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Kehilath Israel Synagogue invites family and friends to join the Second Annual Worldwide Friends and Family Virtual Chanukah Party. The party will take place on Sunday, November 28, at 11 a.m. CST.

Jewish War Veterans Post 605, representing the Greater Kansas City area is happy to announce the winners for the Gertrude Pasmanik Scholarship for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Few people can say they’ve served their community for more than 60 years. Rod Minkin, a native Kansas Citian, is one of them. Minkin has been active in the Kansas City Jewish community since the early 1960s and has left an indelible mark on it.

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.