MeltonKC, powered by HBHA, continues to offer a varied selection of 2020-21 courses to engage, connect and offer thought-provoking discussion among students of all ages and stages of Jewish learning. Currently, all classes are virtual, though some classes plan to meet outside (when possible) or reconvene when it is safe to return in person.
The Jewish Community Relations Bureau|AJC and Southern Christian Leadership Conference will hold their annual Martin Luther King Jr. interfaith service on 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10. It is a virtual event that will be streamed on the JCRB|AJC Facebook page.
Village Shalom has announced the appointment of Jim Klein as its second lifetime board member.
In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education presents a Zoom program by Professor Oren Stier, a religious studies scholar. The event is scheduled for Wednesday Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. Visit (mchekc.org/ihrd/) to register for the Zoom presentation
Skip the grocery shopping and the cooking and reserve a catered Shabbat dinner. Curb side pickup offers a convenient way to obtain a “take and warm” kosher meal so that you can enjoy a relaxing Shabbat. Kosher Shabbat curbside “Meals-to-Go” will be available for purchase on Fridays, Jan. 15 and Feb. 19
By Stewart Ain
JTA
The struggles of the newly poor come in all shapes and sizes: Jewish families turning to Jewish social service agencies for help paying electricity and mortgage bills. Isolated Jewish seniors on fixed incomes who, for the first time in their lives, are facing food insecurity and mental health issues exacerbated by social isolation.
By Mike Sherry
Editor
As Helene Lotman was settling into her role as head of the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, he was the one who came to her office on Day One with an orchid and who showed up on her first shabbat in town with housewarming gifts of challah, kosher salt and candles.
Shine the light on New Reform Temple
In a Hanukkah story, the Religion News Service highlighted the 9-foot tall menorah the New Reform Temple erected on its grounds. The story discussed several efforts around the country to safely celebrate Hanukkah during the pandemic with outside celebrations. “The idea of publicizing the miracle has always been important to us, but we’ve never really done it,” Rabbi Alan David Londy of the New Reform Temple told the news service. Not to be outdone, KCUR also featured the menorah in its own version of how faith organizations were getting creative during the pandemic holiday season.
