Community News

KU Chabad and the Chabad Teen Network of KC (Cteen) jointly hosted a kosher summer barbecue event for incoming freshmen at Gezer Park in Leawood, Kansas.

Jewish Family Services (JFS) has named Noah Slabotsky of Overland Park, Kansas, its June Volunteer of the Month.

The top 10 finalists have been chosen in the 13th annual KC SuperStar high school singing competition.

Jewish Community Relations Bureau|American Jewish Committee will honor civic leader and civil rights activist Alvin Brooks with the prestigious Henry W. Bloch Human Relations Award at its annual Human Relations Event on Sunday, October 30.

Opening July 2 and running through the 24th, the Tony Award-winning Roald Dahl’s “Matilda The Musical” hits the stage to wrap up the 2021-22 season at The Lewis and Shirley White Theatre.

Rabbi Monica Kleinman, Director of Lifelong Learning at Congregation Beth Torah, announced the second-annual series of playground days for those currently enrolled or interested in learning more about the Weiner Religious School.

The annual Day of Discovery – Explore the Joy of Jewish Learning in Kansas City event is scheduled for Sunday, August 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The negotiating committees of the Joint Task Force between Congregation Ohev Sholom and Congregation Beth Shalom have reached an agreement for consolidating the two Conservative synagogues, according to an email update sent by Jason Krakow, president of Beth Shalom. 

Startland News is showcasing five KC changemakers from five local organizations through its second annual Community Builders to Watch series, presented by Engenious Design. The following highlights one of the 2022 honorees.

From Kansas City to Chicago to Vienna and finally Tel Aviv, 40 Hillel students made it to Israel for KU Hillel’s Birthright trip in May.