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A Reconstructionist congregation PO Box 810504
Boca Raton, FL 33481
561-990-2641 [email protected]
www.kolami-bocaraton.org
Services are generally held once per weekend,
Either Friday night at 8:00 PM
Or Saturday morning at 10:30 AM.
Check the calendar for dates.
All services and special events are held at:
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
2601 St. Andrews Blvd., Boca Raton FL 33434
The Voice The KOL AMI newsletter
December 2016-February 2017 /
Kislev, Teves, Shevat, Adar 5777
Message from the president……..
Our High Holidays are over. My thanks to all of the members who helped make the services
and festivities successful. The requests for reservations to attend services were overwhelming.
We even had to form a waiting list. To ensure you are not left out in the future please consider
joining the congregation. If you are one of our guests who expressed their enjoyment of our
service please plan to attend our Weekly Shabbat services the 1st and 3rd Saturday morning at
10:30, and alternate Friday evenings at 8:00, if there is no Saturday morning service that week.
Please watch your email and our web site for variations from our normal schedule. One of the
changes will be in January when services will be conducted by the Rabbis Eisenstadt on Friday
evening January 20, and we will be cancelling Saturday morning 1/21/17.
As the season proceeds we will be planning social activities in addition to services. Information
about some of these activities are described elsewhere in The Voice and in e-mails. If you
would like to help up with the plans please contact one of the board members to join us. I and
the other Board members look forward to greeting you at our services and activities.
L'hitraoit Roberta Jainchill, President Kol Ami--Boca Raton
The Board — Health and Welfare
Board of Directors
Roberta Jainchill, President
Renee Rogoff, Vice President
Barry Friedman, Treasurer
Cindy Schwartz, Ritual
Bonnie Austin Daniel Kaufman
Jennie Bonnin Barbara Krupp
Board meetings are generally held the third
Wednesday of every month at 7:30 PM, but
check the calendar for any changes in the
schedule. All members of Kol Ami are always
welcome, and encouraged to attend.
Wishing good health and happiness to all of our members…..
especially Shellie Hearst.
Let us know of anyone who is ill or in need of cheering up and I will be happy to send out a card from Kol Ami. Let us know of your simchas as well. Thanks!
Happy Birthday to
Jennie Bonnin, Dec 5
Ruth Alterman, Dec 10
Libby Wilkens, Dec 11
Artie Schwartz, Jan 3
Ann Mitchell, Jan 9
Harriet Kalin, Jan 11
Myrna Selby, Jan 13
Audrey Kaufman, Jan 19
Stan Krupp, Jan 30
Jo Feldman, Feb 2
David Shine, Feb 6
Donald Barron, Feb 7
Andy Scher, Feb 18
Anita Werner, Feb 26
Donations can be made to any of the follow-ing funds and are always appreciated.
General Fund Social Action Fund
Oneg Fund Yahrzeit Fund
Rabbi/Scholar Fund Yizkor Fund
Dec-Feb Yahrzeits
Morris Krupp, 12/14
Gary Goldstein, 12/20
Frieda Jainchill, 12/26
Louis Bergman, 12/29
Robert F Selby, 1/10
Gertrude Turner,1/21
Jerome Jainchill, 1/29
Irving Becker, 2/2
Hyman Turner, 2/6
Jerome Rotstein, 2/10
Anna Weinstein, 2/13
Dita Horchow, 2/13
Shirley Sorger, 2/14
Moe Ash, 2/20
Happy Anniversaries….. Cindy and Artie Schwartz, Dec 21
Sally and Marvin Spellman, Dec 24 Erika and Shellie Hearst, Jan 1
For many of us in the Reconstructionist movement, the results of this election have been hard. We see, with stark clarity, that
our country is painfully divided. We recognize that many Americans are celebrating the feeling that they are finally being heard;
so too, many are fearing that their voices will now be silenced. Those political divisions exist to some extent within our move-
ment too, though it’s safe to say that the great majority of our membership is feeling shock, fear, and grief.
During this unusual campaign, we have objected to expressions of misogyny, racism, xenophobia, homophobia, Islamophobia,
anti-Semitism and disrespect for people with disabilities. We believed then and believe now that it is incumbent upon all of us
to speak out, as our prophets once did, against degradations and injustice. That said, we also want to underscore that we are
prepared to move forward and partner with an administration that sets out on a course toward justice and love for all. It is our
sincere hope that we will see very different words and actions now that the campaign rhetoric is behind us and the very real
problems in need of solutions lie ahead of us. Needless to say, we will continue to stand up for the marginalized in society, as
Jewish tradition teaches, and our resolve to redouble our efforts toward fixing a very broken world has only strengthened over
the past days.
Foundational insights of Reconstructionism are that we live in two civilizations, the American and the Jewish, and that each of
those civilizations can and should influence each other. Now is a time for the Jewish civilization to strongly influence the Ameri-
can civilization. Today, in our communities, there is much grief and fear—of what institutions and freedoms are at risk, and of
what might happen next to our most vulnerable neighbors. To face these times, we must advance the bedrock of our most pow-
erful Jewish values: Tzelem Elohim (we are all created in God’s image); Ki Gerim Hayitem (remember that you were
strangers); Ahavah Rabbah (the expansive universal love we draw upon); and Tikkun Olam (repair of the world). And we remem-
ber the teaching from Genesis that we recently read in services - we are all our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers.
There has never been a more important time for progressive religious leadership, and we are already seeing that leadership
take form through the determined grace and strength of Reconstructionist rabbis, educators, and lay people who are creating
opportunities across the nation for people to gather to hug each other, cry together, sing together, and listen to each oth-
er. Please click on this link to see some of these resources.
Continued on the next page:
NEWS from the RRC
Since the High Holidays we have been receiving much information about the doings at our Rabbinical College in Philadelphia. If
you would like to investigate yourself, you can find the WEB page at http://www.rrc.edu/
In the meantime, please follow along with the information presented on the next several pages.
(Italics, mine: BKA)
Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D. President Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and Jewish Reconstructionist Communities
David Roberts Chair, Board of Governors Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and Jewish Reconstructionist Communities
NEWS from the RRC—continued:
We are members of religious communities because we believe a religious approach aids us in how to be most fully alive and
most fully connected to the world around us. As Jews, community is central to our religious understanding. We need communi-
ty to celebrate. We need community to grow. At this time, we need our communities to hold each other up and create a safe
religious space for grief and healing. We also need our communities to safeguard the right of all members, regardless of political
leanings, to continue to find in our congregations a respectful and spiritual home. And it is important for all of us, Jews and non-
Jews alike, to hear and understand the pain expressed by many Trump supporters – a pain borne partly out of economic dislo-
cation and resentment of elites and the status quo.
Hazak, hazak venithazek. Let us be strong, and strengthen each other.
L’shalom,
Rabbi Nina Mandel
President
Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association
Rabbi Elyse Wechterman
Executive Director
Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association
FROM KOL AMI:
Howard Newman has graciously offered to conduct a Torah
study class for Kol Ami this winter. This small group (10-12 par-
ticipants maximum) will begin on Wednesday evening, January
25th and it will run for four weeks held at the home of President
Roberta Jainchill. (This is a gated community and names will be
required for entry.)
Pre-registration is required and participation is capacity lim-
ited. Please reserve your space by email to mail@kolami-
bocaraton.org or call (561) 990-2641 (first come, first served). Thank you.
Jewish Learning—never ends!
Did you know that the Reconstructionist Movement facilitates an on-line learning curriculum? All kinds of topics and a varied schedule allows participation at your own convenience. And classes are free to members and at a nominal fee for non-members.
We are facilitating networks on social justice, marketing, education, ritual and more! If you don't see what you are looking for, let us know. We plan to offer additional networks in the spring.
Some topics listed in the latest catalogue are:
“How can Jewish bedtime rituals help children feel loved and secure?”
“Where is our Shabbat when we work on Shabbat?”
The entire Reconstructionist Learning Networks Catalogue, with a full listing of classes available, times, and registration information, can be viewed at:
http://jewishrecon.org/files/PDFs/Learning%20Network%20Catalog%208-30-16.pdf
FROM THE RRC:
BOOK CLUB: The first meeting of this season’s Kol Ami book club is being hosted by Aileen Gluck. She has
picked the book The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem By Sarit Yishai-Levi.
“Gabriela's mother Luna is the most beautiful woman in all of Jerusalem, though her famed beauty and charm seem to be reserved for everyone but her daughter. Ever since Gabriela can remember, she and Luna have struggled to connect. But when tragedy strikes, Gabriela senses there's more to her mother than painted nails and lips.”
“Set against the Golden Age of Hollywood, the dark days of World War II, and the swinging '70s, (the story) follows generations of unforgettable women as they forge their own paths through times of dramatic change. With great humor and heart, Sarit Yishai-Levi has given us a powerful story of love and forgiveness―and the unexpected and enchanting places we find each.”
The Club will meet on Tuesday afternoon, January 10th at 1 PM. The location will be determined by the number of people who RSVP. Please contact Aileen at 914-393-9624 or at [email protected]
Happy Chanukkah! The Board of Kol Ami
welcomes all families, all ages, members and non-members,
local residents and visiting guests, to a festive Hanukkah
service and celebration on Friday, December 30th at 7
p.m. held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Boca
Raton (UUFBR).
RSVP is required by December 26th either by email
at [email protected] or by telephone at (561) 990-2641. Please provide the number of at-
tendees and the ages of the attendees (please specify # of adults and for all children indicate their ages)
with your reservation request, along with your contact information (name, email and phone number).
Going’s On:
AN APPEAL: In the past we have enjoyed other activities together that are now only waiting
for someone to step up and say, “Hey, I’d like to do that!” One such activity was our movie review nights. One member would volunteer the name of a movie, available on Netflixs or the library. We would all watch it and then meet at that member’s home to discuss (and occasionally trash) the mov-ie. Are you a movie goer? Do you know of a movie with some Judaic or Israeli content that you would like to share with the rest of the congregation? Please let us know!
A bigger commitment, but two jobs where we really need some help:
Recording Secretary and Corresponding Secretary.
If you can come to Board Meetings once a month and set down what was discussed it would be so help-ful. If you would like to take responsibility for Yahrzeit notices and help with mailings, let us know. Both jobs would take some computer skills, but not a lot of time on your part.
DECEMBER 2016
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 10:30 AM
Cantor Jan
Courte
4 5 6 7 8 9 8 PM
EstelleSlutzky
& IrwinBraun
10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 10:30AM
Howard
Newman
18 19 20 21 7:30 PM
Board
Meeting
22 23 8 PM
Bonnie Austin
24
25 26 Deadline
for RSVP for
Chanukah
Party.
27 28 29 30 7 PM
CHANUKAH CHIDREN’S SERVICE/PARTY
31
5:10PM
5:11PM
5:14PM
5:17PM
5:21PM
1st light
2nd light 3rd light 5th light 4th light 8th light 6th light
JANUARY 2017
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 10:30AM
Steve Carter
8 9 10 11
12 13
14 10:30AM
Howard
Newman
15 16 17 18 7:30 PM
Board
Meeting
19 20 8 PM
Sara and Jeff
Eisenstat
21
22 23 24 25
TORAH
STUDYwith
HOWARD
NEWMAN
26 27 8 PM
Jan Courte
28
29 30 31
5:37PM
5:31PM
5:26PM
5:42PM
FEBRUARY 2017
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
TORAH
STUDYwith
HOWARD
NEWMAN
2 3 4
Steve Carter
5 6 7 8
TORAH
STUDYwith
HOWARD
NEWMAN
9 10
TBA
11
12 13 14 15
TORAH
STUDYwith
HOWARD
NEWMAN
16 17
18
Howard
Newman
19 20 21 22 7:30 PM
Board
Meeting
23 24
TBA
25
26 27 28
5:47PM
6:01PM
5:57PM
5:52PM