The White Plains/Scarsdale Refugee Resettlement Group, led by Congregation Kol Ami applied with the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society to host a Syrian refugee family in December 2016. Recently, the group was notified that a family of five was granted access to the US and that we would be the host! The resettlement group is committed […]

This statement was circulated to Westchester clergy following the recent bomb threats against Westchester JCC’s. It is another demonstration of our will to come together and to affirm our most deeply beliefs that we are each created in the Divine Image. We have all been awakened out of our complacency; the spiritual challenge of these […]

In this issue of our newsletter we are providing additional information regarding opportunities for advocacy within and outside Kol Ami. Advocacy at Kol Ami After a successful campaign to send postcards to our elected officials, a congregant has initiated a new program to send postcards to President Trump.  The postcards will be pre-printed on one […]

Our Kol Ami Pantry, housed in the entry room of our gymnasium, is now open for our congregants, our staff, and guests of each. Our hours of operation are: Tuesday 9:30AM – 11AM Thursday 6:00PM – 7:30 PM Sunday 11:30AM – 1:00 PM If receiving food from our Pantry would help you at this time, […]

An message from Rabbi Shira . . . “Ibrahim Halil Dudu is a master tailor. He’s also a Syrian refugee living in Ontario, and when the bride next door’s zipper broke, he came to the rescue. Jo Du was being helped into her gorgeous white wedding dress this week when a tooth on the zipper […]