Congregation Kol Ami

LA Synagogue Isn’t Happy About New Cannabis Restaurant | Eater LA

"An adjacent synagogue, Congregation Kol Ami has raised strong concerns about the cafe being sited so close to its building, noting members include families with children and people participating in a 12-Step addiction program; the synagogue also hosts Friday night rooftop dinners that would be essentially next to Lowell Cafe. Rabbi Eger emailed City Council members saying, “The business is to have outdoor space for smoking pot—and I don’t know why my congregation members and participants have to walk through clouds of marijuana to get to synagogue...It will limit the use of our outdoor space as well because of the contact high from the smoke that will waft in the area. We have no objections to people buying marijuana for their private use in their domains. We know that many people including our congregants use and enjoy cannabis. Some for health and some for recreation.”" - Mona Holmes