News from Kol Ami

Firstly, I would like to thank everyone for your condolence wishes on my mother’s recent passing. It is heartwarming to know that the Kol Ami community is there for you, not only for celebrations and simcha, but also in times of sorrow and loss.

I would also like to thank the group that attended our first Voluntary Contribution Model information session on Monday, November 13, 2017. If you were there, you heard first-hand about the exciting change to what we used to call membership dues. You would have heard Mark Wolpert, Barry Stein and Rabbi Streiffer explain why sticking with the old dues model and expecting better results was like the definition of insanity: trying the same thing over and over, but expecting a different result.

Needless to say, the dues model issue is a very important conversation, and we expect all members to attend one session over the next couple of months. Dates and times will be posted in due course, so please check to see which session works best with your schedule.

Finally, I’d like to congratulate Landon Fink on his Bar Mitzvah, which will be on Saturday, December 2. As the Kol Ami family, let’s show up to help Landon’s family and friends celebrate his special day!

Shalom and Happy Chanukah (first night Tuesday, December 12)

Elliot