‘Repairing the world’
Flora draws on Judaic teaching of tikkun olam for public service, run for Mission mayor
Sollie Flora draws on her legal training to work through complicated issues as a city council member in Mission, Kansas.
Israeli Supreme Court president blasts critics for ‘undermining’ rule of law
(JNS) Israeli Supreme Court President Esther Hayut blasted critics of the court at the annual Israel Bar Association conference in Eilat on Monday.
Rally at JCC supports Israel after recent rocket barrage from Gaza
Approximately 250 attendees rallied Sunday afternoon at the Jewish Community Campus in Overland Park to stand behind Israel after the country endured days of rocket fire from Gaza during the recent conflict with Hamas.
Teen with KC ties tells stories of Holocaust survivors in ‘Witness Project 2021’
Memories captured in stories are part of history. Preserving those memories for future generations helps keep history’s lessons alive.
‘He absolutely loves it’: Community member thrives at shop employing people with special needs
Everybody can use an ice cream now and then. And everybody benefits from a welcoming workplace.
That’s the idea — with a twist — behind The Golden Scoop, a nonprofit ice cream and coffee shop at 9540 Nall Ave. in the Nall Hills Shopping Center in Overland Park.
Jewish and Arab coexistence activists respond to the violence in Israel’s streets
Last week was not easy for Lama Abuarqoub, a Palestinian from the West Bank who has worked for years to build understanding between Israelis and Palestinians.
A teacher and mother of five, Abuarqoub speaks regularly with Jews through Encounter, a group that brings Jewish Americans on tours of the West Bank to meet Palestinians. She also been active in efforts to bring Jewish and Palestinian women together to push for peaceful coexistence.
HBHA takes on climate change through social justice initiative
Climate change is a hot topic for Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy’s juniors and seniors, and they’re getting hands-on at the local level. The project is part of an annual social justice initiative the school has done in the past alongside University Academy.
The Pew study cheat sheet: key conclusions from the new survey of American Jews
Meet America’s Jews: They’re older, more educated, richer and less religious, on average, than the rest of the country.
Former Beth Torah congregant to enter rabbinate
A childhood career dream is coming true for Taylor Poslosky. She’ll receive her rabbinical ordination Saturday at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati and then take her new position as assistant rabbi at Congregation Shalom in Milwaukee.
Highly regarded youth leader to depart Kansas City in June
Rabbi Nati Stern, of NCSY and JSU, will take a similar post in Houston
After three years in Kansas City, Rabbi Nati Stern will say goodbye to the area in June. He’ll sign on as the city director of NCSY and JSU in Houston this July.
‘The beginning of accountability’: Kansas City rabbis, Jewish organizations welcome Floyd verdict
As the Kansas City Jewish Chronicle went to press last week, a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three charges stemming from the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, last year.
Community Leadership Forum builds trust among leaders of Jewish agencies
Leading a Jewish agency comes with unique challenges, and a new program from the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City aims to foster cooperation among those at the top.
Reflections on the legacy of Ron Goldsmith
Early one morning in 2012, Ron Goldsmith and I met for coffee. Ron was about to complete his three-year term as president of the Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) and asked to meet for a briefing to help me prepare to succeed him in the role.
New Reform Temple undergoing roughly $2.2 million renovation
When members of the New Reform Temple decided it was time to renovate their building, the main thrust behind the project came from one goal: Making it accessible.
From Hate Comes Hope
SevenDays speaker will share his story of losing his daughters but finding a peaceful purpose
Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish has faced hardships that many of us could never imagine. He was born and raised in the Jabalia Refugee Camp in the Gaza Strip. He wanted to be a doctor from a young age and overcame poverty and violence to become the first Palestinian doctor to receive a staff position at an Israeli hospital.