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KU Hillel’s famous Rock Chalk Shabbat will adapt to an online format this year and become Rock Chalk Shabayit.

Because of the pandemic, the format of a huge in-person gathering used for the last 19 years is not possible. By going online, KU Hillel’s Rock Chalk Shabayit (bayit means “home” in Hebrew) will have a broader reach and be able to include friends of KU Hillel, alumni, parents and students from coast to coast. KU Hillel will bring its vibrant community together and celebrate Jewish life at the University of Kansas.

Today nearly 68 million people rely on Medicare for health security. As more baby boomers turn 65, enrollment will continue to grow reaching an estimated 80 million in 2030.

Democrat Corson always drawn to public service

By Marcia Montgomery
Associate Editor

Thirty-eight-year-old Ethan Corson became interested in politics and public service when he was in college. He’s running for the Kansas Senate in District 7, hoping to represent residents of Fairway, Mission, Mission Hills, Mission Woods, Westwood, Westwood Hills and parts of Leawood and Overland Park.

Koesten runs for Kansas Senate as moderate Democrat

By Marcia Montgomery
Associate Editor

Joy Koesten is running for a seat in the Kansas Senate “for one simple reason,” she said in an interview with The Chronicle. “To keep this Senate seat out of the hands of a far-right extremist who wants nothing more than to take us back to the Brownback days.

In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness month, the Hadassah Greater Kansas City Physicians Council will present a webinar, “Advances in Women’s Health 2020,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14. This program will be a detailed look at women’s cancer screening including breast cancer screening through diagnosis, treatment and survivorship.

The Rev. Adam Hamilton, founding pastor of Kansas City’s United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, has spent his pastoral career bringing together diverse communities for the common good. 

As KU students continue integrating into a COVID-19 lifestyle, many on-campus organizations are tailoring their programming for the pandemic. KU Hillel is among the organizations that needed to take a different approach to its programming.

Neil Berg and Friends are back at Kehilath Israel Synagogue for the annual Grand Givers fundraiser. The format will be different, but the entertainment will be as enjoyable.

Fall just officially started but Hanukkah will be here before you know it. Jewish Family Services needs your help to make it a wonderful holiday for those in our community facing economic hardship and other life challenges, especially with the additional hardship of the COVID-19 pandemic.

KU grad who studied leadership takes on formal leadership roles in Jewish life

Evan Traylor may be from Oklahoma City, but he’s a point of pride for the Kansas Jewish community. A first-year rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Traylor graduated from the University of Kansas after studying political science, Jewish studies and leadership studies. Prior to rabbinical school, he worked at the Union for Reform Judaism for four years creating new projects and initiatives in college and young adult engagement, and he currently serves on the leadership teams for Jewish Social Justice Roundtable and Jews United for Justice.