Early one morning in 2012, Ron Goldsmith and I met for coffee. Ron was about to complete his three-year term as president of the Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) and asked to meet for a briefing to help me prepare to succeed him in the role.
One of the most popular, and well attended events of the year at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah, is Mitzvah Day, an annual gathering where hundreds of members volunteer in dozens of community projects. This year’s Mitzvah Day takes place May 2.
Yom HaShoah, followed by Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut are all important in the cycle of Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy’s school year.
Join Ohev Sholom Sisterhood at 1:00 p.m. on April 25, for a program with Margie Miller, immediate past president of the Women’s League for Conservative Judaism and stepmother to Ohev Sholom’s own Adam Miller. She will discuss the topic, “Coping with the Challenges of Life.”
The J will reopen the Heritage Center on May 3 following a more than year-long closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In-person fitness, art and educational classes will resume with limited numbers, a pre-registration requirement, plus face mask and social distancing procedures.
While things continue to slowly open up as COVID vaccinations increase, one thing that has not changed is the number of people fighting food insecurity — and that means Jewish Family Services food pantry is as busy as ever. The two locations of the pantry are serving more than 900 families and their pets, and the numbers continue to grow.
Get your forks out, everyone! B’nai Jehudah Sisterhood is offering New York-style, plain cheesecake, with optional strawberry topping or a flavored, variety pack of squares for purchase just in time for the festival of Shavuot.
On December 28, 2017, Martha Gershun read an article in The Chronicle about a woman who needed a kidney. Nine months later, she donated one of hers to Deb Porter Gill at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Today’s high school students are tomorrow’s Jewish leaders. Unfortunately, it is also true that Jewish high school students in Kansas City encounter antisemitism on a disturbingly regular basis in their schools.
The Jewish Changemakers Fellowship is a three-week online leadership experience for young Jewish leaders, ages 20 to24, who are looking for career development, networking, and one of the best summers of their lives.
