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The White Theatre at The J is set to host “Piano Party!” on Oct. 11 and 12, bringing a cast of Kansas City vocalists and musicians to the stage.

Hadassah Greater Kansas City has launched its 2026 mahjongg card sales, continuing a longstanding tradition intended to bring together players and community.

Kansas City Lodge #184, B’nai B’rith has announced the 2026 Margolis Memorial Essay Contest.

Ethan Hobbs and David Wasserman, two seniors at Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA), led a project to create a new mechitzah for the school’s chapel.

The Museum of Kansas City has launched a new exhibit that features a conversational interactive experience with great-grandmother, businesswoman and Holocaust survivor Sonia Warshawski, known as “Big Sonia” and subject of the documentary of the same name.

Sept. 28 is Reverse Tashlich Day and, for the second year in a row, the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation (LJCC) will be participating in this national event with a clean-up of the Burcham River Trail.

This summer, Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA) teacher Alexa Cohen embarked on a journey to Morocco as part of the Kivunim Fellowship for High School Teachers, a program designed to inspire educators and equip them with the knowledge and experiences needed to bring the Moroccan Jewish story into classrooms across North America.

Kansas City will be a host of the 2026 JCC Maccabi Games, and to start the programming, the entire community is invited to join the official kickoff celebration on Sunday, Oct. 5, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at The J. 

Jewish Experiences, a collaboration of Jewish Federation and The J, has announced a new date for Day of Discovery, moving from August to Sunday, Oct. 26, at the Jewish Community Campus. 

KC Torah MiTzion Community Kollel will hold a pre-Rosh Hashanah “Ted Talk” style event in addition to continuing its weekly free Hebrew conversations at The J.