Opinions

Kol hakavod to Sasone on its 30 years of service to the children and families of the Kansas City Jewish Community!

I bring some news of my own to this week’s issue of The Chronicle. In addition to the news of the transition to a magazine that you saw on the front page, I want to let you know that I am embarking on a new chapter in my career and have accepted a role in content strategy at another organization.

It’s hard to believe that we’re already here: it’s the High Holidays! The season’s electrical bill makes me feel like they’ve come early this year, but as I’ve heard a rabbi say, “The holidays always come exactly on time!”

Sometimes being a champion has nothing to do with a title, an award or a grand gesture. Sometimes it is simply noticing what someone needs and finding a way to help. At Village Shalom, those moments happen every day.

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.