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The J’s Family Engagement department created a new competition surrounding this year’s March Madness basketball tournaments: March Mitzvahs.

Medical student Elana Goldenberg attributes many of her personal and academic achievements to what she learned as a student of Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA).

Spencer Schere will be installed as the new chair of Friends of Sheffield Cemetery (supported through Jewish Community Foundation), as will the organization’s executive committee and committee at large, on March 26.

The city council of Kansas City, Missouri, approved an $18,500 grant to plant upwards of 36 trees along the city-owned right-of-way adjacent to Sheffield Cemetery.

Jenna Brofsky, local attorney and community volunteer, has filed for re-election to the Fairway City Council, representing Ward 4.

Editor’s note: Kansas City Jewish Chronicle assistant editor Lacey Storer shares her impressions of the new airport terminal, which she got a preview of during the terminal test on Feb. 14.

Ethan Jagoda, a student at the University of California, Berkeley, has developed Scribble AI, an app designed to make artificial intelligence (AI) more accessible.

After the success of last year’s community-wide Purim event, the Kansas City Jewish community is invited to celebrate Purim together again.

The annual pre-Passover community-wide Service of Spiritual Renewal will take place in person at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 19, at Village Shalom, 5500 W. 123rd Street in Overland Park.

On Feb. 14, the Jewish Community Foundation brought together community leaders for the latest installment of its “Parking Lot Lunch” series.