JFS to hold food drive and Hanukkah Wrap Party, offer support groups
JFS will hold a food drive and Hanukkah Wrap Party this month and will offer peer-led support groups in 2023.
JVS celebrates Intrater Scholarship Fund recipients
Jewish Vocational Service has support from the Intrater Family Scholarship Fund through the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City.
KU Chabad hosts suicide prevention workshop for students
In November, KU Chabad hosted an evidence-based suicide prevention and mental health awareness workshop.
KU Hillel’s mental health work wins Federation award
KU Hillel was honored at the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City’s annual meeting with the Program of the Year award, acknowledging its mental health and wellness initiatives for Jewish college students at KU.
K.I. Cantor Aron Hayoun to offer cantorial class
Cantor Aron Hayoun will soon begin offering classes to men and women who are interested in learning the skills of a cantor.
New exhibition by local artist Gerry Trilling on display
Crocheted artworks by Gerry Trilling, a local conceptual artist whose work is inspired by her experiences regarding the history and assimilation of the American Jewish diaspora, are currently on display as part of her current exhibition, “All Stories Are True.”
JVS chosen as Giving Machine KC recipient
Jewish Vocational Service has been selected as one of six local nonprofit organizations to benefit from the Light the World Giving Machines in Kansas City.
Community conversation will focus on future of KC Jewish community
A lot has changed in Kansas City’s Jewish community in 35 years. Key findings from the recent Kansas City Jewish Community Study conducted by Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City found a need for change, collaboration and connection.
JFS spiritual care volunteers provide acts of loving kindness
For Lori and Paul Barnett, the mitzvah of bikur cholim – visiting the sick – has been part of their weekly routine for almost a decade.
JFS annual Hanukkah Wrap Party set for Dec. 11
Jewish Family Services’ Hanukkah Project will provide hundreds of its Jewish clients with gifts for the Festival of Lights that begins at sundown on Sunday, Dec. 18.
JFS offers free help with Medicare enrollment
Jewish Family Services can help those with questions about Medicare enrollment and its benefits.
Local young leader to visit Argentina on JDC Insider Trip
Maddie Reiches, a young leader in the Kansas City Jewish community recently nominated to the Jewish Federation board, is preparing to travel to Argentina next month with The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, as part of an “Entwine Insider Trip.”
Jewish Nutcracker returns to White Theatre for holiday season
The Jewish Nutcracker returns to The Lewis and Shirley White Theatre at The Jewish Community Center (The J) for its second year with a total of three performances: Sunday, Dec. 4 at 4 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 11 at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
KU, Mizzou Hillels start Border War fundraising competition
One of the oldest rivalries in college sports, the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri have competed against each other since 1891. Now that cross-conference matchups have resumed, KU Hillel and Mizzou Hillel want to use that rivalry to support their students.
Artists-in-residence weekend at B’nai Jehudah to merge Jewish stories and modern art
The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah is bringing artists-in-residence Isaac and Rabbi Shawna Brynjegard-Bialik, who call what they do “Paper Midrash.”