Yiddish Shmooze Group
Don’t plotz! This is not a bissel of mishegas or some sort of shtick, this shmaltzy group is completely kosher. If you’ve got the chutzpah, get off your tuches and join us for casual conversation and culture conducted mostly in English, with a bisl Yiddish. Yiddish Schmooze Group group will meet via Zoom (10:30-11:45 am) on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month, through May. No prior Yiddish studies […]
Raab/Goodwin Eyewitness Testimony Series: Helen Rieder
Screening of Helen Rieder Testimony Wednesday, May 29, 7:00 pm at Congregation Kol Ami Many of the Holocaust survivors and Concentration Camp Liberators in our community have had their testimonies that recount their experiences during the Holocaust recorded by the USC Shoah Foundation, the World War II Museum, and other filmmakers. Knowing the importance of remembering the experiences […]
Survival of the Fittest?
Survival of the Fittest? How Judaism Has Managed to Survive Led by Rabbi Richard Address Three Wednesdays, May 29, June 5 & 19 (Hybrid) (No session June 12) A theory of history, the application of that theory to Judaism’s journey and finally to each of us. May 29: How We Have Survived: A Look at […]
Jewish Theology in Our Time
Jewish Theology in Our Time (Hybrid) Led by Rabbi Jennifer Frenkel Please note updated schedule and third session day/time change: Wednesdays, May 8 & 22, 10:30-11:45 am Tuesday, May 28, 10:00-11:15 am (No session May 15.) In this 3-session exploratory course, we’ll dive into the big questions around God and God’s relationship to Humankind. In […]
Yes, We’ve Heard of Them, But Who Were They, Really? (Zoom session)
Please note that the March 13 session will be via Zoom only. Yes, We’ve Heard of Them, But Who Were They, Really? Led by Rabbi Richard Address Three Wednesdays, March 13 (Zoom), 20 & 27 (Hybrid), 10:30-11:45 am We will examine the contributions and impact of three figures in our history…famous in their time! March […]
Adult Education Shabbaton
Save the date! We start the season with and Adult Education Shabbaton.
Talmud Talks
Every week on Tuesdays 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Spring session: May 14 – June 11 Interested participants may join at any time throughout the series! If the Jewish tradition can be compared to a house, the Torah is the foundation and the Talmud is the framework – the walls, doors, windows, rafters, and roof. […]
First Thursdays: Southern Jewish History on One Foot
This lecture will focus on the Jewish South’s importance to both Southern and Jewish History. From the development of Jewish communities in 18th-century port cities to the rise and fall of small-town Jewish merchants to the explosive growth of Jewish life in sunbelt cities like Miami and Atlanta, Jews have been deeply engaged with the […]
First Thursdays: Chevra Kadisha
Chevra Kadisha: A Jewish Opportunity for Communal Care at the End of Life Join Sarit Wishnevski, the Executive Director of Kavod v’Nichum, to learn about the role of the Chevra Kadisha, the sacred communities of volunteers that come together at the end of life to care for the deceased and comfort the living through Jewish […]
Scholar-in-Residence Pre-Service Refreshments
Share in delightful pre-service refreshments (6:15 pm) before our Scholar-in-Residence adds her special touch to our weekly service. Kindly RSVP so we may adequately prepare.
