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Help stock the Jewish Family Services pantry from 10 a.m. to noon, Sunday, Oct. 17, at the Jewish Community Campus, 5801 W. 115th Street, Overland Park.

Our food choices have a profound effect on how we feel not only physically but mentally, emotionally and psychologically as well. Studies have shown that a plant-based diet can positively impact feelings of anxiety, depression and fatigue.

The community is invited to prepare for the Festival of Lights together with a service of spiritual renewal.

KU Hillel’s What the Bleep programming returned this past week following a successful inaugural year.

Jewish Family Services will host a health fair from 1-3 p.m., Friday, Oct. 29 at the JFS Brookside office. This is the last in a series of health fairs the agency has hosted this month.

Jewish Experiences, a collaboration of Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City and The J, is launching its Acclaimed Author Series with a year filled with unique and thought-provoking topics. 

Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy and the Kansas Humanities Bureau are pleased to present an informative evening about Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African-American boy who was brutally murdered in 1955, at the hands of white supremacists.

HBHA is pleased to announce John and Jenny Isenberg as this year’s honorees for the school’s annual Civic Service Award Celebration.

What do a Jewish boy from Poland, an Armenian boy, a Cambodian girl and a girl from Sarajevo have in common? 

With Rock Chalk Shabayit returning again this year, KU Hillel staff have important updates. To bring the spirit of KU Hillel’s signature event and largest Shabbat experience into your home, they are introducing a new lineup of Shabboxes (Shabbat boxes).