By Meryl Feld
Editor
The last historically Jewish sorority at the University of Kansas, Sigma Delta Tau, was shut down by their national headquarters via Zoom call May 18. Even the chapter’s executive board — their leadership team — was not informed of this decision before the call.
Do you make Bubbe’s mouthwatering chicken soup every holiday? Maybe Aunt Sarah made a spectacular apple cake? Or you are the cook in the family and your blintz casserole is a Break-the-Fast staple.
It’s safe to say nothing has compared to the year 5780. As we welcome 5781 in mid-September, we’d like to look back through the year through your favorite photos of events including personal events as well as happy, or newsworthy, times with your congregation or favorite Jewish organization.
(KCJC) The 2020 Margolis Essay Contest and Scholarship winner is Dahlia Cukierkorn. She is a 2020 graduate of Blue Valley North High School. Cukierkorn will be attending the University of Missouri at Columbia in the fall to study speech pathology. Cukierkorn was awarded $2,000.
By Dahlia Cukierkorn
2020 Margolis Essay Contest and Scholarship Winner
A respect for the diverse beliefs and unique contributions of all the world’s faiths is one of the hallmarks of interfaith relations. Interfaith relations help society as a whole by producing better mutual understanding among the believers of different religions, strengthened faiths and beliefs, more love for others, deeper learning and more common dignity and values in addition to encouraging work together for the common good. This essay is written in loving memory of my Muslim best friend Rania Bouzahzah, who was taken from us too soon and whose memory will always be a blessing in my heart. Rania brought four families of different faiths together. Despite our many differences, we were all united by the universal feeling of all faiths which was love for our beautiful girl Rania.
By Meryl Feld / Editor
The last historically Jewish sorority at the University of Kansas, Sigma Delta Tau, was shut down by their national headquarters, who told The Chronicle in a written statement, “The continued decline in membership resulted in too great a burden to continue chapter operations.”
The Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas will once again offer a community-wide course, “Judaism for Conversion Candidates” beginning Aug. 20. The year-long course will be taught on a rotating basis by rabbis from the Reform, Conservative and Orthodox movements and is intended to acquaint those considering conversion to Judaism with what it means to live Jewishly. Each student will be required to secure a congregational rabbinic sponsor by Feb. 1 and meet the conversion requirements developed by their rabbinic sponsor.
For those of you who have cooking fatigue or just want a delicious home-cooked meal, reserve a kosher Shabbat meal to go. Kosher Shabbat curbside “Meals-to-Go” are available for purchase now through July 24.
As summer officially begins, we want to share with you various establishments around town that are either certified kosher or we have verified that they serve products that are kosher compliant. We don’t perceive our area to have many such establishments, but when compiling the list it grew quite long. We are fortunate to have so many kosher snacks available to us. Enjoy in moderation!
Today’s high school students are tomorrow’s Jewish leaders. They will be key in fighting the disturbing rise of anti-Semitism in the United States and around the world, including anti-Israel initiatives on their future college campuses. Unfortunately, Jewish students also currently report confronting anti-Semitism in Kansas City, and many feel ill-equipped to handle instances of anti-Semitism or anti-Israel rhetoric.
