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February is Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM), and one local program is working to help educate our community’s Jewish educators.

For the past two years, HBHA has worked diligently to ensure that its school community remains safe, and that students are able to be in school together as much as possible.

Kansas City has not been immune to hateful acts — a white supremacist murdered three people outside of Jewish facilities in Overland Park in 2014, and another gunman killed an Indian man at Austin’s Grille in Olathe in 2017.

Despite this, one Kansas City area organization makes a difference by teaching kindness and understanding. SevenDays is a Kansas City-based nonprofit organization that aims to overcome hate through education and dialogue.

The Jewish Community Foundation has three scholarships available for those planning to attend Jewish summer programming.  

The Jewish Community Center is ready for another summer of J Camp, which was recently voted as the Best Summer Camp in KC Magazine’s 2021 Best of KC list.

Mitzvah Garden KC hosted its 22nd Annual Tu B'Shevat Seder via Zoom on Jan. 16, 2022, in collaboration with Jewish Experiences Director Ethan Helfand.

Jewish community members of all ages are invited to join the virtual community-wide Purim celebration on Thursday, March 17, 11 a.m. to noon. 

Blanche Sosland  — along with her fellow Beth Shalom Sisterhood members and Banishing Bullying Behavior Project colleagues Robbie Bossert, Joan Jacobson, Ellen Rothman and Aletha Simon — will present, “Thou Shalt Not Bully: A Call to Action” from 7 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 15 via Zoom.

Congregation Beth Israel Abraham and Voliner is excited to welcome The Aussie Gourmet, Naomi Nachman, to Kansas City as she continues her mission to visit every American state with her husband, Zvi. 

Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy has completed security upgrades at its main entrance and elsewhere in the school.