Welcome to our RSVP page, where you can register for many (but not all) of our events, meals and programs.
To register for an event not listed here or for more information, please contact office@orami.org or call 818-880-4880.
Or Ami Chanukah Celebration Festive Dinner & Family Shabbat
Friday, December 19
Festive Dinner – 5:30 to 6:15 pm PT (In-Person)
Candlelighting and Celebration Shabbat – 6:30 to 8:00 pm PT (In-Person + Livestream)
Join us for a Special Family Chanukah Shabbat filled with light, joy, and community! We’re excited to highlight our teens’ leadership and involvement as they help guide this festive evening. Enjoy chicken, vegetables, latkes, and dreidels, and celebrate Shabbat and Chanukah together. Bring your own Chanukah Menorah and candles for the candle lighting!
Dinner: $15 – Adults | $12 – Kids ages 5 & up | Free – Kids 4 & under
RSVP required for dinner. Shabbat Service is free.
Livestreams: oramiLIVE.com | Facebook Live | YouTube Live
Or Ami Challah Back Softball Team Forming
For the Los Angeles Synagogue Softball League – 2026
Looking for men and women (ages 18+) to join our team! Must have availability weekly, Sunday mornings from mid-January through June, with practices in December and January. Modest fees to cover registration with the league, equipment, and uniforms. See info about the league HERE
Interested? Contact Will Springer: will@springermg.com
Or Ami Book Group – Discussing, “Isola” by Allegra Goodman
Tuesday, December 16 – 9:30 am to 11:30 am PT (at the home of Hilary Waldinger)
ABOUT THE BOOK: A beautiful, gripping historical fiction about a real young French noblewoman who survived alone for two years on an uninhabited island in the St. Lawrence River in Canada in the early 16th century when the French started exploring Canada.
Address will be sent to you in a confirmation email after registering.
Our January book will be “In Her Shoes” by Jennifer Weiner.
Or Ami Village
Filled to Capacity – Village Chanukah Party – Potluck & Gift Exchange
Thursday, December 18 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm PT (At a Private Residence)
Our house is full! We are overwhelmed by the incredible response and are sorry, but we cannot take any more reservations!
Let’s gather in the glow of the candles and share latkes, hors d’oeuvres, and desserts! Please bring your menorah, candles, and a dish to share. Let’s have fun with a gift exchange. Please bring a wrapped gift ($18 value). The address will be sent to you after registration.
Need a ride? Let us know at village@orami.org, and we’ll arrange it for you.
Or Ami Chanukah Celebration Festive Dinner & Family Shabbat
Friday, December 19
Festive Dinner – 5:30 to 6:15 pm PT (In-Person)
Candlelighting and Celebration Shabbat – 6:30 to 8:00 pm PT (In-Person + Livestream)
Join us for a Special Family Chanukah Shabbat filled with light, joy, and community! We’re excited to highlight our teens’ leadership and involvement as they help guide this festive evening. Enjoy chicken, vegetables, latkes, and dreidels, and celebrate Shabbat and Chanukah together. Bring your own Chanukah Menorah and candles for the candle lighting!
Dinner: $15 – Adults | $12 – Kids ages 5 & up | Free – Kids 4 & under
RSVP required for dinner. Shabbat Service is free.
Livestreams: oramiLIVE.com | Facebook Live | YouTube Live
Torah Study with Rabbinic Student Jessica Giordano
Saturday, December 20 (In-Person)
8:30 am PT – Bagels & Coffee
9:00 am PT – Torah Study
You deserve to be inspired! Let Torah, our sacred scroll, fill you with wisdom. After hearing Torah read aloud, we dive into a conversation with commentators, ancient and contemporary, to mine the parasha (Torah portion) insights into our present and guidance for our future. Devote one hour to your soul. You deserve it!
Or Ami Village
Village Wednesdays: Knitting Lessons with Lynn Ingber
Wednesday, December 24 – 10:00 am to 12:00 pm PT (In-Person)
Have you always wanted to knit, but never took the time to learn? Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to learn from life-long knitter—Lynn Ingber! Just bring some yarn & knitting needles size 7 or 8.
Not taking knitting lessons? Please join us for game playing and kibitzing!
Home Shabbat
Friday, December 26
No service in Synagogue this week. Enjoy dinner with family and friends.
Home Shabbat
Friday, January 2
No service in Synagogue this week. Enjoy dinner with family and friends.
Tot Shabbat: Shabbat Sha-Bluey
Friday, January 9 – 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm PT (In-Person)
Wackadoo! It’s a Bluey-themed Tot Shabbat full of songs, stories, and Shabbat fun for your littlest explorers. Open to Tots of all ages and the people who love them.
Questions? Contact lisa@orami.org
Musician-in-Residence: Jacob “Spike” Kraus
Shabbat: Sermon in Song
Friday, January 9 – 7:30 pm (In-Person & Livestream)
Jacob “Spike” Kraus brings a rich blend of Jewish depth and contemporary artistry to Or Ami. His music speaks to the soul with thoughtful lyrics, warm harmonies, and a sound that resonates across generations. Experience a weekend of meaningful music, spiritual connection, and a beautifully curated musical atmosphere.
Musician-in-Residence: Jacob “Spike” Kraus
Songleader Workshop
Saturday, January 10 – 2:00 to 3:00 pm PT (Location will be shared after registration)
Do you play guitar, piano, ukulele, or another instrument, and/or love to sing? Do you want to deepen your ability to use music to inspire, uplift, and build community? Nationally renowned Jewish composer and songleader Jacob “Spike” Kraus offers guidance, techniques, and practical tips to help you grow as a musician and step more fully into Or Ami’s Songleader Team.
Musician-in-Residence: Jacob “Spike” Kraus
Havdalah Acoustic Coffee House Concert
Saturday, January 10 – 7:00 to 9:00 pm PT (In-Person & Livestream)
Let Havdalah glow with the soulful sound of Jacob “Spike” Kraus. In this intimate acoustic coffeehouse concert, Spike blends Jewish depth, contemporary artistry, and warm harmonies that invite reflection and connection. A perfect way to ease into Saturday night with music that restores the spirit.
Shabbat Service & 2nd Bar Mitzvah of Murray November
Friday, January 16 – 6:30 pm PT (In-Person & Livestream)
ALL ARE INVITED to celebrate Murray November’s 93rd birthday! Psalm 90:10 teaches that age 70 marks a full life (in biblical times), so 83 becomes a new beginning… a second BMitzvah.
Donations may be made to the Murray & Teri November Fund, supporting Rabbinic internships and Jewish summer camp at orami.org/donate
Livestreams: oramiLIVE.com | Facebook Live | YouTube Live
Home Shabbat
Friday, January 23
Our rabbis will be in Washington DC with our teens. No service in Synagogue this week. Enjoy dinner with family and friends.
Scholar-in-Residence Weekend with Rabbi Lana Zilberman Soloway
Sacred Stories from Israel’s Heart
BYO Dinner and Welcome for those attending THE BRAID afterward
Thursday, January 29 – 5:45 pm to 7:00 pm PT (In-Person)
Supported by the Myron and Nancy Dembo Social Justice Initiative & The Israel Emergency Fund
Scholar-in-Residence Weekend with Rabbi Lana Zilberman Soloway
Sacred Stories from Israel’s Heart
Or Ami Village
BYO Lunch & Learn: Judaism Inspired
Friday, January 30 – 11:30 am to 1:00 pm PT (In-Person)
Supported by the Myron and Nancy Dembo Social Justice Initiative & The Israel Emergency Fund
Scholar-in-Residence Weekend with Rabbi Lana Zilberman Soloway
Sacred Stories from Israel’s Heart
Shabbat Dinner Welcoming Rabbi Lana & Honoring New Partners
Friday, January 30 – 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm PT (In-Person)
RSVP & Pre-Payment Required | $18/adult • $13/youth • Under 5/Free
Supported by the Myron and Nancy Dembo Social Justice Initiative & The Israel Emergency Fund
Scholar-in-Residence Weekend with Rabbi Lana Zilberman Soloway
Sacred Stories from Israel’s Heart
Shabbat Service with Rabbi Lana & Honoring New Partners
Friday, January 30 – 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm PT (In-Person + Livestream)
Supported by the Myron and Nancy Dembo Social Justice Initiative & The Israel Emergency Fund
Livestreams: oramiLIVE.com | Facebook Live | YouTube Live
Scholar-in-Residence Weekend with Rabbi Lana Zilberman Soloway
Sacred Stories from Israel’s Heart
Torah Study with Rabbi Lana Zilberman Soloway
Saturday, January 31 – 8:45 am to 10:00 am PT (In-Person)
Supported by the Myron and Nancy Dembo Social Justice Initiative & The Israel Emergency Fund
Scholar-in-Residence Weekend with Rabbi Lana Zilberman Soloway
Sacred Stories from Israel’s Heart
Dinner & Havdalah: Inspiration and Insights from Israel
Saturday, January 31 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm PT (At a Private Residence)
Conversation, Dinner, Havdalah Gathering, Dessert & Coffee. You will be contacted with the address after registration
Supported by the Myron and Nancy Dembo Social Justice Initiative & The Israel Emergency Fund
Tot Shabbat: Dino Shabbat
Saturday, February 28 – 10:00 am to 11:00 am PT (In-Person)
Stomp on over for a Dino-themed Tot Shabbat! Join us for songs, stories, blessings, and roaring fun, prehistoric style. Open to Tots of all ages and the people who love them.
Questions? Contact lisa@orami.org
Tot Shabbat: PJ Shabbat
Saturday, March 28 – 10:00 am to 11:00 am PT (In-Person)
Snuggle up and join us for PJ Tot Shabbat! Come in your comfiest pajamas for songs, stories, blessings, and a warm, family-friendly Shabbat celebration. Open to Tots of all ages and the people who love them.
Questions? Contact lisa@orami.org
Tot Shabbat: Bubble Shabbat
Friday, April 17 – 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm PT (In-Person)
Let’s fill the air with bubbles and blessings this Tot Shabbat! Celebrate with songs, stories, blessings, and a whole lot of bubble-filled fun for your littlest Shabbat lovers. Open to Tots of all ages and the people who love them.
Questions? Contact lisa@orami.org
Tot Shabbat: Splish Splash Shabbat
Friday, May 15 – 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm PT (In-Person)
Join us for a Splish Splash Tot Shabbat filled with giggles, blessings, playful water fun, and a wave of Shabbat sweetness. Open to Tots of all ages and the people who love them.
Questions? Contact lisa@orami.org