Phew! 2020 is over. KU Hillel, despite the circumstance surrounding the pandemic, held a meaningful and successful fall semester. Now that 2021 is here and the spring semester is beginning, KU Hillel aims to go above and beyond in programming and engagement.
On Jan. 31, the Jewish Community Foundation’s J-LEAD program hosted “2021 is here! Let’s plan for a bright future,” an online event about tax, financial and estate planning techniques. Lindsay Fineman, J-LEAD chair, moderated a panel of notable experts, including current and past J-LEAD members...
Each month, the Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City and area congregations are hosting food drives to help stock the two locations of Jewish Family Services food pantry. With the combination of COVID-19 and the wintry weather, donations are needed more than ever.
Tiberius “Tibor” Klausner, of blessed memory, is this year’s honoree for HBHA’s Civic Service Award in a private broadcast celebration on Sunday, March 21. It is not often that an individual is honored posthumously, but Tibor is the exception, because he was an exceptional friend to HBHA.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City and The J will offer a three-part virtual course series titled “Visions in the Night: Judaism and Dreams” with Rabbi Howard Avruhm Addison. The series will kick off on Feb. 24 with subsequent dates on March 3 and March 10 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. via Zoom. The course is part of the Jewish Federation’s and The J’s collaborative Jewish Experiences programming.
Kansas City native, physician and sociologist Jonathan Metzl spent six years travelling parts of the country, including areas of Kansas and Missouri, trying to understand how white Americans supported policies that seemed to go against their self-interest.
Jonah Stein, 12, of Leawood, was one of two Kansas students named as top youth volunteers of 2021 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, America’s largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer service.
Do not delay — make your reservation to attend the communitywide virtual Purim day celebration taking place 11 a.m.-noon on Friday, Feb. 26. Jewish community members of all ages are welcome. There is no charge to attend the program but attendees are asked to register online by Monday, Feb. 22, at: forms.gle/eaRoPpF4GeaiFVcW6.
Curbside Kosher for Passover seder meals-to-go will once again be available to the Jewish community this year. Meals prepared by Cathy Levin, Kosher Connection under supervision of the Vaad HaKashruth of Kansas City can be picked up on Friday, March 26. Orders must be placed by Tuesday, March 16, and after the deadline, orders will be taken only on a meal availability basis.
The U. S. motto “e pluribus unum,” a Latin phrase meaning “one from many,” is the theological underpinning of the United States, but is there a mythical America we have embraced because it anchors our view of the world? What are the conflicting myths and memories that led to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6?
