Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas City (JFS) has released its 2020 Gratitude Report, A Year of Extraordinary Caring, highlighting the explosive growth of the organization in meeting the needs of the community.
After 12 straight years as Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu is losing power — and the government that’s about to replace him is remarkable in its own right.
The White Rose Student Research contest, sponsored annually by the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education, is open to students in grades eight through 12.
Skip the grocery shopping and the cooking and reserve a catered Shabbat dinner. Curbside pick-up offers a convenient “take and warm’’ kosher meal so you can enjoy a relaxing Shabbat. Meals are prepared by Ellenberg Experience Catering under the supervision of the Vaad Hakashrut of Kansas City.
Flora draws on Judaic teaching of tikkun olam for public service, run for Mission mayor
Sollie Flora draws on her legal training to work through complicated issues as a city council member in Mission, Kansas.
(JNS) Israeli Supreme Court President Esther Hayut blasted critics of the court at the annual Israel Bar Association conference in Eilat on Monday.
Every spring, senior Jayhawks look forward to the culmination of their time at the University of Kansas with a few traditions: walking under the Campanile and standing together under the tallit to receive their graduation blessing from Rabbi Neal Schuster, KU Hillel’s rabbi and senior Jewish educator.
April showers bring May flowers. On some level, the old saying was true at the Chabad House at KU during the recent graduation farewell parties for the classes of 2021 and 2020. Just like a blossoming flower, the graduating seniors are ready to leave KU and move on to whatever comes next in their life’s journey.
Jeffrey and Julie Spiegel are proud to announce that their son, Daniel Spiegel, earned the rank of Eagle Scout on March 25, 2021. He was recognized at his Troop’s Eagle Court of Honor on May 16, 2021.
In its new annual report, the Jewish Community Foundation reflects upon how the Foundation, its fundholders and partner organizations found positive ways to make an impact during an unprecedentedly challenging year.
