Skip the grocery shopping and meal preparation and enjoy a delicious catered chicken or eggplant curbside Shabbat dinner on Friday, Feb. 19, prepared by Steve Ellenberg, Ellenberg Experience Catering under the supervision of the Vaad HaKashruth of Kansas City.
The Lewis and Shirley White Theatre of The Jewish Community Center (The J) is excited to announce it will debut the Broadway smash hit musical “Something Rotten.” This brand-new production, performed on The White Theatre stage, will be available to audiences on-demand Feb. 13 through March 7 for the opening of its reimagined 2020-2021 theater season.
The application deadline for Leadership Tomorrow, Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City’s paid summer internship program, has been extended to Sunday, Feb. 12.
Kosher for Passover “Meals-to-Go” are available for purchase this year. Meals will be prepared by Cathy Levin, Kosher Connection, under supervision of the Vaad HaKashruth of Kansas City. Orders must be placed by Tuesday, March 16, and after the deadline orders will be taken only on a meal availability basis.
Jewish community members of all ages are invited to join for a virtual communitywide Purim day celebration from 11 a.m. to noon on Friday, Feb. 26. The Purim celebration will include an interactive and engaging reading of the Megillah with music and discussion led by Rabbis David Glickman, Beryl Padorr, Jonathan Rudnick, Linda Steigman and Hazzan Tahl Ben Yehuda.
Jewish agencies and organizations in our community had to quickly adapt to the pandemic, especially when it came to in-person programming. The situation was no different for Avodah Kansas City, which brings together young Jewish professionals who are passionate about the intersection of social justice and their faith.
Have you ever wondered how Jews of color are treated by the Jewish community? Can you imagine there being “racism” among the Jewish community? How are Jews of color in your own congregation treated? Can we all be more inclusive and accepting?
An illuminated board has replaced the monuments, some of which date back to the late 19th century
Alisa Kartch chuckles a lot when discussing her months long project for Congregation Beth Israel Abraham and Voliner, but it is serious business.
Hadassah Greater Kansas City invites members, prospective members, family and friends to join its virtual tour of the Michael Klein Collection at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah on Monday Feb. 8 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. via Zoom. Educator/Curator Abby Magariel will focus on items from this collection for the upcoming holidays, including Purim and Passover.
Jewish Family Services is blessed to have amazing volunteers who have stepped up to the plate during these difficult pandemic times. One of those shinning stars is JFS volunteer Maxine “Max” Garrison, who has been working with JFS older adult client, Saundra.
