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Bob Dylan, arguably one of the most famous and enigmatic Jewish songwriters of all time, will be performing in Kansas City, Missouri, for two nights.

Beginning his theater journey when he was just six years old, Broadway producer Evan McGill is now a Tony Award winner. 

Pete Linde tested 72 bagel recipes before hitting perfection with number 73, said Janna Linde. She knows because she tried every single test bagel. 

Justin Bale, who owns a business in Olathe, Kansas, that grows more than 100 kinds of peppers and tomatoes and sells seasonings and hot sauces, has been kicked out of an Overland Park, Kansas, farmers market for antisemitic posts on social media.

At this year’s Selichot program and service, Rabbi Josh Feigelson, president and CEO of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, will look at how it might feel to approach teshuva as a practice of returning with compassion to our best intentions.

KU Chabad, led by Rabbi Zalman and Nechama Tiechtel, has added a new rabbi and rebbetzin to its staff for the 2023-2024 school year.

Food, crafts, and entertainment are all central features of Jewish Culture Fest, but the event also showcases the many Jewish organizations and institutions that serve the community at large.

Organizers for Jewish Culture Fest are in search of volunteers to help with this year’s event.

Jews have settled all across America for centuries, not just in big cities. While the Jewish presence in rural areas may be smaller, antisemitism remains a growing problem in those communities.

Sixteen local Jewish teens recently attended the 2023 JCC Maccabi Games and Access in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, representing the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City (The J). The Kansas City delegation won more than 25 medals.