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A new exhibit at The Epsten Gallery explores the evolving roles and contributions of Jewish women to ritual and communal life, as seen through the lens of artistic expression.

Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City has a long-lasting partnership with the Jewish communities in Romania and Bulgaria through its relationship with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC).

Village Shalom’s Father’s Day Run is back for another year, and this time, will also mark the organization’s 25 years on the Helzberg Campus for Jewish Living and 113 years of service in the Kansas City Jewish community.

The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah announced two new awards and their winners at its annual meeting.

In early April, the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation (LJCC) hired Dr. Blair Schneider of the Kansas Geological Survey and her team to collect underground data at the Beni Israel Jewish Cemetery in Eudora.

Britt Frank, a licensed psychotherapist from Mission, Kansas, has released her second mental health book, “Align Your Mind,” intended as a guide to help readers address thought patterns, how they affect habits and behaviors and how to keep them from blocking success.

This spring marks another graduating cohort of students of KU Chabad’s flagship program, JewishU.

Julie Fingersh, a native of Greater Kansas City and acclaimed author and journalist, will return to Kansas City later this month to discuss her new book, “Stay: A Story of Family, Love, & Other Traumas.”

Just in time for Shavuot, Congregation Beth Torah is bringing back its cheese blintz fundraiser, featuring handmade blintzes crafted from Michael Crane’s grandmother’s recipe.

One could spot Anthony Firkser shopping at the grocery store or strolling through The Country Club Plaza and just see a tall, athletic guy. Even the most loyal of Kansas City Chiefs fans may not be able to identify the 6-foot-2, 241-pound Firkser, as he was a mostly behind-the-scenes part of the franchise’s trip to the Super Bowl in February.