Organizers for Jewish Culture Fest recently announced three performing artists that will take the stage at this year’s event. The event, presented by Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, will come to the Jewish Community Campus on Sunday, Oct. 15.
It is hard to know how, when, or even if to speak up when confronted with ideas which differ from your own.
Work for Congregation Beth Shalom’s new sanctuary is underway.
Jewish Family Services (JFS) offers a support group for those who have lost a loved one to substance use and addiction — the Kansas City area’s first GRASP (Grief Recovery After Substance Passing) group.
Rita Shapiro, National Hadassah co-chair of antisemitism in the Education and Advocacy Division, will educate attendees of Beth Shalom Sisterhood PrayerWorks on Wednesday, June 28, at 11 a.m. on Zoom. The event is open to the community.
The Jewish Community Foundation’s (JCF) Jewish Leadership Education Action and Development (J-LEAD) program, a giving circle for adults in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, has granted $24,000 in support of five important community programs.
The J (the Jewish Community Center) hosted the C You In The Major Leagues Foundation Youth Baseball Camp from June 19 to 22.
Before a packed audience in the Lewis and Shirley White Theatre at the Jewish Community Center, 10 area high school singers were chosen as finalists for the KC SuperStar 2023 singing competition. These teens will go on to compete in the finals at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 27, in Yardley Hall at Johnson County Community College.
At the 76th Tony Awards in New York, held on Sunday, June 11, two of the top four awards went to a Jewish-themed production—“Leopoldstadt” (Best Play), and “Parade” (Best Revival of a Musical). Both were nominated for six Tonys.
Recently, Jim Kanally designated a $900,000 gift from the John Joseph Kanally Trust to Jewish Family Services (JFS) through the Jewish Community Foundation.
PJ Library of Kansas City and Sasone, the community’s program to support access to Jewish education for students with special needs, are hosting a joint event on Sunday, June 25.
Jewish Family Services (JFS) is the home of the Jewish Community Chaplaincy program, which provides spiritual support for the community.
The Summer Singers of Lee's Summit, a community chorus active only during June and July, is recruiting members for its 2023 performance of music commemorating the Holocaust.
Jewish Family Services (JFS) is celebrating its 120th anniversary, and this year, United Way of Greater Kansas City named it one of its inaugural Impact 100 organizations.
Jonah Stolte, a Blue Valley West High School student who just finished his freshman year, won two tennis awards in Kansas Class 6A high school tennis last month.