Worship Events of the Week Please join us for both of these important community events.
Erev Shabbat Service At All Souls, this Friday, September 6, at 6:45 p.m., we hold an Erev Shabbat service and Oneg, while welcoming this year’s conversion class. As the class makes the rounds of the synagogues, we want to do all we can to make them know they are always welcome at Kol Ami.
Bar Mitzvah At All Souls this Saturday, September 7, at 10:30 a.m., we celebrate the bar mitzvah of Elliot Sutkin. As Elliot takes his steps into the adult Jewish community at Kol Ami, we want to have a good representation from Kol Ami to welcome him. Kol Ami News Paper Bag Donations When you come to All Souls, you may bring your gently used paper grocery sacks with you. We donate them to Migrant Farmworkers Assistance Fund for food distribution to farmworkers and their families. Thank you!
Voter Registration Opportunities We’re hoping to have a few voter-registration opportunities in the coming weeks, so keep your eyes peeled for more news and updates. Questions? Email Julia Patterson at engagement@
Yahrzeit This Week September 10 Stan Sutkin – father of Gary Sutkin
We Wish Mi Shebeirach A complete healing of mind, body and spirit:
Robert Clinton Kenneth Dantzler Alan Dietchman Renée Dietchman Megan Garrison Harriet Greenwald Carrie Hollister Karla Jacobs 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 look forward this week to celebrating the bar mitzvah of Elliot Sutkin. Becoming a bat/bar mitzvah, a child of the commandments, is a rite of passage in the Jewish world. It is, for those we celebrate, a time when they begin to take on obligations to participate in, and provide support to, the community.
Upcoming Kol Ami Events PJ Library PJ Library, which delivers free Jewish children's books to your doorstep, joins us Friday, September 13, at our Shabbat Shulchan, beginning at 6 p.m. Please plan to attend!
Kol Ami Cooking Series: Baking Rosh Hashanah Honey Cake
Join us in the preparation of our yearly tradition of handing out honey cakes on the first day of Rosh Hashanah. A light dinner will be served, followed by baking and then packaging and labeling the cakes.
When: Monday September 23 Time: 6 p.m. Where: All Soul's Kitchen Cost: Free RSVP: No later than Friday September 20
This Week's Torah Portion Parashat Shofetim (Devarim/Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9)
We read this week that a fair, unbiased judicial system is the backbone to building Jewish community. We are required to pursue absolute justice, to appoint judges and police who perform their duties without even the appearance of bias.
Community Events
Jewish Family Services' Ongoing Support Groups • Queer Youth Support Group — This is an inclusive space for youths aged 17 and under. The group meets every other week at the J starting Thursday, September 5, at 4:45 p.m. Call 913-730-1471 for more information. • Transparentcy — This peer-led support group is for Jewish families and caregivers of trans and nonbinary children of all ages. The group meets the second Tuesday of each month at the J from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Call 913-327-8259 for more information.
Our mailing address is: Congregation Kol Ami 4501 Walnut Street ℅ All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church Kansas City, MO 64111
