Community, state to commemorate Yom HaShoah
The Kansas City Jewish community and the State of Kansas will commemorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Beth Torah introduces new executive director
Damien Timms was named the new executive director of Congregation Beth Torah, serving the synagogue since February.
Beth Shalom and B’nai Jehudah to present Alex Edelman’s ‘Just For Us’
Congregation Beth Shalom and The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah are partnering to present “Just for Us,” a one-man play by Jewish comedian Alex Edelman.
Two’s AZA to celebrate 100 years at awards night
BBYO youth group chapter Two’s AZA of Kansas City will celebrate its centennial anniversary at its Marty Awards event.
State of Kansas to memorialize victims in 2024 Holocaust commemoration
The Kansas Holocaust Commemoration service memorializes the victims of the Holocaust at the annual official state observance.
Ethan Helfand named new KU Hillel executive director
Community member Ethan Helfand has been named the new executive director of KU Hillel.
HBHA students to perform ‘A Monster Calls’
Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA) will present a production of the play “A Monster Calls,” based on the novel by Patrick Hess.
Jewish Community Foundation holds 18th B’nai Tzedek Shuk
The Jewish Community Foundation welcomed teens and their families to its 18th annual youth philanthropy fair, the B’nai Tzedek Shuk.
NCJW to host annual Mother’s Day Jewelry Store program
The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) of Greater Kansas City will once again hold its annual Mother’s Day Jewelry Store program.
Volunteers help drive the success of Jewish Family Services
April is Global Volunteer Month, and for Jewish Family Services (JFS), volunteers help the agency fulfill its mission of “repairing the world, one person at a time.”
Community Yom HaShoah commemoration scheduled for May 5
This year’s annual community-organized Yom HaShoah commemoration has been scheduled for Sunday, May 5, to honor victims of the Holocaust and the 81st anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
JVS, Beth Shalom welcome refugee family
After months of planning, training and furniture procurement, a cohort of volunteers from Congregation Beth Shalom formed their first ambassador group to welcome a newly-arrived refugee family.
Two HBHA students advance in International Academic Competitions
Two Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA) students, Leo Cohen and Caden Field, have secured spots at the Nationals in the United States division of the International Academic Competitions (IAC).
Jewish works to be featured in Kansas City choral performance
The William Baker Festival Singers & Chamber Orchestra will perform a concert of five masterworks, including William W. Dreyfoos’ “Songs of the Holocaust” and Leonard Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms.”
B’nai Jehudah members trace Civil Rights journey
A group of The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah adult learners spent three days in Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia, in late March on an immersive trip studying slavery and the Civil Rights Movement in America.