Community News

Jewish Experiences, a collaboration of Jewish Federation and The J, has announced a new date for Day of Discovery, moving from August to Sunday, Oct. 26, at the Jewish Community Campus. 

KC Torah MiTzion Community Kollel will hold a pre-Rosh Hashanah “Ted Talk” style event in addition to continuing its weekly free Hebrew conversations at The J.

Torah Learning Center (TLC) has announced three upcoming events for community members this month.

Ten young vocalists took the stage on Aug. 24 for the KC SuperStar finals, which had a British Invasion music theme.

Blumah Wineberg, a rebbetzin and veteran educator at Chabad of Overland Park and Leawood, is offering Baking with Bubby, a new children’s Jewish baking class.

Staff of KU Chabad, now celebrating its 20th school year, greeted students at its first Shabbat dinner of the year.

JewBelong, a national nonprofit organization for fighting antisemitism and making Judaism accessible, put up two billboards near the University of Kansas last week.

The Jewish Community Chaplaincy Program, housed at Jewish Family Services (JFS), will offer its Service of Spiritual Renewal on Sunday, Aug. 31, at 4 p.m. in the social hall at Village Shalom.

Strangers No More (SNM), originally planned to be a one-time program following the shootings at the Jewish Community Campus and Village Shalom in May of 2014, is announcing plans for the fall season of its 11th year.

The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education (MCHE) recently facilitated a trip to Washington, D.C., to provide Holocaust education for 12 local teachers.