Community News

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.

Prior to participating in AJC’s Leaders for Tomorrow (LFT) program, Blue Valley West sophomore Eli Maker said he “came into LFT partially uneducated on prominent issues surrounding Israel and antisemitism.”

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City’s Youth Triathlon is for kids from age 4 to 17 and allows youth to compete in a fun setting with music and a medal for every participant.

Photographs, memories and memorabilia of any kind about Oakwood Country Club are being sought after.

KU Hillel is “going green.” As part of KU Hillel’s Jewish values, the concept of repairing the world is on the forefront as staff spend the summer preparing for their new location and a new school year.

Major Cantor David Frommer was the guest speaker during The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah's Erev Shabbat service on May 27. 

The Kinnor Philharmonic will celebrate the musical achievements of three musical pupils of former Kansas City Symphony Concertmaster and violinist Tiberius Klausner in a special concert on Sunday, June 12 at 3 p.m.