Community News

Registration is open for The J Indoor Adult Coed Soccer League, a recreational league for players of all levels.

Jewish Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy will host Knead a Night Out, a challah braiding and candle painting event, to kick off 2026.

KC Torah MiTzion Community Kollel will hold multiple events in the coming weeks for community members ranging from children and teenagers to adults.

Jewish Unforgettable Ladies Interested in Eating Together (JULIETs) will host Rabbi Moti Rieber and Sagi Rudnick for a discussion about Kansas Interfaith Action (KIFA), a statewide advocacy organization.

Strangers No More, an interfaith women’s group founded after the shootings at the Jewish Community Campus and Village Shalom in 2014, has announced plans for its winter 2026 series. 

Nearly 600 elected officials from more than 40 countries — including ones from Kansas and Greater Kansas City — have signed a letter expressing solidarity with Waverley Council Mayor Will Nemesh following the antisemitic terror attack at a Hanukkah event on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, one of the council’s 12 localities.

The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre at The J will present “Rent,” the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical, from Jan. 31 through Feb. 22.

Jewish Community Relations Bureau | American Jewish Committee (JCRB|AJC) is inviting community members who live in Missouri to join them in Jefferson City on Jewish Advocacy Day — Wednesday, Jan. 21.

Camp Sabra, a Jewish summer camp in the Ozarks in Missouri, recently announced new scholarship and grant opportunities for summer 2026.

Sasone, Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City’s initiative dedicated to advancing disability inclusion, has awarded $10,000 in Inclusion Microgrants to 12 Jewish schools, congregations and community organizations across the metro area.