Community News

The Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City will hold an evening of discussion and Torah learning in preparation for this year’s High Holy Days.

The Jewish Community Chaplaincy Program, housed at Jewish Family Services (JFS), will offer its Service of Spiritual Renewal on Sunday, Sept. 15, at 3 p.m. in the social hall at Village Shalom.

Dr. David Katzman, professor emeritus of American and Jewish studies at the University of Kansas, will lead a tour of Beni Israel Cemetery, the only Jewish cemetery in Eudora, Kansas.

Simcha Gifts, a program of the Chabad House Center of Kansas City, prepares and delivers holiday packages to a variety of people within the Jewish community, including seniors living in facilities and their own homes.

GRASP (Grief Recovery After a Substance Passing) was formed to help those who have lost loved ones to addiction or substance abuse grapple with the loss and the stigma that is often associated with it.

Ten of Kansas City’s top area high school singers compete for the title of KC SuperStar 2023 at the event’s finals on Sunday, Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. in Yardley Hall at Johnson County Community College.  

The New Reform Temple’s Torah Tots, a program for children ages 1 to 4-and-a-half and their parents, is offered free of charge to the entire Jewish community.

Torah Learning Center (TLC) and Gather KC will host artistic events led by guest artist Chani Friedman of The Paintery in Los Angeles.

The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah and The Michael Klein Collection will host a weekend of music and learning with Jewish musician Dan Nichols.

Kansas City’s newest Torah study and Jewish enrichment organization is Beis HaTorah, created to deepen the connection to Torah and foster a culture of learning, growth and community engagement.