Rabbi Moti Rieber invited members of Temple Beth Sholom in Topeka to join him for a pandemic-safe Sukkot.
By Mike Sherry Editor
As most congregations can attest, it was hard enough preparing a virtual experience during the High Holidays this year. But try doing it with a temporary spiritual leader who has been on the job for only a matter of weeks.
Jump online for the next Learn, Laugh and Love program, “Why Go It Alone,” at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17. This lively interactive session with the Jewish Family Services Older Adult Care Management team and The Jewish Community Center’s Heritage Center Director Sandra Greason will be virtual program via Zoom due to safety and health restrictions.
Enjoy a delicious “last night of Hanukkah” catered curbside Shabbat dinner on Friday, Dec. 18. Dinner will be prepared by Cathy Levin, Kosher Connection.
Pictured is Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel of KU Chabad joining in this transcontinental rabbinical celebration that turned into the longest Zoom meeting on record.
Each year the local Chabad rabbis from the Kansas City area lead a delegation to the world’s largest rabbinical conference — the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries. This year, with the conference conducted virtually, the local Chabad rabbis joined a virtual Zoom conference, which included workshops and discussions pertaining to the far-reaching work that Chabad does worldwide.
The Sarah Peltzman Educational Series, Unit Two, begins Thursday, Jan. 7. Classes will be held 10-11 a.m. via Zoom. The cost is $15 per unit for new students who are not already participating in Peltzman classes.
KU Hillel wraps up a safe, eventful semester with weekly outdoor events, Shabboxes and meal deliveries. They are looking forward to a winter break full of exciting virtual programming.
As students in the University of Kansas Jewish community begin to head home for the semester, KU Hillel is reflecting on its first full semester since the onset of COVID-19.
