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Boy Scouts of America Troop 61 will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding this October. 

The history of Kansas City’s Oakwood Country Club is covered in detail in Ward Katz’s new book, “Oakwood’s Living History: From the Progress Club to a New Future — A Family Story.”

KU Hillel has announced its annual Rock Chalk Shabbat event will be held Friday, Nov. 1, at the Burge Union on the University of Kansas’s campus in Lawrence. 

More than 30 faculty members from local congregations’ religious schools recently participated in a day of professional Jewish learning and networking.

Magdalena Nguyen has won the title of 2024 KC SuperStar, the top spot in The J’s high school singing competition and largest fundraiser, which raised over $1.2 million this year.

This Sunday, Sept. 8 at 1 p.m., groundbreaking for the new KU Chabad Center for Jewish Life will take place.

This Sunday, Sept. 8, Congregation Beth Shalom will host Kansas Jewish legislators Sen. Ethan Corson and Rep. Dan Osman for a discussion about the upcoming legislative session.

Strangers No More is celebrating its 10th year highlighting the similarities between Judaism and Christianity to build bridges between the two communities.

The Summer Singers of Kansas City, 165-voices strong, joined with organist Dr. Jacob Hofeling, baritone Dr. Joshua Markley (in the role of the cantor) and percussionist Mark Lowry to perform the “Avodath HaKodesh” (Sacred Service) of Swiss/American Jewish composer Ernest Bloch. 

Jewish Family Services (JFS) is offering community members the opportunity to help more than 350 households by sponsoring Rosh Hashanah meal kits.