First and foremost, our goal for the Kol Ami Family Experience is to build a community. Our programming centers on the following Jewish values: responsibility, community, kindness/warmth/positivity, caring, self-care, keepers of the earth, respect, fairness and trustworthiness. Through those values we will explore Jewish holidays and what it means to be Jewish. The program is a nine-month program (September through May). We will meet twice monthly. The first meeting of the month will take place before Family Services (usually the second Friday of every month). Programming will start at 6:00 PM and will be followed by a short Shabbat Service at 7:00 PM. The FridayRead More →

Like last year, our High Holidays services will be held at: Kansas City United Church of Christ (Formerly Country Club Congregational Church) (West 65th and Brookside Road across the street from Southwest High School) 205 West 65th Street, Kansas City, MO 64113 EVERYONE IS WELCOME. NO TICKETS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND SERVICES. Entrance is at the front of the building. Accessible entrance available before and after services on the south side of the church off Linden Road. Parking on the streets or in free lot next to the Trolley Trail. Erev Rosh Hashanah: Sunday, September 29, 7:30 PM Children’s Service: 6:30 PM Evening Service: 7:30 PM Rosh Hashanah: Monday,Read More →

Despite the rain, we will meet at the Manheim Garden this Shabbat morning at 9:30 AM, as planned. Adult study will be at 9:30 AM, followed by a service at 10:30 AM. If it begins to rain, we’ll move the meeting to the Rabbi’s home. You may want to bring a dry chair in case the garden seating is wet. Good Shabbos!Read More →

Friday, May 3, 2019 at 6:45 PM at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church. Join us for this special speaking event from recognized expert on white nationalism, Devin Burghart. Devin Burghart is president of the Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights, and coordinates the Seattle office. He has researched, written, and organized on virtually all facets of contemporary white nationalism since 1992, and is internationally recognized for this effort. Devin began as a research analyst with the Coalition for Human Dignity in Seattle, and was co-author of Guns & Gavels: Common Law Courts, Militias & White Supremacy in 1996. In Chicago, he worked asRead More →