Welcome to Temple Kol Ami


Kol Ami means “All My People”. Temple Kol Ami of Fort Mill, SC is a Reform synagogue that strives to be a voice for the diverse Jewish community of Greater York County, SC and South Charlotte, welcoming families and individuals from all walks of Jewish life. We are a warm and inclusive congregation comprised of Jews from more traditional backgrounds, interfaith couples and families as well as those who may be rediscovering their  faith.  As a community we celebrate and embrace the joys of Judaism through ritual, culture and religious education. We are proud of our thriving Religious School, the largest in York County!

Join us for Shabbat service the first and third Friday of every month. E-mail us at yorksynagogue@gmail.com for address. 

***PLEASE NOTE: Although we generally follow the 1st/3rd Friday schedule, there may occasionally be a change to the Shabbat service schedule. Please check our Temple calendar for dates of upcoming Shabbat services. In March, we will have services on March 1st and 22nd***


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MEET OUR RABBINACAL LEADERSHIP, RABBI ANA BONNHEIM AND RABBI BRUCE AFT

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Temple Kol Ami was thrilled to welcome Rabbi Ana Bonnheim to our pulpit in January 2017 to provide rabbinic leadership for the Greater York County/South Charlotte Jewish community. Rabbi Bonnheim has previously served as Associate Director of the URJ Greene Family Camp in Dallas, TX and Rabbi for Temple Beth Emeth in Sherman, TX. She moved to the area with her husband Rabbi Asher Knight, senior rabbi at Temple Beth El, and two young sons. She will be leading us in Kabbalat Shabbat services as well as an occasional Saturday morning Torah service (please keep an eye on the calendar). For an honorarium, she is available for life cycle events such as weddings, funerals, unveilings, baby namings and b’nai mitzvah. Rabbi Bonnheim is warm, energetic and engaging, and dedicated to Jewish learning as well as instilling a Jewish identity in our next generation. Temple Kol Ami  looks forward to continuing to grow under her teaching and guidance.

 
Rabbi Bruce Aft has served as an associate Rabbi and consultant for Temple Kol Ami since 2018.  He has conducted High Holiday services each year as well as  leading  periodic Shabbat, holiday, and B’nai Mitzvah services.  He has helped to inspire our congregation during both joyous and difficult times with his timely and impactful messages.
 
Rabbi Aft grew up in the Chicago suburbs where he developed a love of Judaism and baseball.  He obtained a MSW from Temple University in Philadelphia, was ordained at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and also earned an honorary doctor of divinity in 2006.  From 1991 until his “retirement” in 2020 he was the spiritual leader at Adat Reyim in Springfield, VA.  Currently, in addition to his work with Temple Kol Ami, he is a visiting scholar and adjunct professor at George Mason University’s Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution.  Rabbi Aft and his wife, Sue, have 4 children and 6 grandchildren.  He remains an ardent Chicago White Sox fan and enjoys incorporating pop music lyrics in his sermons.

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Temple Kol Ami is excited to share the news that we have been awarded a local agency allocation from the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte.  With this funding, we will continue to strengthen our community through rabbinic leadership, Jewish cultural programming and religious education. TKA is so grateful to the JFGC for their continued support of our congregation as well as the Greater York County Jewish community. Please contribute to the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte, an incredible organization that does amazing work both locally and around the world!!