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December Appeal 2024

May our collective light help to dispel the darkness in our world.

Donations may be made by check, made out to Am Kolel (sent to 1729 Wilmart St, Rockville, MD 20852) online at https://www.amkolel.org/donate, or over the phone (301-770-4648). All gifts are deeply appreciated! Here is a donation form to use if you will be sending your contribution in the mail.

Thank you to our donors…

Allen & Bev Mushinsky; Robert & Hannah November; Theodore Stone; Stan & Lynn Oshinsky; Anonymous; Maida Schifter in memory of Ralph Tryon; Francine Freedman; Robert Wise & Izione Silva; Stuart & Daphne Himelfarb in memory of Frances Himelfarb; David & Roberta Benor; Hanna Weissberger: Florence Winnik; Evan & Sue Foster; Jacqueline Crawley; Carol Simon in memory of Arthur Cohen; Syd & Adriane Brown; Susan Cohen in memory of Avrum Ashery; Anonymous; Cherie Brown & George Mazza; Robert Winer; Wendy Miller in memory of Gene Cohen; Evelyn Block in memory of Fred Block; Lisa Rovin; Jonathan Glass; Anonymous in memory of Howard Eisner; Anonymous; Lizann Schloff in memory of Ralph Ibson; Martha Hare; Audrey Shane; Claire Shapiro; Larry & Kari Uman; Margaret & Evan Hadley; Elizabeth & Ken Kellar; Frank Silberstein; Shoshana Spiegel in memory of Ted Stewart; Len Schuchman; Lori Kaplan; David Garber; Joyce Chung; Richard Schwartz; Bobbie Goldman; Susan & Burton Taylor; Bruce & Myra Partner; Merrill Leffler in memory of Herman Taube; David Blumenstein; Eric Weinberg, Tom & Margi Levitt; Eileen & Sam Harahan; Isiah & Catherine Leggett; Joan Meier; Kate Losman; Martin Levin; Anne Schwartz Delibert


NEW RESOURCE: High Holiday Violin Meditations by Alan Oresky

Click on this link! https://www.amkolel.org/aomusic


Looking for a secure future for Israel?

Want to help, but are confused? Consider these:

 

New Israel Fund: For over 40 years the NIF has worked to make Israel a more equal and democratic society. https://www.nif.org/

Standing Together: Grassroots movement mobilizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel in pursuit of peace and social justice. https://www.standing-together.org/

A Land for All: A movement comprised of Israeli Jews, Palestinian citizens of Israel, and Palestinians, which proposes a two-state confederation as the solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. https://www.alandforall.org/

Torat Tzedek (Torah of Justice): Led by Rabbi Arik Ascherman, fights for the rights of Palestinians and Bedouins residing in the West Bank and Israel. https://www.torat-tzedek.org/

Rabbis for Human Rights: Israeli organization working in Israel and the occupied territories to prevent violations of human rights. https://www.rhr.org.il/

Alliance for Middle East Peace: Network of Palestinian and Israeli peacebuilders https://www.allmep.org/

Shalom Hartman Institute: Founded by modern Orthodox Jews, its mission is to strengthen Jewish peoplehood, identity, and pluralism and to enhance the Jewish and democratic character of Israel. https://www.hartman.org.il/

Women Wage Peace: Israeli grassroots peace movement with a goal to pressure the Israeli government https://www.womenwagepeace.org.il/en/

Feel Beit: A culture house for creating art, expanding perspectives and imagining new ways forward for Jerusalem. https://www.feelbeit.com/

 

 

Am Kolel is a welcoming and diverse Jewish Renewal community located in Montgomery County, Maryland and serving the Greater Washington, D.C. metro area. Shabbat services start at 10am and are normally held in Rockville, MD and online.

Founded in 1990 by Rabbi David Shneyer in response to requests for a more personal and responsive Judaism, Am Kolel is devoted to the revitalization of the Jewish heritage and the Jewish community, seeking to discover and rediscover a Judaism that is spiritually and socially meaningful.

 
 

 
 
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A Few Words From Reb David

Join the Am Kolel family and you will find a vibrant spiritual home and a diverse, multi-generational congregation. We are a place of community and friendship. We believe in inspiration through prayer, lifelong learning and the importance of each and every individual. Call Am Kolel or click here to learn more about joining us.