Shabbat Study, Worship and Seudah At 9:30 a.m. this Saturday, March 18, at Fay and Rabbi Doug’s home or on Zoom, we celebrate Shabbat with study, prayer and a Seudah, a festive Shabbat brunch. We continue our fascinating study of Jewish burial and mourning practice, and, as always, it’s a blessing to make Shabbos together. For those attending in person, you must RSVP to rabbidoug@kolamikc.org. To participate via Zoom, click here. Yahrzeits This Week March 16 Belle Pirchesky – mother of Elizabeth Bamberger, grandmother of Elissa Bamberger March 20 Betty Breinin – mother of Rick Breinin We Wish Mi Shebeirach A Complete Healing of Mind, Body and Spirit to:
Robert Clinton Kenneth Dantzler Rev. Kendyl Gibbons Amanda Goldstein Frank Karr LJ Karr Sheryl Kretchmer Marc Ordo Rachel Perera Michah ben Sarah Edi Shifrin Carol Swartz
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
I did a ride-along with Officer Dwon Littlejohn of the KCPD last week. Officer Littlejohn is known by our Kol Ami community as the one who either provides us security when we gather together or arranges for other KCPD to provide us security. We appreciate Officer Littlejohn not only for what he does for us with a great generosity of spirit but also for all he does for our Kansas City community.
This Week's Torah Portion Vayakhel-Pekude (Shemot/Exodus 35:1-40:38)
We read this week of both the mitzvah (the commandment) to not work on Shabbat and the work of building the mishkan (the holy tabernacle). Rather than looking at these two seemingly contrary endeavors as a separation of the sacred observance of Shabbat and the nonsacred weekday labor, we can see that there is a spiritual element in both Shabbat and building the mishkan — that the dignity associated with our labors has its own sense of the sacred.
Another way of seeing the distinction between the rest of Shabbat and our weekday labors is in the need for a work-rest balance. We need to live a life both of meaning and of purpose.
Upcoming Kol Ami Event
Jewish Cooking Series Ashkenazic vs Sephardic Passover Recipes
When: Wednesday, March 22 Time: From 6 to 8 p.m. Where: All Souls Kitchen Cost: $20 (includes a boxed dinner)
RSVP is required by March 19. To register, click here.
