Shabbat Blessings Join us at 6:45 p.m. this Friday, January 31, on Zoom as we make Shabbos together with Shabbat blessings and a little Torah, as you also celebrate with Shabbat dinners at home. This is always a great way to gather as a community. For the Zoom link, click here.
Social Justice News
Strawberry Week Serves the Underserved By Lee Merrill
This February, we are collecting feminine hygiene products (tampons, pads and liners) for Strawberry Week Society, a local nonprofit serving Missouri and Kansas. Strawberry Week improves access to menstrual products in underserved communities and to the public through alliances with such local organizations as Jewish Family Services and Bishop Sullivan Center and by direct-distribution efforts at libraries, schools and clinics.
We at Kol Ami can help by bringing donations of tampons, pads and liners to our in-person Shabbat services February 7 and 14. For more information, visit Strawberry Week Society’s website by clicking here. If you have any questions about donations, contact Lee Merrill at lacmerrill@gmail.com.
Yahrzeits This Week
January 29 Betty Thompson – mother of Gary Thompson
February 3 Sylvia Goldstein – grandmother of Anna Jaffe
We Wish Mi Shebeirach A complete healing of mind, body and spirit:
Robert Clinton Kenneth Dantzler Alan Dietchman Renée Dietchman Judy Krugman Yale Krugman Carol Ann Parker Steve Sackin Micha ben Sarah Jean Shifrin Melvin Michael Slater Serena Verden
If you would like a name to continue to be listed or if you have a new name to include, please send an email to healing@kolamikc.org.
Rabbi's Week in Review
In a week of chaos nationally and internationally, I have had congregants (and others outside of Congregation Kol Ami) reach out to me, fearful of what the future holds. There are two groups of people prominent amongst those who hold this place of fear. One is our queer/LGBTQ+ congregants, particularly trans congregants. The other group is the immigrant community with whom we are connected in our work with the Migrant Farmworkers Assistance ... Click here to read the rest of Rabbi Doug's blog post.
This Week's Torah Portion Parashat Bo (Shemot/Exodus 10:1-13:16)
We read this week about the origins of our Pesach rituals. Much of Passover’s great popularity can be attributed to the many rituals that have formed and enhanced our Pesach seders. We have continued adding to those rituals as our Jewish story continues to evolve.
Upcoming Kol Ami Events
Happy Hour at Upcycle Piano Craft David Watson’s large ensemble performs Tuesday, February 4, 4:30-7:30 p.m., at Upcycle Piano Craft (3945 Main). RSVP to engagement@kolamikc.org. Resting in Mindfulness Classes Julia Billquist convenes mindfulness classes Saturday,February 1; Saturday, March 8; Saturday, April 5; and Saturday, May 10. The sessions start at 11 a.m. at All Souls and consist of an hour of such practices as gentle movement; guided meditations; and ways to self-connect and access a grounded, rested nervous system. Click here to register for any/all classes. Book Club Kol Ami’s book club meets at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 2, to discuss Temim Fruchter's debut novel, City of Laughter. Email haleycferguson@gmail.com for more information.
Community Events Artists Talk at JCCC’s Nerman Museum Katherine Bernhardt and Jeremy Scott give a free artists talk from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, February 6, followed by a reception from 7 to 8 p.m., in Hudson Auditorium at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art (12345 College Blvd., Overland Park). For more information about the event, click here.
'Knead a Night Out’ Jewish Federation's Women's Philanthropy hosts an evening of braiding challah and painting Shabbat candles, along with sweet and savory challah-dipping boards and beverages, at 7 p.m. Thursday, February 6, at the Jewish Community campus (5801 West 115th Street). Tickets for this 18-and-older event cost $36 per person. Register by Monday, February 3, by clicking here.
‘Beyond the Schmear’ Slow Food Kansas City and Somerset Ridge Vineyard & Winery present "Beyond the Schmear": Tradition Meets Creativity, 12 to 2 p.m. Sunday, February 16, at Somerset Ridge Vineyard & Winery (29725 Somerset Road, in Paola, KS). Michael Crane loves crafting authentic bagels but also explores inventive combinations for this class, which includes wine pairings by Somerset Ridge. To purchase tickets for the 21-and-older event, click here.
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