With 820 visiting athletes and 200 coaches coming, the entire Jewish community of Kansas City will be affected by the JCC Maccabi Games next week — not just volunteers and host families. Here’s what you need to know:
When Pete and Janna Linde opened their first Meshuggah Bagels shop on West 39th Street in 2016, selling authentic New York-style bagels in Kansas City required more than just baking — it required an education campaign.
More than a century after its founding, Village Shalom paused to celebrate one of the people who have helped shape its legacy with the dedication of its assisted living memory care community.
Torah Learning Center (TLC) will host a grand opening event for its new building expansion and mikvah at noon on Sunday, Aug. 9.
Community member Melynn Sight was in Israel during the Oct. 7 attacks in 2023. Her subsequent discussions, learning, reflections and blog posts led her to write a book, “Once You See It: The Jewish Story, October 7, the Past That Shapes It, and the Lives Within It.”
Community member Lynn Kaufman and her family recently made a significant gift to Camber Mental Health Kansas City.
Modeling tikkun olam through tzedakah, volunteerism and everyday actions has been a part of daily living for Judy and David (z”l) Jacobs’ families for generations.
KU Chabad alumni from nearly two decades of campus life gathered recently in downtown Chicago for an evening of reunion, memories and renewed connection.
The Greater Kansas City Section of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is selling honey for the High Holidays.
An ambulance was dedicated to the American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA) in honor of the late Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky at a service at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah, on July 17.
