and Seudah We celebrate Shabbat with study, prayer and a Seudah, a festive Shabbat brunch, beginning at 9:30 a.m. this Saturday, February 22, at the home of Fay and Rabbi Doug and on Zoom. This coming Shabbat is “Repro Shabbat,” when we focus on reproductive rights based in Jewish Halakhah, Jewish law and Jewish values. As such, our study will center around Jewish texts that address reproductive rights. We will return to our study of “Why We Pray What We Pray” in our next study gathering.
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Yahrzeits This Week
February 21 Joseph Gottstein – grandfather of Beth Thompson
February 23 Paul Milgrim – brother of Robert Milgrim
We Wish Mi Shebeirach A complete healing of mind, body and spirit:
Robert Clinton Kenneth Dantzler Alan Dietchman Renée Dietchman Megan Garrison Judy Krugman Yale Krugman Carol Ann Parker Steve Sackin Micha ben Sarah Jean Shifrin Melvin Michael Slater
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
Through the Menorah Heritage Foundation, the community will begin a project called “Better Together: A Jewish KC Conversation Project,” in which cohorts of five to 12 people will each meet three to five times between now and May 2025.
The purpose of the project is to create an environment within our community and beyond to have curious, compassionate discussions around difficult issues. It is described as an exercise in ... Click here to read the rest of Rabbi Doug's blog post.
This Week's Torah Portion Parashat Mishpatim (Shemot/Exodus 21:1-24:18)
This week we see two of the 36 times some form of the mitzvah to not oppress the stranger or to love the stranger that are enumerated in our Written Torah. It requires us to draw on our own experience of being the stranger — to be marginalized and diminished — to empathize and support all others who also have the experience of being the stranger.
Community Event
Repro Shabbat Dr. Michal Raucher, Dr. David Slusky and Rabbi Doug serve as panelists for a discussion on abortion and reproductive rights 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Sunday, February 23, at Congregation Beth Shalom (14200 Lamar, Overland Park, KS). This program is a part of a Shabbat focused on abortion and reproductive rights. Click here to register for the event.
Upcoming Kol Ami Events
Mah Jongg Club Kol Ami's Mah Jongg Club meets two Monday evenings a month at 7 p.m. Email office@kolamikc.org for information.
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.
Kol Ami Happy Hour Lucy Wijnands performs during happy hour at Upcycle Piano Craft (3945 Main), where we’ll meet 4:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4. Click here to attend.
Resting in Mindfulness Classes Save the following Saturdays — March 8, April 5 and May 10 — for Julia Billquist’s mindfulness classes. These beginner-friendly sessions at All Souls start at 11 a.m. and consist 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.
Our mailing address is: Congregation Kol Ami 4501 Walnut Street ℅ All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church Kansas City, MO 64111
