Community News

Jewish Family Services offers Transparentcy, a peer-led support group for Jewish families with trans or nonbinary children of any age.

All Jewish women are invited to attend the next Jewish Unforgettable Ladies Interested in Eating Together (JULIETs) event, which will feature a presentation about Pawsperity, a Kansas City nonprofit with the goal of helping struggling parents break the cycle of intergenerational poverty by teaching pet grooming skills.

The Jewish Community Foundation’s Jewish Leadership Education Action and Development (J-LEAD) program, a giving circle for adults in their 20s, 30s and 40s, recently completed its 2025 grant cycle, in which members collectively granted $24,112 to six important community programs.

Although summer is just beginning, the Kansas City Section of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is already looking ahead to the back-to-school season.

The Menorah Heritage Foundation announced the expansion of its pilot program, Better Together: A Jewish KC Conversation Project — a dialogue-based initiative that invites participants to engage in meaningful, respectful conversations across differences.

Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA) is seeking a Middle and Upper School chemistry teacher for the 2025-26 school year.

Jewish baker Michael Crane will host a one-day pop-up bread sale centered around naturally-leavened sourdough bread at Olive Tree in Overland Park, Kansas.

The 100th birthday of “Big Sonia” Warshawski, local Holocaust survivor and star of the award-winning documentary of the same name, will be celebrated with a birthday party and screening of the documentary at the Glenwood Arts Theatre.

The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre at The J officially announced the 2025-2026 season schedule, which features a variety of fare including popular favorites and newer works to engage the entire Kansas City community.

The J announced the appointment of Jonah Greene as its new director of its Arts & Culture department.