Ami is happy to offer evening programs on Thursdays at 7 pm via zoom for: Adults, Kids, and Teens These...
Congregation Kol Ami
Jan 19, 20222 min read


Tu B'Shvat: Pearl Jam, Ancient Wisdom and our Local Trees
Tu B'shvat is coming!
Congregation Kol Ami
Jan 8, 20221 min read


Update on Wilfredo!
Last July our congregation received an opportunity. A great opportunity. A gift really. We were presented with the opportunity to support...
Congregation Kol Ami
Dec 31, 20214 min read


A Note from the Co-Presidents
We need your presence and your financial commitment. Kol Ami provides life cycle celebrations, education, personal, spiritual, and...
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Dec 10, 20212 min read


Support local refugees this Hanukkah: Especially babies!
You may be wondering what Kol Ami is doing to help the Afghan refugee crisis. We are continuing to serve local families as they contact...
Congregation Kol Ami
Nov 16, 20213 min read
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