Community News

This Sunday, Sept. 8, Congregation Beth Shalom will host Kansas Jewish legislators Sen. Ethan Corson and Rep. Dan Osman for a discussion about the upcoming legislative session.

Strangers No More is celebrating its 10th year highlighting the similarities between Judaism and Christianity to build bridges between the two communities.

The Summer Singers of Kansas City, 165-voices strong, joined with organist Dr. Jacob Hofeling, baritone Dr. Joshua Markley (in the role of the cantor) and percussionist Mark Lowry to perform the “Avodath HaKodesh” (Sacred Service) of Swiss/American Jewish composer Ernest Bloch. 

Jewish Family Services (JFS) is offering community members the opportunity to help more than 350 households by sponsoring Rosh Hashanah meal kits.

While the majority of Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) fundholders live and give in Kansas City, JCF also serves a growing contingent of fundholders across the country. 

The Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City will hold an evening of discussion and Torah learning in preparation for this year’s High Holy Days.

The Jewish Community Chaplaincy Program, housed at Jewish Family Services (JFS), will offer its Service of Spiritual Renewal on Sunday, Sept. 15, at 3 p.m. in the social hall at Village Shalom.

Dr. David Katzman, professor emeritus of American and Jewish studies at the University of Kansas, will lead a tour of Beni Israel Cemetery, the only Jewish cemetery in Eudora, Kansas.

Simcha Gifts, a program of the Chabad House Center of Kansas City, prepares and delivers holiday packages to a variety of people within the Jewish community, including seniors living in facilities and their own homes.

GRASP (Grief Recovery After a Substance Passing) was formed to help those who have lost loved ones to addiction or substance abuse grapple with the loss and the stigma that is often associated with it.