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Dr. Melissa Karp joined the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education (MCHE) team as its new content specialist.

In September, The J celebrated the completion of the two-year pilot cohort of the Building Community Leadership Council (BCLC).

Jewish Family Services (JFS) of Greater Kansas City has long been a beneficiary of Jody Gottlieb Ervin’s time, dedication and talent, and the organization has awarded her the Volunteer of the Month award.

This High Holiday season, families may have noticed a new addition in Congregation Beth Shalom’s lobby: a mobile sensory cart, created to help children and adults who benefit from sensory supports to more comfortably participate in services and community life.

Congregation Beth Israel Abraham and Voliner will offer a free community class for those who would like to learn Hebrew.

As footage from Israel showed surviving hostages reunited with their families after two years in terrorist captivity, Jews across Greater Kansas City gathered with relatives and friends to share in the historic moment — an impromptu act of collective joy and remembrance marked by cheers, tears, hugs and a sense of belonging that spanned continents.

Jewish Community Relations Bureau | American Jewish Committee (JCRB|AJC) is often the first point of community advocacy responding to antisemitism.

Jewish Experiences, a collaboration of the Jewish Federation and The J, has announced the lineup for its 2025–26 Acclaimed Author Series.

The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre at The J will open its 21st season with the Broadway classic “Hello, Dolly!” The performances also celebrate the theater’s 20th anniversary.

The Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation (LJCC) will hold its Annual Blintz Brunch and bake sale on Sunday, Nov. 2. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.