Kol Ami in the News

by Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL SALT LAKE CITY — Members of the Jewish faith have followed traditions for thousands of years, observing ordinances and holidays across the ages as the sun rises and sets across the world. Now, after the U.S. House of Representatives...

by Amelia Hobson and Ava Hart (ABC4) The leader of Kol Ami is speaking after a fast-moving fire threatened their synagogue over the weekend. On July 12, a grass fire started near Tanner Park in Salt Lake City, burning four acres and prompting brief evacuations....

by Peggy Fletcher Stack You might think Jewish communities don’t really want any more members. Interested converts almost have to beg. That could be because not only does Judaism eschew proselytizing (no door-to-door outreach, for example, or publicity...

by Michael Patrick O’Brien There are few better examples of living water than the Red Sea. In the Book of Exodus, God delivers the people of Israel through those very waters after four hundred years of Egyptian bondage. Perhaps that’s why it seems so...

by Samuel L. Spector, Avremi Zippel Rabbi Samuel Spector has been the rabbi of Congregation Kol Ami in Salt Lake City since 2018. Rabbi Avremi Zippel is a lifelong Salt Lake City resident, and has served at Chabad Lubavitch of Utah since 2014. These days,...

by Shana Goldberg, Intermountain Jewish News According to Rabbi Sam Spector of Congregation Kol Ami in Salt Lake City, Jews and Latter-day Saints have a lot in common. Brigham Young, who pioneered the move of Mormons to Utah, is often referred to by his...

by Jordan Thornblad, ABC4.com SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Members of Utah’s Jewish community are joining The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in mourning the loss of President Jeffery R. Holland. President Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles...

by Jeremy Tombs, Fox13 SALT LAKE CITY — On the fourth night of Hanukkah, the Jewish community gathered together to celebrate Salt Lake City’s menorah lighting. Some arrived still stricken with grief over what happened in Australia at the start of the...

by Shelby Lofton, KSLTV.com LEHI— Utah’s Jewish community is celebrating Chanukah this week under increased security following a deadly attack at Bondi Beach in Australia. Lehi hosted its first-ever Chanukah celebration Monday night at Thanksgiving Point,...

by Amy Nay, Fox13 As members of the Jewish community in Utah gathered Sunday night to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah, the holiday was met with heavy hearts. At Congregation Kol Ami on Salt Lake City’s east side, families lit candles, children laughed...