Two decorated local senior racewalkers, Dr. Alan Poisner and David Eisenberg, recently returned from the 2026 USA Track & Field Masters Indoor Track and Field Championships with gold medals.
Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA) held its annual Purim carnival this past week, celebrating the holiday as a school, complete with bouncy houses, carnival games and prizes.
The Greater Kansas City Section of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) has invited Kansas Supreme Court judge Melissa Standridge and Kansas Court of Appeals judge Karen Arnold-Burger to speak on the topic “How the Kansas Supreme Court Works—and Why It Matters.”
Glenwood Arts Theater will screen three different Jewish-themed movies in March: “The Optimist,” “The Last Twins” and “Among Neighbors.” Located in the Ranch Mart Shopping Center (3707 W. 95th St., Overland Park, KS 66206), Glenwood Arts has run many Jewish-themed movies, including frequently screening “Big Sonia.”
The Epsten Gallery at Village Shalom is presenting “The Collection of Babs Lowenstein,” an exhibition celebrating the life and artistic vision of local artist and educator Babs Lowenstein (z”l).
This month, JFS is standing with Strawberry Week and Giving Hope and Help to work to end period poverty through its “Go with the Flow” period product drive.
KU Hillel is in the midst of its Spring 2026 semester and offering students career-building opportunities, traditions, and Jewish community at the University of Kansas.
For 125 years, Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas City (JFS) has worked to strengthen lives through their social work-supported food pantry, mental health care, older adult services and Jewish community support.
Naftali Tilove, a 17-year-old student at Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy, has been elected as the 38th Grand Aleph Shaliach on BBYO’s 102nd Grand Aleph International Board, one of the highest teen leadership roles within BBYO. The election took place at BBYO’s International Convention (IC) 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In the middle of the 2025 season, Mitzvah Garden KC (MGKC) brought a new farm manager onto their team.
