Community News

Jewish Family Services will host a Service of Spiritual Renewal for the High Holidays at 3 p.m., Sept. 11, at Village Shalom, 5500 W. 123rd St., in Overland Park.

Jewish Family Services, in partnership with the Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City, continues to help those in need by hosting community food drives at its two pantry locations. 

The annual Day of Discovery will take place in person and virtually on Sunday, Aug. 21.

KU Hillel staff showed and celebrated KU Hillel’s new location just steps off campus on July 31.

For more than 40 years, the Jewish Community Foundation’s Community Legacy Fund has been a source of support for local communal organizations.

While many school faculty and student organizations closed for the summer, the Chabad House at KU continued with special summer programs, hosting students for Shabbat meals, social events, weekly classes and offering mental health support.

Underprivileged children across Greater Kansas City recently received free school supplies, backpacks and clothing through the ninth annual Back to School Store organized by the local section of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW).

The next winner of the KC SuperStar competition will be chosen during the competition finals in an evening of performances.

Hadassah Greater Kansas City will honor Hadassah affiliated educators at its fifth annual Touch of Red Gala on Saturday evening, Nov. 5.

Day of Discovery, an event focused on learning opportunities and experiences, has a new element this year: Jewish Family Services is coordinating the Family Program in the morning of this year's event on Sunday, Aug. 21.