KU Hillel welcomes new students
KU Hillel staff spent the first week of the University of Kansas’s 2022 fall semester welcoming new and returning students.
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Community-wide Selichot program to be held Sept. 17
The Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City will host its annual citywide Selichot program and service on Saturday, Sept. 17, in preparation for the High Holy Days.
Jewish K-State student completes congressional internship
Joshua Kreisler, Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy graduate and Kansas State University student, recently completed a six-week internship in Washington, D.C., working for U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann and gaining firsthand experience of the nation’s governmental processes.
St. Louis Holocaust Museum to digitize collection; MCHE digitizing paper collection
The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, the nearest Holocaust museum to Kansas City, recently received a Museums for America grant to help fund the digital preservation of its collection.
2022 Day of Discovery brings learners, educators together
Day of Discovery 2022, which was hosted at the Jewish Community Center on Sunday, Aug. 21, brought learners and educators together, both virtually and in person.
Jewish radio show receives statewide broadcast award
“The Schmooze,” a Sunday morning radio show hosted by KU Chabad’s Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel, won the second place award in its category in the Kansas Association of Broadcasters’ (KAB) 2022 Station Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting.
Bike for the Brain Labor Day event to raise mental health awareness
Bike for the Brain will host its 17th annual community bicycle ride on Labor Day, Monday, September 5.
Founder of Mussar Institute is featured speaker at Selichot program
The Jewish community will gather on Saturday, Sep. 17 to prepare for the High Holy Days at the annual community Selichot program and service.
“Canaan: A Cultural Presentation” to be presented at The White Theatre
The Kansas African American Museum (TKAAM) and Jewish Community Relations Bureau | American Jewish Committee (JCRB | AJC) are bringing the play “Canaan: A Cultural Presentation” to The White Theatre.
JCRB | AJC to conduct second antisemitism survey for Jewish 6th-12th graders
This September, the Jewish Community Relations Bureau | AJC will be conducting its second “Antisemitism in Schools” survey to learn more about the experiences of Jewish middle and high school students in the Kansas City area.
