UPCOMING SHABBAT SERVICES
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SPOTLIGHT ON . . .
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Rabbi Arik Ascherman To Speak
About Human Rights in Israel
The evening, also a fundraiser for Rabbi's for Human Rights, will begin with a light reception at 7:30 pm, followed by talk and question/answer period.
Hosted at the home of Marcia & Ira Wagner, in Bethesda near MacArthur Blvd. Please RSVP by June 10 to the office at 301-349-2799 or to admin@am-kolel.org.
Minimum Donation: $50 per person.
Arik Ascherman (born 1959) a Reform Rabbi and co-founder and Director of Special Projects for Rabbi's for Human Rights, an Israeli organization, has been in the forefront of the struggle for human rights of Israeli minorities and Palestinians for some 25 years. An attorney as well, he appears in the 2010 documentary Israel vs. Israel. |
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ABOUT REB DAVID
Rabbi David Shneyer is the founder, director and spiritual leader of Am Kolel. Reb David studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary and in Israel, earning degrees in Judaic studies from Rutgers University and Baltimore Hebrew College. ...more
ABOUT OUR SANCTUARY &
RENEWAL CENTER
Renewal communities have also embraced lessons from diverse spiritual traditions, Eastern philosophy and both Eastern and Jewish meditative practices. In this spirit we sponsor an ecumenical retreat center for the benefit of our members and others who seek spiritual renewal, communion with nature, learning and fellowship. ...more
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WHAT IS JEWISH RENEWAL?
We are pioneers in the movement for Jewish Renewal, a movement that was born in the late '60s and found it's expression in independent havurot, fellowships of young Jews around the country such as Fabrangen, the Bnei Or community, the Jewish folks arts revival movement, and new social and political activist groups such as Jews for Urban Justice and Naaseh. ...more
HIGH HOLY DAYS
Click here for general information about our High Holy Days services. |
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WELCOME TO AM KOLEL
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 are held in Bethesda, MD and once a month at the Sanctuary & Renewal Center, Beallsville, MD.
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. ...more
UPCOMING EVENTS
See our Calendar Page for details.
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