Jewish Family Services and The Giving Brick will be among the organizations participating in CARnival for CASA, a drive-through event that includes more than 20 activity booths, sweet treats and lunch for everyone in the car, a raffle, an optional nature walk or scavenger hunt, yard games, and lots of goodies to take home, including LEGO sets.

The Jewish Community Center is excited to announce the return of the Youth Triathlon on June 27, after a hiatus due to the pandemic. The J’s Youth Triathlon is for kids from age four to 17 and allows youth to compete in a fun setting complete with food, music and a medal for every participant.

Skip the grocery shopping and the cooking and reserve a catered Shabbat dinner. Curbside pick-up offers a convenient “take and warm’’ kosher meal so you can enjoy a relaxing Shabbat. Meals are prepared by Ellenberg Experience Catering under the supervision of the Vaad Hakashrut of Kansas City.

Flora draws on Judaic teaching of tikkun olam for public service, run for Mission mayor

Sollie Flora draws on her legal training to work through complicated issues as a city council member in Mission, Kansas.

Every spring, senior Jayhawks look forward to the culmination of their time at the University of Kansas with a few traditions: walking under the Campanile and standing together under the tallit to receive their graduation blessing from Rabbi Neal Schuster, KU Hillel’s rabbi and senior Jewish educator.

April showers bring May flowers. On some level, the old saying was true at the Chabad House at KU during the recent graduation farewell parties for the classes of 2021 and 2020. Just like a blossoming flower, the graduating seniors are ready to leave KU and move on to whatever comes next in their life’s journey.