In late November, a squad of about 18 volunteers from Bridging the Gap fanned out along Wilson Avenue and Belmont Boulevard on the northern fringe of Kansas City to plant 31 trees on the public right-of-way adjacent to Congregation Beth Israel Abraham and Voliner’s Sheffield Cemetery.

Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City will honor community members at its 2024 annual meeting, which will also feature speakers including the University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas A. Girod; Kansas City, Missouri, City Manager Brian Platt; and Overland Park, Kansas, Police Department Deputy Chief of Police Simon Happer.