Community News

The Kansas City Symphony today announced a $1 million gift from the Stanley J. Bushman Charitable Supporting Foundation.

Menorah Heritage Foundation (MHF) has awarded JCRB|AJC $284,000 over 18 months to implement and expand the Better Together program, a free, dialogue-based initiative designed to foster meaningful conversations across generations, backgrounds and perspectives within the Jewish community and among the broader community.

The Jewish Unforgettable Ladies Interested in Eating Together (JULIETs) will meet for a demonstration and tasting of focaccia bread by local Jewish baker Michael Crane.

The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah will hold multiple events for its congregants and the community throughout August.

More than a century after its founding, Village Shalom paused to celebrate one of the people who have helped shape its legacy with the dedication of its assisted living memory care community.

Torah Learning Center (TLC) will host a grand opening event for its new building expansion and mikvah at noon on Sunday, Aug. 9.

Community member Melynn Sight was in Israel during the Oct. 7 attacks in 2023. Her subsequent discussions, learning, reflections and blog posts led her to write a book, “Once You See It: The Jewish Story, October 7, the Past That Shapes It, and the Lives Within It.”

Community member Lynn Kaufman and her family recently made a significant gift to Camber Mental Health Kansas City.

Modeling tikkun olam through tzedakah, volunteerism and everyday actions has been a part of daily living for Judy and David (z”l) Jacobs’ families for generations.

KU Chabad alumni from nearly two decades of campus life gathered recently in downtown Chicago for an evening of reunion, memories and renewed connection.