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Worship Events 
of the Week

Erev Shabbat Service and Guest Speaker
We get together at All Souls at 6:45 p.m. this Friday, March 1, for Erev Shabbat worship and to hear from our featured speaker, Judge Shawn Watts, who will talk about Native American law and rights. (See his bio under “This Week's Kol Ami Event” in this newsletter.) Please join us for this special evening.

Jefferson City Service and Rally
At 7 a.m. Saturday, March 2, we meet in the parking lot at All Souls and head to Jefferson City to join more than 30 other states to kick off the Poor People’s Campaign effort to register 15 million poor and low-wage workers. Prior to an 11 a.m. rally at the Capitol, we will hold a brief Shabbat service. 
 
If you can participate, please RSVP to rabbidoug@kolamikc.org.
Let us know if you can be a driver to Jefferson City or if you need a ride. Also, everyone needs to RSVP in order to stay updated on our gathering place for our Shabbat service prior to the rally.

Kol Ami News

Music Position Open
Kol Ami is looking for a part-time music director. To learn more about this opportunity, click here.

Yahrzeit
This Week

​​​​​​​March 2
Arthur K. Hirsch – father of Deborah Hirsch

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

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. 

Membership
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Rabbi's Week in Review



Fay and I were in New York over the weekend. We had a wonderful time being with family and friends, seeing great theater and art, and eating way too much. We saw an interesting exhibit at the Jewish Museum by Argentine artist Marta Minujin. She is known for her soft sculptures, performance art and happenings.

The write-up on the exhibit indicated that she is Jewish. There was nothing in the exhibit, however, that would strike one as ... Click here to read the rest of Rabbi Doug's blog post.

This Week's Torah Portion
Parashat Ki Tissa (Shemot/Exodus 30:11-34:35)



For this week’s Torah portion, see the following link to a D’var Torah written for the Academy of Jewish Religion three years ago. Its message regarding what we perceive to be idol worship still rings true. Click here.

This Week's Kol Ami Event

Judge Shawn Watts to Speak
at Services Friday



Judge Shawn Watts speaks about Native American law and rights following the Oneg this Friday, March 1, at All Souls. 

A citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Judge Watts is a member of the KU Law faculty, where he supervises students in the Tribal Judicial Support Clinic, and teaches courses in mediation skills and federal Indian law. He is also a district court judge for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, and he is a consultant with the National American Indian Court Judges Association. 
 
Watts is a graduate of Columbia Law School. Prior to joining KU, he taught at Columbia Law School in New York City, where he was the associate director of the mediation program. 
 
In addition to his work with Indian tribes and tribal organizations, Watts is a lead trainer and formal partner for the United Nations Institute of Training and Research, where he trains and advises world diplomats on the issues facing the world's indigenous peoples.