News

Community observances of Tisha B’Av will take place Wednesday, July 26, and Thursday, July 27.

The Tzofim Friendship Caravan is returning to Kansas City this July 22-25, and home accommodations for the traveling group are needed.

The Jewish Culture Fest will offer a special art show celebrating Israel's 75th year and featuring local artists.

The Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City will once again offer a community-wide “Judaism for Conversion Candidates” course for anyone considering conversion to Judaism. The program begins on Aug. 10.

Registration for this year’s annual Day of Discovery, taking place Sunday, Aug. 20, is scheduled to open on July 10. Information on this year’s sessions, presenters, and how to register is available online at dayofdiscoverykc.org. 

Jewish Family Services is hosting a workshop, Community Conversations: Aging Parents, on Tuesday, July 11, from 6:30 – 8 p.m.

Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City has named Jay Lewis as its new president and CEO. Lewis will succeed past president and CEO Helene Lotman.

The Village Shalom board of directors announced that Matt Lewis, the senior living community’s CEO, is stepping down. Simon Abrahms, Village Shalom’s current treasurer and finance committee chair, will serve as interim CEO until someone is found by a recently-formed search committee.

The Jewish Community Foundation’s (JCF) Community Legacy Fund has awarded $75,040 in innovative and emergency grants.

Many incoming university students from across the country are visiting the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence to prepare for entering college, and KU Chabad is greeting and welcoming the new students and the parents to the university and its Jewish life.