The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre at The J will present “It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That … Sving,” celebrating the legacy of Jewish big band leaders and musicians in the golden era of swing ...

Congregation Beth Shalom will be hosting a cantorial concert, Shir Joy 5786, on Tuesday, May 5. Led by Hazzan Tahl Ben-Yehuda, Shir Joy will be an evening of Broadway music featuring appearances from ...

The 86th annual Matzo Ball Dance will return on Saturday, April 18, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of BBYO’s Nordaunian AZA #22. The dance will take place from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Overland Park ...

Jewish Experiences, a collaboration of Jewish Federation and The J, is partnering with local community organizations to coordinate a number of events commemorating Yom HaZikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day ...

Hadassah Greater Kansas City will host an educational program with Dr. Michael Sokol to teach about the prevention and treatment of diabetes. “A Path to Better Health: Diabetes Prevention and ...

On Sunday, April 19, the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation (LJCC) will bring a little bit of Yiddish culture to northeast Kansas. The doors of the Lawrence Art Center’s 10th & Mass Studios will ...

The Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) has hired Kara Kahn Bush as director of its new Bushman Legacy Initiative, a renewed community-wide effort to strengthen and sustain the Jewish community through ...

Former Overland Park Deputy Chief of Police Simon Happer is now the Kansas City Jewish community’s security chief.

JewishU is KU Chabad’s flagship educational initiative, providing a range of discussion-based courses that explore Jewish thought, ethics, relationships, mental health and practical living. Courses ...

“It’s literally one by one,” Freiden said. “That’s how you build a community.” ...

Gov. Laura Kelly’s final Kansas Holocaust Commemoration as governor will include her presenting the Kansas Proclamation for the Days of Remembrance, which includes the following: “...the people of the ...

For Jewish Family Services’ (JFS) 125th Anniversary Celebration, Ro and Howard Jacobson and their family were chosen to serve as its honorary family. JFS is one of nearly 100 organizations to which ...