Last week the Israeli government adopted the Optimal Aging Dashboard as the National Index for Optimal Aging, providing Israel’s government ministries and agencies a shared set of indices for determining and measuring levels of optimal aging among Israeli citizens – the extent to which Israel’s older adults are healthy and living independently.
The Jewish community will come together to prepare for the High Holy Days at the annual community Selichot program and service on August 28. There will be opportunities for multi-access participation.
Union Station officials July 21 announced another record relating to their award-winning touring exhibition offerings. Officials expected more than 150,000 tickets to the ‘Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far way.’ exhibition to be sold by July 24, only five weeks into the planned 27-week run.
Registration is now open for this year’s annual Day of Discovery taking place August 22. Visit the Rabbinical Association’s website, kcrabbi.org, for information, a complete listing of classes and topic descriptions, and a link to registration.
Curbside kosher holiday meals to go will be available for purchase for Rosh Hashanah catered by Kim Matsil, Kim’s Creations (pick up Sunday afternoon, September 5) and Kol Nidre catered by Cathy Levin, Kosher Connection (pick up Wednesday, September 15). The next Shabbat meal to go will be offered on October 15 and catered by Steve Ellenberg, Ellenberg Experience Catering.
Congregation has raised more than $12 million to pay for construction and ongoing operating costs
Congregation Beth Shalom has exceeded its initial $12 million fundraising goal to pay for a planned sanctuary, despite a pause on the fundraiser caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Jewish Community Relations Bureau|AJC has announced that the Rev. Thomas B. Curran, S.J., will receive the Henry W. Bloch Human Relations Award at its annual Human Relations Event on November 18. Curran is the first clergy member to receive this honor.
ROCKHOLD NAMED TO STATE COMMISSION
Jessica Rockhold, executive director of the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education, has been appointed to the Kansas Holocaust Commission by Governor Laura Kelly and serves as a co-chair of the commission.
In January 2020, KU Hillel had a full Birthright Israel trip of college students, all excited about having spent 10 days in Israel. They had no idea how fortunate the timing of their trip would turn out to be.
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City recently added two new employees to its team. Erin Heffernan Markowicz is the new director of strategic marketing and Sierra J. Debrow is the community planning associate.
