Community News

April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, and Jewish Family Services (JFS) is honoring its volunteers, including Sophie Shafter.

Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) announced its Emergency Support Campaign to help fund the settlement of more than 100 immigrant families.

Jewish Family Services (JFS) is offering a Pre-Passover Communitywide Service of Spiritual Renewal on Sunday, March 30, at 3 p.m. at the social hall of Village Shalom (5500 W. 123rd St., Overland Park, KS 66209).

KC Kosher Meals on Wheels is raising money for its 2025 Passover campaign to ensure it can deliver homemade kosher-for-Passover meal boxes to community members in need.

A proposed Missouri law guarding against discrimination and antisemitism in public schools has moved to the next step in the legislative process.

Brian Platt has been fired from his position as Kansas City, Missouri, City Manager.

Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA) hosted a sold-out celebration, “A Night of Stars: Celebrating Our Educators,” raising $370,000 from more than 300 attendees to support the school and its mission to provide an exceptional Jewish and general studies education to students in the Kansas City community.

KU Chabad, in partnership with Chabad YoungKC, a project of Chabad on the Plaza, hosted a “Mega Purim Party” for young Jewish professionals in Kansas City.

The Jewish Community Foundation’s (JCF) Jewish Leadership, Education, Action and Development (J-LEAD) program has a new co-chair, Thaddeus Diamond.

After 14 years as the pulpit rabbi of The New Reform Temple (NRT), Rabbi Alan Londy will retire at the end of June and become the synagogue’s first rabbi emeritus.