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During the High Holidays, Kol Ami is collecting sweatshirts to support our primary social-justice partner, Migrant Farmworkers Assistance Fund. The sweatshirts will greatly benefit the farmworkers during the cooler weather as they do their fall apple picking. 

Please bring gently used or new sweatshirts to the lobby of All Souls, beginning Erev Rosh Hashanah and through Yom Kippur, in any of the following sizes: medium, large, x-large.

Please fold the sweatshirts and place individually in a paper or Ziploc bag, and mark the size on the outside of the bag. 

If you have questions or wish to arrange alternate drop-off times, please contact Brad Ordo at kehilahvp@kolamikc.org.

If you're interested in becoming a member at Kol Ami, please contact membership@kolamikc.org.

We once again are holding services and events in the Bragg Sanctuary at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church in midtown Kansas City, across from the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and the Kansas City Art Institute. We also continue to hold some events via Zoom or livestream.

Our worship is informal, warm and open to everyone regardless of where you happen to be on your Jewish journey. We use the Mishkan T’filah for Travelers, the new prayer book from the Reform Movement, but we’re open to new voices in the Jewish world and regularly draw from other sources. Music is a focal point of our worship - we like to sing! Our music director, Karen Engebretson, leads a diverse ensemble of musicians. Rabbi Alpert weaves discussion into each service, explaining the intent and varying interpretations of prayers, texts and rituals. A brief period of meditation is usually included, along with the opportunity to greet visitors and each other. We also offer a healing blessing, the Mi Shebeirach, for those who are ill in our community.

Periodically, Kol Ami invites a speaker to participate and briefly address the congregation on a topic relevant to our vision and mission. 

At the conclusion of our Friday-night services, we gather around the table for Oneg Shabbat, which to some means “the sweetness of the Sabbath.” To others, it means “munchies and conversation.” However you interpret it, it’s better when we share it with you.

Our Prayer Book

Since we also convene on Zoom at times, please know that the Kol Ami worship siddur  Mishkan T'filah for Travelers is available on Kindle through Amazon for $4.99 or at ccarpress.org for purchase. The CCAR Press phone number is 212-972-3636, ext. 241.  When we gather together at All Souls, copies are available.