Community News

KU Chabad hosted its largest Shabbat dinner ever as 150 Jewish students came together in the new Cutler Family Chabad Center for Jewish Life.

On Tuesday, April 14, the Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) welcomed teens and their families to its youth philanthropy fair, the B’nai Tzedek Shuk.

A Lafayette High School class in St. Joseph, Missouri, is bringing history to life by collecting, cataloging and curating a museum exhibit filled with historic items, books, documents and more donated by St. Joseph Jewish families.

Hadassah Greater Kansas City will celebrate its 24th Annual Walk for Health sponsored by its Nurses Council, which will be held on Sunday, May 10 (Mother’s Day), from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in Leawood, Kansas.

Jewish Family Services (JFS) is hosting a series of upcoming Neighbor Market events to make it easy for individuals and families to pick up free groceries and household essentials.

Rabbi Stephen Karol, a Kansas City native who lives on Long Island in New York, was honored by his synagogue when it announced its new youth lounge would be named for him. 

Congregation Beth Israel Abraham and Voliner (BIAV) invites the community to an appreciation and farewell Kiddush honoring Rabbi Mark and Dr. Ruthy Glass and family.

BBYO chapter Two’s AZA is set to host its Fourth Annual Marty Awards on Saturday, May 9, at The J.

SevenDays, a nonprofit organization that works to overcome hate by promoting kindness and understanding, is honoring Jewish community members Dr. Ken Sonnenschein and Sonia Warshawski with its annual Ripple of Kindness Award.

Congregation Kol Ami marked Passover this year with a community Seder rooted in a message that stretched well beyond the holiday itself: that the ancient story of liberation from bondage speaks directly to the struggles of immigrants and refugees navigating the present day.