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Worship Event 
of the Week

Shabbat Blessings, BYO Picnic and Ice-Cream-Sundae Bar
We make Shabbos together at All Souls this Friday, August 23, starting at 6:45 p.m. We bless and honor the gift of Shabbat, and afterward have a bring-your-own Shabbat picnic dinner. An ice-cream-sundae bar will be provided to cap off our Shabbat celebration. We’ll be out on the patio if reasonably comfortable, with an option to head inside.  

Upcoming
Kol Ami Events

Community Coffee
Kol Ami is hosting a coffee get-together at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 29, at Crows Coffee South Plaza (304 E. 51st St., Kansas City, Mo.). Come chat, work or simply enjoy a cup of coffee with us! 
 
PJ Library
PJ Library, an organization that provides free Jewish children's books, delivered right to your doorstep, will be joining us at Shabbat Shulchan September 13. Please plan to attend!

Resting in Mindfulness Classes
Save the dates of September 21 and October 26 for beginner-friendly mindfulness classes taught by Julia Billquist at All Souls. Each 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.

Yahrzeit This Week

August 23
Alfred Katz – father of Allan Katz

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



This past Sunday evening into Monday was Tu B’Av, the 15th day of the month of Av. It is a lesser known, post-biblical celebration, reflecting a time in Jewish history celebrating the beginning of the grape harvest and, of greater prominence, a day of love and connection. For easy reference and understanding, it is characterized by some as a Jewish Valentine’s Day.

There is no specific ritual connected to Tu B’Av other than ... Click here to read the rest of Rabbi Doug's blog post.

Social Justice Event

School Drive
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, one of our social-justice partners, starts a new school year this week. 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. These items will be greatly appreciated.

You can place your donations in a box by the front door at All Souls this Friday, August 23, at 6:45 p.m. when Shabbat blessings and a BYO picnic with ice-cream-sundae bar take place. We thank you in advance for your support.
​​​​​​​— Pat Clinton
(Image by vectorportal.com)

Community Event



Join Ga'avah KC at an event for LGBTQIA+ Jews age 40ish and under to make new friends in the community! It begins at noon Sunday, August 25, with 30 minutes of get-to-know-you activities followed by informal hangout time. Appetizers will be provided; additional lunch food can be purchased from the Strang Chef Collective restaurants.

This Week's Torah Portion
Parashat Ekev (Devarim/Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25)​​​​​​​



In continuing what has always impressed me as Moses’ ethical will, he warns B’nai Yisrael, the Children of Israel, that the good things they have received and will receive in the future are not of their own doing and they should show gratitude to G-d. Seeing what we receive through a lens of what G-d provides becomes tangible in our interpersonal relationships — what the people in our lives do for us. It truly does take a village, reflecting that our covenant with G-d is a communal covenant. There is not one person in this world who can alone repair our broken world. It takes all of us, building coalitions with others not like us and working together to change the world for good.