During Jewish American Heritage Month in May, Jewish Community Relations Bureau | American Jewish Committee (JCRB|AJC) partnered with local governments across the Kansas City region to celebrate the history, culture and contributions of Jewish Americans.
On June 4, the Jewish Community Foundation welcomed current and former members of its J-LEAD giving circle to a special 20th anniversary celebration at Chicken N Pickle in Overland Park.
Although summer is just beginning, the Kansas City Section of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is already looking ahead to the back-to-school season.
The neglected building which once housed Shalom Geriatric Center at 7801 Holmes and the blight it leaves on the surrounding area has been brought to city attention.
An ambulance donated to Magen David Adom will be dedicated in honor of the late Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.
The J is hosting a Maccabiah Games opening ceremony watch party on Wednesday, July 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the social hall at the Jewish Community Campus.
Kehilath Israel Synagogue, in partnership with the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education and The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah, will host a special Tisha B’Av screening of the documentary “Among Neighbors” on Thursday, July 23 at 6 p.m., open to everyone in the Jewish community.
This summer, more than 1,000 Jewish teen athletes, coaches and delegation heads will travel to Kansas City for the 2026 JCC Maccabi Games.
The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre at The J and The Coterie Theatre will present Disney’s “Frozen,” the Broadway musical based on the Academy Award-winning animated film, from July 8 to 26.
Like a fair number of graduates with an MA from the Jewish Theological Seminary’s William Davidson School in New York City, Elana Goldberg teaches Tanakh, in her case at the middle school of the Leffell School in Hartsdale, New York.
