Study, Service and Shabbat Brunch Beginning at 9:30 a.m. this Saturday, January 21 (at Fay and Rabbi Doug’s home or on Zoom), we celebrate Shabbat with the study of Mourner’s Kaddish, along with Jewish burial and mourning practices; this is a great segue from our “Why We Pray What We Pray” series to the first of our “Ask the Rabbi” series.*
Following our study is Shabbat-morning prayer at about 10:30 a.m., and then a Seudah, a festive Shabbat brunch meal.
* If you have not yet submitted your Jewish question(s) for future study topics, you may still do so by email to rabbidoug@kolamikc.org.
Kol Ami News
Bring Joy (Oneg) to Our March First-Friday Shabbat Service Onegs are where we schmooze, say hello and experience our kehilah together. Be a real mensch and volunteer to bring simple handheld treats (veggies, brownies, cookies, etc.) to share at our March 3 Shabbat service. Just respond to office@kolamikc.orgby February 24. Thank you.
Yahrzeit This Week January 23 Eileen Katz – mother of Allan Katz We Wish Mi Shebeirach A Complete Healing of Mind, Body and Spirit to:
Diane Alexander Robert Clinton Wayne Courtois-Seligman Jennifer Dake Alies Dalton Dennis Dalton Rev. Kendyl Gibbons Amanda Goldstein Harriet Greenwald Liza Ordo Marc Ordo Michah ben Sarah
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
This past Friday evening, we celebrated our third Shabbat Shulchan — a very informal Erev Shabbat service followed by a Seudah, a shared festive Shabbat meal at our “Shabbat Table.” All three of our Shabbat Shulchan celebrations (held on the second Friday evening of the month) have welcomed new people into the Kol Ami community.
This Week's Torah Portion Parashat Va’era (Shemot/Exodus 6:2-9:35)
We read this week of G-d’s four promises of redemption, corresponding to the four cups of wine that we bless at our Pesach seder. We are compelled to think about the characteristics of a redeemed world. What is G-d’s role in bringing that about, and what is expected of us as partners with G-d in the journey to reach that sublime state of being.
Weekly Features
“We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ______________________________________
Tu B’Shvat Seder to Honor and Support Migrant Farmworkers Assistance Fund
Congregation Kol Ami observes Tu B’Shvat on Sunday, February 5, with a seder and program to honor and support the Migrant Farmworkers Assistance Fund.
MFAF helps provide services including health care, child care, school enrollment, legal assistance, and food distribution to the migrant-farmworker community in Lafayette County.
Learn more about this social-service nonprofit and the work it does. The seder, led by Rabbi Doug Alpert, begins at 5 p.m., followed by a vegetarian meal and a program, with emcee Brian Greenwald and MFAF guests.
The event takes place at Guadalupe Center, 1015 Avenida Cesar E. Chavez, Kansas City, Missouri (which has a parking lot across from the entrance). Click here for more information and to make a reservation.
Our mailing address is: Congregation Kol Ami 4501 Walnut Street ℅ All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church Kansas City, MO 64111
