Joshua Kreisler, Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy graduate and Kansas State University student, recently completed a six-week internship in Washington, D.C., working for U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann and gaining firsthand experience of the nation’s governmental processes.
The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, the nearest Holocaust museum to Kansas City, recently received a Museums for America grant to help fund the digital preservation of its collection.
J Camp at the Jewish Community Center wrapped up a successful summer, having 737 different youth campers enrolled in school-aged J Camp sessions between May 31 and Aug. 12.
For Rabbi Caitlin Brazner and Rabbi Rachel Rothstein, working together as the new assistant rabbis at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah is a reunion of sorts.
After narrowing down submissions from myriad artists, Leawood Arts Council chose William Nemitoff’s sculpture proposal to honor the City of Leawood’s 75th anniversary.
Jane Larison’s first experience with Judaism was attending a friend’s bar mitzvah when she was 12 or 13 years old at Temple Beth Shalom in Spokane, Washington.
As the founder of Theater League, Mark Edelman has fascinating stories about the theater industry and a unique perspective that few experience.
In a historic move for Conservative Judaism in Kansas City, Congregation Beth Shalom and Congregation Ohev Sholom officially merged on July 1.
The Greater Kansas City Jewish Community Study – the first comprehensive population and demographic study of the local Jewish community in more than 35 years – provides a lot of data and key insights about our Jewish community. Now, the plans to act on the new information are being formulated.
When FIFA announced last week that Kansas City would be a host city for the 2026 World Cup, the city erupted in celebration — the Power & Light District was filled with cheers and chants as Mayor Quinton Lucas said, "We will be the best damn World Cup host in the history of the world.”
