We celebrated everyone who helped out this year - serving on the board and committees, helping with special events and projects, leading activities (book club, meditation, crafting group, reel theology, etc.), greeting people at Shabbat services and making everyone feel welcome, volunteering at religious school, etc.  

We had a great turnout even on a stormy night.  Photos were posted on Or Ami's Facebook page.

Beginning Hebrew Class

Do you want to learn how to read Hebrew?  Or do you know anyone who would want to take a beginning level Hebrew class this summer?

Location: in person at Or Ami.

Time: Tuesdays in July and August, from 7- 8:30 p.m.

Cost: Only $75 tuition for all 8 sessions, including the textbook.

This class is ideal for anyone who wants to learn how to read the letters and vowels, whether or not they are Jewish or a member of Or Ami.

Register here:  https://or-ami.com/intro-to-hebrew

Book Club

The book club is taking a break for the summer.  The next meeting is in September, and then we will skip October because of the High Holidays.  The following is the list for the upcoming fall and winter:

Sept. 8 - The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land by Omer Friedlander

November - Bad Jew: A Family's Quest from Minsk Ghetto to Netanyahu's Israel by Piotr Smolar

December - Aquarium: A Novel by Yaara Shehor

January - Jews on the Frontier: Religion and Mobility in 19th Century America by Shari Rabin

February - The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family by Joshua Cohen

Beer AMI

Beer Ami will meet on Thursday, July 24, at 6 p.m., at Final Gravity Brewing Company.  All are welcome!