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"Ga'avah KC offers safe space for LGBTQ+ members of Jewish faith"

KSHB Channel 41 - June 21, 2023

"This month — Pride month — founder and community chairperson Brad Ordo [Kol Ami VP-Kehilah] was recognized as a "Hometown Hero" by the Kansas City Current at the club's June 14 home match."

"MO House passes bill allowing guns on buses, in churches and synagogues"

The Kansas City Star - April 17, 2023

"The Missouri House passed a bill Monday allowing guns to be carried on public buses and inside churches and other places of worship, chipping away at the list of places where guns are prohibited even with a concealed carry permit. ...

Doug Alpert, the rabbi at Kansas City-based Congregation Kol Ami, said there is no reason to have guns in places of worship, and the bill would only increase the likelihood of shootings in places like synagogues, which already face threats and violence. ..."

"As MO Republicans blame Soros for Trump indictment, Jewish leaders warn of antisemitic tropes"

The Kansas City Star - March 31, 2023

"Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued statements this week blaming billionaire philanthropist George Soros for former President Donald Trump’s indictment Thursday by a New York grand jury.

Their lines echoed statements that had already been used by a slew of prominent Republicans, including Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri and former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. ...

'It’s a screaming antisemitic dog whistle,' said Doug Alpert, the rabbi at Kansas City-based Congregation Kol Ami. 'Wherever you see George Soros, you might as well just substitute "dirty Jews."'” ...

"Eric Schmitt promotes Kanye West after antisemitic comments, then deletes amid backlash"

The Kansas City Star - October 12, 2022

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt drew controversy late Tuesday night after he posted a tweet supporting the controversial rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, and then deleted it. “America needs a @kanyewest @KidRock tour,” Schmitt wrote on Twitter at 8:03 p.m. Tuesday. “Let’s go!”

Schmitt, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Missouri, wrote the tweet three days after Ye had written an antisemitic Twitter post where he called for “death con 3” on Jewish people, a reference to DEFCON, a defense preparation system used by the military. ...

Rabbi Doug Alpert of Congregation Kol Ami in Kansas City said Schmitt’s support of Ye should disqualify him from the U.S. Senate. ...

'Zero tolerance': Clergy urge KC police board to hire chief who will root out racism

The Kansas City Star - April 4, 2022

"Nearly two dozen faith leaders on Monday urged the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners to hire a new police chief who will commit to fighting racism within and outside of the department.

Standing on the steps of the Kansas City Police Department, the clergy members again also called for a Justice Department probe into the force as well as local control of KCPD, which is overseen by the five-member board mostly appointed by Missouri’s governor. ..."

Jewish Experiences’ Ga’Avah group brings together LGTBQIA+ members of the community

The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle – December 9, 2021

"... One of the main goals of Jewish Experiences, a collaboration between Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City and The J, has been to reach members of the Jewish community who have been underrepresented or marginalized. That includes members of the LGTBQIA+ community."

"[Brad Ordo and Damien Timms] realized that the first event, as with any new group trying to establish itself, is often one of the most successful in terms of attendance. To keep the momentum going, they’ve organized social events and volunteer opportunities each month. That includes ... a pre-High Holiday lunch at the home of Rabbi Doug Alpert ..."

KC Rabbi Doug Alpert earns spot in two-year fellowship program

The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle – February 11, 2021

Clergy Leadership Incubator aims to produce ‘transformative change agents’

Based in New York City, the Clergy Leadership Incubator (CLI) bills itself as a “boot camp for visionary leadership.”...

Rabbi Doug Alpert, Congregation Kol Ami, Kansas City, MO, and Former Co-Chair, Gamaliel affiliate Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equity (MORE2)

Gamaliel.org – November 2, 2020

"When confronting hate, in general, and maybe white nationalist/neo-Nazi, in particular, we often frame it in the negative. Our narrative emphasizes what and whom we are against. ..."

Community highlight: New year, same niche - A hidden gem of a community with a unique focus

The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle – September 10, 2020

"Rabbi Alpert thinks that showing up — being there — for his community is the biggest part of earning his title. That’s also a theme of the social justice work at the core of his synagogue."

Martin Luther King Jr. remembrance: It’s time

News Tribune – January 15, 2018

Rabbi Doug Alpert said the theme for this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. remembrance, “It’s Time,” is not an invitation to look back, but to ask what God requires of us now in the fight for racial equality.

Missouri NAACP echoes call for veto of SB 43

Missouri Times – June 27, 2017

“We don’t have peace unless we have wholeness, unless we have a complete community in a state where every voice is heard, where every person has dignity, where every person is treated with justice and respect,” Rabbi Doug Alpert of Kansas City said.

19 rabbis arrested in travel ban protest outside Trump Hotel

Pix11 News – February 7, 2017

The message according to one member wasn’t just for Trump but also for the masses.

“This is not just specific toward the administration, but the policies that they are attempting to put forth are particularly unjust,” Douglas Alpert, a Kansas City rabbi, said.

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