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Shabbat Blessings
We look forward to sharing Shabbat blessings together on Zoom this coming Friday, September 27, at 6:45 p.m. This is a wonderful way to come together as a community to make Shabbos while enjoying Shabbat dinner at home. For the Zoom link, click here.

Paper Bag Donations
When coming 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!

Upcoming
Kol Ami Event

Community
Happy Hour
Mark your calendars for a community happy hour at Third Street Social (5031 Main, in Kansas City), from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 15. 

Membership

Joining Kol Ami
Interested in membership at Kol Ami? Email membership@

kolamikc.org.

Yahrzeits
This Week

September 25
David H. Epstein – husband of Judith Epstein

Pearl Kretchmer Spector – mother of Gary Kretchmer

September 30
Florence Munter – grandmother of Brad Ordo

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
Steve Sackin
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



I had the joy this past week of gathering together a beit din, a Jewish court, to welcome seven new converts into our Congregation Kol Ami Jewish family. Those who came before the beit din studied for the past year in the community-wide conversion class, wrote an essay, and engaged in discussion with the beit din.

The essays reflected the individual personalities of each of our new congregants. (These seven wonderful people have ... Click here to read the rest of Rabbi Doug's blog post.

High Holiday Worship Schedule

Cantorial soloist Patrick Buckley, of West Hartford, Conn., joins music director Karen Engebretson and the Kol Ami musicians for High Holiday services. Attendance is free; donations are appreciated.

Rosh Hashanah

7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 2 — Erev Rosh Hashanah service at All Souls with guest flutist Amber Underwood

10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 3 — Rosh Hashanah service at All Souls with guest speaker Rachel Laser, president and CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State

A tashlich service at Theis Park begins approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the Rosh Hashanah morning service.

9:30 a.m. Friday, October 4 — Rosh Hashanah second-day service at the Loose Park pavilion, on the east side of the park (51st Street and Wornall)

Yom Kippur

7:30 p.m. Friday, October 11 — Erev Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre) at All Souls, with guest cellist Matt Beckmann

10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 12 — Yom Kippur morning service at All Souls, with guest trumpeter Stan Kessler

The Yom Kippur morning service is followed by these events:

1-2 p.m. — Yom Kippur afternoon study with the rabbi, who discusses the prayer book, liturgy and prayer. This is not only a how-to but also a dive into why we pray what we pray.

2:15-3:15 p.m. — Meditation service led by Lara Steinel and Julia Billquist

3:30 p.m. — Mincha, Yizkor and Neilah services at All Souls
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Approximately 5:45 p.m. — Break the fast, with light refreshments served in the lobby 

This Week's Torah Portion

Parashat Nitzavim-Vayelech (Devarim/Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30)



This week’s Torah portion is a double portion. Moses reminds us of our covenant with G-d; that the covenant will not shield us from consequences when we act unjustly, and we always have hope that our hearts will be open to doing what is just, that G-d redeems and the covenant will be restored.