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2025/2026 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN MAILED
— Early bird discounts end Friday! —
Membership Renewal statements for next year have been mailed out! To receive your High Holiday tickets and/or qualify for an early bird discount, please complete and return the Member Payment Agreement along with a minimum 25% payment by this Friday, June 6, 2025.
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Congregational Meeting
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
7:00pm • Congregation Kol Ami
The sole item of business will be to present Rabbi's Spector's new contract, which will be offered for acceptance by acclamation. If no one attends and objects, the contract will be deemed accepted by acclamation. If at least one person attends and objects, the contract will be put to a vote of the membership electronically.
No proxies will be solicited or accepted, and no vote will be taken at the meeting. The meeting is open to members in good standing.
A copy of the contract, with salary amount redacted, is available on our website for our members. Please contact the office for further assistance.
| | Join us for a special Erev Shabbat Pride service using Siddur Sha’ar Zahav, the first LGBTQIA+ prayer book. Immediately following our service, join us for a community Shabbat dinner. Our dinner, cooked by Dov De Lay, will include rainbow fruit salad, veggie enchiladas, and rainbow cupcakes! | | |
Registration closes at noon on Thursday, June 5th
Kol Ami Members: $12 per adult, $7 per child ages 3–12
Guests: $17 per adult, $10 per child ages 3–12
| | Pack your bags (and your tents)! You're in for a weekend of camping, services, community, fun for all ages, and of course, lots of s'mores! | |
This event is only open to Kol Ami Members.
Sign up early–our capacity is limited and this event will sell out!
Early-Bird Price: $60 per adult, ages 12+ / $40 per child, ages 3-11
After July 13th: $70 per adult, ages 12+ / $50 per child, ages 3-11
| | For more than 50 years, the Tzofim Friendship Caravan has shared—through music and dance—a message of hope and peace from Israel in North America. Since its start in 1973, the Caravan has toured the United States each summer bringing smiles and joy to so many. We're excited to have them back in Utah this summer. | | JOIN US FOR THE BAT MITZVAH SERVICE OF SHIRA LEVENSTEIN | | Enjoy a light dinner, then sit back for a lively performance by The Moody Jews of Boise, blending klezmer, Jewish-American jazz, Sephardic, and Israeli music. | | |
Kol Ami Members: $10 per adult, $5 per child aged 3–12, OR $25 per family of four
Guests: $15 per adult, $8 per child
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WE NEED YOUR HELP!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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The Story of Klezmer
Set-up: June 22nd, 4:00pm–5:00pm
Clean-up: June 22nd, 6:30pm–7:00pm
We Are In Need Of A Riding Lawn Mower
If you or someone you know has one to donate, please contact Danny Burman, Executive Director.
Help Give Rides to Synagogue
We are looking for volunteers to help our members have a ride to services and programs. For more info contact Lisa Kaufman, Office & Membership Director.
Front Desk Volunteers
Help greet and welcome visitors and guests to our synagogue. Hours are flexible! Any help is greatly appreciated. For more info contact Lisa Kaufman, Office & Membership Director.
| | The Rafi Schwartz Religious School's mission is to create students who are active participants in the intellectual, religious, and cultural traditions of Judaism. Want to learn more? Contact Tamara Kipper, Bunk Fox Director of the Rafi Schwartz Religious School. | |
The Rafi Schwartz Religious School appreciates the support of
The United Jewish Federation of Utah, The Sarah Cowan Fund, and The Bunk Fox Educational Scholarship Fund
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SECURITY
Notify staff or security if you see something unusual.
If someone outside is asking to enter, but you do not know them personally, ask one of our staff to talk with them, and do not let them enter. Please also share this message with your children. Let’s work together to help keep our community safe!
| | COMMUNITY EVENTS & RESOURCES | | | Congregation Kol Ami is grateful to the Kol Ami Trust, the Sarah Cowan Fund, the Bunk Fox Lifelong Learning Fund, the United Jewish Federation of Utah, and all of our donors for their support. | | | | | |
