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PJ Library of Kansas City and Sasone, the community’s program to support access to Jewish education for students with special needs, are hosting a joint event on Sunday, June 25.

Jewish Family Services (JFS) is the home of the Jewish Community Chaplaincy program, which provides spiritual support for the community.

The Summer Singers of Lee's Summit, a community chorus active only during June and July, is recruiting members for its 2023 performance of music commemorating the Holocaust.

Jewish Family Services (JFS) is celebrating its 120th anniversary, and this year, United Way of Greater Kansas City named it one of its inaugural Impact 100 organizations.

June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month, and the Kansas City Jewish community is working on improving inclusivity opportunities for LGBTQ+ Jews in the wake of data from the 2021 Kansas City Jewish Community Study.

In an effort to grow and develop the Kansas City Jewish community and attract members of younger generations, See KC, a new initiative designed to showcase all that Kansas City has to offer, has been launched.

Jonah Stolte, a Blue Valley West High School student who just finished his freshman year, won two tennis awards in Kansas Class 6A high school tennis last month.

Amanda Morgan King will transition from her role of president and board chair at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah, to the synagogue’s executive director. The change will be effective on Sept. 1, 2023.

Applications will be accepted until June 15 for the Jewish Community Foundation’s (JCF) Katianne’s Sunshine Fund for the Benefit of Special Needs Programming.

On Sunday, June 11, the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation (LJCC) will host a tour of B’nai Israel Cemetery.