Community Selichot service ushers in High Holidays
The Selichot service took place Saturday evening at host congregation Congregation Beth Torah with multi-access participation.
KU Chabad hosts mental health retreat for students
As part of its “ReJOYvination 360” mental health initiative, KU Chabad held a day-long mental health retreat for students.
KCUSY board announces Second Saturdays programming
A new group of teen leaders now make up the board of the Kansas City chapter of USY (KCUSY), and they have created and announced new USY programs in addition to continuing to facilitate traditional programs. One new program is Second Saturdays.
The White Theatre 2022-23 season to open with musical celebrating Jewish Broadway
The Lewis and Shirley White Theatre will begin its 2022-2023 season with an homage to Jewish contributions to Broadway with a special one-performance concert on Sunday, Oct. 2.
Beth Shalom Sisterhood to host program on the Vilna Ghetto Resistance
Beth Shalom Sisterhood will host an educational program about the Vilna Ghetto Resistance and lunch on Thursday, Oct. 13, at 10:45 a.m. in Goldsmith Hall.
High Holiday food drive sponsored by JFS and Rabbinical Association
JFS is partnering with the Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City for the High Holiday food drive taking place from Sept. 23 through Oct. 18.
MeltonKC launches new class schedule for this fall
MeltonKC, a regional division of the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning, has released its fall and winter class schedule that includes a variety of class lengths, topics and teachers, both new and returning.
PJ Library sends its 50 millionth book this summer; more than 3,000 local children have received books
PJ Library, the flagship program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF), is celebrating the delivery of its 50-millionth free book to Jewish families this summer.
Une Soiree Parisienne at K.I.
Kehilath Israel Synagogue will be hosting Une Soiree Parisienne (A Parisian Evening) on Oct. 30.
B’nai Jehudah to host two community-wide events
To help prepare for and celebrate the upcoming new year, The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah is offering two community-wide events: A scholar-in-residence weekend Sept. 16-17, featuring Dr. Alan Morinis of The Mussar Institute; and Shofar in the Park, a Rosh Hashanah afternoon event on Sept. 26.
KU Hillel hires three new staff members
KU Hillel has hired three new additions to their team starting with the 2022 school year.
JFS looking for volunteers to deliver Rosh Hashanah meals
Because of donations made by the community, Jewish Family Services will provide 200 families with a Rosh Hashanah meal kit for the High Holidays.
2022 KC SuperStar named, new fundraising record set
Cara Parisi, a Bishop Miege High School graduate who had auditioned for the past two years, was chosen as the 2022 KC SuperStar and won the top $10,000 scholarship prize.
KU Hillel welcomes new students
KU Hillel staff spent the first week of the University of Kansas’s 2022 fall semester welcoming new and returning students.
Community-wide Selichot program to be held Sept. 17
The Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City will host its annual citywide Selichot program and service on Saturday, Sept. 17, in preparation for the High Holy Days.