Adam Tilove was a little bit of the way into his virtual presentation about the Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy, when Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Omer Yankelevich interjected. She wanted to know...
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Throughout his long career in Kansas City, Alan Edelman’s name became synonymous with Jewish, interfaith, and multi-cultural causes. So how is it that Edelman (along with his wife Debbie Sosland-Edelman)...
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In 1985, Ronald Reagan was president, a stamp cost $0.20 and the Kansas City Royals celebrated their first World Series win. 1985 was also the last time a comprehensive study of our Jewish community was conducted...
Nina Baran was frustrated watching her younger brother, Isaac, participating in Boy Scout Troop 61 at Congregation Beth Shalom. Nina had been a Girl Scout when she was younger, but it wasn’t for her. As she watched Isaac learn how to build fires and go on camping trips, she knew that was the kind of Scouting she wanted to do, but at that time the Scouts was not open to girls...
Leaders of the Jewish Community Relations Bureau|American Jewish Committee said the agency drew on its strong ties with the local education community in the wake of an anti-Semitic incident at The Pembroke Hill School in Kansas City.
Jewish Family Services serves approximately 1,100 clients who are 65 and older, about half of whom have mobility challenges. Many of these clients might be in nursing homes without the wraparound services JFS provides, including deliveries from its food pantry, JET Express rides, and handyman services through Help@Home.
Jewish agencies and organizations in our community had to quickly adapt to the pandemic, especially when it came to in-person programming. The situation was no different for Avodah Kansas City, which brings together young Jewish professionals who are passionate about the intersection of social justice and their faith.
Have you ever wondered how Jews of color are treated by the Jewish community? Can you imagine there being “racism” among the Jewish community? How are Jews of color in your own congregation treated? Can we all be more inclusive and accepting?
The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah has announced Rabbi Stephanie Kramer as its new Senior Rabbi. She will become the 15th person to hold this position in the congregation’s 150-year history.
