Joy Koesten, a longtime educator and community activist, has filed for a seat on the Johnson County Community College (JCCC) board of trustees. The election will take place in November.
Plastic jars of peanut butter are one of the most-needed items
The Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City and area congregations are hosting monthly community food drives to help stock the two Jewish Family Services pantry locations. For May, the pantry’s most-needed items are plastic jars of peanut butter, cereal and deodorant.
Congregation Ohev Sholom invites the community to Kabbalat Shabbat in the Park at 5:30 p.m. on May 21 at Harmon Park Pavilion, 7727 Delmar, Prairie Village.
Dr. Michael Sokol has accepted the title of Senior Gabbai at Kehilath Israel Synagogue.
During the gloomiest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rabbi Jeff Glickman and his wife, Mindy, did something unprecedented. The Connecticut couple made a $100 charitable donation to every single United Way, NPR station and ACLU affiliate in the nation, including in Kansas City.
JCRB|AJC, KC BBYO Connect, and KC USY are hosting a virtual workshop for middle school students in the Kansas City area on how to identify and respond to antisemitisim.
On April 22, the Jewish Community Foundation hosted its 15th annual youth philanthropy fair, the B’nai Tzedek Shuk.
A detailed account of one of the earliest American diplomatic voyages to Palestine has surfaced as part of an upcoming auction in Jerusalem.
Nearly 100 years after Seattle’s first Jewish school opened, an effort is underway to restore its crumbling building — as a multifaith center that can unite Jews and Muslims in the city.
(JNS) Missouri’s state legislature passed a bill on May 7 that would provide vouchers in the form of scholarship dollars for children to attend the school of their choice, including Jewish day schools.
