The CKA Book Club invites you to join them on the third Tuesday night of every month for a lively discussion of the “Book of the Month” and of life in general. Please feel free to join even if you have not read the book or have read only a portion of the current selection. They meet at 7:00 PM in Onegie Hall. Everyone is welcome. If you have any questions, please contact Debra Kaufman.
 

2023 Book Selections

JANUARY:   The Whip by Karen Kondazian

FEBRUARY:  The Last Theorem by Arthur C. Clarke and Frederik Pohl

MARCH:   Good Omens by Neil Gaiman

APRIL:  The World to Come by Dara Horn

MAY:  The Code Girls by Lisa Mundy

JUNE:  Mr. President, How Long Must We Wait? by Tina  Cassidy

JULY:  The Cloisters by Kary Hays

AUGUST:  The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung

SEPTEMBER:  The Engineer’s Wife: A Novel of the Brooklyn Bridge by Tracey Emerson Wood

OCTOBER:  The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

NOVEMBER: Maus by Art Spiegelman

DECEMBER: Father Griot by Honore Balzac

Due to the on-going demand for this class, we are going to start a second session for 2023 on February 9th, 2023. You can register for the course using this link.

Exploring the Jewish Experience is an engaging multi-session course for anyone interested in exploring Jewish life through a Reform lens.

Open to all, this course is perfect for interfaith couples, those raising Jewish children, spiritual seekers, individuals considering conversion, and Jews who want a meaningful adult Jewish learning experience. Our programs welcome people from all backgrounds and are LGBTQ-friendly.

Topics include holidays, life cycle celebrations, theology and core beliefs, Hebrew, prayer, the Bible and other sacred texts, history, antisemitism and the Holocaust, Zionism and Israel, the North American Jewish experience, and the tapestry of the Jewish people today.

Our teacher this year, Rabbi Geoffrey Dennis, encourages students to raise questions and engage deeply and personally with all topics. The only cost is the required books which the students will be expected to source themselves.

There are 13 sessions. Each session will be held the Thursday nights from 7:30 to 9:00 PM beginning on February 9, 2023. The last day of class will be May 25, 2023. 

There will not be any classes on February 23rd, April 27th, or May 4th as those evenings conflict with other events at the synagogue. The session for April 6th will begin at 6:00 PM and the students will be invited to join our Community Seder for Passover that evening.

The course will be held at Congregation Kol Ami – 1887 Timber Creek Road, Flower Mound, Texas 75028.

If you have any questions or issues, please contact our office manager, Bob Lennard, at 972-539-1938 or at office@kolami-tx.org.

CKA Group Outing to the Rough Riders Baseball Game
April 8, 2023 - 7:05 PM
Frisco Rough Riders vs. Amarillo Sod Poodles

We are inviting everyone to special event with the Frisco Rough Riders on April 8, 2023 at 7:05 PM. Congregation Kol Ami has reserved our own bullpen section (123) in the park. This guarantees that all of our seats will be together. The tickets are $18 per person. The ticket includes not only your seat by a $10 concessions credit as well. Let's fill up our section and enjoy a day at the ballpark altogether.

Get your tickets now using this link. Our offer code is KOLAMI23. If you have any questions, please reach out to Bob in the office at office@kolami-tx.org or 972-539-1938.

See you at the ballpark!

Thursday, January 26
6:30 PM CKA Executive Board Meeting
7:00 PM CKA Board Meeting

Friday, January 27
7:30 PM Shabbat Service
Board Member to Open/Close: Mollie Marks
Oneg hosted by Taylor Compton, Evan & Amanda Russo, and Dulce Ruque

Saturday, January 28
10:00 AM - Torah and Tefilah
Parasha: Bo (Exodus 10:1−13:16)
Haftarah Reading: Jeremiah 46:13-28

Sunday, January 29
9:00 AM Religious School - PreK - 7th - 2nd Grade FLEX
10:00 AM Religious School - 8th
12:45 PM Religious School - High School
6:00 PM Mussar Group

Monday, January 30
7:00 PM Special Security Committee Meeting - Grant Applications

Friday, February 3
7:30 PM Shabbat Service
Board Member to Open/Close: Casey Flancbaum
Oneg hosted by Steve & Brenda Erwin, Betty Gross, and Roger & Adele Lieberman

Saturday, February 4
10:00 AM - Torah and Tefilah
Parasha: Beshalach (Exodus 13:17−17:16)
Haftarah Reading: Judges 4:4 - 5:31

Sunday, February 5
9:00 AM Religious School - PreK - 7th - Tu BiShvat Program
10:00 AM Religious School - 8th
10:00 AM Family and Me - The Jewish Table
12:45 PM Religious School - High School
6:00 PM Mussar Group

Wednesday, February 8
7:00 PM Introduction to Judaism - This month at Congregation Kol Ami.

Shloshim
The congregation continues to mourn the loss of:

Carol Solon Feldman, mother of Suzanne Aubin
Stanley Irwin Berman, father of Andrew Berman
Ben Dickerson, husband of Florence Dickerson