November Bulletin

Welcome New Kol Ami Members in Oct 2023!

Shoshana Elkins & Matthew Hill, Gerald & Barbara Goldberg, Michael & Ana Liza Grandner, Mario Iochpe & Davida Larson, Shannon David Katz, Linnea Miles Krieger, Marilyn & Jeffrey Selwyn, Rachael Simon, Sue Ann Waddell, Leslie & Steve Weintraub!

Resources and Ways to Help Israel Click HERE

Chanukah is coming, and we need to keep the candles burning! Please consider supporting us by clicking on the image.

Special Shabbat Services This Month:

Nov 3 at 6:30 pm Shabbat Light and join us for dinner before services at 5:30. Register for dinner HERE.

Nov 10 at 6:30 pm Veteran Shabbat

Nov 17 at 6:30 pm Shabbat Services, including honoring Michelle Blumenberg

Nov 24 at 6:30 pm Shabbat Services, including a special welcome and blessing for returning college students

Upcoming November Events

  • Shabbat Dinner

    Fri, Nov 3, 6:30 pm

    Join us for a pizza dinner before Shabbat Light Services! We want to make sure we have enough pizza for everyone, so please register by Thursday evening, Nov 2nd.

  • SAJGS

    Sun, Nov 5, 1 pm

    Join us as we learn about our Arizona Jewish roots.

  • Sacred Living Committee Meeting

    Tues, Nov 7, 6:30 pm via Zoom

    Join us to learn more about what we do for Kol Ami! Contact them at sacredliving@katucson.org to receive the Zoom link.

  • Veteran Shabbat

    Fri, Nov 10, 6:30 pm

    Service to honor our veterans. If you are a veteran or current military member, feel free to wear your uniform.

  • Office Closed

    Fri, Nov 10

    Shabbat Services will still take place.

  • MoKA Monthly Meeting

    Sun, Nov 12, 9:30 am in the Simon Rosenblatt Board Room

    Join MoKA for their monthly meeting. In person or Zoom

  • Sing -a-long with the Prime Timers (65+)

    Tues, Nov 14, 12:30 pm

    From Bye Bye Blackbird to This Land Is Your Land to Sounds of Silence and other wonderful singable songs of our pasts, everyone will find music to bring on smiles and bring out voices. Remember- if you can talk, you can sing!

    Bring your own lunch, beverages and dessert will be provided. Please RSVP!

  • American Scripture Project

    Tues, Nov 14, 6 pm In person and Zoom

    American history is filled with transformative ideas, beautiful pieces of writing, and passionate voices from all perspectives. Combining the Jewish habits of parshanut with the rich treasury of American texts will inspire us and reteach us how to discover narratives that unify us as a community of Americans.

    This is about building a culture of healthy citizenship, and the texts are there to challenge us spiritually and draw us together as a community. This is not partisan, political, policy-based, or even moral. It’s about how American narratives touch our souls. As such, this is not about being experts in anything other than yourself and your feelings about America.

  • Welcoming Committee Meeting

    Wed, Nov 15, 5:30 pm

    The Welcoming Committee has exciting new opportunities for members of Kol Ami to bridge connections and build relationships in our synagogue and the Tucson Jewish community!

  • Burgers and Brews

    Wed, Nov 15, 6:30 am at Trident Grill on Oracle

    Burgers & Brews, Salads & Wine, or Tacos & Tequila, whatever your gastronomical preference, join us for "Girls' Night Out," an evening of fun, friendship, and laughter.

  • Book Club

    Thur, Nov 16, 2 pm

    The book group is full at this time. Want to start another group?! Contact us at marketing@katucson.org

  • Special Music Program

    If you missed the choir on Yom Kippur, you have a chance to hear the highlights at a special musical program. We will be featuring a number of High Holy Days favorites, and we will also be presenting selections from the Yom Kippur mini-concert we had planned with our professional quartet.

  • Shabbat Service, including honoring Michelle Blumenberg

    Fri, Nov 17, 6:30 pm

    Join us for Shabbat services, including honoring Michelle Blumenberg for all the tireless hours she put into Kol Ami as Interim Executive Director.

  • Wandering Jews Hike and Happy Hour

    Sat, Nov 18, 3:30 pm

    Ready for a little more challenge than or regular path (but not too much)? We will hike in Sabino Canyon along part of Phoneline Trail and then come down to the main path at a leisurely path. Inquire for an AllTrails map to see exactly where we will go.

  • Strategic Planning Town Hall Meeting

    Sun, Nov 19, 10:30 am

    Join us for a Town Hall Meeting!

    See the possible visions for key areas of Kol Ami life. Explore emerging strategies and actions we are considering. Engage with us by asking questions and letting us know your thoughts, plus sign up to volunteer for future initiatives.

    Have a voice in your future. Your input is important and welcomed!

    Enjoy bagels with schmear while you visit with new and old friends and discover the amazing future for Kol Ami!

    Please RSVP to attend.

  • Bereavement Support Group

    Tue, Nov 21, 11 am

    Join us as we support one another during loss. A light nosh will be provided, please RSVP.

  • Office Closed

    Thur, Nov 23 thru Fri, Nov 24

    Shabbat Services will still take place.

  • Thanksgiving Shabbat service for Returning College Students

    Fri, Nov 24, 6:30 pm

    A Thanksgiving Shabbat reunion service with a special oneg for our returning college students! We will have a special surprise for our college guests so please RSVP!

  • Making Lunches for Our Houseless Community

    Sat, Nov 25, after Shabbat services

    Please meet us at the Kol Ami kitchen to make sack lunches for our houseless community.

  • Board of Trustees Meeting

    Tues, Nov 28, 5:30 pm

    Everyone is welcome to join by Zoom.

    If you have any questions or suggestions for the meeting, please send them to Dana Adler at president@katucson.org.

Plan Ahead!

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Find all events months ahead!

Thank you to our Kol Ami Pillars

Chai

Anonymous

Simon Rosenblatt & Louise Greenfield

Architect

Steven Tofel

Marc & Carol Weiss

Builders

Anonymous- 6

Lenore Ballen & Howard Brown

Stephen & Heather Caine

Ruth Dickstein

Lawrence & Diana Haas

Gary & Tandy Kippur

Foster & Carol Kivel

Scott & Terri Krasner

Joy Miller-Frilot

Jeffrey Rein & Mridula Aggarwal

George & Wendy ReiterRuth Reiter

Hershel Rozenzweig

Seth & Amy Ruskin

Ken & Beverly Sandock

Rica Spivack

Lee Surwit

Carey &Deborah Turner

John Velez & Sheila Peress Velez

James Whitehill & Jane Rodda

October Donations and Tributes

We appreciate everyone who donates to one of our funds last month. Each dollar helps keep Kol Ami providing services and events for our community. If you would like to donate or make a tribute in honor or in memory of someone, please click please click HERE.

Kol Ami General Fund

Anonymous, in memory of Ron Weintraub

Anonymous, in honor of Rabbi Danny & Linda’s wedding

Anonymous, in appreciation of the Whitehill Family

Dana & Ira Adler, in memory of Ron Weintraub, in honor

of Simon Rosenblatt, in memory of Lois Rich

Sherry Belkin, in memory of Ron Weintraub

Gila Ben-Jamin, in memory of Stanley Weiss &

Tirza Ben-Jamin

Michelle Blumenberg, in memory of Lois Rich

Kenneth & Sharon Cohn

Ruth Dickstein, in honor of Simon Rosenblatt

Yetta Dritch & Don Faber, in memory of Norman and

Marshall Dritch

Elissa Erly, in honor of Simon Rosenblatt

Deanna & Garry Brav, in memory of Ronald Weintraub

Morris & Beverly Fine, in memory of Ronald Weintraub

David & Edith Flyer, in memory of Lena Weiss

Norman & Bonnie Golden, in memory of Yofee

Gayle Graff-Case, in honor of Alvin Graff

Lawrence & Diana Hass, in memory of Ron Weintraub

Ralph & Lyn Henry, in honor of Simon Rosenblatt

Steve & Mindy Henry, in honor of Simon Rosenblatt

Marsha Julius, in memory of Jerry Julius

Terri & Scott Krasner

Neil Kurn, in memory of Ronald Weintraub

Zandra Lindblad

David McClain & Helene Barb

Sharon & Ronald Megdal, in memory of Ronald Weintraub

Michael & Helene Miron

Cassius Moore

Susan Myers, in memory of Leslie & Rosalie Gary

Debbi Nadell, in memory of Ron Weintraub

George & Wendy Reiter, in honor of Simon Rosenblatt

Ruth Reiter, in honor of Simon Rosenblatt, in memory of Ron Weintraub

Ruth Rosenstein, in memory of Goldie Honigfeld

Mark & Bari Ross

Shay Saloman & Michael Fusella

Shatz Family, in memory of Rhoda Mindes

Stephen & Jeannette Shawl, in honor of Simon Rosenblatt

Sylvie Stevenson, in honor of Bart Leonard

Howard & Cheryl Toff, in honor of Steve Shawl

Marc & Carol Weiss

Kol Ami Cares

Joan Weinberg, in memory of Rose Klein

Rabbi Cohen Discretionary Fund

Anonymous, In Memory of Leonard Cooper

Anonymous, in memory of Ron Weintraub

Anonymous, in appreciation of Andi Elkins

Anonymous, in memory of Donna Hutchinson

Anonymous, in memory of Gwen Esbin

Art & Sharon Geiger, in memory of Dorthy Hutchinson

Marty Hagans

Debra & Jim Jacobs, in appreciation of all the volunteers

Sonny & Michael Kaye, in honor of the birth of great-granddaughters

Joel & Linda Levine. wishing a speedy recovery for Rabbi Cohen

Stuart & Andrea Shatken

Mitzvah Corp

Anonymous (4)

Elaine Nathanson & Larry Sobel

Oneg Fund

Anonymous, In Honor of Sylvia Goldstein

Jenny & Gino Ammirati, in honor of consecration

Renee & Elaine Geffen, in honor of Simon Rosenblatt

Sean Moss

ECE Fund

Amy Krauss, in memory of Harriet Krauss

Arianne & Michael Ramirez

Nancy & Earl Stein, in honor of Donna Beyer

Jewish Lifelong Learning

Arianne & Micheal Ramirez

High Holy Days

Todd & Marcia Abelson

Dana & Ira Adler

Jordan Benjamin

Matthew & Lindsay Berkman

Deanna & Garry Brav

Ruth Dickstein

Judith & Ted Direnfield

Leonid Friedlander

David & Edith Flyer

Michael & Vivian Graham

Lawerence & Diana Haas

Anne & David Hameroff

Alan Herman & Rick Sours

Andrew & Laurie Kassman

Arlene Kutoroff

Mark & Laurette LeVine

Hedda Levin

Judith Manelis

Michael & Helene Miron

Hans & Donna Moser

Ruth Osobow

Carol Sack

Liz Shallenberger

Celia Slatzer

Richard & Sharon Walton

Rebecca & Steven Strecker

Paul Tuchman

Richard & Sharon Walton

Dickstein Memorial Endowment

Anonymous, In Memory of Ron Weintraub

Ruth Dickstein, in honor of Wendy & George Reiter

Religious School Fund

Anonymous (3)

Denise & Chuck Frenz, in honor of Chloe Frenz

November Anniversaries and Birthdays

Performing an act of tzedakah (giving) is a tradition commemorating a simcha, such as a birthday or an anniversary. A charitable donation to honor that special occasion is often made to one of our congregational funds.

Anniversaries

Audrey Baker & Jordan Smith 11/25 

Ed Baruch & Dana Narter  11/5

Myles Beck & Iris Posin 11/18

Joan & Barry Beroth 11/1

Irwin & Norma  Brewster 11/11

Amy Charles & Steve McMillan 11/17  

Sandy & Jim Del Casale 11/22

Judith & Ted  Direnfeld 11/2

Goldie & Laurence Goldstein 11/13

Karen & Joel Heller 11/2

Ralph & Lyn Henry 11/25

Elizabeth & Vincent Lucarini  11/21

Jeff & Fran Katz  11/25

Richard & Sandra Kauffman 11/4

Gary & Tandy Kippur 11/22

Robert & Toni  Langsfeld 11/24

Douglas & Nanci Levy 11/23

Ruvim & Anna  Mil’man 11/15

Morris & Paula Riback 11/22

Samantha & Steve Rose 11/11

Leonard Rosenblum & Elka Eisen 11/2 

Isaac Rothchild & Tanya Miller 11/1  

Judy & Paul Silverman 11/30

Benjamin & Carrie Singerman 11/29

Howard Waldstein & Julie Konigsberg  11/25

Shannon & Gavin Weidman 11/7

Aaron & Megan Winter 11/27

Steven & Sara Zadorozny 11/22

Click on the image to celebrate a simcha!

Birthdays

Ilysha Adelstein-Buss 11/28

Gino Ammirati 11/14

Barry Baker 11/23

Elliot Baruch 11/01

Barbara Behrens 11/23

Sherry Belkin 11/12

William Berk 11/27

Marcy Blacker 11/30

Louis Breton 11/25

Scott Capin 11/15

Jim Capin 11/05

Yojanan Chait 11/11

Abigail Cohen 11/14

Alec Cohen 11/17

Victoria Cohen 11/16

Victoria Cohen 11/16

Rachel Cohen 11/12

Noah Cohen 11/30

Stacey Contreras 11/07

Sharon Dahm 11/03

Stephen Dahnert 11/09

Zohreh Decker 11/14

Boris Donskoy 11/04

Joseph Eisenberg 11/01

Benjamin Elitzer 11/19

Adam Elitzer 11/13

Lauri Elkins 11/24

William Erman 11/02

Jason Feld 11/21

Chloe Frenz 11/18

Robert Fruchtman 11/09

Susan Garber 11/6

Kara Gibbs 11/18

Joshua Goldberg 11/15

Benjamin Goldberg 11/01

Steven Goldberg 11/18

Jeffrey Goldberg 11/03

Samuel Gordon 11/04

Laurie Grana 11/11

Robin Green 11/22

Sharon Jackson 11/25

Shoshana Jacobson 11/11

Kate Jewett-Williams 11/16

Ida Kaplan 11/23

Alexandria Kassman 11/02

Andrew Kassman 11/14

Gary Kay, II 11/08

Beulah Kaye 11/02

Sonny Kaye 11/16

Zachary Kendle 11/06

Margaret Knight 11/12

Amy Kublin 11/02

Arlene Kutoroff 11/25

Norma Lackow 11/18

Daniel Lapidus 11/16

Jonathan Leff 11/19

Joel Levine 11/26

Marvin Levison 11/08

Yoram Levy 11/18

Katie Louchheim 11/14

David Luck 11/03

Lesley Lurie 11/01

Kenneth Makler 11/22

Elaine Mami 11/30

Daniel Matlick 11/29

Ian McGregor 11/07

Rebecca McLane 11/2

Daniel Menchik 11/16

Erika Mitnik 11/09

Essie Nadler 11/26

Elaine Nathanson 11/04

Aidan Navarrette 11/13

Martin Navarrette 11/19

Benjamin Otto 11/05

Joshua Parker 11/06

Rebecca Parker 11/22

Colin Price 11/26

Megan Ramirez 11/24

George Reiter 11/16

Nancy Robertson 11/09

Joshua Rosen 11/24

Marcia Rosenbaum 11/08

Katherine Rosenblatt 11/04

Joan Rosenbluth 11/12

Ruth Rosenstein 11/23

Anneli Roth 11/18

Nathan Rothschild 11/15

Jeremy Rothstein 11/10

Amy Ruskin 11/27

Beverly Sandock 11/18

Ken Sandock 11/17

Max Schneider 11/12

Sharon Schwartz 11/10

Andrea Shatken 11/16

Judith Shepard Gomez 11/18

Maxwell Silverman 11/26

Gale Silverman-Feld 11/07

Neil Simon 11/03

Neil Simon 11/03

Michael Sobieszyk 11/12

Andrew Stadheim 11/15

Lori Tompkins 11/23

Sally Trattner 11/08

Stephen Troner 11/15

Paul Tuchman 11/30

John Velez 11/10

Jonathan Vogel 11/17

Benjamin Vogel 11/07

Elizabeth Weiner-Schulman 11/17

Nathan Weintraub 11/19

Andrew Whitehill 11/03

Lisa Youngerman 11/09

Tony Zinman 11/2