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The pairing of apples and honey is a staple during Rosh Hashanah. It’s tradition to dip apples in honey to show our hopes for a sweet and fruitful New Year.

More than 20 members of the Kansas City area Jewish community traveled last week to Mexico City on a Jewish Federation mission, where they experienced the city’s vibrant Jewish community, touring its institutions, participating in Shabbat services and dinner, and visiting the Memory and Tolerance Museum. 

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.