The High Holiday season is usually marked by families coming together to enjoy special meals, prayer and time-honored traditions. But for Jewish college students who cannot be at home with their families, the High Holiday season can be challenging and lonely.
Legacy donors and other generous supporters of The J recently had the opportunity to hear first-hand from some of the artists who contributed to the facility’s recently-installed permanent art collection.
The Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation’s (LJCC’S) 58th Blintz Brunch will be Sunday, October 31, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Join the Michael Klein Collection on a cross-continental adventure that sheds light on the experiences of Jewish communities over the last 200 years in what has become a local Torah scroll mystery.
KU Hillel’s largest Shabbat experience returns November 12
For over two decades, KU Hillel and Rock Chalk Shabbat have been synonymous. Last year, as a pivot during the pandemic, they modified to create “Rock Chalk Shabayit” — Rock Chalk Shabbat, but in your own home.
The Sarah Peltzman Educational Series, sponsored by Congregation Beth Shalom’s Sisterhood, will begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 14.
Winter youth sports at The J are seeing record participation this year thanks to the expansion of the facility in 2020.
KU Hillel kicked off their weekly Wellness Wednesday programming this past week.
Each week, Wellness Wednesday is hosted at KU Hillel’s new location for three hours around lunchtime. Students are welcome to stop by for any period of time and wind down.
For Rabbi Samuel Stern, the idea of becoming a rabbi first crossed his mind while his own rabbi was helping him learn for his bar mitzvah.
The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah’s religious school is implementing a new vision where students will go through their school day in four different physical spaces. The spaces will correspond with the themes: Israel — past, present and future; a Jewish home — featuring Judaica from the Michael Klein Collection; a mitzvot workshop for learning, planning, practicing and doing mitzvot; learning from Torah and Judaism’s greatest thought leaders.
