Torah Learning Center announces fall events
Torah Learning Center (TLC) has announced three upcoming events for community members this month.
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KC SuperStar names winners at finale
Ten young vocalists took the stage on Aug. 24 for the KC SuperStar finals, which had a British Invasion music theme.
Blumah Wineberg to lead children’s baking class
Blumah Wineberg, a rebbetzin and veteran educator at Chabad of Overland Park and Leawood, is offering Baking with Bubby, a new children’s Jewish baking class.
KU Chabad begins new school year
Staff of KU Chabad, now celebrating its 20th school year, greeted students at its first Shabbat dinner of the year.
Judge Howard Sachs to retire at age 100
From making an impact in the Civil Rights Movement to serving in the United States Navy during World War II, Judge Howard Frederic Sachs has spent decades in pursuit of justice.
Kansas City athletes medal at 2025 JCC Maccabi Games
A delegation of 35 local Jewish teen athletes recently returned from Tucson, Arizona, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, after competing at the 2025 JCC Maccabi Games.
JewBelong billboards targeting campus antisemitism go up near KU
JewBelong, a national nonprofit organization for fighting antisemitism and making Judaism accessible, put up two billboards near the University of Kansas last week.
Pre-High Holiday Service of Spiritual Renewal to be held Aug. 31
The Jewish Community Chaplaincy Program, housed at Jewish Family Services (JFS), will offer its Service of Spiritual Renewal on Sunday, Aug. 31, at 4 p.m. in the social hall at Village Shalom.
Strangers No More begins 11th year
Strangers No More (SNM), originally planned to be a one-time program following the shootings at the Jewish Community Campus and Village Shalom in May of 2014, is announcing plans for the fall season of its 11th year.
MCHE takes local educators to D.C. to learn about the Holocaust
The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education (MCHE) recently facilitated a trip to Washington, D.C., to provide Holocaust education for 12 local teachers.