The State of Kansas commemorates the Holocaust
The virtual State of Kansas Holocaust Commemorative Service will be held at 1 p.m. on April 26.
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Rabbinical Association, congregations help stock JFS Food Pantry
Passover is just around the corner and the Jewish Family Services Food Pantry needs your support to help those facing food insecurity.
KU Hillel Sources of Strength
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.
Sasone announces essay contest winners
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).
Local mayors join national antisemitism initiative
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.
KC effort looks to move memory lane to the information superhighway
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.
Kansas City Federation collecting donations to help Jewish Texans hurt by power outages
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.
Zoom back to the time of Queen Esther and Haman
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?
Kathy Keller proves volunteers stay nimble at Jewish Family Services
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.
Beth Shalom Sisterhood to hold community celebration
Beth Shalom Sisterhood invites the community to join the synagogue for a special pre-Kabbalat Shabbat celebration on March 12 via Zoom.