JEWISH REPUBLICANS REORGANIZE IN K.C. — The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) has reorganized in Greater Kansas City. To help kick off the new effort, Dr. Jay and Margie Robinow hosted a dinner at their home during Sukkot for more than 50 members of the community. JCRP President Ronnie Metzker was on hand, along with Kansas Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer and Doris Riley, Johnson County Republican Party vice-president. JCRP helped reorganize the local group.
The launch also featured RJC National Grassroots Director Harris Vederman of the Washington, D.C. office, representing RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks.
“The Republican Jewish Coalition is very excited about the reformation of our Kansas City area chapter,” said Brooks. “We have high expectations for the chapter, we are very impressed with the chapter leadership and the plan they have in place to grow our presence in the heartland of America.”
“The relationship will be as a strategic partnership, cooperating to build the Republican influence regionally,” said David Seldner, president of the newly named Heartland RJC. “It will serve primarily in Johnson County, but will also include efforts state-wide in Kansas.”
Robinow has been named Heartland RJC vice president.
“The next event will be a membership brunch on Sunday morning, Dec. 18, 10:30 a.m., at a private home,” added Robinow.
For more information about Heartland RJC or the membership event, contact Seldner at .
HAPPY THANKSGIVING — As Thanksgiving approached last week, a few of Kehilath Israel’s Kosher Country volunteers gathered to assemble Thanksgiving dinners for eight families. A total of 32 people, all clients of Yachad: The Kosher Food Pantry, were fed. K.I. volunteers included Maury and Phyllis Kohn, Alfie Kass and Dan Kass. Rabbi Mendel Segal of the Vaad HaKashruth of Greater Kansas City served as the kosher supervisor and pitched in to help the cooking effort. A Yachad client also helped provide this mitzvah. Dan Kass, also known as the chief Kosher Country chef, organized this project because he wanted to start a chesed project at Kehilath Israel Synagogue that would reach out to others in the Jewish community. He contacted Sherrill Parkhurst, Yachad’s volunteer director, because Kosher Country already collects food for the food pantry at K.I. events. Anyone interested in cooking holiday meals for Yachad’s clients in the future should contact Dan Kass at .