Village Shalom recently revealed its newly-named main entrance, now called the “Stanley J. Bushman Circle Drive,” in recognition of Bushman’s generosity and dedication to the community.
In late November, a squad of about 18 volunteers from Bridging the Gap fanned out along Wilson Avenue and Belmont Boulevard on the northern fringe of Kansas City to plant 31 trees on the public right-of-way adjacent to Congregation Beth Israel Abraham and Voliner’s Sheffield Cemetery.
SevenDays is seeking nominations from the public for its annual Ripple of Kindness Award.
Approximately 300 people gathered at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah on Nov. 21 to hear from longtime Jewish advocate David Harris.
After more than 50 years, former Kansas Citian Deborah Goodman and Dr. Milton Maltz, a Jewish Brazilian exchange student who stayed with her family in 1971, reunited.
Last month, members of J-LEAD, the Jewish Community Foundation’s (JCF) young adult giving circle, gathered with their families for an afternoon of volunteering at Mitzvah Garden KC.
Jacob Stoil, Ph.D., presented “Israel at War: An Update” at Kehilath Israel Synagogue at an event sponsored by the K.I. Men’s Club on Nov. 17.
Jewish Unforgettable Ladies Interested in Eating Together (JULIETs) will host psychologist Dr. Pilar Jacobson for a conversation about pain reprocessing therapy (PRT) and the emotional underpinnings of physical illness.
“Mitzvah Day” has now become a tradition at KU Chabad, as each semester a Sunday is dedicated to students gathering together for a day of impact.
Gather KC, a Jewish, volunteer-led young adult organization, will host its 2024 Chanukah Throwdown, featuring its second competition to determine who makes the best latke in town.
The Kansas City Museum has announced that it will feature a conversational AI video project with great-grandmother, businesswoman and Holocaust survivor Sonia Warshawski, lovingly known as “Big Sonia.”
Village Shalom will host a Red Friday Event on Friday, Dec. 6, in celebration of the Kansas City Chiefs’ matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation (LJCC) will host a panel devoted to the topic “What Judaism Says about the Death Penalty and the Carceral State.”
The J hosted its annual meeting at the Jewish Community Campus on Tuesday, Oct. 29, celebrating The J’s people, places and programs before electing a new board slate for the 2024-25 year.
When celebrating special occasions — birthdays, anniversaries, bar and bat mitzvahs, or family milestones — many people in the Kansas City Jewish community are choosing to commemorate them by supporting the Jewish Family Services (JFS) pantry, either by organizing a food drive or by serving as a monthly “Pantry Sponsor.”