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Jewish Family Services’ Priya program will host an online discussion about the future of women’s health from the Jewish perspective at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20.

This month, Jewish Family Services, in partnership with the Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City, will hold its contactless community food drive on Sunday, July 17, from 10 a.m. to noon in the front circle drive of the Jewish Community Campus, 5801 W. 115th St. in Overland Park. 

In a historic move for Conservative Judaism in Kansas City, Congregation Beth Shalom and Congregation Ohev Sholom officially merged on July 1.

The Greater Kansas City Jewish Community Study – the first comprehensive population and demographic study of the local Jewish community in more than 35 years – provides a lot of data and key insights about our Jewish community. Now, the plans to act on the new information are being formulated.

To demystify the process of selecting and retaining judges in Kansas and explain the critical role courts play, two members of the state’s highest court will host an open community forum.

The Rabbinical Association is offering a year-long course, “Judaism for Conversion Candidates,” for those seeking a comfortable forum to learn more about the fundamentals of Jewish thought and practice.

The Jewish Community Foundation’s Community Legacy Fund has awarded $77,640 in programming and emergency grants.

KU Chabad and the Chabad Teen Network of KC (Cteen) jointly hosted a kosher summer barbecue event for incoming freshmen at Gezer Park in Leawood, Kansas.

Jewish Family Services (JFS) has named Noah Slabotsky of Overland Park, Kansas, its June Volunteer of the Month.

The top 10 finalists have been chosen in the 13th annual KC SuperStar high school singing competition.