Rabbi's Messages

on Monday, 27 May 2013.

RABBI'S MESSAGE FOR JUNE 2013

“Let your awe of your teacher be like your awe of the Holy One.”
                                    - Pirke Avot 4:15

 
There is nothing like Kol Ami on a Saturday morning! Lively Torah study discussions, intimate prayer services, spirited singing in Family T’fillah, and a building full of children and adults learning about Judaism.
 
In Judaism, we believe that study of Torah is one of the highest possible acts, because it leads to a life of mitzvot. When we teach our children Judaism, we give them the background and the values that they need to live Jewish lives and to do Tikkun Olam – to repair the world.
 
Kol Ami is unique because not only do we educate our children, but we also model life-long learning. We do so when we come together as a whole community on a Shabbat morning. We do so when we engage in family programming on Shabbat Shirah, Yom Ha-atzma’ut, and throughout the year. And we do so when we engage top-notch Religious School teachers to work with our children.
 
We are deeply indebted to Judy Silver and to our Religious School teachers for their dedication and for sharing their passion for Judaism with our children. Week in and week out, they come up with dynamic and creative ways to bring Judaism to life.
 
Please join us for Teacher Appreciation Shabbat on Friday, June 14 at 6:30 pm, as we devote our final family service of the year to thanking our Religious School teachers for the incredible contribution they make to our community and to our children’s Jewish identity. The service will be followed by a delicious ice cream sundae bar, to symbolize the sweetness of Jewish learning!
 
Looking forward to seeing you there.
 
L’shalom,
 
Rabbi Micah Streiffer