Community News

Kansas Interfaith Action (KIFA) awarded community member Judy Sherry its “Beloved Community Award” at its annual fundraising event last month.

Jewish Community Relations Bureau | American Jewish Committee (JCRB|AJC) is hiring for two leadership positions that will help advance its mission of combating antisemitism, building bridges across differences and strengthening the community.

The J is expanding its youth sports programming this fall with the launch of its inaugural Girls Flag Football League and the introduction of J Premier Soccer, a year-round competitive soccer development program.

KCteen welcomed 100 participants to its Shabbat 100 earlier this summer.

Throughout July and August, JFS is collecting toilet paper to stock its pantry shelves. Packages of toilet paper can be dropped in the JFS barrels in The J lobby and at JFS Brookside during business hours.

Village Shalom celebrated an enduring legacy on June 30 as residents, family members, donors, board members and staff gathered to dedicate Weissman Place, the newly-named skilled nursing memory care neighborhood honoring former Shalom Geriatric Executive Director Melvyn “Mel” Weissman.

KU graduate Clara Rozmaryn recently completed a five-day mural project at the Mitzvah Garden KC (MGKC).

Jewish Federation of Kansas City’s Women’s Philanthropy invites women from across the community to volunteer together during the JCC Maccabi Games this August.