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Shabbat Worship

This Friday, May 2 at 6:45 PM, we will be together at All Souls to celebrate Shabbat with meaningful prayer and Oneg Shabbat-Shabbat joy.

Shabbat Study

On Saturday, May 3 at 9:30 AM, we continue our study of “Why We Pray What We Pray,” at the home of Fay and Rabbi Doug, or on Zoom. If you are attending in person,  please rsvp to: rabbidoug@kolamikc.org. 

Upcoming Kol Ami Events

Shir L'Shabbat Service

We join in the opportunity to celebrate Shabbat with the monthly Shir L’Shabbat service. The service, co-led by our own Anna Jaffe and Rabbi Yonatan Rudnick is both a more traditional Shabbat morning service, combined with wonderful, creative music. Join in on Saturday, May 10 at 10 AM. Services are held at Asbury United Methodist Church, 5400 W. 75th Street (75th and Nall, parking in back).

​​​​​​​Mah Jongg Club
Kol Ami's Mah Jongg Club meets two Monday evenings a month at 7 PM. Email office@kolamikc.org for information.

Resting in Mindfulness Classes
Join Julia Billquist’s mindfulness classes on Saturday, May 10th from 2 - 2:45 PM at All Souls. These beginner-friendly sessions consist of such practices as gentle movement; guided meditations; and ways to self-connect and access a grounded, rested nervous system. Register for any/all classes by clicking here.

​​​​​​​Book Club 
Kol Ami’s book club meets on Sunday, June 8 (location and time, TBD) to discuss Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli. Email haleycferguson@gmail.com for more information.

We Wish Mi Shebeirach

A Complete Healing of Mind, Body and Spirit to:

Robert Clinton
Kenneth Dantzler
Renée Dietchman
Megan Garrison
Sally Gottstein
Yale Krugman
Carol Ann Parker
Steve Sackin
Micha ben Sarah
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.

Yahrzeits this Week

May 2
Evelyn Dorrit Young - Friend of Lara Steinel

Membership

Interested in membership at Kol Ami? Email membership@kolamikc.org

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Rabbi's Week in Review



Rabbi Doug is on a short break, and his blog will return next week. 

Are you missing Rabbi Doug's weekly blog? Hear his voice in an interview with KCUR early this year. On January 26th, Brian Ellison of KCUR spoke to Rabbi Doug and Reverend Laura Phillips of Overland Park Christian Church about the complexities of mixing religion with politics, and about how they prepared for the new Trump administration.


This Week's Torah Portion
Parashat Tazria-Metzora

(Vayikra/Leviticus 12:1 - 15:33)



This week, we read of a variety of skin diseases. It raises questions about how we relate to people with physical ailments, and whether, as our Torah relates that there is some connection between our physical health and our mental health, and whether there is a connection between doing what is morally upright and our physical well-being.
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Call for Feedback: 2nd Night Seder

Thank you to those who attended our Second-Night Passover Seder on April 13th at Unity Temple on the Plaza. It was a wonderful evening filled with rituals, tasty food, and community. We had over 100 people in attendance! Please take a few minutes to fill out THIS SHORT SURVEY about the event. It helps us provide data for our grant funding.



Annual Meeting Questions

We invite you to share your questions in advance of our Annual Meeting following our Shabbat service on Friday, May 9th. To help the Board of Directors prepare and ensure we address topics that matter most to our community, please use this form to submit any questions you'd like us to consider during the meeting. Questions may be submitted anonymously. Thank you for helping make this a thoughtful and engaging gathering..