St. Joseph, Missouri, has a Jewish history stretching back more than 150 years, and two main synagogues, Temple Adath Joseph and Temple B’nai Sholem. Now, the two congregations have worked together to form Beit Echad, the first new synagogue in the city in more than a century.
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City will honor community members at its 2024 annual meeting, which will also feature speakers including the University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas A. Girod; Kansas City, Missouri, City Manager Brian Platt; and Overland Park, Kansas, Police Department Deputy Chief of Police Simon Happer.
“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 Epsten Gallery at Village Shalom is hosting “Sharon Poisner: Thought, Biography & Imagination in Art,” an exhibit featuring the works of Poisner throughout her artistic journey.
American Public Square at Jewell’s annual gala, Evening at the Square, will feature Jews among its guests and honorees and is co-chaired by Jewish community members.
Jewish Family Services (JFS) invites the community to support its annual Hanukkah Project by donating gift cards.
