Community News

All Jewish women are invited to attend the next Jewish Unforgettable Ladies Interested in Eating Together (JULIETs) event, which will feature a presentation about the LUMI Neon Museum.

Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City welcomed Amit Yaniv-Zehavi for a visit to Kansas City as she started in her new role as the organization’s Israel community representative.

Citron Online, a Jewish-affiliated speech and debate program, has officially qualified 26 students from 12 Jewish day schools, including Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA), to the Centennial National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, set to take place from June 16 to 20 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Local Kansas City area weightlifters will be representing Team USA at the Maccabiah Games this summer in Israel — Samantha “Sami” Goodman, a 17-year-old incoming senior at St. Teresa’s Academy; Aiden Luther, a 22-year-old from University of Kansas/Blue Valley North High School (2021); and Zachary Lerner, 45, who will be returning to the Maccabiah Games as the coach for Team USA.

Open Stage will return to The J on Sunday, June 15, at 2 p.m. at The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre after a three year hiatus.

“Disney’s Frozen” has been confirmed as part of the 2025-2026 season lineup at The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre at The J.

Dr. Yechiel Leiter, Israeli Ambassador to the United States, visited Kansas City on Sunday to be with the family of 26-year-old Sarah Milgrim, who was killed last Wednesday night along with Yaron Lischinsky, 30, outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.

Jewish teenagers Jonah Stolte and Brody Feldman placed 2nd and 5th, respectively, in the Kansas State High School Activities Association’s (KSHAA) 2025 boys tennis tournament.

The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes will host the international traveling exhibit “Anne Frank: A History for Today” in Fort Scott, Kansas, this June.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month — a month dedicated to elevate conversations around mental wellbeing, reduce stigma and promote healing. It’s a call to action — and Paulina Siegel as someone answering that call with purpose and passion.