After 25 years of teaching students and shaping the Hebrew language program at the University of Kansas, Shelley Rissien, Jewish Studies Hebrew coordinator, will retire at the end of the Spring 2025 semester.
On April 8, together with fundholder Eric Kaseff, the Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) hosted site visits to KU Chabad and KU Hillel in Lawrence, Kansas.
Hadassah Greater Kansas City will celebrate its 23rd annual Hadassah Walk with a Friend for Health, sponsored by its Nurses Council, on Mother’s Day.
Jewish Family Services (JFS) Food Pantry is celebrating its 13th birthday with a b’nai mitzvah party.
Kansas City’s historic Elmwood Cemetery will commemorate its 153rd Memorial Day on Monday, May 26, by offering several special events and services, including an interfaith service featuring The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah’s Rabbi Rachel Rothstein.
Shoshana Bean, a Tony Award winner and two-time Tony-nominated performer, has been announced as the host for the 2025 KC SuperStar Finals on Sunday, Aug. 24, at Yardley Hall in the Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College.
JewBelong, a national nonprofit organization for fighting antisemitism and making Judaism accessible, put up seven new billboards in Greater Kansas City.
Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA) will present “This Murder Was Staged,” a murder mystery comedy, at The Lewis and Shirley White Theatre at The J (5801 W. 115th St., Overland Park, KS 66211).
Greater Kansas City AZA #2 has announced its third annual Marty Awards, set to take place on May 10 at The J.
Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy’s (HBHA) graduation ceremony is a celebration of personal development, academic achievement and deepening Jewish identity seniors experience throughout their time at HBHA.
