Community News

Friends of Sheffield Cemetery received a donation from the Orven Schanzer Trust Fund to further the cemetery’s restoration projects.

The National Council of Jewish Women of Greater Kansas City (NCJW) held its annual Back to School Store this summer.

Jewish Family Services (JFS) is partnering with the Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City for a High Holiday food drive taking place now through Oct. 18.

The Jewish community is invited to come together to prepare for the High Holy Days at the annual community Selichot program and service on Saturday, Sept. 9.

Bob Dylan, arguably one of the most famous and enigmatic Jewish songwriters of all time, will be performing in Kansas City, Missouri, for two nights.

At this year’s Selichot program and service, Rabbi Josh Feigelson, president and CEO of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, will look at how it might feel to approach teshuva as a practice of returning with compassion to our best intentions.

KU Chabad, led by Rabbi Zalman and Nechama Tiechtel, has added a new rabbi and rebbetzin to its staff for the 2023-2024 school year.

Food, crafts, and entertainment are all central features of Jewish Culture Fest, but the event also showcases the many Jewish organizations and institutions that serve the community at large.

Organizers for Jewish Culture Fest are in search of volunteers to help with this year’s event.

Jews have settled all across America for centuries, not just in big cities. While the Jewish presence in rural areas may be smaller, antisemitism remains a growing problem in those communities.