Kol Ami has always found holiness wherever we gather – homes, schools, outdoors, and online. Our current home at the Kimel Family Education Centre is where we come together to pray, learn, sing, and celebrate.
Hiddur Mitzvah teaches us to approach Jewish life with care, joy, and beauty. Guided by this principle, our Sacred Space Committee has helped enhance our environment with meaningful touches – like a memorial wall, donor recognition, and beautifully crafted furnishings. We’re deeply grateful to all who have contributed to making our space feel truly sacred.
We are proud to be the caretakers of a Sefer Torah (Torah scroll) that was originally from the Jewish town of Brno in the former Czechoslovakia. Many such scrolls were seized by the Nazis and later became part of the Memorial Scrolls Trust collection. We keep our Czech Torah safe in our ark and read from it in memory of the Holocaust victims of Brno and other Jewish communities.
Our Torah covers, created by artist Jeanette Kuvin Oren, are rich in symbolism and beauty. Hand-dyed silk flows from dawn to night in vibrant hues, grounded by earth tones. A windswept olive tree, crafted from ultra-suede, wraps each scroll – “swaying to the rhythms of our people.”
Woven into the design are four Hebrew phrases, each tucked within the branches, reflecting the pillars of Jewish life through the word Kol (voice):
These covers don’t just protect our scrolls – they tell our story, honoring the voices of generations and inspiring us as a living community.