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The Jewish Community Foundation’s J-LEAD program is entering its 19th year of collective grantmaking and volunteering for the Jewish community. 

With Passover about a month away, Jewish Family Services (JFS) and the Rabbinical Association of Kansas City are conducting their annual food drive asking the public to donate holiday food items so all can enjoy a traditional seder.

The Past Presidents of Beth Shalom Sisterhood have named Carol Goldstein the recipient of its 2024 Leadership Recognition Award.

Kehilath Israel Synagogue (K.I.) recently held a "Kitchen Shower" which raised more than $4,300 from 46 donors in new kitchen items and donations. 

In recognition of April being Infertility Awareness Month, Priya, a program of Jewish Family Services (JFS) will host a printmaking workshop.

Women’s Employment Network (WEN) recently named Karen Daniel the 2024 recipient of the Beth K. Smith Award.

After two years of well-attended annual Purim celebrations, the Kansas City Jewish community has set a lofty goal for 2024 — event organizers are hoping for 1,000 attendees.

Gavriel Schreiber’s workdays are varied. He could be making edits to a contract, working on a speech or helping with plans for the Chiefs Super Bowl parade.

As part of the White House’s Building a Better America program, leaders from Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri were invited to Washington, D.C., to discuss how the government and local leaders can partner to strengthen communities.

The Jewish Community Foundation announced that Suzanne Galblum Dicken has been hired as its new director of philanthropy.