Cafe Ohev holds ‘We Are Not All Ashkenazi’ presentation
Alisa Meireis and Sadie Waldberg, members of Congregation Beth Shalom, shared their histories with Congregation Beth Shalom members at a Café Ohev program held on Oct. 20.
Ram’s Cafe hosting appreciation event for volunteers
Ram’s Cafe, the Vaad-certified kosher eatery in The J, will host a volunteer appreciation event.
HBHA launches inaugural national speech and debate team
Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA) has announced the launch of its first-ever National Speech and Debate Association team for the 2024-2025 season.
MCHE announces project tracing survivor journeys; KU Jewish Studies to host presentation
The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education (MCHE) has announced “Through Hell to the Midwest,” a mapping project that traces the stories of survivors who settled in the Kansas City area.
JVS annual meeting to feature Emmy and Pulitzer Prize-winning author
In honor of its 75th anniversary, Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) will bring Emmy and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Maria Hinojosa to Kansas City on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 6:30 p.m.
Art exhibit honoring Oct. 7 victims moves to Mitzvah Garden
An art piece honoring the victims of the Oct. 7 terror attacks has found a permanent location at the Mitzvah Garden KC.
J. Rieger & Co. partners with Jewish Family Services for community cocktail event
The distillery J. Rieger & Co. will host an afternoon of cocktails and socializing in support of Jewish Family Services (JFS).
JULIETs to host Rabbi Rudnick for conversation on differing Jewish customs
Jewish Unforgettable Ladies Interested in Eating Together (JULIETs) will host Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick, the community chaplain for Jewish Family Services, for a conversation titled “12 Tribes, 1 People.”
SevenDays announces 2024 Button Art Competition
Now in its 11th year, SevenDays is looking for inspirational designs by area high school students (9-12 grades) to capture its daily themes for its annual SevenDays Button Art Competition.
Jewish Experiences launches 2024-25 Acclaimed Author Series
The Acclaimed Author Series, presented by Jewish Experiences, a collaboration of Jewish Federation and The J, returns this season with five authors coming to Kansas City to share their stories.
Kansas poet laureate emeritus to speak about bringing Holocaust history to the state
Since Kansas Poet Laureate Emeritus Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg's nonfiction book, “Needle in the Bone: How a Holocaust Survivor and Polish Resistance Fighter Found Each Other and Beat the Odds,” was published in 2012, she has brought this story of the Holocaust and Polish Resistance to dozens of small towns and cities throughout Kansas.
White Theatre to present ‘The Music Man’
Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” will open The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre’s 20th season at The J, where it will run for 11 performances on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays from Oct. 26 through Nov. 17.
Kansas City Maccabi to start 2025 recruitment, celebrate recent athletes
Officials for the Kansas City JCC Maccabi delegation are hosting an event to celebrate the accomplishments of recent athletes and to share developments for the program in 2025.
JFS Food Pantry pushing for donations this fall
JFS is seeking donations to keep its pantry shelves stocked as it heads into the fall and winter when demand is likely to increase.
Beth Torah brings back ‘prayer bears’ at the Weiner Religious School under new director
Congregation Beth Torah’s Weiner Religious School (WRS) has a new mascot this year.