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For 125 years, Jewish Family Services (JFS) of Greater Kansas City has worked to strengthen lives through compassion, dignity and community support.

Nearly 200 guests joined Jewish Community Relations Bureau | American Jewish Committee (JCRB|AJC) for this year’s Unity Seder, gathering for an evening centered on shared stories, traditions and reflection across faiths and backgrounds.

Kehilath Israel Synagogue launched its summer programming with its first Summer Social event on Sunday, May 31, for congregants of all ages and guests.

The newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble will close its season with a performance of “Estro Poetico-armonico III,” a work by Jewish composer Yotam Haber which explores the generational inheritance of Jewish liturgical music. 

After 72 years, the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation (LJCC) has appointed Dr. Lara Giordano as its first executive director. 

This year, the Greater Kansas City Section of the National Council of Jewish Women’s (NCJW) Mother’s Day Store went to five schools and served 1700 students.

A new hybrid iris has been named “Doc Blum’s Bloom” after Dr. Michael Blum, a former Overland Park pediatrician and community mohel.

The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah Sisterhood will hold its Sisterhood Membership Appreciation, Installation and Awards Brunch on Sunday, May 31, at 11 a.m. at the synagogue.

In Prairie Village’s Porter Park, a newly-planted Yoshino cherry tree honors city native Sarah Milgrim (z”l) and her environmental advocacy.

Jewish Family Services (JFS) recently announced that a 15,000-square-foot warehouse in Raytown, Missouri, will soon serve as a distribution center for its Food Pantry operations.