EXCITING MILESTONE APPROACHING — Jewish Community Foundation is thrilled to be reaching an important milestone.
The foundation is just a few funds away from opening its 500th B’nai Tzedek Fund. As a reminder, B’nai Tzedek is the teen philanthropy program that teaches youth about the needs of the community and allows them to make annual grants from their funds to Jewish charities. JCF is planning a special surprise for its 500th fund holder! For more information or to open a fund, interested parties can call 913-327-8245 or visit jcfkc.org/bnaitzedek.
HBHA FEATURED IN DOCUMENTARY — “Beyond Belief: Three Stories of Faith in Action,” will premiere on KCPT next Thursday, June 16, at a special event at the station and will feature Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy students who — along with a group of University Academy high schoolers — went on a historic Civil Rights Tour of the South earlier this year. The 30-minute documentary, which airs June 23 at 7:30 p.m. on the local PBS affiliate, is the brainchild of Steve Mencher, a Jewish filmmaker who has spent nearly a year in Kansas City seeking out stories of religion and how it is central to our lives here in the middle of the U.S. Mencher focused on faith in action, and looked at groups, including HBHA and University Academy, who are breaking down boundaries in our community. I am looking forward to watching how these young men and women — future leaders in our community — are replacing these boundaries with bridges between various ethnic and cultural groups in our city to create better understanding among all of us.
A HEARTY MAZEL TOV goes out to MCHE’s Executive Director and CEO Jean Zeldin, who was recently re-elected as treasurer of the Association of Holocaust Organizations’ board of directors. The AHO, established in 1985, is an international network of more than 300 member organizations and individuals dedicated to the advancement of Holocaust education, remembrance and research.
WIPEOUT EFFORT— Imagine what life would be like without toilet paper?
For those who are food insecure, that is a hard reality BUT Jewish Family Services community food pantry is reaching out to the public to help ease the problem.
On June 27 through July 1, the community is being asked to donate toilet paper to the JFS pantry as part of its “wipeout” effort. Simply drop off packages of toilet paper in designated pantry barrels located at the Jewish Community Campus. Don’t have time to shop? You can make a monetary contribution to purchase toilet paper for the pantry. For more information, contact JFS at 913-327-8250.
