Alongside Jewish community members, multiple city officials will celebrate the second night of Hanukkah at the Kansas City, Missouri, City Hall. This follows a menorah lighting at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka on Dec. 23.
The Kansas City Jewish community experienced a significant number of major news events in 2024.
Jewish Family Services (JFS) announced a restructuring of its operations to better serve its clients and build a strong foundation for the future.
Representatives from Kansas City, Missouri, Overland Park, Kansas, and The University of Kansas spoke on a panel about antisemitism at the Jewish Federation’s annual meeting earlier this month.
A cohort of local high school students recently traveled to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) in Washington, D.C., as part of the Together We Remember program.
The Jewish Chaplaincy program, under the auspices of Jewish Family Services (JFS), will hold its pre-Hanukkah Service of Spiritual Renewal on Sunday, Dec. 22, at 3 p.m.
PJ Library, a program of Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, will host multiple events in December for a variety of audiences.
The 2025 application process for the Jacob and Rose Szneler Scholarship Fund has begun.
Recently, Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) entered into a partnership with Flourish: A Furniture Bank to provide much of the furniture and household items for the homes of the hundreds of refugees the organization welcomes.
St. Joseph's new synagogue, Beit Echad, marks a new chapter for the city's Jewish community and history.