<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Temple Kol Ami]]></title><description><![CDATA[Temple Kol Ami]]></description><link>https://www.templekolami.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:50:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.templekolami.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[250 Years Later]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Rabbi Schneider | Parshah Pinchas: Numbers 25:10-30:1 This week, as Americans celebrate our nation's 250th birthday, I've found myself thinking about what makes a country endure. Fireworks and parades are important. They remind us to celebrate. But anniversaries also invite us to reflect. What has allowed America not only to survive, but to become a place where so many people — including generations of Jews — have been able to build lives of freedom, purpose and faith? That question led me...]]></description><link>https://www.templekolami.org/post/250-years-later</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6fb7b03e0c16484ff9d88a</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:39:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/01ca74_718b381d6733405bbad1f2e6f482ea16~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>marcom947</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Symbols, Costumes &#38; the Sacred]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Torah-Megillah-Olympics Reflection By Rabbi Schneider | Parshah Tetzaveh: Exodus 27:20 - 30:10 There’s something wonderfully ironic about the fact that Purim almost always lands during this week’s Torah portion, Tetzaveh. On the surface, they seem like opposites. Purim is loud, funny, chaotic. Tetzaveh is detailed, priestly, focused on fabrics, jewels and sacred uniforms. One feels like a costume party, the other reads like an instruction manual. Yet beneath the service, these traditions...]]></description><link>https://www.templekolami.org/post/symbols-costumes-the-sacred</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6fb4a116cff318c185f61b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:32:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/01ca74_ce93e9db16234551b2675256c6ebb470~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>marcom947</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old Patterns, New Problems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why seeing each other matters By Rabbi Schneider | Parshah Toldot: Genesis 25:19 - 28:9 This week’s Torah portion, Toldot, offers one of the most memorable and relatable family sagas in our tradition: the story of Isaac, Rebecca, and their famously mismatched twins, Jacob and Esau. If your family has ever experienced tension, competition, or debates over inheritance (or even who stole whose leftovers), take heart, you are in excellent Biblical company. Toldot begins with Isaac and Rebecca...]]></description><link>https://www.templekolami.org/post/old-patterns-new-problems</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6faf8316cff318c185e8cd</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:18:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/01ca74_414642e460b94a0c8c3f5a280e30ba25~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>marcom947</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Blessing of Enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Rabbi Scneider | Parshah Naso: Numbers 4:21-7:89 Earlier this week, we stood once again at Sinai. Shavuot brought us back to that sacred moment when our ancestors received the Torah, a gift that continues to guide our lives with wisdom and meaning. The Ten Commandments are among the most famous teachings of Torah — big, bold statements about how to live: Honor your parents. Keep Shabbat. Don’t steal. Don’t murder. Don’t lie. These commandments shape how we behave in the world, how we treat...]]></description><link>https://www.templekolami.org/post/the-blessing-of-enough</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6faadc3e0c16484ff9b827</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:41:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/01ca74_f65da58a3d7d44bfbb68e2c8b050a6bb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>marcom947</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's in the Silence...]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Rabbi Schneider | Parshah Yom Kippur: Leviticus 16:1-34 Every year, during the Yizkor service on Yom Kippur, I think of my mother. I miss her deeply. I miss going shopping with her. I miss hearing about how things are going for her at her job. I miss renting the classics from the 1950s and 1960s, climbing into bed with popcorn and watching the movie with her while she would recall the day she saw the movie in high school and who she was dating. I miss staying up late at night after I spent...]]></description><link>https://www.templekolami.org/post/it-s-in-the-silence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6fb95f2aa0dd3fa16914a5</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:46:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/01ca74_0c13cb1a759f4c4785fa3dd13d0924d4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>marcom947</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>