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Worship Events

of the Week

We look forward to being together in community on Friday, July 11 at 6 PM at All Souls for Shabbat Shulchan, a short, informal Shabbat service, followed by a Seudah-our festive Shabbat meal. (We will be inside rather than on the patio if it is too hot or raining.) To plan for our dinner please rsvp to: engagement@kolamikc.org

Kol Ami Events

Mah Jongg Club

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

​​​​We Wish Mi Shebeirach

A Complete Healing of Mind, Body and Spirit to:

Renée Dietchman
Liz Garrison
Edi Shifrin
Micha ben Sarah
Melvin Michael Slater
Tzipporah mibet Avraham v’Sarah

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

July 10

Ida Klein - Maternal Grandmother of Beth Thompson & 
Mother of Sally Gottstein

July 11

Warren Jay Siegel - Father of Hollie Siegel

July 14

Floyd Cohn - Father of Nancy Cohn

Membership

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

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Rabbi's Week in Review


This week, I’m sharing two important pieces that speak to current issues in our country. Read more

First is a letter recently published in the Kansas City Star, written by the board of Missouri Faith Voices—on which I serve—and addressed to Senator Josh Hawley...Read the letter here

Second is an article from The Guardian about the Old Glory Club, an extremist, antisemitic group with a growing following...Read the article here

This Week's Torah Portion
Parashat Balak (Bamidbar/Numbers 22:2-25:9)

This week, we read the strange story of Bala’am and his donkey who sees the angel that Ba’alam cannot. Bala’am is sent by Balak, king of the Moabites to curse the Israelites but blesses them instead. Maybe it is a more universal lesson about how curse is transformed into blessing when we truly get to know the other; a community we did not really know and previously demonized, turning to blessing when we see our shared humanity.

Obituary with Poetry

Read Steve Sackin's obituary, incuding one of his original poems, in the Jewish Chronicle.

Meal / Care Train for Edi Shifrin
 
Longtime Kol Ami member Edi Shifrin has now returned home from rehab after a fall, which is something to celebrate, and also brings new challenges. In addition to visitors and support getting to doctor's appointments, running errands, etc. Edi could use some support with meals, so we've put together this meal train. If you have questions, please reach out to Julia at engagement@kolamikc.org Thank you for your support!

Urgent Assistance Request

The Migrant Farmworkers Assistance Fund (MFAF) is urgently in need of donations of bags of pinto beans and bags of white rice (NOT canned beans and NOT instant rice, please) for the families working the Lafayette County orchards this year. Please place donations in designated bins at All Souls.

As always, MFAF has an ongoing need for your donations of brown paper bags.