Conservative congregations Beth Shalom and Ohev Sholom merge
In a historic move for Conservative Judaism in Kansas City, Congregation Beth Shalom and Congregation Ohev Sholom officially merged on July 1.
In a historic move for Conservative Judaism in Kansas City, Congregation Beth Shalom and Congregation Ohev Sholom officially merged on July 1.
The Greater Kansas City Jewish Community Study – the first comprehensive population and demographic study of the local Jewish community in more than 35 years – provides a lot of data and key insights about our Jewish community. Now, the plans to act on the new information are being formulated.
When FIFA announced last week that Kansas City would be a host city for the 2026 World Cup, the city erupted in celebration — the Power & Light District was filled with cheers and chants as Mayor Quinton Lucas said, "We will be the best damn World Cup host in the history of the world.”
As the leader of one of the most prominent real estate development companies in Kansas City, Ora Reynolds is well known to many.
Dr. Ace Allen, a recently retired oncologist, past president of Congregation Ohev Sholom, and past board chair of The J - Jewish Community Center of Kansas City, has declared his candidacy for State Representative for Kansas District 28 in Johnson County.
Elected in 2020, Jewish Kansas State Senator Ethan Corson represents the seventh district, which includes Fairway, Mission, Mission Hills, Mission Woods, Prairie Village, Roland Park, Westwood, Westwood Hills and parts of Leawood and Overland Park.
After four years in the Kansas City Jewish community, Rabbi Sarah Smiley is moving on. In July, she will start her new position as the rabbi for the Jewish community in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Congregation Beth Shalom has received approval from the Overland Park Planning Commission to add a 13,550 square-foot sanctuary to its current location at 14200 Lamar Avenue.
Although he was born and raised in Kansas City, Rabbi Yehoshua Ellis has lived in Poland for more than a decade, serving as the rabbi of Katowice.
On a recent Friday, the back room of the Princess Garden Chinese restaurant was full of chatter. Men talked and joked, sharing news about their grandchildren and their most recent doctor visits.