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In November 2024, Kansas City was officially selected to host the 2026 JCC Maccabi Games.

The Kansas City Jewish community deserves a gold medal. We successfully hosted the 2026 JCC Maccabi Games – an endeavor with so many moving pieces that all parties involved should be commended for how smoothly it went.

Since Darby was young, we’ve listened to audiobooks by Jim Weiss. He tells stories from all over the world in his own words, and one of our longtime favorites is what Weiss titles, “Things Could Always be Worse, a Jewish Folktale.”

A lot of things in Judaism are black-and-white, polar opposites, set in stone, two distinct opposite experiences.

Dear First-Time Camp Parent,

He’s home.

There’s this saying, “there is a seat waiting for you at tables you haven’t even seen.” People say this when you’re going through a tough time, having trouble finding your place, feeling alone, or lacking connections or deep friendships.

In March, Rafy, our three-year-old son, started talking about Mitzrayim (Egypt). I was awfully proud. A poster child for Jewish preschool, I thought.

Jewish Vocational Service of Kansas City (JVS) is deeply disappointed by the U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians living and working legally in the United States.

We have all started to pore over the lists sent home from our children’s overnight camps. Eleven pairs of underwear, 18 shirts, 16 pairs of shorts, a thousand pairs of socks, and all for just 21 days.