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Jewish Family Services (JFS) is celebrating its 120th anniversary, and this year, United Way of Greater Kansas City named it one of its inaugural Impact 100 organizations.

June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month, and the Kansas City Jewish community is working on improving inclusivity opportunities for LGBTQ+ Jews in the wake of data from the 2021 Kansas City Jewish Community Study.

In an effort to grow and develop the Kansas City Jewish community and attract members of younger generations, See KC, a new initiative designed to showcase all that Kansas City has to offer, has been launched.

Jonah Stolte, a Blue Valley West High School student who just finished his freshman year, won two tennis awards in Kansas Class 6A high school tennis last month.

Amanda Morgan King will transition from her role of president and board chair at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah, to the synagogue’s executive director. The change will be effective on Sept. 1, 2023.

Applications will be accepted until June 15 for the Jewish Community Foundation’s (JCF) Katianne’s Sunshine Fund for the Benefit of Special Needs Programming.

On Sunday, June 11, the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation (LJCC) will host a tour of B’nai Israel Cemetery.

The 23rd Annual Kansas City Jewish Film Festival (KCJFF) brings the second of three “mini-festivals” to The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre at The J on Sunday, June 11, at 1 p.m.

NEXDINE, a dining, hospitality, and facilities management company, was selected to be the new dining services provider for Village Shalom.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy’s (HBHA) first graduation ceremony.