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of the Week

Shabbat Blessings
At 6:45 p.m. this Friday, August 2, we are together on Zoom for Shabbat blessings and a little Torah. It is always great to be in community to make Shabbos. Join us! Click here for the Zoom link.

Saturday Study
Beginning at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, August 3, at the home of Fay and Rabbi Doug and on Zoom, we get together for study and discussion. If attending in person, RSVP to  rabbidoug@kolamikc.org. For the Zoom link, click here.

Kol Ami Event

Resting in
Mindfulness Class
At All Souls this Saturday, August 3, from 2 to 3 p.m., Julia Billquist leads a beginner-friendly class on various mindfulness-based practices, including gentle movement, guided meditations, and ways to self-connect and access a grounded, rested nervous system.

Yahrzeits
This Week

August 1
Thomas Patterson – husband of Wynne Begun, father of Michael Patterson and Mallary Smith

August 3
Nelson Romero – godbrother of Rachel Rilinger

August 4
Mary Kenneally – mother of Mark Kenneally

August 6
Barbara Hirsch Abramson – sister of Deborah Hirsch

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

Sondra Levy Atherly
Robert Clinton
Kenneth Dantzler
Alan Dietchman
Renée Dietchman
Harriet Greenwald
Carrie Hollister
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



We’ve entered into a three-week period of mourning on the Jewish calendar that culminates on Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the month of Av. It is the only other major fast day on the calendar other than Yom Kippur. The ninth of Av is when, according to tradition, both the first and second Temples were destroyed. It is a day of great sadness.

Two things to think about. In commemorating the tragedies that we have suffered throughout ... Click here to read the rest of Rabbi Doug's blog post.

Social Justice Event

It’s Back-to-School Time at MLK School
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, one of our social-justice partners, starts a new school year August 19. We will help provide much needed toiletry items for the students, such as deodorant, shampoo, body wash, toothbrushes and toothpaste, lotion with shea or cocoa butter, petroleum jelly, and sanitary pads. You can place your donations in a box by the front door at All Souls Friday, August 9, at our Shabbat Shulchan gathering from 6 to 7 p.m.

We thank you in advance for your support. These items will be greatly appreciated. 
— Pat Clinton and Sheryl Kretchmer 

This Week's Torah Portion

Parashat Matot-Mas’ei
(Bamidbar/Numbers 30:2-36:13)



This week’s double Torah portion completes the Book of Bamidbar/Numbers. We read about cities of refuge, established so that people do not effectuate vigilante justice — acting with anger for having been victimized denies due process. In present times, we are discovering people who have been wrongly convicted of a capital offense and sentenced to death. Our state of Missouri, and its attorney general and governor have been particularly egregious in not freeing those who, through new evidence, have been proven to be wrongly imprisoned.

Upcoming Community Event

Observing Tisha B’Av
We have the opportunity to be part of the community-wide observance of Tisha B’Av, startomg at 8:15 p.m. Monday, August 12, at Congregation Beth Shalom (142nd and Lamar, in Overland Park). This important fast day includes beautiful mournful music, readings, study and discussion. Rabbi Doug will be participating in the service. Click here for more info and/or to register (for in-person or virtual participation). 

Membership

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