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Worship Event
of the Week

Shabbat Shulchan
We look forward to making Shabbos together this Friday, July 12, at 6 p.m. at All Souls with Shabbat Shulchan — an informal Shabbat service followed by a Shabbat dinner. If attending, RSVPs are needed to rabbidoug@kolamikc.org.

Upcoming Kol Ami Events

Family Gathering
Our next family gathering takes place Saturday, July 27, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Loose Park Sprayground. We’ll have drinks, snacks and a splashing good time! 

Resting in Mindfulness Class
Be kind to your mind and save the date for this beginner-friendly class taught by Julia Billquist Saturday, August 3, from 2 to 3 p.m. at All Souls. The class will be an hour of various mindfulness-based practices, including gentle movement, guided meditations, and ways to self-connect and access a grounded, rested nervous system.

Yahrzeits This Week

July 10
Ida Klein – grandmother of Beth Thompson

July 11
Warren Jay Siegel – father of Hollie Siegel

July 14
Floyd Cohn – father of Nancy Cohn

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

Rabbi Doug Alpert
Robert Clinton
Kenneth Dantzler
Renée Dietchman
Harriet Greenwald
Karla Jacobs
Rabbi Sally Priesand
Jean Shifrin
Melvin Michael Slater

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



A quick shout-out to last week’s Fourth of July observance. It was good to spend some time with family and friends, yet it seemed particularly lackluster this year. A guess that the issue is something to the effect of, what are we celebrating? Notwithstanding that we seem to have lost the meaning of the day for many years now, this July Fourth seemed different — a malaise of sorts, a certain hopelessness about the state of our ... Click here to read the rest of Rabbi Doug's blog post.

​​​​​This Week's Torah Portion

​​​​​​​Parashat Chukat
(Bamidbar/Numbers 19:1-22:1)



We read about Moses striking the rock to elicit water for the people, and how punishment ensues.  There are different interpretations of how his act might be considered sinful and how Moses’ punishment of not being allowed to enter the Land is seen as excessive. Beyond striking the rock, it seems that Moses, forgetting that as leader he is an exemplar for the people, displays anger in his action. We all forget at times that our actions always have the potential of impacting others.

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