Community News

Passover is just around the corner and the Jewish Family Services Food Pantry needs your support to help those facing food insecurity.

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a massive effect on the mental health of college students. According to a Texas A&M study, 71% of college students polled said that their stress and anxiety levels increased since the start of the pandemic, and 18% said they had suicidal thoughts.

A social justice opportunity for school-age children

Sasone is proud to announce the winners of its first essay contest in honor of Jewish Disabilities Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM).

The Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City has joined in a national effort to help members of the Jewish community effected by power outages that wreaked havoc across Texas earlier this month as a result of winter storms and freezing temperatures.

Join in this year’s virtual communitywide Purim celebration on Feb. 26

How many times have we cursed COVID-19 for ruining special occasions and even everyday life? Isn’t it ironic, then, that the pandemic in one sense has broadened our ability to gather?

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of us in various ways, including volunteers at Jewish Family Services. However, a pandemic hasn’t stopped dedicated individuals such as Kathy Keller from finding ways to help the thousands of people JFS serves every day.

Beth Shalom Sisterhood invites the community to join the synagogue for a special pre-Kabbalat Shabbat celebration on March 12 via Zoom.

Tickets went on sale Feb. 9 for an upcoming, almost one-of-a kind musical performance that will be streaming in March. Otterbein University Theatre & Dance, located in Westerville, Ohio (a suburb of Columbus), will be filming and streaming a production of “Into a Lamplit Room: The Songs of Kurt Weill,” starring Kansas Citian Max Pinson in the role of Kurt Weill.

KU Hillel has unveiled Purimgrams as a way for students to celebrate the upcoming holiday of Purim with other Jewish students at KU. Purim is known as the “upside down holiday,” where it provides relief from life’s burdens — and we could all use that this year.

NEW! Activities spread over two weeks April 13-24

When the world hands you lemons, it’s time to make lemonade.