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KU Hillel will soon move just a few doors down from its current location to a new, custom-finished location with more than 3,000 square feet of student-facing programming space.

Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City is partnering with JCRB|AJC and a handful of other local Jewish organizations to “shine a light on antisemitism” during Hanukkah week and beyond.

The community is invited to join Jewish Family Services for a service of spiritual renewal to prepare for the Festival of Lights together. This gathering will take place at 3 p.m., Sunday, November 14, in the Social Hall at Village Shalom, 5500 W. 123rd Street, Overland Park.

Jewish Family Services will host a community food drive from 10 a.m. to noon, Sunday, November 21, at the Jewish Community Campus, 5801 W 115th St., Overland Park. Drop off will be in the front circle drive where JFS volunteers and staff will take items directly from cars.

Beth Shalom Sisterhood will offer a virtual tour of Paris’ Jewish history and Jewish-themed travel online.

It isn’t often that performers have the opportunity to share their passion for the stage with their significant other, but during The White Theatre’s run of “Something Rotten,” Ashton Botts and Austin Stang do just that.

One of the largest Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) programs in the nation, Jackson County CASA is doubling in size to allow the nonprofit to add services and help more children removed from their homes because of abuse and neglect.

On Monday, November 15, Jewish Family Services is hosting a free walk-in vaccine clinic in the White Theatre at The J, 5801 W. 115^th Street in Overland Park.

Kansas City is considering putting a massive 2,000-acre solar farm on city land at Kansas City International Airport, creating one of the largest solar power installations in the nation.

The Learn, Laugh and Love program will feature a one-hour online tour of the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art at 1 p.m. on November 18.