The students have recently arrived back in Lawrence for the spring semester, but as they return to their campus things are still not the same. From the various changes to the class schedule and to the many guidelines and protocols in place, it is obvious that things will still be conducted quite differently than a typical semester at KU.
The virtual State of Kansas Holocaust Commemorative Service will be held at 1 p.m. on April 26.
Passover is just around the corner and the Jewish Family Services Food Pantry needs your support to help those facing food insecurity.
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a massive effect on the mental health of college students. According to a Texas A&M study, 71% of college students polled said that their stress and anxiety levels increased since the start of the pandemic, and 18% said they had suicidal thoughts.
A social justice opportunity for school-age children
Sasone is proud to announce the winners of its first essay contest in honor of Jewish Disabilities Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM).
In a show of solidarity and support for the Kansas City Jewish community, Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Quinton Lucas and Leawood Mayor Peggy Dunn have signed onto the Mayors United Against Antisemitism initiative.
Project aims to create Kansas City Jewish Community Digital Archive
Imagine a website where you could search for a name and see every time that name showed up in the Kansas City Jewish Chronicle and other scanned documents—births, baby namings, b’nei mitzvah, volunteer events and celebrations, and special moments in Jewish family and community life.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City has joined in a national effort to help members of the Jewish community effected by power outages that wreaked havoc across Texas earlier this month as a result of winter storms and freezing temperatures.
Join in this year’s virtual communitywide Purim celebration on Feb. 26
How many times have we cursed COVID-19 for ruining special occasions and even everyday life? Isn’t it ironic, then, that the pandemic in one sense has broadened our ability to gather?
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of us in various ways, including volunteers at Jewish Family Services. However, a pandemic hasn’t stopped dedicated individuals such as Kathy Keller from finding ways to help the thousands of people JFS serves every day.
