In 1984, he began his 22-year tenure at Temple Beth Sholom, the only synagogue in Topeka. He led the synagogue as the sole full-time clergy member — when he left the synagogue in 2006, a congregant ...

The Jewish Community Foundation’s Community Legacy Fund has awarded $117,045 in innovative and emergency grants to communal organizations. The grants are given to support high-quality, new programs ...

Multiple Jewish Kansas Citians were unexpectedly grounded in Israel during the outbreak of the war with Iran. The war, which ...

Since 1920, the Kansas City Jewish Chronicle has provided its readers with Jewish news and opinion from a variety of perspectives — local, regional, national and international. The paper is mailed to ...

Broadway classic “West Side Story” begins its run at The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre at The J on Saturday, July 5.

On Tuesday, July 8, Transparentcy will host a guest speaker, Attorney Arden Pearson. This program will take place at The J from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Conference Room B (5801 W. 115th St., Overland Park, ...

Three Jewish Kansas City-area weightlifters, Samantha Goodman, Aiden Luther and Zachary Lerner, had been preparing to represent Team USA at the 2025 Maccabiah Games in Israel when the competition was ...

The Jewish Community Foundation’s Jewish Leadership Education Action and Development (J-LEAD) program, a giving circle for adults in their 20s, 30s and 40s, recently completed its 2025 grant cycle, in ...

Each year, through the Back to School Store, qualified children receive brand-new backpacks filled with school supplies, along with essential clothing and coats for the fall and winter months. In 2025 ...

Jewish baker Michael Crane will host a one-day pop-up bread sale centered around naturally-leavened sourdough bread at Olive Tree in Overland Park, Kansas. The sale will be held on Saturday, July 12, ...