Turtledove Bat Mitzvah
Stacie and Robert Turtledove announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Alyssa “Ally” Turtledove, at 9:30 Saturday, May 7, at Congregation Beth Shalom.
Stacie and Robert Turtledove announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Alyssa “Ally” Turtledove, at 9:30 Saturday, May 7, at Congregation Beth Shalom.
Robyn and Loren Shalinsky of Mountain View, California, announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Nadav Fishel Shalinsky, Saturday, May 7, at Peninsula Sinai Congregation in Foster City, California.
Jeff and Jennifer Burn announce the B’not Mitzvah of their daughters, Taylor and Ryan, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.
The Writer’s Place hosts its annual Celebration of the Muses from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 12.. This year they will honor two members and volunteers, Maryfrances Wagner and Tina Hacker, for their many years of service to The Writers Place. Ann Slegman Isenberg and Tom Isenberg will host the event, which will include a buffet.
Johnette and Shelden Zimmerman of Overland Park, Kansas, announce the engagement of their son, Andrew Paul Zimmerman, to Laurel Ann Marselle, daughter of Ellen and Ralph Buikema of Sun City West, Arizona, and Jim Marselle and Jayme Nicholas of Chicago, Illinois.
Eva Hartwich will be 95 years on April 26. Eva’s family from around the country and friends will be celebrating this very special occasion in early May.
River Hennick, an eighth-grade student at Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy designed the colorful drawing to celebrate Passover.
“Kindness and good will overcome anything,” said 41 Action News Anchor and event emcee Christa Dubill. “We’re here to make a ripple in our city.”
Make a ripple they did.
What’s the common thread between chaplaincy in Kansas City and Israel? It’s actually Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick, Jewish Family Services Community Chaplain and Overland Park native, whose commitment to spiritual care literally spans the globe.
The Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) and the Truman Library Institute (TLI) have partnered to offer a series of free lectures called the Truman and Israel Lecture.