Community News

The top 10 finalists have been chosen in the 13th annual KC SuperStar high school singing competition.

Jewish Community Relations Bureau|American Jewish Committee will honor civic leader and civil rights activist Alvin Brooks with the prestigious Henry W. Bloch Human Relations Award at its annual Human Relations Event on Sunday, October 30.

Opening July 2 and running through the 24th, the Tony Award-winning Roald Dahl’s “Matilda The Musical” hits the stage to wrap up the 2021-22 season at The Lewis and Shirley White Theatre.

Rabbi Monica Kleinman, Director of Lifelong Learning at Congregation Beth Torah, announced the second-annual series of playground days for those currently enrolled or interested in learning more about the Weiner Religious School.

The annual Day of Discovery – Explore the Joy of Jewish Learning in Kansas City event is scheduled for Sunday, August 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The negotiating committees of the Joint Task Force between Congregation Ohev Sholom and Congregation Beth Shalom have reached an agreement for consolidating the two Conservative synagogues, according to an email update sent by Jason Krakow, president of Beth Shalom. 

Startland News is showcasing five KC changemakers from five local organizations through its second annual Community Builders to Watch series, presented by Engenious Design. The following highlights one of the 2022 honorees.

From Kansas City to Chicago to Vienna and finally Tel Aviv, 40 Hillel students made it to Israel for KU Hillel’s Birthright trip in May.

Prior to participating in AJC’s Leaders for Tomorrow (LFT) program, Blue Valley West sophomore Eli Maker said he “came into LFT partially uneducated on prominent issues surrounding Israel and antisemitism.”

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City’s Youth Triathlon is for kids from age 4 to 17 and allows youth to compete in a fun setting with music and a medal for every participant.