Life’s random and unexpected events threw me for the past few months. I had big plans for this spring at Kol Ami. Teaching online and...

Dear Kol Ami family and friends, Many of us were taught as children that we are supposed to assume other people’s pronouns, usually based...

Phil Gerson's Life Review Resources for Aging and Sage-ing April 8 & 22 here An exercise from Age-ing and Sage-ing book By Ronald Miller,...

1st Night Home Seder: Invite a few Kol Ami members to do a Zoom seder in a small group if you do not already have family or friends....

The day after my mother The day after my mother died I cried the morning wet Rain after Air left my lungs My years with her Hanging in...

Beshalach – The longest walk, wettest tears He could feel the elders’ eyes on his back. Moses was walking away from the camp. The sound...

Yitro – The highest level Moses prepared the Israelites to receive. They were to wash and be ready. It will take time and dedication to...

18 things you might not know about our Rabbi: Rabbi Kinberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio during her father's last year of rabbinical...

As a torch is not diminished though it kindles a million candles, so will he not lose who gives to a good cause. Midrash Exodus Rabbah...

Tu B’Shvat originally was the day in Ancient Israel when trees were considered a year older. Their birthday for tithing purposes. Tu...

There is a multitude of ways to invest in our world, in making our current reality increasingly just, peaceful, nurturing, and...

It is a tree of life to all that hold fast to her, all of her pathways are peace. Proverbs 3:18 Please join us in a semester of learning...

We refer to Kol Ami as a Center for Jewish Life. But what does that really mean for you? It means that you can rely on Kol Ami’s...

Judaism has a love/hate relationship with astrology. If you travel to northern Israel and tour synagogues from the Greek/Hellenized era...

A Pandemic Hanukkah-who would have thought? Oy vey. Here we are. We have made it through Purim, Passover, the High Holidays, and now...

Looking out my window I see the natural world around me preparing for winter. Squirrels burying their nuts in our veggie planters. The...

During Pandemic times Shabbat has become even more important in the life of our community. Creating sacred time, reflection time, family...

This is the season of balanced light. Day and night hours become equal and move towards greater darkness. This is the season of our new...

One week from tonight we welcome in Rosh HaShanah 5781. Come "home" to Kol Ami and join us in celebration of these Days of Awe from the...

Glint By Cathy Cohen Beneath a sky of stars in this time of great answering I will sing     my own brief poem. If the bowl of the sky is...