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September 2019
Diana Kander: An American Dream
September 15, 2019 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Jewish Community Campus Come hear Diana and her mother, Marina Kagen, share their family's journey from persecution to safety and prosperity in Kansas City. Learn More RSVP for this free event Diana Kander is a New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur, innovation specialist, and Jewish refugee from the Former Soviet Union. This event is part of Welcoming Week, a nationwide movement to bring together immigrants and native-born residents in a spirit of…
Find out more »Selichot Program and Service
Saturday, September 21, 2019 Congregation Beth Torah 8:00 p.m. Dessert Reception 8:45 p.m. Havdalah 9:00 - 10:00 p.m. Program 10:10 Selichot Service Event Flyer | View PDF Program Session Descriptions | View PDF - Decide which session you would like to attend Registration | Register Now Join our Community’s Rabbis for Study and Conversation as we explore: Hillel and Shamai: What we can learn from Hillel and Shamai - Discord and Unity in Jewish Texts - Explore texts that teach…
Find out more »High Holiday Food Drive 2019
Drop Off Locations: Participating synagogues, the Jewish Community Campus and JFS Brookside In partnership with the Jewish Family Services and Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City, area congregations are taking the lead to help stock the shelves at the two locations of Jewish Family Services during the High Holiday season. From Sept. 29 through Oct. 18, members of the community are asked to bring food items to participating synagogues – as well as food barrels at the Jewish Community Campus…
Find out more »Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah, literally the “head of the year” is the Jewish New Year. It is a time of inner renewal and divine atonement. This year, Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on Sunday, September 29th. For those observing two days, it ends at sundown on Tuesday, October 1st.
Find out more »December 2019
Controversies in Pediatric Vaccination: A Jewish Approach Pediatric Vaccination Program co-sponsored by Hadassah and RA scheduled for this evening at the Jewish Community Campus has been cancelled due to inclement weather. The program will be rescheduled after January 1.
Pediatric Vaccination Program co-sponsored by Hadassah and RA scheduled for this evening, December 15, 2019 at the Jewish Community Campus has been cancelled due to inclement weather. The program will be rescheduled after January 1. Hadassah Greater Kansas City Physicians Council invites you to: Controversies in Pediatric Vaccination: A Jewish Approach Program will feature education on this important topic from both a local and global perspective. Speakers: Jo-Ann Harris, MD, Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist, Overland Park Regional Medical Center John…
Find out more »February 2020
March 2020
Community Purim Seudah Megillah Reading/Program 2020
BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY-WIDE PURIM DAY SEUDAH Print Flyer Tuesday, March 10, 10:00 a.m. at Village Shalom Jewish community members of all ages are invited to join together for a Purim “Seudah” (a festive meal on Purim day) celebration on Tuesday, March 10, 10:00 a.m. at Village Shalom. The Purim celebration will include a Purim-sing-along, an engaging and interactive reading of the megillah, a light festival lunch meal, and assembling Shalach Manot gift bags. The program will be led…
Find out more »Order Passover Foods to Go
Kosher for Passover Seder "Meals-to-Go" The Community Passover Seder has been cancelled, but Kosher Passover Seder food will be available to order online. Order Passover Seder Food Online for Pickup Download and print the Passover Seder food flyer Prepared by Kosher Connection under supervision of the Vaad Hakashrut of Kansas City. ORDERS MUST BE PLACED BY TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2020. Payments will be accepted online by credit card ONLY. *Due to the short window of time we are working under…
Find out more »Controversies in Pediatric Vaccination: A Jewish Approach (Online Symposium)
Online Symposium: Hadassah GKC Pediatric Vaccinations Program Tuesday, March 31 The Hadassah Greater Kansas City Physicians Council program, Controversies in Pediatric Vaccination: A Jewish Approach, is going nationwide on Tuesday, March 31, at 7:00 p.m. CDT! You need only click on the Register Here button and enter your name and email address to receive the link to this virtual program. Please feel free to forward to family and friends in Greater Kansas City and across the country! Online Symposium: Topic:…
Find out more »April 2020
Community Second Night of Passover Seder 2020 *** Cancelled ***
Community Second Night of Passover Seder (Cancelled) In response to the CDC’s recommendations regarding large group gatherings and social distancing, especially for individuals over the age of 60, and for those who have compromised immune systems, the decision has been made to cancel this year’s community second night of Passover Seder. The Rabbinical Association’s first priority is taking all precautionary measures to keep our community safe and healthy. Refunds will be issued to all who have already made reservations. Date: Thursday, April…
Find out more »Yom HaShoah Community Observance 2020 (Online Program)
Yom HaShoah 2020 Date: April 21, 2020 Location: Online program -- www.mchekc.org Time: Video available at 1:30 p.m. The community is invited to share the experience of this year’s Yom HaShoah service, offered through video for the safety of our community. Although unable to gather in person, the organizing agencies have identified ways to maintain the abiding traditions of Yom HaShoah and to honor the legacy of both those lost during the Holocaust as well as those who survived it.…
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