Community News

Portnoy has a strong commitment to Jewish Family Services and to the Jewish community as a spiritual care volunteer.

KU Hillel brought back its Shabbat Around KU (SAKU) event on Friday, Jan. 28, for the new semester.

The Kehilath Israel Synagogue congregation will observe the mitzvah to be joyful on Purim during its Purim Seudah (meal) and Shpiel (play) on Thursday, March 17, 2022.

KU Chabad recently initiated Open Kitchen Night, which provides students at the University of Kansas with a homemade dinner of soup, a main meat dish and multiple sides.

The food pantry at Jewish Family Services has been serving more than 800 families in the Kansas City area each month. To keep the pantry operating efficiently and meet community needs, volunteers are a necessary component.

Throughout the month, Jewish Family Services is asking the public for donations of their favorite spreadables including peanut butter, jelly, honey, and other non-perishable items for its “Spread the Love” drive. 

Jewish Family Services recently welcomed Taryn Jones as its new Volunteer Engagement Manager.

The K.I. Young Members Committee is staging a Zillion-Shekel Webathon on Sunday, Feb. 20, from 6 to 9 p.m.

For the past two years, HBHA has worked diligently to ensure that its school community remains safe, and that students are able to be in school together as much as possible.

Kansas City has not been immune to hateful acts — a white supremacist murdered three people outside of Jewish facilities in Overland Park in 2014, and another gunman killed an Indian man at Austin’s Grille in Olathe in 2017.

Despite this, one Kansas City area organization makes a difference by teaching kindness and understanding. SevenDays is a Kansas City-based nonprofit organization that aims to overcome hate through education and dialogue.