Community News

On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a group of local Jewish teens decided to spend their time off bringing joy and companionship to seniors at Village Shalom. 

The 23rd annual community Tu B’Shevat Seder celebrating the arrival of spring in Israel will be held in person this year.

Applications are now open for the 2023 cohort of Leadership Tomorrow, Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City’s paid summer internship program.

The deadline for applications and letters of recommendation for Jewish camp and enrichment scholarships offered by the Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) is Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023.

Jewish Family Services is kicking off its annual “Spread the Love” food campaign — beginning Feb. 1 throughout the month, JFS is asking for donations of spreadables including peanut butter, jelly, ketchup, honey, and other non-perishable items.

The Lewis and Shirley White Theatre at The Jewish Community Center (The J) is presenting the Broadway musical “Kinky Boots,” opening Saturday evening, Jan. 28 (7:30 p.m. curtain) for its four-weekend run through Sunday, Feb. 19.

Harry and Gail Himmelstein recently made a gift of $100,000 to Jewish Family Services (JFS) in honor of its 120th anniversary to support the organization’s older adult services.

Robert Alter, a professor of Hebrew and comparative literature at the University of California, Berkeley, will present “The Challenge of Translating the Bible” for the Kansas City community.

Congregation Kol Ami will observe Tu B’Shvat with a seder on Sunday, Feb. 5, to honor and support the Migrant Farmworkers Assistance Fund (MFAF).

Congregation Beth Torah will welcome Rabbi Taylor Poslosky, previously of Overland Park, Kansas, to the pulpit for services on Friday, Jan. 27.