"Re-energized for the Work Ahead" — Kol Ami newsletter 10-5-2021
10/05/2021 06:01:06 PM
Oct5
Rabbi's Week in Review
This past Shabbos, attendance for both the Erev Shabbat/Friday-night service and the Saturday-morning study was, in a word, Read more...
This past Shabbos, attendance for both the Erev Shabbat/Friday-night service and the Saturday-morning study was, in a word, Read more...
"Gathering in Community" - Kol Ami Newsletter 9-28-2021
09/28/2021 06:01:05 PM
Sep28
Rabbi's Week in Review
With Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah celebrated Monday evening and Tuesday of this week — more traditionally observant shulsRead more...
With Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah celebrated Monday evening and Tuesday of this week — more traditionally observant shulsRead more...
"Chag Sukkot Sameach" - Kol Ami newsletter 9-21-2021
09/21/2021 06:00:21 PM
Sep21
Rabbi's Week in Review
We celebrate Sukkot this week — Z’man Simchateinu, the Season of Our Joy. We are actually commanded toward happiness, a Read more...
We celebrate Sukkot this week — Z’man Simchateinu, the Season of Our Joy. We are actually commanded toward happiness, a Read more...
Days of Awe - Kol Ami newsletter 9-14-2021
09/14/2021 06:01:05 PM
Sep14
Rabbi's Week in Review
By popular demand, I am relating some of the rituals surrounding Yom Kippur. There are some unique pieces to this Sabbath ofRead more...
By popular demand, I am relating some of the rituals surrounding Yom Kippur. There are some unique pieces to this Sabbath ofRead more...
"Shanah Tovah U’Metukah" - Kol Ami newsletter 9-6-2021
09/06/2021 04:01:51 PM
Sep6
Rabbi's Week in Review
As we come into the Yamim Noraim/Days of Awe, the 10 days from Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur, we confront the challenge Read more...
As we come into the Yamim Noraim/Days of Awe, the 10 days from Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur, we confront the challenge Read more...
How We Define Community - Kol Ami newsletter 9-1-2021
09/01/2021 05:01:08 PM
Sep1
Rabbi's Week in ReviewI had the pleasure this past week of being the Jewish representative on a Habitat for Humanity panel here in Kansas City. ThRead more...
"A Place of Hope" - Kol Ami newsletter 8-24-2021
08/24/2021 05:31:08 PM
Aug24
Rabbi's Week in Review
I met this past week with my Clergy Leadership Incubator cohorts. As a group, we are tasked with envisioning a different andRead more...
I met this past week with my Clergy Leadership Incubator cohorts. As a group, we are tasked with envisioning a different andRead more...
Being Our Authentic Selves - Kol Ami newsletter 8-17-2021
08/17/2021 05:59:07 PM
Aug17
Rabbi's Week in Review
Entering the month of Elul — a time for great introspection and personal reflection leading up to Rosh Hashanah and Yom KiRead more...
Entering the month of Elul — a time for great introspection and personal reflection leading up to Rosh Hashanah and Yom KiRead more...
Recollect, Reconnect - Kol Ami newsletter 8-10-2021
08/10/2021 06:01:06 PM
Aug10
Rabbi's Week in Review
As I write this, we enter the month of Elul, the month leading up to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The entire month is desigRead more...
As I write this, we enter the month of Elul, the month leading up to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The entire month is desigRead more...
The Gift of Self-Reflection - Kol Ami newsletter 8-3-2021
08/03/2021 06:01:06 PM
Aug3
Rabbi's Week in Review
This past week truly felt like the dog days of summer. Notwithstanding how the pandemic has made a mishmash of our sense of Read more...
This past week truly felt like the dog days of summer. Notwithstanding how the pandemic has made a mishmash of our sense of Read more...
Looking on the Brighter Side - Kol Ami newsletter 7-27-2021
07/27/2021 06:01:08 PM
Jul27
Rabbi's Week in Review
This has been a week of transition on the Jewish calendar. We have left Tisha B’Av (the ninth day of the month of Av) behiRead more...
This has been a week of transition on the Jewish calendar. We have left Tisha B’Av (the ninth day of the month of Av) behiRead more...
Taking First Steps - Kol Ami newsletter 7-20-2021
07/20/2021 06:00:08 PM
Jul20
Rabbi's Week in Review
As summer weeks go, this past one was unusually busy. A meeting with the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition was the start tRead more...
As summer weeks go, this past one was unusually busy. A meeting with the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition was the start tRead more...
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