“I want our community members to embrace me, their rabbi, as part of their wellness team, as a cheerleader, teacher, friend and co-worker in making our world a better, safer, and more compassionate place.”
Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg has served as Kol Ami's rabbi since 2014. Before coming to Kol Ami, she was an assistant rabbi and director of education at Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue, Washington for 11 years. Rabbi Kinberg is a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and a member of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association. She is involved with JStreet, Jewish Federation, Jewish Family Services, Faith Action Network, the Institute for Jewish Spirituality and a variety of other organizations working towards peace, justice, sustainability, and interfaith connections.
Rabbi Kinberg loves working with people of all ages and stages. Children, elders, babies, teens... people who are in the midst of celebration and those who are in the midst of crisis. In addition to providing pastoral care for our members, She offers spiritual direction and small group classes for anyone who wants to study specific topics.
The rabbi can be reached by email or via Kol Ami's main telephone line at
425-844-1604.
RABBI
YOHANNA KINBERG
Shalom - Center your Jewish Life at Kol Ami
We are a welcoming and egalitarian Reform congregation of about 130 families located in Kirkland, WA. We nurture an atmosphere of openness and friendship, encouraging members of our community to plant or transplant Jewish roots. We welcome empty-nesters, LGBTQ individuals and families, interfaith families, Jews-by-choice, visitors, and anyone who's interested in discovering, rediscovering, or affirming Judaism.
We are guided by the URJ Sacred Partnership model in how we relate with each other,
our Board, Staff, and Rabbi. We focus on our responsibility to the shared goals and
common good of our congregation. We practice using the tools of respect, trust,
honesty, listening and communication, transparency, confidentiality, flexibility to build
and nurture those sacred partnerships. They all require a willingness from each person
to be vulnerable toward others.
If you have questions or concerns, you are welcome to contact a Kol Ami board
member.
MEET OUR
STAFF AND TEACHERS
DOROTHY K.
B'nai Mitzvah Lab Grades 5-7
MEAGAN P.
Teacher, Grades 2-4 & Curriculum Development
REUVEN M.
Student Rabbi
SUSAN B.
Music Director
LAUREN S.
Administrative Coordinator
MEET THE
BOARD
As Jewish leaders, what sets us apart from our counterparts in the secular world is that the goal of the partnerships we cultivate is to create a better world and to expand this notion of tikkun olam beyond what one individual can achieve.
If you have questions or concerns, you are welcome to contact a Kol Ami board member. Please email our admin for contact information.
SHANE M.
President
KATIE P.
Membership Chair
JOSHUA E.
Brotherhood Liaison
VERONICA J.
Board Member
LINDA B.
Secretary & Immediate Past President
JEFFREY G.
Past President
ADAM S.
Treasurer
RHONDA M.
Worship Chair & Past President
BECCA F.
Board Member