Community News

KU Chabad is hosting “Jewish Info” tables at different campus venues throughout every week at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.

A temporary art installation at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah encourages visitors to think about the cycle of renewal in our world by featuring worms.

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. 

“May you live until 120,″ a traditional Jewish blessing in remembrance of Moses’ long life, is an achievement Jewish Family Services is celebrating, having served the Greater Kansas City community for 120 years. 

The Jewish Community Foundation recently unveiled its newly redesigned donor recognition space in the Jewish Community Campus.

All Jewish community members are invited to the community-wide Purim day celebration on Tuesday, March 7, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Village Shalom, 5500 W 123rd St, Overland Park, KS 66209.

The Jewish Community Foundation will hold its annual youth philanthropy fair, the B’nai Tzedek Shuk, on March 2 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. 

SevenDays has chosen CommunityAmerica Credit Union CEO Lisa Ginter as its third annual Ripple of Kindness Award recipient.

The National Council of Jewish Women of Greater Kansas City, a grassroots organization of volunteers and advocates who act on progressive ideals, is updating its membership year to match its fiscal year of July through June. 

Jewish community members of all ages are invited to participate in the community-wide Purim day celebration on Tuesday, March 7, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Village Shalom.