KU Hillel has unveiled Purimgrams as a way for students to celebrate the upcoming holiday of Purim with other Jewish students at KU. Purim is known as the “upside down holiday,” where it provides relief from life’s burdens — and we could all use that this year.
NEW! Activities spread over two weeks April 13-24
When the world hands you lemons, it’s time to make lemonade.
The Jewish Community Foundation regularly collaborates with local Jewish agencies and synagogues to foster, sustain and ensure a strong and vibrant Jewish community. As part of this effort, on Feb. 18 the Foundation hosted the latest installment of its Parking Lot Lunch series.
MeltonKC, powered by Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy, is set for a record-breaking year by continuing to offer a safe and engaging way for adults to connect during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Congregation Ohev Sholom will not allow COVID-19 or cold weather to interfere with our celebration of Purim with our congregants.
Eleven major Jewish organizations including Priya, a program of Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas City, are coming together in the first annual Jewish Fertility Summit at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22. The free virtual summit is hosted by I Was Supposed to Have a Baby and Svivah organizations.
It’s a status so many can’t wait to achieve — that of grandparent. However, is being a grandparent what you expected? Will this new experience bring challenges, as well as joy? Absolutely!
Phew! 2020 is over. KU Hillel, despite the circumstance surrounding the pandemic, held a meaningful and successful fall semester. Now that 2021 is here and the spring semester is beginning, KU Hillel aims to go above and beyond in programming and engagement.
On Jan. 31, the Jewish Community Foundation’s J-LEAD program hosted “2021 is here! Let’s plan for a bright future,” an online event about tax, financial and estate planning techniques. Lindsay Fineman, J-LEAD chair, moderated a panel of notable experts, including current and past J-LEAD members...
The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are around the corner, running from July 26 through Aug. 11, and dozens of Jewish athletes will be among the estimated 10,500 competitors representing roughly 200 countries in 329 events across 32 sports.
JNS - Like many Jews around the world, members of the Bnei Menashe community in India are gathering to celebrate Sukkot this week. In their festival prayers, they offered a special plea to fulfill their age-old dream to make aliyah during the coming year.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Congress appears poised to send $1 billion to Israel to replenish the Iron Dome missile defense system that Israel depleted during its conflict with Hamas in May.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — There were two groups of Jewish Democrats working Capitol Hill this week, each leveraging their Jewishness to advance what each believed to be a critical remedy after Israel’s conflict with Hamas in May.
Before the Spanish Inquisition, the island of Mallorca had a sizable Jewish community. Every fall, the island became dotted with the leaf-roofed huts that Jews are commanded to erect during the holiday of Sukkot.