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Nearly 40 faculty from area congregation religious schools participated in a recent day of professional Jewish learning and networking.

Jewish Family Services (JFS) is looking to engage younger adults who want to get involved in JFS’ mission of providing essential human services to the Kansas City community. 

The Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City will be hosting a community-wide Purim celebration on March 7 at Village Shalom.

The state of Kansas will commemorate the Holocaust in a singular government sponsored memorial for the victims and survivors.

Kehilath Israel Synagogue (K.I.) will celebrate Purim this year with Megillah readings, a meal and a play.

Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) is beginning preparation for its biennial fundraiser that has set and broken the record for a single fraternity or sorority philanthropy event multiple times.

Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA) is searching for a middle and upper school Jewish studies teacher.

Thanks to generous community members, Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City ended 2022 having raised more than $6.5 million in support of programs and services for the Jewish community locally, nationally and globally.

At the end of 2023, Lauren Mattleman Hoopes will retire as executive director of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City, a position she has held for nearly 20 years.

The Governing Body of the City of Leawood, Kansas, has unanimously passed a resolution recognizing increased levels of antisemitism and adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism.