NO PLACE FOR HATE KABBALAT SHABBAT!
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 7:30 PM
FEATURING SPEAKER
LIBBY WATSON, CAMPAIGN MANAGER
Join Kol Ami for a special evening of learning, reflection, and community as we welcome Libby Watson, Campaign Manager for No Hate in Washington State.
Held between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur during the Ten Days of Repentance (Aseret Yemei Teshuvah), this Shabbat invites us to explore what Judaism teaches about human dignity, belonging, courageous conversation, and our responsibility to build communities where every person is treated with respect.
No Hate in Washington State is a statewide campaign focused on combating hate and discrimination, with particular attention to issues affecting transgender youth and other vulnerable members of our communities.
Libby will share the goals of the campaign, discuss the issues it seeks to address, and reflect on how people of faith can respond to hatred with compassion, courage, and hope. Following her presentation, we will consider together how Jewish values—including B’tzelem Elohim, that every person is created in the image of God, and Tikkun Olam, our responsibility to help repair the world—can guide us as we engage the challenges of our time.
Whether you come to learn, listen, ask questions, or simply be part of the conversation, you are welcome. Together we will celebrate Shabbat while reflecting on our shared responsibility to pursue justice, honor the dignity of every human being, and strengthen our community through understanding and compassion.
Everyone is welcome.
NEW MONTHLY FAMILY SHABBAT SERVICE
1ST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH @ 5:30 PM
August 7th
October 2nd
November 6th
December 4th
Join Rabbi Kinberg for a joyful, family-friendly Shabbat experience filled with music, warmth, and connection. Sing, celebrate, and welcome Shabbat together in a way that’s engaging for kids and meaningful for all ages.
Shalom – Center your Jewish Life at Kol Ami
We are a welcoming and egalitarian Reform congregation of about 130 families located in Kirkland, WA. We nurture an atmosphere of openness and friendship, encouraging members of our community to plant or transplant Jewish roots. We welcome empty-nesters, LGBTQ individuals and families, interfaith families, Jews-by-choice, visitors, and anyone who's interested in discovering, rediscovering, or affirming Judaism. We are guided by the URJ Sacred Partnership model in how we relate with each other, our Board, Staff, and Rabbi. We focus on our responsibility to the shared goals and common good of our congregation. We practice using the tools of respect, trust, honesty, listening and communication, transparency, confidentiality, flexibility to build and nurture those sacred partnerships. They all require a willingness from each person to be vulnerable toward others.
If you have questions or concerns, you are welcome to contact the Co-Presidents of Kol Ami.
