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Announcing Or Ami’s New Cantor, Kyle Cotler

Over the past year, our community set out to explore the state of Jewish music with prominent cantors and Jewish composers, consult with faculty from our Reform Movement’s Debbie Friedman School of Cantorial Arts, and learn about the cantorial hiring process from the American Conference of Cantors placement commission… READ MORE

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March 31 – Music of Or Ami Shabbat – 7:30 pm PT (In Person + Livestream)

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Meet Our Clergy

Rabbi Paul Kipnes

Rabbi Julia Weisz

Cantor Emeritus Doug Cotler

Rabbi Shawna Brynjegard-Bialik

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About Our Congregation

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

Dayenu: The Power of Enough-ness

Dayenu: The Power of Enough-ness jemerman March 27, 2023

Passover

Last year was my first time celebrating Passover and one of the first times I sang with the congregational choir. One of the songs we performed for the seder was "Dayenu." The choir director explained during practice that in Hebrew, "dayenu" means "enough." I loved the melody of the song and found myself humming the tune as I prepared for Passover.

Building Deep Relationships with Israel: URJ Heller High and the People of Israel

Building Deep Relationships with Israel: URJ Heller High and the People of Israel jemerman March 16, 2023

Israel Programs

A view of Jerusalem and the Western Wall

Heller High aims to build deep, lasting relationships between North American Jewish teens and Israel, developing the next generation of Reform Jewish Zionists. The Heller High program gives students the opportunity to learn from and get to know different groups of Israelis.