PAREVE CARDS — Ozzie Nogg, author of “Joseph’s Bones,” a prize-winning collection of personal stories, recently introduced her line of unique Judaic greeting cards — PAREVE CARDS: Permissible for All Occasions. The designs include Jewish New Year, Thank You, Bar and Bat Mitzvah, Happy Birthday, Weddings, New Baby, Anniversary and other life cycle events. Nogg uses text from Midrash, Talmud and the Tanach, turns the original language on its head, and offers greetings that are, in her words, “both meaningful and slightly wacky.” The black and white wood block-style art work on the cards features “lessons” from The Little Rebbe. “The character was inspired by my late poppa, an old-world Lithuanian-trained rabbi, whose tales of his shetl cheder still inform my work,” Nogg said. Cards are available at or call 402-342-7870.

NEW CD — Israeli songstress Rosi Golan’s highly anticipated full length record, “Lead Ballon,” became available Aug. 30. The honey-voiced Jewish singer has already garnered acclaim for her songs that have earned her comparisons to the likes of Jenny Lewis and Ray LaMontagne. While Golan may have been born in Israel, she’s called many different countries home including France, Germany and now the United States. She speaks five languages fluently and has taken inspiration from all of her favorite places worldwide and integrated them into this new release. Golan’s debut album, “The Drifter & The Gypsy,” generated several songs that were prominently featured on numerous television shows (including “One Tree Hill” and “Private Practice”) and in film (“Dear John”) and a large majority of her new record has already been licensed out. For more info, visit www.rosigolan.com.

10TH ANNUAL HELEN GOLD RUN/WALK —The Helen Gold Run/Walk, the largest contributor to Parkinson’s Disease research in Kansas City, is back for its 10th year. The race will take place on Saturday, Sept. 10, at The Fountains Shopping Center in Overland Park. Those looking for a chance to help support ending this debilitating neurological disorder can register now at www.helengold5k.com. “This year, more so than ever, we need people’s support and efforts to end this disease,” said Ron Gold, Fountains Shopping Center co-owner and president of G-K Development Company. “The economy is down, but we’re hopeful that this cause is close to the hearts of many, and we’ll have another successful event.” The race is named for Gold’s mother who fought the disease for 25 years. He was approached to sponsor the race in 2002 shortly after Helen Gold passed away. Gross proceeds from funds raised at the Helen Gold Run/Walk have always been donated to the Parkinson’s Disease Research Center at KU Medical Center. To date, the Helen Gold Run/Walk has raised more than $350,000. Besides the website, registration forms are available at www.enter2run.com and at the New Balance store located at The Fountains Shopping Center.

Correction

The Ohev Sholom Sisterhood Honey Cake Day program is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 25, not Aug. 25 as listed in previous calendar entries. For more information, call Mary Birnbaum at 913-894-0588 or 816-896-4414.