Welcome to Victora's Reform Jewish Congregation, Kolot Mayim ("Voice of the Water"). Our services and many other activities are normally held at the Victoria Jewish Community Centre, 3636 Shelbourne St. Victoria, BC Canada.
---------SERVICES ----------
Shabbat Kabbalah services are held every Friday evening at 7.30 pm in the JCC
for more information on services see the calendar at the end of the current month's newsletter
(link near the bottom of this page)
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Please bring goodies for the Oneg after each service, as well as non-perishable foods for our Food Bank support program
-----------RELIGIOUS SCHOOL-------------
Kolot Mayim Reform Temple Religious School is held weekly on Sunday, at the Jewish Community Centre, 3636 Shelbourne St. In addition to weekly art and Jewish music classes, cultural arts programs are held several times a year with visiting specialists in Jewish storytelling, music, dance, cooking and other cultural arts. Regular weekly classes include instruction in Hebrew, including Hebrew prayer, as well as Jewish culture, values and tradition, monthly family education classes with our Rabbi and celebration of the Jewish holy days. Bar/Bat Mitzvah classes are also available.
Classes are from 10:00 AM to noon for children 5 - 8, and 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM for children 9 - 12. For information please contact Lynne Marks, LSMARKS@uvic.ca. or Rabbi Jane Litman, Ravjrl@aol.com
APPRECIATION of the JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRE (JCC)
AND JEWISH FEDERATION OF VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER ISLAND
Thanks to the Jewish Federation of Victoria and Vancouver Island and the JCC for their expenditures and efforts to refurbish the JCC. Kolot Mayim members attending services or whose children attend the Religious School all appreciate the improved decor.
If you are able, please consider the JCC and the Jewish Federation in your end of year giving over the next few months, as one way of repaying them for their continuous support of our actvities
---------SOCIAL ACTION - FOOD BANK----------
We have started collecting food for one of Victoria's Food Banks. Please bring non-perishable food items and leave with us at services for delivery. Other Social Action activities will be introduced this year. Check our weekly email, look on this Web site and link to our monthly newsletter, or contact Reva Hutkin (rifka64@yahoo.com) for information. Contribute to our Social Action Fund.
