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Worship Event
of the Week

Shabbat Blessings
At 6:45 p.m. this Friday, February 23, we are on Zoom for Shabbat blessings. It is always great to be able to gather as a community to make Shabbos, to be able to say blessings together to welcome Shabbat while also having a Shabbat dinner at home. For the Zoom link, click here. 

Kol Ami Event

Anyone Want to Learn How to Play Mah Jongg?
Kol Ami has an ongoing Mah Jongg group that meets twice a month. The game is fun and a chance to socialize with other members of the congregation. If you are interested in learning the game, please contact us at office@kolamikc.org.

Kol Ami News

Music Position Open
at Kol Ami
Kol Ami is looking for a part-time music director. Learn more about this opportunity by clicking here.

Yahrzeits
This Week

February 21
Joseph Gottstein –
grandfather of
Beth Thompson

February 23
Paul Milgrim – brother of Robert Milgrim

February 27
Max Rachlin – father of
Lara Steinel

We Wish
Mi Shebeirach
A complete healing of
mind, body and spirit:

Karen Chisholm
Robert Clinton
Kenneth Dantzler
Harriet Greenwald
Michelle Hills
Karla Jacobs 
Katie Nottingham
Harolyn Richberg
Michah ben Sarah
Edi Shifrin
Rachel Silk

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



For the next couple of weeks, I will be providing information on an important event taking place March 2 in Jefferson City, Mo. I would be more than remiss, however, if I did not make some mention of the horrific shooting that took place at the end of the Chiefs Super Bowl celebration.

I, like many with whom I have spoken, have feelings of both sadness and anger. Sadness over life lost and lives irreparably changed for worse, due to ... Click here to read the rest of Rabbi Doug's blog post.

This Week's Torah Portion
Parashat Tetzaveh (Shemot/Exodus 27:20-30:10)



Last week, we read how the Torah gave us specifications for the building of the Mishkan, the Holy Tabernacle, and how we construct sacred space. This week, the Torah focuses on the Kohanim, the Priests who will carry out sacred duties in that space. 
 
In our Torah study this past Shabbos, we discussed what the criteria might be for creating sacred space. Among those who gathered together to celebrate a Kol Ami Shabbat, there was fairly widespread agreement that sacred space is created by the people who act intentionally to bring together a sacred community of people who make lives sacred through their actions.

Kol Ami and Community Event

The Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Moral March to State House Assemblies — March 2
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A Day of Nationally Coordinated Action in 30-Plus State Capitals

Kol Ami is joining with the Poor People’s Campaign event in Jefferson City, Mo., Saturday, March 2, when rallies will be occurring simultaneously in more than 30 states. (To learn more, see this week's "Rabbi’s Week in Review" by clicking here.)

We plan to gather at All Souls at 7 a.m. that day to organize for a drive to the Missouri capital to join in a rally there. The gathering place in Jefferson City will be announced soon.  

We will hold a short Shabbat service at 9:30 a.m. in Jefferson City prior to the rally.

All who wish to attend, please RSVP to Rabbi Doug at rabbidoug@kolamikc.org. (Include in your RSVP if you are able to drive to Jefferson City.)