Community News

This year’s annual Day of Discovery will take place on Sunday, Aug. 18, and registration for the event is scheduled to open on Friday, July 5. 

“Disney’s The Little Mermaid” opens at The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre at The J on Saturday, July 6, where it will run for 14 performances on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays through July 28.

The Rabbinical Association’s annual community-wide course for those considering conversion to Judaism will begin this August.

Jewish Experiences, a collaboration of Jewish Federation and The J, will be facilitating Jewish Heritage Night at The K, a celebration of the Jewish community’s history and heritage at the Kansas City Royals’ Kauffman Stadium.

The J recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its renovated after-school rooms, which opened in time for this summer’s J Camp.

Ram’s Cafe, a Vaad-certified kosher eatery in The J, has announced new summer hours and meals.

Jewish Unforgettable Ladies Interested in Eating Together (JULIETs) will host a presentation about Priya, a local resource for Jewish families and individuals who are struggling on their path to parenthood; and announced that the start time for all JULIETs events has changed to 12:30 p.m.

The Jewish Community Foundation’s (JCF) J-LEAD program, a giving circle for adults in their 20s, 30s and 40s, recently completed its 2024 grant cycle, in which members collectively granted $22,630 to five community programs.

While many student organizations wind down for the summer, KU Chabad continues to engage the Jewish community at the University of Kansas.

Yahad-In Unum, a nonprofit dedicated to reconstructing the crimes of the Holocaust, and the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education (MCHE) and will host the third annual Operation Barbarossa commemoration in Kansas City.