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Worship Event 
of the Week

Shabbat Shulchan
We look forward to this month’s Shabbat Shulchan, our Shabbat table. We make Shabbos at 6 p.m. Friday, April 12, at All Souls, with informal worship followed by a Seudah, a festive Shabbat dinner.

For those who are attending, you need to RSVP to rabbidoug@kolamikc.org.
No one gets turned away, but if at all possible, please RSVP no later than Thursday morning, April 11, as it helps us accommodate our various restaurateurs in preparing our dinner. 

Upcoming
Kol Ami Events

Mah Jongg Club
Mah Jongg players meet up at All Souls twice a month. To join in or for information, email office@kolamikc.org. 

AIDS Walk KC
Walk with Team Kol Ami and Ga'avah KC at AIDS Walk Kansas City. We meet up at 8:30 the morning of Saturday, April 27, on the lawn of the Nelson-Atkins Museum by the labyrinth for a short service, before a 9 a.m. opening ceremony and the walk that begins at 10.

Don’t want to walk but wish to donate to the Kol Ami/Ga’avah team? Click here. To walk as part of the Kol Ami/Ga’avah team, register as a team member. Click here. Questions? Email Julia at engagement@

kolamikc.org.

Meditation Group
Join leader Lara Steinel for our meditation group at All Souls, 1:30-2:45 p.m. Sunday, April 28. Participants will learn and practice the basics of Jewish meditation, with an introduction to the session’s theme by Rabbi Alpert.

Young Family
Get-Together
Save the date for a Young Family Get-Together, with snacks and games, at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at Loose Park. Please feel free to invite friends outside the Kol Ami community. If you have any questions, email Julia at engagement@

kolamikc.org.

​​​​Yahrzeits
This Week

April 12
Belle Dietchman – stepmother of Alan Dietchman

April 15
Sadye Silvey Karp – grandmother of
Ellen Karp

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

Karen Chisholm
Robert Clinton
Kenneth Dantzler
Harriet Greenwald
Karla Jacobs
Scott Krell
Daniel Shafton
Robert Allen Slater
Louise 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



This past week was a week for music, both within Kol Ami and out in the broader community.  

While not really new at all to our Kol Ami family, Karen Engebretson has officially become our director of music. While our music is always special, and I/we have been blessed with music directors both highly competent and caring — most recently Lara Steinel, and when I first got the pulpit, Patrick Buckley — both the beauty of the music and the ... Click here to read the rest of Rabbi Doug's blog post.

Holiday Event

Kol Ami Hosts a Second-Night Seder



​​​​​​​Kol Ami’s second-night Passover seder — open to members and nonmembers alike — takes place Tuesday, April 23, at Guadalupe Center (1015 Avenida Cesar E Chavez, in Kansas City, Mo.), near KC’s downtown Crossroads District (and with free adjacent parking). Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the seder begins at 6 p.m. 

Seating is limited — 14 seats remain; register by April 18. Click here. 

The four-course seder meal is vegetarian (not vegan) and is catered. Attendees are asked only to bring their own wine/juice. Karen Engebretson will provide musical accompaniment. The cost is $25 for those 12 and older, $15 for those aged 6-11, and free for children 5 and younger. Questions? Email Brad Ordo, kehilahvp@kolamikc.org.

Social Justice News

Voter Registration Training
We have a great justice opportunity coming up. As part of the Poor People’s Campaign, which is seeking to register 15 million poor and low-wage workers to vote, there will be Voter Registration Training at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at All Souls, in Conover Hall. It is helpful if you can let Rabbi Doug know if you will be able to attend: rabbidoug@kolamikc.org.

(Note: It may have been mistakenly announced that this program would take place April 10. The program is April 17.)

This Week's Torah Portion

Parashat Tazria (Vayikra/Leviticus 12:1-13:59)​​​​​​​
The Torah narrative this week groups a discussion of childbirth with a variety of skin diseases. It is important to understand that issues surrounding childbirth are health issues for those who are birthing children.

Kol Ami News

Mitzvah Mondays 
by Julia Patterson, Kol Ami's director of community engagement
 
One of my favorite hobbies is taking care of houseplants! I also love to propagate plants and share them with others. Particularly enjoyable has been the plant friendship I’ve made with a young neighbor, Ruby, who is always looking for new plants to adopt.



​​​​​​​These variegated pothos plants are just one of the many plants I’ve propagated and given to her, which brings us both joy! 
 
Please share your mitzvahs (and a picture) with me at engagement@kolamikc.org, and I’ll share them in a future newsletter!

First-Friday Oneg Shabbats
A big thank-you to Jon Scheinman and Anita Grow, who hosted our April Oneg Shabbat. We invite other volunteers to bring simple vegetarian treats to share the first Friday-night service of the month. (Kol Ami provides challah and grape juice.) Please respond to  worship@kolamikc.org to get on the Oneg calendar.
— Kol Ami Worship Committee