News from Kol Ami

Mitzvot come alive in Grade 7 @ Kol Ami

It has been a very busy first semester in Grade 7 at the Saturday school. We have done several mitzvah related activities in preparation for our upcoming B’nei Mitzvot. Some have been personal, some in our Kol Ami community, and some beyond. 

On a personal scale, we created our own Tallit, fulfilling one of the core Mitzvot from the Torah.

In the Kol Ami community, we ran two different collection drives to help those who were less fortunate: Chai Lifeline Toy Collection and Blessing Bags.

With Chai Lifeline, we collect Chanukah toys for their annual drive which are distributed to children and families affected by serious illnesses.

Thank you to everyone who contributed toys! The collection box was so overflowing with donations that we had to open a second box!

We also continue to collect toiletries, winter essentials, and other small items to make into blessing bags, which we hope to give back to members of the Kol Ami community to distribute to the homeless in our community.

WE ARE STILL COLLECTING ITEMS FOR OUR BLESSING BAGS, TO HELP THE HOMELESS THROUGH THE COLD CANADIAN WINTER. Please deposit items into the collection box at the Kol Ami office. You can also refer to the Blessing Bags list.https://www.kolami.ca/media-galleries/news#Two%20Great%20Ways%20to%20Give!! to see what we are looking to include in each bag. Thanks!

Our last week at Hebrew school will be spent volunteering with Out of the Cold, where we will be serving the Kol Ami sponsored dinner to the homeless, who sleep over at our sister synagogue, Temple Har Zion.

In the new year, we aim to continue our Mitzvah projects and continue to do the important work of Tikkun Olam. -- Aiden Orzech

A HUGE thanks to all our teachers who helped us inform all the families about the unforeseen closure of school on Dec. 15!

Dates to Remember:

School resumes on Wed. Jan. 9- Hebrew School, Saturday Jan 12- Religious School

Judy Silver