We come together this Saturday, April 19th at the home of Fay and Rabbi Doug or on Zoom to celebrate Shabbat and Pesach with study and prayer. Note the special start time of 8:30 AM (not 9:30). We will conclude with Kiddush and motzi (over our matzah). There will not be brunch that day.
Shir L'Shabbat Service
We join in the opportunity to celebrate Shabbat with the monthly Shir L’Shabbat service. The service, co-led by our own Anna Jaffe and Rabbi Yonatan Rudnick is both a more traditional Shabbat morning service, combined with wonderful, creative music. Join in on Saturday, May 10 at 10 AM. Services are held at Asbury United Methodist Church, 5400 W. 75th Street (75th and Nall, parking in back).
Upcoming Kol Ami Events
Mah Jongg Club Kol Ami's Mah Jongg Club meets two Monday evenings a month at 7 PM. Email office@kolamikc.org for information.
Resting in Mindfulness Classes Join Julia Billquist’s mindfulness classes on Saturday, May 10th from 2 - 2:45 PM at All Souls. These beginner-friendly sessions consist of such practices as gentle movement; guided meditations; and ways to self-connect and access a grounded, rested nervous system. Register for any/all classes by clicking here.
April 15 Sadye Silvey Karp -- Paternal Grandmother of Ellen Karp
We Wish Mi Shebeirach
A Complete Healing of Mind, Body and Spirit to:
Robert Clinton Kenneth Dantzler Renée Dietchman Megan Garrison Rabbi Steve Golden Sally Gottstein Yale Krugman Carol Ann Parker Steve Sackin Micha ben Sarah 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.
This week I have been pretty singularly focused on Pesach. If I have a favorite holiday, it is Passover.
For me it brings out two of our most prominent Jewish values. One is the idea of Machloket L’Sheim Shamayim-argument for the sake of heaven. Respectful disagreement is how we learn and how we grow. In our Pesach Seder we read of the Machloket, the disagreement and debate between Rav and Shumuel. Shmuel speaks of our enslavement being of the body, or physical enslavement. Rav speaks of spiritual enslavement-the idols we worship, or our misplaced idolization. It is a debate that compels us to think about what might enslave us.
The other value is one of empathy. We are keenly aware of our obligation to not oppress the stranger, and to love the stranger because we were strangers in the land of Egypt. Read more.
This Week's Torah Portion Pesach Parshiot
This week we read from a different Torah portion each day specifically for our Pesach celebration. Encompassed in the various Parshiot are a sense of what G-d does for us (redemption from bondage), and what we do to fulfill our part in our covenant with G-d; observing the Mitzvot, and in so doing, treating others with compassion and dignity. Special Events
AIDS Walk Kansas City Kol Ami and Ga’avah are teaming up again for AIDS Walk Kansas City the morning of Saturday, April 26. Don’t want to walk but wish to donate to the Kol Ami/Ga’avah team? Click here.
To walk as part of the Kol Ami/Ga’avah team, register as a team member. Click here.
Step 1 - Register under your name and personal information.
Step 2 - Click on "Join Team" and type in "Ga'avah KC & Kol Ami KC"
Step 3 - Set your fundraising goal, etc.
Step 4 - Summary, optional donation opportunity, and complete registration.
More details are to come regarding plans for the morning of the walk. If you have any questions, please email Julia at engagement@kolamikc.org.
Your Questions
We invite you to share your questions in advance of our Annual Meeting following our Shabbat service on Friday, May 9th. To help the Board of Directors prepare and ensure we address topics that matter most to our community, please use this form to submit any questions you'd like us to consider during the meeting. Thank you for helping make this a thoughtful and engaging gathering.
Soundtrack Your Seder
Whether you’re prepping charoset or hiding the afikomen, this Passover playlist from PJ Library on Spotify has the perfect mix of traditional tunes and kid-friendly bops to keep the joy flowing all week long.
Mitzvah Moment
For Sunday’s Second Night Passover Seder, 20 meals (that’s $600!) were donated so that those who wouldn’t attend due to financial constraints were able to join us. That’s 20 mitzvahs to celebrate! Have a mitzvah you’d like to share? Email Julia at engagement@kolamikc.org.
Our mailing address is: Congregation Kol Ami 4501 Walnut Street ℅ All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church Kansas City, MO 64111
