News

Kansas City Lodge #184, B’nai B’rith has announced the 2025 Margolis Memorial Essay Contest.

Congregation Beth Shalom has completed its new sanctuary, concluding a yearslong endeavor to provide the synagogue a permanent prayer space.

Molly Hess has been announced as the new director of Jewish Experiences, a collaboration of the Jewish Federation of Kansas City and The J, having joined the team at the end of August. 

After more than 10 years of dedication to The J, DD Gass, director of camps and school-age services, has announced her retirement.

KU Chabad officially broke ground for its new building with a celebration of students, alumni, parents, supporters and donors last Sunday. 

Congregation Beth Shalom will host an evening featuring artisanal cheese, beer and cheese-making discussion with Green Dirt Farm owner Sarah Hoffmann.

Congregation Beth Shalom Sisterhood will host an event focused on combating bullying, featuring the committee of its Banishing Bullying Behavior Project and Dr. Ram Chettiar, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Children’s Mercy Hospital.

Community members can order cheese blintzes, homemade by Michael Crane, from Congregation Beth Torah for breaking the fast after Yom Kippur. 

Jewish Unforgettable Ladies Interested in Eating Together (JULIETs) will host “Understanding and Combating Contemporary Antisemitism,” a presentation by Sarah Markowitz Schreiber, director of education and programs for the Jewish Community Relations Bureau | American Jewish Committee (JCRB|AJC).

The Goldenberg Duo, consisting of siblings Susan and William Goldenberg, will present a series of free recital performances between Sept. 25 and Oct. 7.