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About the Chronicle

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 subscribers each week and also is available for purchase at The Chronicle’s offi ce. Steve Rose and David Small purchased The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle in November 2010 from News Press and Gazette Company Contact us of St. Joseph, Mo., the parent company of Sun Publications. Rose serves as chairman of the 91-year-old paper; Small is the company’s The Chronicle’s offi ces are located at 4210 president. Shawnee Mission Parkway, Suite 314 A, Fairway, Rose and Small are the eighth set of the paper’s owners and this Kan. 66205. Our telephone number is (913) is the second time the Rose family has owned all or part of The 951-9425. Our e-mail address is: chronicle@ Chronicle. The family fi rst became associated with the paper in metromediapublishers.com. Our website is www. May 1964. At that time Stan Rose, Steve Rose’s father and Small’s kcjc.com. grandfather, became partners with Milton Firestone. In 1998 Steve The Chronicle accepts press releases, Rose, who by then was sole owner, sold The Chronicle, and its obituaries, announcements for Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, parent company, Sun Publications. weddings and engagements, cards of thanks and Information published in The Chronicle — an independent public notices for monument unveilings and Jewish newspaper — comes from a number of sources, including tablet dedications from people and organizations stories written by its own editorial staff. Many local rabbis and within the Jewish community. professionals from our local Jewish agencies also write columns on To learn more about submitting information topics of local interest. The paper also publishes reports of national to The Chronicle, contact Editor Barbara Bayer and overseas events from JTA News & Features. at (913) 951-8425 or Community Editor Marcia The year 1988 marked the debut of Kansas City Jewish Life, Montgomery at (913) 951-8426. For information a slick-paper, full-color, quarterly city magazine mailed to all about advertising, contact Advertising Manager subscribers of the newspaper. Amy Cohn at (913) 951-8428. In 1998, The Chronicle established its website,

which can be found by visiting www.kcjc.com. The $1.00 Volume 91, Number 20 www.kcjc.com The KANSAS CITY website is updated each Friday. Most, but not all, of May 20, 2011 the content of the print version of the newspaper is jewish posted on the website. The paper “goes to press” every Wednesday in Cantor Silbersher chronicle order to get copies to the post offi ce on Thursday to retire from Kol Ami By Barbara Bayer and, hopefully, into subscribers’ mailboxes on Editor

Cantor Paul Silbersher can give you “He has such a magnificent voice,” Friday. The deadline for submissions of community several definitions of the word retire. she said. “His singing and cantorial Then he’ll tell you even though he’s of- skills are things we’ve grown to love ficially retiring from Congregation Kol and expect, and we will miss it sorely.” news is 5 p.m. Friday, one week before the desired Ami as its spiritual leader, he probably Bernstein said the congregation is won’t really retire at all. He’ll just take currently negotiating with a person on another project. to take over the spiritual leader duties publication date. The Chronicle encourages its at Kol Ami. She hopes the congrega- You see the 81-year-old Silbersher has already officially retired once, in tion will be able to make an official an- readers to submit information of community 2000, as the cantor of The Temple, Con- nouncement in the near future. gregation B’nai Jehudah. As cantor emeritus, he continued to work there Becoming a Jewish clergy interest. Send e-mail to the editorial department part-time for the next three years. Then in 2003 when Kol Ami was in Cantor Silbersher’s career took a at: [email protected]. its formative stages, he was asked to be- few twists and turns before he became at: [email protected]. come the Reform congregation’s spiri- a rabbi, or even a Jewish professional for that matter. At first he wanted to tual leader and has served in that ca-- pacity for the past eight years. While he serve as a naval aviation cadet during - the Korean War. He was accepted into uses the professional title of cantor, he - is also a trained rabbi. He will be recog- the program, but the swearing-in cer nized as such following his retirement, emony was halted — because the pro- gram was suddenly full — just before said Kol Ami President Constance Ber - - nstein, when he will begin using the he was about to be sworn. Instead he- spent eight years in the Naval Reserve. title rabbi emeritus. - The KANSAS CITY Bernstein said many congregants Next, in the late 1940s and early ‘50s, will miss Cantor Silbersher tremen- he worked as a page for the NBC tele- dously. vision network. At that time network chroniclepages were often trained as young ex-- $1.00 - Volume 91, Number 19 - www.kcjc.com jewish see cantor, page 8

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Tzaitkhem L’Shalom —Go in Peace!gants, staff and volunteers as we plan and begin this next chapter in Beth - Shalom’s history.” By Barbara Bayer Rabbi Tobin wishes the congrega- Editor tion well as it prepares to close the Wor An era is coming to an end. nall Campus. Over the years Cantor Paul Silbersher has tutored more than 1,00 Beth Shalom celebrates its history and tradition“It is sad to see the stately sanctuary students. The last of his students, Asher Jacob Weinbaum, becambecame After 40 years of worshiping at 9400 at Wornall close, and to know that Beth gation Kol Ami on April 30. Wornall Road in Kansas City, Mo., Con- Shalom faces such challenges. I pray Photo by Jeff RobeR gregation Beth Shalom is completing With your help, the Jewish Federation helps the Jewish0 Bar and Bat Mitzvah that the transition will be to a stronger ts preparations to shut down the build- e a Bar Mitzvah at Congre- future for the community,” Rabbi To- a Bar Mitzvah at Congre ing. The Conservative congregation Community Center's Heritage Center provide affordable, bin said. will celebrate its last Bar Mitzvah, and kosher hot lunches for 600 senior adults each month. Shabbat service, on July 2. Members Worship plans will take time to commemorate and pay tribute to the congregation’s history Beth Shalom has determined that and show their appreciation for Rabbi www.jewishkansascity.org the last weekday minyan service will Robert Tobin and Rabbi Adam Stein, 913-327-8100 be held on Friday morning, July 1. who will soon be leaving the congre- Plans call for minyamim to begin tak- gation, on Saturday morning, May 21. ing place in the Appleman Synagogue (For more information, see page 8.) For a variety of reasons, including fi- at Village Shalom Sunday evening, July 3. Morning minyan will begin at 7 a.m., nancial ones, the congregation voted in Monday through Friday and evening November to close the facility — which minyan will take place at 6 p.m. Sunday sits on approximately 45 acres at the through Thursday. Sunday morning corner of Wornall and Bannister roads. minyan will continue to be held at the The school wing opened in 1962 and the Lamar building. sanctuary wing, which included the Goldsmith Hall at the Lamar cam- chapel, social hall, administrative of- - pus is being reconfigured to provide a fices and library, was dedicated in 1971. - ritual space in the building. Except on While the building has been for sale in special occasions, regular Shabbat ser the past, Congregation President Kurt - vices will be held there. Kavanaugh said it has been off the mar The Lamar space can hold a maxi- ket for the past couple of years. 6 THE GUIDE TO JEWISH LIFE • 2011-2012 | 5771-5772 • Th e Kansas City JewishNow Chronicle the congregation is transfer mum of 325 chairs, so it is not large enough for the 800-member congrega- ring all operations and activities, in- tion to hold High Holiday services. This cluding regular religious services, to year arrangements have been made to the Lamar facility, which opened in hold the High Holiday services at the December 2005. The plan is to use the Jewish Community Campus. Lamar facility in its current condition “The Campus has been very gra- and configuration, utilizing other com- cious in providing space so we can hold munity facilities when deemed appro- Photo by ben Mccall two services simultaneously for our priate. Since that painful decision was om President Kurt members,” Kavanaugh said. made, several committees have worked t in storage. diligently toward the goals of closing The physical move Wornall and transforming the space Some of the stained glass windows, like these shown with Beth Shal in the Lamar building to make it more Some items will be moved from the appropriate for religious services. A Kavanaugh, will be moved from Wornall to Lamar. Others will be pu Wornall to the Lamar building. A few long-range planning committee is also things, such as the menorah on the out- studying the congregation’s future fa- side of the building cannot be easily cility needs. Beth shalom, page 8 Kavanaugh said as the closing of see the Wornall campus draws closer, he is both sad and excited because he has “seen the enthusiasm of our congre- Midori at the Folly Theater Parsons Dance at Muriel Kauffman Theatre Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at Helzberg Hall

A GRAND2011–2012 NEW SEASON THREE GRAND VENUES william jewell EVENTS PRESENTED AT EVENTS PRESENTED AT THE FOLLY THEATER THE KAUFFMAN CENTER Caroline Goulding, 44111bg53 Jazz at Lincoln Center violinist in free recital Orchestra led by Sat Sep 24 2011 Wynton Marsalis Marc-André Hamelin, full Sat Oct 1 2011 pianist in recital Folly Theater Muriel Kauffman Theatre Helzberg Hall Vienna Symphony Sat Oct 15 2011 Orchestra with Eroica Trio Midori, violinist in recital The Harriman-Jewell Series, Kansas City’s venerable performing arts pre- Wed Nov 9 2011 Thu Oct 27 2011 DePue Brothers Band senter, will open its 47th season this fall. Of the season’s 18 events, nine will Sir James Galway, Holiday Concert flutist in recital be held at Kansas City’s new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Mon Dec 19 2011 Thu Nov 3 2011 Hamburg Symphony (1601 Broadway St.). The Series has the distinction of holding performances Alek Shrader, Orchestra with tenor in free recital in both of the Center’s new halls: seven events in Helzberg Hall and two violinist Guy Braunstein Sat Nov 19 2011 Wed Jan 25 2012 events in Muriel Kauffman Theatre. In addition to nine events in the city’s Freddy Kempf, Parsons Dance pianist in free recital newest performance halls, the Harriman-Jewell Series will also present Sat Jan 28 2012 Fri Jan 20 2012 Ray Chen, nine events in the city’s oldest concert hall, the beautifully restored Folly Vivica Genaux, mezzo- violinist in free recital Sun Mar 11 2012 soprano, and Europa Theater (300 W. 12th St.). The new season is on sale now in the form of Galante, chamber Red Star Red Army Chorus orchestra Great Music and Dance (a six-event package), Great Masters: The Ingram and Dance Ensemble Fri Feb 3 2012 Fri Mar 16 2012 Events (a seven-event package), or a Complete Series option that includes Murray Perahia, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet pianist in recital the 13 subscription events and advance tickets to the four Discovery Concerts. Sat Mar 31 2012 Wed Mar 14 2012 Juan Diego Flórez, Giuseppe Filianoti, tenor Subscribe now for the best seat locations and the best prices. tenor in recital in American recital debut Order online at HJSERIES.ORG or call 816-415-5025. Sat Apr 7 2012 Sat Apr 21 2012

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Calendar of major Jewish holidays Holidays begin the evening before the day noted. Holidays marked with an asterisk are observed for one day only by Reform and Reconstructionist .

SUMMER 2011 Shavuot* ...... Wed. & Thu., June 8-9, 2011 Tisha b’Av ...... Tue., Aug. 9, 2011

SCHOOL YEAR 2011-2012 Rosh Hashanah* ...... Thu. & Fri., Sept. 29-30, 2011 Yom Kippur ...... Sat., Oct. 8, 2011 Sukkot* ...... Thu. & Fri., Oct. 13-14, 2011 Shemini Atzeret ...... Thu., Oct. 20, 2011 Simchat Torah ...... Fri., Oct. 21, 2011 Chanukah ...... Wed., Dec. 21, 2011 (First candle is lit Tue., Dec. 20) Purim ...... Thu., March 8, 2012 Passover* (start) ...... Sat. & Sun., April 7-8, 2012 (First seder is Fri., April 6, 2012) Passover* (end) ...... Fri. & Sat., April 13-14, 2012 Yom HaShoah ...... Thu., April 19, 2012 Yom HaAtzmaut ...... Fri., April 27, 2012 Lag b’Omer ...... Thu., May 10, 2012 Shavuot* ...... Sun. & Mon., May 27-8, 2012 Tisha b’Av ...... Sat., July 28, 2012

SCHOOL YEAR 2012-2013 Rosh Hashanah* ...... Mon. & Tue., Sept. 17-18, 2012 Yom Kippur ...... Wed., Sept. 26, 2012 Sukkot* ...... Mon. & Tue., Oct. 1-2, 2012 Shemini Atzeret ...... Mon., Oct. 8, 2012 Simchat Torah ...... Tue., Oct. 9, 2012 Chanukah ...... Sun., Dec. 9, 2012 (First candle is lit Sat., Dec. 8, 2012) Purim ...... Sun., Feb. 24, 2013 SCHOOL YEAR 2014-2015 Passover* (start) ...... Tue. & Wed., March 26-27, 2013 Rosh Hashanah* ...... Thu. & Fri., Sept. 25-26, 2014 (First seder is Mon., March 25, 2013) Yom Kippur ...... Sat., Oct. 4, 2014 Passover* (end) ...... Mon. & Tue., April 1-2, 2013 Sukkot* ...... Thu. & Fri., Oct. 9-10, 2014 Yom HaShoah ...... Sun., April 7, 2013 Shemini Atzeret ...... Thu., Oct. 16, 2014 Yom HaAtzmaut ...... Mon., April 15, 2013 Simchat Torah ...... Fri., Oct. 17, 2014 Lag b’Omer ...... Sun., April 28, 2013 Chanukah ...... Wed., Dec. 17, 2014 Shavuot* ...... Wed. & Thu., May 15-6, 2013 (First candle is Tue., Dec. 16, 2014) Tisha b’Av ...... Tue., July 16, 2013 Purim ...... Thu., March 5, 2015 Passover (start)* ...... Sat. & Sun., April 4-5, 2015 SCHOOL YEAR 2013-2014 (First seder is April 3, 2015) Rosh Hashanah* ...... Thu. & Fri., Sept. 5-6, 2013 Passover (end)* ...... Fri. & Sat., April 10-11, 2015 Yom Kippur ...... Sat., Sept. 14, 2013 Yom HaShoah ...... Thu., April 16, 2015 Sukkot* ...... Thu. & Fri., Sept. 19-20, 2013 Yom HaAtzmaut ...... Fri. April 24, 2015 Shemini Atzeret ...... Thu., Sept. 26, 2013 Lag b’Omer ...... Thu., May 7, 2015 Simchat Torah ...... Fri., Sept. 27, 2013 Shavuot* ...... Sun. & Mon., May 24-25, 2015 Chanukah ...... Thu., Nov 28, 2013 Tisha b’Av ...... Sat., July 25, 2015 (First candle is Wed., Nov. 27, 2013) Purim ...... Sun., March 16, 2014 Yom HaShoah is Holocaust Remembrance Day. Passover (start)* ...... Tue. & Wed., April 15-16, 2014 Yom HaAtzmaut is Israel Independence Day. (First seder is Mon., April 14, 2014) Date of observance of these may vary from the Passover (end)* ...... Mon. & Tue., April 21-22, 2014 calendar date. Yom HaShoah ...... Sun., April 27, 2014 Yom HaAtzmaut ...... Mon., May 5, 2014 This calendar was prepared by Rabbi Paul Drazen, chief Lag b’Omer ...... Sun., May 18, 2014 program development officer for the United Synagogue Shavuot* ...... Wed. & Thu., June 4-5, 2014 of Conservative Judaism and it appears on its website Tisha b’Av ...... Tue., Aug. 5, 2014 www.uscj.org.

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Putting together this annual is once again under Jewish ownership Guide to Jewish Life is a labor of for the fi rst time in more than 10 love for us every year. It is certainly years. We have re-introduced a local labor intensive because we have fl avor to the weekly newspaper and to to contact all the congregations, our slick publications such as this one. agencies and organizations to This guide is just one example of how confirm that all the information we we hope to showcase all the news, include is indeed correct. But it’s events and organizations in the Kansas also fun because we have formed City Jewish community. e-mail and phone relationships with This guide gives you all the these people who, in some cases, we information you need to know only speak to when we’re working about the Jewish community at on this project every year. your fingertips. We hope you keep We also enjoy introducing you to it all year and refer to it when you people in our community who devote their time to helping want to know everything from where a Jewish tot others. This year we chose to focus on the next generation can attend preschool to what programs are offered of volunteers — people who are 40 and younger. They are for our community’s seniors and to anything and involved in a variety of non-profi t organizations throughout everything in between. the greater Kansas City area, some groups with a Jewish fl avor and others with a more general emphasis. We hope Enjoy! you enjoy meeting them — Jonas Barrish, Bush Helzberg, Lucia Harding, Josef Loeffl er and Renée Polsky Silver — as much as we enjoyed writing about them. Barbara Bayer As you probably already know by now, The Chronicle Editor

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Jonas BarrisH, a 35-year-old Kansas City real estate this year’s American Cancer Society’s Annual Cattle Baron’s Ball. broker, has always thrived in environments where he could The proceeds from the gala go to education, research, advocacy meet new people. His love for the arts and his father’s battle and patient services, including the Hope Center, which is the with cancer sculpted this passion into a way for him to make a facility where families can stay while a loved one is receiving difference in his hometown. treatment in Kansas City. Barrish serves on the underwriting When Barrish fi rst became active in Encore, a group of committee for the June 11 Ball. He has welcomed the challenge young professionals committed to supporting and promoting of trying to get as much of the event underwritten as possible by the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, he wanted approaching companies, individuals and foundations. Although to help make a difference in Kansas City’s arts community. a new experience for him, Barrish has drawn on what he learned Scheduled for its grand opening Sept. 16, the Kauffman Center about raising money while he was the real estate director for will be home to the Kansas City Ballet, Lyric Opera, the Kansas The Private Equity Group. City Symphony and other programming. Barrish is involved in It is always challenging to ask people for money, especially in the social outreach arm of Encore, which strives to get diverse this economy, but he is enjoying it. Jgroups of people together to support the arts and increase “People are very giving and very supportive,” he said. awareness about the Center. His focus is on drawing in more “Everyone knows someone who has been affected by cancer.” young Jewish professionals. Barrish said his volunteer work with the American Cancer “I don’t think, until it opens, people will really grasp how big Society is more about affecting other people’s lives, rather than it is,” he said. “It is cool to be involved with something that is his own. His father passed away three years ago after being changing the Kansas City skyline and receiving attention from diagnosed with an advanced stage of pancreatic cancer. He all over the world because of its architecture.” explained that, since pancreatic cancer is usually diagnosed in Architecture and design are Barrish’s hobbies. He has advanced stages, there are not a lot of treatments for it. a natural talent for interior design, although he has never “I learned when my dad had cancer that a lot of pancreatic practiced it professionally. He did come very close once. While cancer treatments are clinical trials, so our whole family dropped living in Los Angeles in his early 20s, his interest in interior what they were doing and started looking around the country design grew and he enrolled in the Fashion Institute of Design to fi nd the best treatment,” Barrish recalled. “It really helped & Merchandising to study interior design. After developing to have connections for his treatment, which is pretty sad. We pancreatitis and spending two weeks in the hospital followed by called on a cousin who helped expedite getting him into Johns months of recovery, his plan was put on hold. He never made Hopkins.” Barrish now recognizes the importance of helping it back. raise money for people who may not have those connections. Barrish stayed in LA for eight years before moving back to “My dad was always very giving and encouraged us to do Kansas City. Although he had sworn he would never return, mitzvahs,” Barrish recalled. “He said that to us many times he just got “sick of the grind of Los Angeles — the traffi c, the when we were kids.” Barrish’s father wrote a book for his pace.” He said it just wasn’t where he wanted to be for the rest children called “Guide to Life.” “It covers everything,” he said. of his life. “… things he learned from his parents and family.” Barrish said After his return to KC, Barrish wasn’t sure what he wanted his father actually lived what he taught his children and had a to do but knew it needed to involve contact with people. At strong connection to Judaism. He almost became a rabbi before the time, new home construction was booming. Barrish loves he decided to be a psychologist. the “art of negotiation” involved with real estate, so a friend As a psychologist, he helped people professionally, but helped him get into the business. “Selling real estate to me Barrish said he truly enjoyed it and even saw clients for free is more about hanging out with people I like and looking at when they couldn’t pay. When he was dying, letters from his architecture,” he said. “It is more of a people business then a clients came pouring in. “I never really realized how much he home business.” helped people in his work until then,” he said. Fortunately, Barrish returned to Kansas City before his father, “Being Jewish to me is my identity,” Barrish said. “It’s about the late Dr. Jay Barrish, became ill. What he experienced during our people’s struggle, what we’ve overcome, what a small his father’s battle with cancer inspired him to accept a challenge minority we are in the world. And it is about living a Jewish life from his good friends Pat and Becky Dunn to get involved with and doing mitzvah.”

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The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle • 2011-2012 | 5771-5772 • THE GUIDE TO JEWISH LIFE 17 neXt generation Making a difference in our community Lucia Harding: Empowering children to succeed

By Dana Rosenthal Campbell

It was 2001, and Lucia Harding was looking for a new “Amy and Hal Pollack went to an out-of-state Bar Mitzvah opportunity to use her undergraduate degree in social work. and heard a young man speak about how meaningful his When high school classmate and Big Brothers Big Sisters Big Brother had been in his life. Inspired, they returned to (BBBS) of Greater Kansas City employee Annebelle Buckner Kansas City and worked to launch the program here,” Harding said, “Hey, come check this place out. You will love it,” Lucia explained. “I am grateful they invited me to be an initial part took her up on the offer. She hasn’t regretted it for a moment. of the program.” As a senior case manager for BBBS, Harding has matched Harding’s passion for helping children is rooted in her own more than 400 adults that have volunteered to make a difference childhood experiences, and she credits her parents with her in the lives of boys and girls in the Kansas City community. foray into the social service fi eld. “We only ask for two to four hours at a time for at least “My dad was born in Germany after both his parents Ia year but, in reality, people give way more and hold their survived the Holocaust. He worked hard as an attorney in commitments to the kids for an average of three years.” the community and Beth Shalom. My mom was involved in Harding’s enthusiasm for the program is evident as she our school activities and was always a constant support and relays statistics that prove the success of the program. sounding board for us children. They encouraged us to give “Researchers have found that after 18 months of spending back and get involved in the community we live in.” time with their “Bigs,” the Little Brothers and Little Sisters — Growing up, she felt her house was a safe place for many compared to those children not in our program — were less friends who sometimes needed adult friendships outside of likely to begin using illegal drugs or alcohol, less likely to skip their own homes and schools. It was her parents’ willingness to school and less likely to hit someone. In short, the program welcome others and be part of the local community in any way makes a positive impact on children and empowers them to possible which inspired her to contribute in some way as well. succeed. It is so amazing to watch kids develop through the In her role in the community, Harding has witnessed years as well as see our amazing volunteers give their free time fi rsthand how children can benefi t from having a caring adult to a child in the community.” outside of the family. One of her proudest accomplishments is Her work at BBBS led to her involvement with the Jewish the three-year relationship she has developed with her minority version of BBBS, Jewish Big Brothers and Big Sisters. The “Little,” Aria. program supports Jewish children and their families by offering “It is very enlightening to see a child develop though the positive Jewish role models to children who are in need of years. It is rewarding to see a child who was shy or reserved mentorship. The goal is to empower a child through a fun, grow out of her shell or learn to do something new, as well as unconditional relationship. For many, the relationship has just being more accepting of other by being involved in BBBS.” been life-altering and has led to a life-long friendship. Children A past Village Shalom Associate Board member, Harding matched with a Big Brother or Big Sister have higher self-esteem added yet another activity to her busy personal and professional and are more likely to succeed in school, social situations and schedule when she worked at night to earn her master’s degree family relationships. in management in 2005.

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The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle • 2011-2012 | 5771-5772 • THE GUIDE TO JEWISH LIFE 19 neXt generation Making a difference in our community BusH HeLZBerg: A chip off the old block but with his own style

By Ruth Baum Bigus Photography by Isaac Alongi

“I believe everyone should have access to a good education. A parent himself, Helzberg credits his parents for setting a You can do anything you want with a good education.” good example of social justice involvement. Those words, uttered by 40-year-old BusH HeLZBerg, “Even if they hadn’t gotten involved in it, I would have should come as no surprise to anyone who knows him. Helzberg gotten involved in it,” he said. has lived by those words, and today he serves as chairman of Helzberg went to the University of Michigan where he the board of directors for University Academy, a kindergarten cultivated his passion for helping others. He taught creative through grade 12 charter school in Kansas City, Mo., that writing to inmates in a maximum security prison, publishing their opened in 2000. The school’s mission is to provide college- writings in a book called “Captive Thoughts.” He volunteered preparatory education to children living within the Kansas City, in a juvenile detention center and a home for runaway girls. Mo., school district’s boundaries. In 2005, the school opened Before graduate school, Helzberg spent time in Kenya and later Iin a new building constructed on the former site of The Temple, as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mali, West Africa. Each experience Congregation B’nai Jehudah (the Helzbergs’ congregation cultivated his passion for helping others. along with The New Reform Temple); today it serves more Helzberg then went on to earn a law degree at Stanford than 1,100 students. Of those students, 96 percent are African University and an MBA at Columbia University before entering American and 80 percent receive either free or reduced lunches. the corporate world. “You have to really look at people’s circumstances to In 2010, Helzberg became president of Friends of the understand how they got to where they are,” he said. University Academy, an effort he started as a conduit for external The school is the result of a Helzberg family discussion on support of the school. how to improve educational opportunities in the local school “It provides us more accountability of how things are being district. After much talk and planning, the University Academy spent and more fl exibility in how we spend the money,” he said. was launched thanks to founders Barnett and Shirley Helzberg The Friends group also focuses on alumni of the school and (Helzberg’s parents), Tom Bloch and Lynne Brown. assisting them with resources, internships and even job searches. Through the University Academy, Helzberg wants to make “When you leave University Academy, we never say the link between education and success. goodbye,” Helzberg added. “We want to level the playing fi eld,” he said. Outside of University Academy, Helzberg has his own Helzberg comes by his desire to help others naturally; his investment management fi rm — Expedition Capital. He also parents provide a stellar example with their involvement in is a board member of the Jewish Community Foundation of Kansas City. Helzberg began his real hands-on involvement Greater Kansas City and St. Luke’s Hospital. And then there in the school after returning to the area from New York City is family time with wife Jamie and the kids — twins Oliver and in 2004. Helzberg had volunteered within the charter school Benton (age 6), Leo (4), Amelia (2) and baby Arthur. Dinner system in the city, so he jumped right in here upon his return. time is sacred. Helzberg has learned to say no to outside requests Helzberg joined the University Academy board in 2004 and for his time because it would take away from his young family. became chairman in the 2007-08 school year. “It’s the best,” said Helzberg of being a dad. “It’s amazing “I was a thorn in the side of the board pushing for certain and overwhelming at times. Our house is never boring. We are things,” he said with a laugh. very blessed,” he said.

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The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle • 2011-2012 | 5771-5772 • THE GUIDE TO JEWISH LIFE 21 neXt generation Making a difference in our community Josef LoeffLer: Passionately entices young Jewish adults to KC

By Ellen R. Portnoy Photography by Edmée Rodriguez

Josef LoeffLer is a Kansas City area native who loves his to make it work.” community. His way of showing his concern is to help bring “We need a separate tract for Hebrew and Talmud study, but young Jewish adults to Kansas City, whether they are returning the students learn together for secular studies,” he clear. as he did after college, or are new to Kansas City. The new Matmadim program has started with kindergarten “I feel a high sense of loyalty to Kansas City because I came and fi rst grade students who learn in classes taught by the wives from here,” he said. “I am grateful for everything I have: great of Kollel members. “This way,” Loeffl er said, “they share the friends and great family.” expenses as a collaboration between the community day school Loeffl er is the volunteer leader of the Community Growth and the Orthodox community.” Initiative (CGI), which is charged with bringing young Jewish Loeffl er says he feels a moral obligation to help. “We want singles and couples to settle here. CGI is part of the Imagine to get these kids back,” he said, when talking about Kansas City Jewish KC program, a joint initiative of Jewish Vocational natives who moved away. “But we also want to get older people JService and the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City. In his as well.” work with CGI, Loeffl er works with Beth Jacobson. Besides his work with CGI, Loeffl er is a 2011 Helzberg He believes the Orthodox, Reform and Conservative Fellow. He just returned from the group’s trip to Israel. “It movements must work together to keep the Kansas City Jewish was fantastic,” he said. “I fell in love with the Negev! I want to community vital. His outreach is to the Orthodox community. fi gure out a way to farm in the Negev.” As a 2004 graduate of the Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy Figuring things out is something Loeffl er does well. He is and a member of the board of directors of BIAV, Loeffl er said, the president of Blue Star Benefi ts. This health insurance agency “I can create a pitch to potential Orthodox members by telling has 400 brokers and 10 administrative staffers. But with the them what our community has to offer.” changes in politics and how health care is funded, Loeffl er, the In March there was a conference in New York for the son of Frank Loeffl er and Phyllis Carozza, is fi nding the best to help young families. “In New York,” way to keep the continuity of his family’s business. Loeffl er said, “prices for housing are so high and travel costs are “Right now I am looking for opportunities outside health high. But Kansas City is much cheaper. There are jobs here and insurance,” he said. “I am looking at wellness, human resources a very sustainable Jewish community if they come.” and business services.” He plans to add to the variety of services Some are coming to see and perhaps stay. The CGI has he can provide his clients, while remaining in the health brought University students here to visit and work. insurance business. Several students were offered jobs, according to Loeffl er, but His plans include taking his company’s business to the had to return to New York to fi nish their educations. For these application market, beyond the barriers of traditional websites students, jobs are essential. “In the tri-state region around New and applications. York City there are a lot of Jewish people,” Loeffl er added, “but Loeffl er is busy, but never too busy for Shabbat, and the one not enough jobs. We have jobs here.” thing he does that he is most proud. “I am really known for He believes education is the major reason the Kansas my Urban Yid Shabbos,” Loeffl er said. About once a month City Jewish community is losing families. “Education is the Loeffl er hosts a Shabbat dinner for young adults in their 20s and crucial component,” he said. “It is more important than a 30s at his home in the Plaza area. He sends out an e-mail and kosher restaurant.” between 10 and 50 people show up each time. With this in mind, CGI is working with the Hyman Brand “I don’t make anything special,” he said. “It’s easy, I like to Hebrew Academy to develop an educational tract at the see everyone!” school which will appeal to Orthodox families. Called the But what he would really like is to see many more young ‘blue tract,’ Loeffl er said it takes concessions from both sides Jewish adults back in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

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The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle • 2011-2012 | 5771-5772 • THE GUIDE TO JEWISH LIFE 23 neXt generation Making a difference in our community renÉe PoLsKY siLver: Carrying on family tradition of helping others

By Dana Rosenthal Campbell Photography by Ben McCall

The scars on renÉe PoLsKY siLver’s leg are a daily Obviously, volunteerism is simply a way of life for Silver. As a reminder of the importance of life and helping others. The fourth-generation member of Congregation Beth Shalom, her product of a loving family of volunteers who care deeply about volunteer activities began early. She was in second grade when the Jewish community and Kansas City community, she draws her grandmother, Elaine, became the fi rst woman president on the Jewish values of to help others in need. of Beth Shalom. In high school, Silver served on the board of As a burn survivor, Silver is extremely passionate about Kansas City . volunteering at the Missouri Children’s Burn Camp. After nine years away, Silver returned to Kansas City almost “I have worked as a camp counselor, leader of counselors two years ago with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology and in training and social worker,” she said. “MCBC is a camp for Judaic Studies, two graduate degrees, and valuable internship children ages 6 to 20 who have been hospitalized for severe experience. She was soon recruited by her long-time friend, Tburn injuries.” Jamie Katz, to help start Gesher, a group for young Jewish “It is a time for them to meet others with similar experiences adults in their 20s and 30s. They welcome singles, couples, from their burn traumas. It is a time for them to feel normal interfaith couples and those who are unaffi liated. because being a burn survivor is the norm at camp. It is a “We want others to also have the opportunity for lifelong time where children ARE able to do everything because we experiences and friendships through the congregation and encourage them to try new things and empower them to do greater Jewish community. It is important for the congregation more and see themselves as the incredible children they are, not to attract new members and maintain multigenerational just as burn survivors.” members. So often, young adults are unaffi liated with any As a licensed social worker in both Kansas and Missouri, Silver congregation. We want people to feel welcome and to have a works as a school therapist for Crittenton Children’s Center’s way to meet other young adults.” “Head Start Trauma Smart” program. She provides individual Silver’s inspiration stems from her entire family. Her therapy to 3 to 5 year olds and support to the children, teachers grandparents, Norman and Elaine Polsky and Sidney and and staff in the Head Start classrooms. She educates parents Rosalind Ginsburg, and her parents, Ellen and Larry Polsky, all and teachers on trauma and the impact it can have on a child have held leadership roles in many organizations in and out of as well as provides therapeutic interventions in and out of the the Jewish community. classroom and home environments. “Grandpa Norman encouraged the words ‘Power of Another activity close to Silver’s heart is her role on the Kindness’ through his fl ashlights and buttons,” she explained. “I Village Shalom Associate Board, which organizes the annual am so lucky to have grown up with such incredible role models Father’s Day Run. She and her sister, Jennifer Polsky, are in who always let me know how fortunate I am and enabled me to charge of organizing and facilitating the children’s activities this see the world around me.” year. She has seen fi rst-hand the excellent care her grandmothers, Along with her husband, Larry Silver, she looks forward to Rosalind Ginbsurg (who died in 2009) and Elaine Polsky, a building on this foundation for her own family — one of being current resident, have received. close to family and friends at Congregation Beth Shalom and Silver recently became the secretary of The Polsky Family being very involved in the community. Supporting Foundation. She also works as a paraprofessional at “Giving back to others is just as rewarding to me as it is to the Polsky Religious School at Congregation Beth Shalom on those I help.” Wednesdays and Sundays.

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Where to turn for assistance with lifecycle events

In times of sorrow or joy, a rabbi is often one of the fi rst persons who is called. Every congregation’s rabbi is listed in the congregation section. But for those who are unaffi liated or who simply want to be armed with the proper information at the proper time, below is a listing of who to contact for a variety of lifecycle events including Brit Milah, conversion, keeping kosher, mikvaot and divorce.

COMMUNITY CHAPLAIN events throughout the year including several communitywide The Jewish Chaplaincy Program at healing services and programs for those suffering through grief Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas and loss. A cadre of spiritual care volunteers assists the chaplain, City serves Jewish people and their Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick, with visits to people in area hospitals, families in the greater metropolitan area healthcare facilities and senior living environments. by addressing the spiritual needs of those The chaplain’s offi ce is located at Village Shalom. You can facing health and healing challenges. reach Rabbi Rudnick, phone (913) 915-7730, or via e-mail at Established in 2006, the program [email protected]. Visit the Jewish Family Services website at www. provides direct pastoral services (spiritual jfskc.org for more information, or call (913) 327-8250. care and counseling), is a central resource for volunteer training, and enables the MOHELIM/CIRCUMCISIONS local Jewish community to respond more There are three mohelim in the Kansas City area. effectively to the challenges of health Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick Rabbi Jeffrey Shron of Kehilath Israel Synagogue is recognized and healing, with a focus on the spiritual as a ritually trained mohel. He received his traditional certifi cation resources of community and tradition. The Jewish Community in Brit Milah from Rabbi David Surasky and had extensive Chaplain is the Jewish community’s connection to the healthcare additional medical training with local pediatrician Dr. Alan Organ. community and can help individuals and their families navigate Rabbi Shron can be reached at (913) 642-1880 ext.211, (913) the spiritual care services of the healthcare community. 649-6296 or [email protected]. More information can be The Jewish Chaplaincy, in partnership with JFS, offers various found at his website, http://rabbijs.com

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communities. The Vaad ensures kosher products and services are accessible to Kansas City along with providing outreach and education to the community about the laws of kashrut. The Vaad is available to provide kosher certifi cation, supervision and inspection, for Rabbi Jeffrey Shron Dr. Michael Blum Rabi Elchanan Schulgasser congregations, agencies, caterers, hotels, wholesale and retail food Dr. Michael Blum, a board certifi ed pediatrician, is also a vendors and food production certifi ed mohel, receiving his certifi cation from the Berit Mila companies. This important service ensures that kosher food Program of Reform Judaism. He is currently chairman of the is available in our community. The Vaad’s website, vaadkc.org, National Organization of American Mohalim. He can be reached provides updated information valuable to our consumers in the at (913) 888-4567 or at [email protected]. Kansas City area. Rabbi Elchanan Schulgasser, a member of the Kanas City Financial support for the Vaad comes from the production Community Kollel, is the newest mohel in Kanas City. He companies and vendors where Vaad supervision is provided along completed his training in the summer of 2010. He studied with communal charitable grants and individual contributions extensively under Rabbi Michael Rovinsky of St. Louis, one of through membership in the Vaad. only a handful of Orthodox mohelim who takes on students for The Vaad incorporated in the 1990s as a 501(c)3, non-profi t, this specialized training. Rabbi Schulgasser can be reached at tax-exempt organization. Rabbi Daniel Rockoff of Congregation (913) 735-6728 or via e-mail at [email protected]. BIAV serves as Rav Hamachshir and Rabbi Herbert Mandl of Kehilath Israel Synagogue serves as chairman. Karen Pack is KEEPING KOSHER president of the board of directors. Maintaining quality kashrut supervision is critical to Jewish For those needing information as to where to purchase kosher life in our community. The primary goal of the Vaad HaKashrut food, the Vaad keeps a listing on its website, www.vaadkc.org of Kansas City is to preserve a community standard of Kosher of kosher dining opportunities in the area as well as a list of supervision, both in Kansas City and for those who visit from other recommended caterers. Continued on Page 31

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Where to turn when a loved one dies Kansas City has one Jewish funeral home, Louis Memorial Chapel. Other congregations in town, Reform congregations in particular, have made arrangements with additional local funeral homes to conduct Jewish funerals as well.

LOUIS MEMORIAL CHAPEL Louis Memorial Chapel was established in 1916. It is owned and operated by local residents Henry and Clarice Epstein along with their son, Michael, and his wife, Rebecca. Services and funeral arrangements can be tailored to conform from the most traditional to liberal Jewish practices. In addition to handling arrangements for in- town services, Louis Memorial Chapel is able to make arrangements for the transfer of a deceased person to or from greater Kansas City. Louis Memorial Chapel maintains clients’ obituary information and online guest books at its website, www. louismemorialchapel.com. It also specializes in funeral pre-arrangements. It is located at 6830 Troost Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 64131. For more information contact (816) 361-5211.

RITUAL PREPARATION OF THE DEAD The Central Chevra Kadisha, or Holy Society, is responsible for the traditional ritual preparation of the dead, called Taharah. The Greater Kansas City Chevra Kadisha is made up of about 20 men and women from area synagogues. The spiritual leader of BIAV, Rabbi Daniel Rockoff, serves as the rabbinic adviser to There are four exclusively Jewish the group.The Chevra Kadisha is in need cemeteries in the Kansas City area. of more men and women to perform this Two other cemeteries have Jewish mitzvah. For more information, or to sections, maintained by three volunteer, contact Dr. Rosa Solomon at Cemeteries different congregations. [email protected]. 1. SHEFFIELD CEMETERY 3. KEHILATH ISRAEL BLUE RIDGE CEMETERY 5. ROSE HILL CEMETERY 6200 Wilson Road 1901 Blue Ridge Blvd. 6900 Troost Ave. Kansas City, Mo. 64123 Independence, Mo. 64052 Kansas City, Mo. 64131 (816) 231-6101 (916) 461-3330 (913) 663-4050 Owned and maintained by Congregation Owned and maintained by Owned and maintained by The Temple, Beth Israel Abraham & Voliner Kehilath Israel Synagogue Congregation B’nai Jehudah

2. ELMWOOD CEMETERY 4. MOUNT CARMEL CEMETERY 6. MOUNT MORIAH CEMETERY 4900 Truman Road 5529 Ditzler 10507 Holmes Road Kansas City, Mo. 64052 Raytown, Mo. 64133 Kansas City, Mo. 64131 (816) 231-0373 (916) 353-4196 (816) 942-2004 The Jewish section is owned by Owned and maintained by Congregation The New Reform Temple and Congregation The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah Beth Shalom Beth Torah own and maintain separate sections at this cemetery

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Continued from Page 29 Though not under Vaad supervision, KC Kosher Co-op (www. Ayala Rockoff at (913) 387-4788 or calling Elizabeth Nussbaum kckoshercoop.com), a web-based service established in 2007, at (913) 381-1210. A $10 fee will be assessed for each use of the allows local consumers the opportunity to order kosher food for mikvah for utensils or ritual immersion, or individuals can become monthly deliveries. (For more information, see Page 96). members for $100/year. Conversions will be assessed $60 and For more specific information about keeping kosher in must be arranged through a local rabbinic authority and scheduled Kansas City, visit the Vaad’s website at vaadkc.org or call (913) through the KI offi ce at (913) 642-1880. 341-2444, ext. 5. Mikva Chana is located at the Chabad House Center, 6201 Indian Creek Drive. A fee of $18 is charged per visit. For an CONVERSION appointment call Devory Wineberg, (913) 424-6111, or Blumah The Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas offers a Wineberg, (913) 649-6736 or e-mail [email protected]. community-wide course, “Judaism for Conversion Candidates.” The year-long course, which meets weekly from August to May, RABBINICAL COURT/ACQUIRING A GET will be taught on a rotating basis by rabbis from the Reform, Jewish couples seeking a divorce require a ritual divorce Conservative and Orthodox movements and is intended to performed through the means of a get, a Jewish document of acquaint those considering conversion to Judaism with what it divorce. A man or woman seeking divorce should fi rst contact means to live Jewishly. Each student will be required to secure his or her congregational rabbi for guidance. The get procedure a congregational rabbinic sponsor by Nov. 1 and meet the is performed by an expert scribe in the presence of a beit din and conversion requirements developed by their rabbinic sponsor. For is available periodically during the year. To arrange for a get, you information, contact the Rabbinical Association, afprogram@aol. may contact the rabbi at Congregation BIAV, (913) 341-2444. com or (913) 327-4622. ERUV MIKVAOT The Overland Park Eruv encloses four congregations: Beth Two mikvaot, ritual clensing baths, are located in Kansas City Israel Abraham & Voliner, Kehilath Israel Synagogue, Chabad and both are open to the Jewish community. House Center and Torah Learning Center. The eruv, or ritual The Kansas City Community Mikvah, located at Kehilath Israel enclosure, transforms the area from a public to a private domain Synagogue, 10501 Conser, is open during regular offi ce hours for and thus allows people in the community to carry objects and immersing utensils. Ritual immersions are by appointment only push wheelchairs or strollers in the public areas, activities that with designated attendants and can be scheduled by e-mailing would otherwise have been forbidden. Contact the Eruv Hotline the Kansas Mikvah Association at [email protected]; calling each Friday afternoon, (913) 735-3788, to make sure it’s intact.

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Local Jews served by Orthodox, Conservative and Reform congregations

Jewish Kansas Citians can choose to worship at 12 different sites around the Kansas City area. Those congregations are members of the Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Chabad-Lubavitch movements. In addition local Jews can also worship in what members of one congregation consider a traditional atmosphere. To learn more about these congregations, see individual listings.

CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL, ABRAHAM & VOLINER Congregation Beth Israel Abraham & Voliner. Congregation BIAV 9900 Antioch relocated to Overland Park in February 1994, in close proximity Overland Park, Kan. 66212 to the growing Kansas City Jewish community, purchasing and (913) 341-2444 converting the Overland Park Baptist Temple at 9900 Antioch. In E-mail: offi [email protected] Overland Park, BIAV attracted many young families, and remains Website: www.biav.org the only Orthodox synagogue in the state The Orthodox synagogue dates back of Kansas. to 1890 when a group held a daily minyan Rabbi Daniel Rockoff has been rabbi in a storeroom of the Hammerslough of the 150-member congregation since Building at 5th Street and Main. The September 2008. The president of the group called itself Etz Chaim (Tree of congregation is Andy Ernstein. Life), and in 1894 it founded the Teferes Israel synagogue. In 1908, the synagogue CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM moved to Admiral Boulevard and Tracy, 14200 Lamar Avenue Rabbi Daniel M. Rockoff and then to 35th and Paseo where it Overland Park, KS. 66223 stayed for many years, merging with Beth Abraham during that (913) 647-7279 time. In 1959, the congregation moved to 83rd and Holmes E-mail: [email protected] and merged with Voliner Anshei Sefard in 1960 to become Web site: www.bethshalomkc.org Rabbi Alan Cohen

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Congregation Beth Torah members study Torah with Rabbi Levin and Rabbi Harris at the 2010 Adult Shabbaton, held at Lake Doniphan. The 2011 Shabbaton is open to Beth Torah families and will be held June 3-4.

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From humble beginnings on 15th and Locust to the landmark custom-built synagogue on 127th Street west of Nall Avenue in 34th and Paseo location, to its new, modern facility in Overland the fall of 1996. Park, Kan., Congregation Beth Shalom, established in 1878, In addition to Rabbi Levin, Rabbi Vered Lynne Harris serves as is one of the strongest and most respected congregations in education rabbi. Jack J. Feldman, M.S.W is the executive director Judaism’s Conservative movement. The 800-family congregation and Michelle Cole serves as president. effectively imbues halachic traditions with an understanding of the modern world, providing a religious and ethical foundation for THE TEMPLE, CONGREGATION B’NAI JEHUDAH Jews throughout the Kansas City community while meeting the 12320 Nall Ave. religious, educational and social needs of its congregants. Overland Park, Kan.66209 Rabbi Emeritus Alan Cohen will serve this year as the interim (913) 663-4050 rabbi while a search is underway for a full-time senior rabbi. He E-mail: [email protected] is assisted by Hazzan Robert Menes. Rabbi Morris Margolies Website: www.bnaijehudah.org serves as rabbi emeritus. The president of the congregation is B’nai Jehudah, which means Children Kurt Kavanaugh. of Judah, is Kansas City’s oldest congregation. A Reform congregation CONGREGATION BETH TORAH from the beginning, it was founded by 6100 W. 127th St. 25 pioneer Jewish families in 1870 and Overland Park, KS 66209 has grown to more than 1,100 families. (913) 498-2212 Between 1870 and 1957, Congregation E-mail: [email protected] B’nai Jehudah served its congregants Rabbi Arthur Nemitoff Website: www.beth-torah.org from several different locations: from 8th Beth Torah was founded in April 1988. and Main; from 6th and Main; from 6th Street and Wyandotte; Since its fi rst worship service on July and later from 11th and Oak Streets. In 1908, B’nai Jehudah 17, 1988, led by Rabbi Mark H. Levin, moved its facilities to Linwood Boulevard and Flora Avenue, Beth Torah’s spiritual leader, Beth Torah where it remained until 1957, when the Temple moved to 69th has included a complete worship life, and Holmes. In response to the southerly migration of its members innovative educational system, and social within the Kansas City area, the Temple, Congregation B’nai justice activities for all ages. The Reform, Jehudah built a Learning Center at 12320 Nall Ave. in Overland 650-family congregation moved into its Rabbi Mark H. Levin Park, Kan., which opened in the spring of 2000. The congregation

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36 THE GUIDE TO JEWISH LIFE • 2011-2012 | 5771-5772 • Th e Kansas City Jewish Chronicle congregations relocated all services to Overland Park in 2002. B’nai Jehudah also A. Shron. Elizabeth Peden is the executive director and Steve owns and operates a 90-acre retreat center in Cleveland, Mo., and Osman is the president of the 600-member congregation. a cemetery and mausoleum in Kansas City, Mo. Rabbi Arthur Nemitoff serves as senior rabbi. He is joined on CONGREGATION KOL AMI the staff by Rabbi Alexandria Shuval-Weiner, RJE and Cantor 7501 Belinder Avenue Sharon Kohn. Jeanne Kort Adler, FTA is the executive director. Prairie Village, Kan. 66208 Beginning June 1, 2011, Andrew Kaplan is president. (913) 642-9000 Web site: www.kolamikc.com KEHILATH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE Congregation Kol Ami was founded in June 2003 to fi ll a void 10501 Conser in the community among those seeking a small, intimate Reform Overland Park, Kan. 66212 congregation that offered a sense of community and a central (913) 642-1880 location. Cantor Paul C. Silbersher, who served as spiritual leader Website: www.kisyn.org of the 150-member congregation, is now rabbi emeritus. A new Kehilath Israel merged with other spiritual leader is still to be announced. Constance Bernstein is the congregations beginning in 1910: congregation’s president. Tifereth Sforad, Shaarith Israel D’lubavitz, Tifereth Israel, Beth Jacob and Kerem NEW REFORM TEMPLE Israel. In 1934, the late Rabbi Maurice D. 7100 Main St. Solomon, for whom the present sanctuary Kansas City, Mo. 64114 is named, came to the congregation as (816) 523-7809 spiritual leader. A move was made to Rabbi Herbert J. Mandl E-mail: [email protected] 43rd Street and Prospect Avenue, where Website: www.nrtkc.org the congregation remained until 1950. The merged KI voted to The New Reform Temple was founded in 1967 upon a strong build at Meyer Boulevard and Rockhill Road, which housed the belief in classical Reform Judaism and a desire to maintain an synagogue from 1951 to 1983. In June 1983, the congregation atmosphere of friendship and warmth. moved to interim facilities until the dedication of the new facility NRT features regular services and life-cycle events as well as Feb. 25-March 2, 1986. a vibrant and engaging religious school. Additionally, our new Rabbi Herbert J. Mandl joined the traditional congregation as Krasne Garden is an inviting outdoor space where we host special senior rabbi in 1977. The congregation’s chazzan is Rabbi Jeffrey temple events.

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With more than 260 members, the New Reform Temple A brand-new congregation for continues to serve a diverse membership in the heart of Kansas the Greater Kansas City area, Temple City, Mo. A search is currently underway for a spiritual leader. Israel seeks to become the area’s most inclusive and congregant-centric Jewish CONGREGATION OHEV SHOLOM organization, where every member and 5311 W. 75th St. family will feel needed and empowered as Prairie Village, KS 66208 an integral part of our Jewish community. (913) 642-6460 Led by Rabbi Jacques Cukierkorn, Temple E-mail: [email protected] Israel is a new kind of progressive Reform Website: www.ohev-sholom.com congregation for the 21st century: Established in 1877, Ohev Sholom is tolerant and international, participatory the oldest continuously operating Jewish and fl exible and, above all, warm and Rabbi Jacques congregation in Kansas. It was founded welcoming to any Jews, by birth or Cukierkorn by a small group of shopkeepers in Kansas conversion, and interfaith families who wish to make Judaism a City, Kan. In 1966, the congregation more important part of their life — in whatever ways suit their moved to its present location in Johnson interests, means, lifestyles and beliefs. County. The 163-member congregation Rabbi H. Scott White is led by Kansas City native Rabbi H. TORAH LEARNING CENTER Scott White. Audrey Asher serves as the congregation’s president 8800 West 103rd Street and Meredith Farnan is its administrator. Overland Park, Kansas 66212 Phone:(913) 385-5770 TEMPLE ISRAEL Fax: (913) 385-3770 c/o Erin Margolin E-mail: [email protected] 6253 Glenfi eld Dr. Website: www.torahkc.org Fairway, KS 66205-3437 From its humble beginning in a (913) 940-1011 (Rabbi Jacques Cukierkorn) little house, the Torah Learning Center E-mail: [email protected] has grown into its recently expanded Website: www.templeisraelgkc.com facility housing a sanctuary, function Facebook site: Temple Israel of Greater Kansas City hall and state-of-the-art kitchen. The Rabbi Benzion Friedman

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old section has been converted into a youth synagogue, classrooms and offi ce space. TLC, established in 1998, offers innovative and unique Jewish programming and education for all ages; regardless of affi liation or level of observance. From classes at the Plaza Helping Hands, Caring People and holiday celebrations to senior barr visitations and prison chaplaincy, TLC goes beyond its own walls to service the Kansas City’s in-home care since 1992, entire community. privateis owned by a local nurse with Rabbi Benzion Friedman serves as 30 years of experience. director and Rabbi Simcha Morgenstern is director of administration and Our employeescare MUST meet high standards. programming. The Torah Learning They are a licensed agency which allows you to Center is founded upon the Chabad Lubavitch philosophy of unconditional Rabbi Rockoff use your long-term insurance. love and acceptance of every Jew. addresses YU students They provide22311 effi cient, state-of-the-artjl2 private duty to patients in a safe environment. They also individualize their care plan by being accessible to CHABAD HOUSE CENTER quarterthe patient and care-giver. 6201 Indian Creek Drive Overland Park, Kan. 66207 (913) 649-4852 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.chabadkc.org 816-471-5151 Chabad House was established in Kansas City in 1970 as the eighth www.BarrPrivateCare.com regional offi ce of Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch in the United States. Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch is the educational arm of the Chabad- Lubavitch movement. Chabad Rabbi Sholom B. House Center of KC is the Chabad- Wineberg Lubavitch headquarters for Kansas and Missouri. In 1989, Chabad House moved from its former location at 89th Street and Holmes Road to a complex of buildings, tennis courts and other facilities situated on 11 acres in Overland Park. All activities are open to all Jews at no charge regardless of their movement or religious affi liation and there is no membership fee. Sholom B. Wineberg and his son, Mendy Wineberg, are the Chabad rabbis. Dr. Stanley Brand is Chabad’s president. arvest CHABAD ON THE PLAZA 208 W. 19th St. Kansas City, Mo. 64108 33011ms49 Phone: (816) 979-1751 E-mail: [email protected] Website: plazachabad.com With the thriving revitalization in quarter Midtown and Downtown, Chabad on the Plaza was established in 2009 to provide a permanent Jewish presence in the area. Affi liated with the Chabad-Lubavitch movement and led by Rabbi Yitzhak Itkin, its Rabbi Yitzhak Itkin goal is to strengthen Jewish identity with classes and programs for seniors, families and young professionals. Chabad on the Plaza also services the needs of Jewish students at KU medical school and UMKC.

40 THE GUIDE TO JEWISH LIFE • 2011-2012 | 5771-5772 • Th e Kansas City Jewish Chronicle Free One Year Synagogue Membership For a limited time, BIAV offers free who want to experience a full Shabbat in vices, yet the congregation deeply values synagogue memberships. the neighborhood.” each Jew and treats each with utmost re- Despite the high synagogue affi liation Led by Rabbi Dani Rockoff, who spect. Everyone is on his or her own path, rate of Jews in Greater Kansas City, many moved here from the East Coast three but at BIAV everyone is family.” families wait until their children are old years ago, BIAV strives “to be a welcom- The father of six, Chaim added, “We enough for religious school before join- ing, caring and spirited Orthodox con- know that our children being in an envi- ing. And most singles don’t bother until gregation that enables and inspires our ronment full of ‘menches’ will positively they’re thinking marriage. But that hasn’t members, our children and all Jews to affect them in ways we as parents will be stopped the leadership of Congregation deepen their commitment to live, learn unable to.” Beth Israel Abraham & Voliner from fi nd- and love Torah, applying it to everyday “There are Jews in Kansas?” is an of- ing new creative ways to reach out to Jews living in the modern world,” according ten-heard refrain. Despite the misconcep- across the community. The only modern to its mission statement. tions of other out-of-towners, representa- Orthodox congregation in the metro re- Rabbi Rockoff and his wife, Dr. Ayala tives from BIAV received a surprising cently decided to add another tactic to its Zoltan Rockoff, a school psychologist, re- number of inquiries from New Yorkers at mission of inspiring its members, their cently added a second son to their young last month’s Emerging Jewish Communi- children and all Jews– offering an entire family. “We’vebiav had a birth in the congre- ties Conference, sponsored by the Ortho- year membership at no cost to any Jewish gation every month since August,” he dox Union in New York City. Its goal was individual, student, couple or family! said. “BIAV really spans the spectrum, to introduce cities as diverse as Overland That membership can be a full mem- from41811jl5 accomplished community leaders, Park, Austin, Columbus and Jacksonville, bership at BIAV, an associate member- to young adults, to families with young among others, to Jews currently living in ship in which the primary membership is children. Our parking lot is lined with the New York area. at another KC congregation, or a student strollers every week!” “More than 80 individuals, couples membership available to undergraduate Katie andfull Chaim White have certainly and families entered our drawing for two and graduate students. done their share in adding to the shul’s free airline tickets to visit us in Overland “BIAV is a wonderful, welcoming con- growing membership. They chose Over- Park,” said Eva Sokol who coordinated BI- gregation. We want to give individuals in land Park, even though they had no fam- AV’s booth. “We were thrilled with the re- the community the opportunity to experi- ily here. sponse and we’ll be following up with all ence what BIAV has to offer,” said Debbie “Katie and I moved to Kansas City from those interested in discovering the warm Graham, BIAV’s Membership Vice Presi- Dallas, specifi cally to join the BIAV com- and energetic Jewish life in the Midwest.” dent. “We know that once they feel the en- munity,” explained Chaim, co-owner of Sokol, who moved here in 2010 with thusiasm and vibrancy of the community, the Kosher Co-op. “We appreciate that the her husband, Dr. Jason Sokol, Director of they too will want to join us.” shul has members ranging from those who Oculofacial Plastic and Orbital Surgery at The free membership package includes go once a year to those attending daily ser- KU Med, and their daughter Ruby, now the following: 2, can relate to those who are unaware of • Free High Holiday tickets for the the thriving Jewish community of Greater new members’ immediate family Kansas City. Except for a stint in Louis- • Free Passover Seder ville for her husband’s post residency fel- • Free weekly youth programs and lowship, the Sokols spent their lives in the education New York City area. • Free adult education. “I don’t think you can fi nd a more And of course, added Andy Ernstein, warm and welcoming community. It is BIAV President, “Don’t forget the pizza easy for newcomers to feel at home very and sushi nights, basketball and yoga, as quickly,” Eva added with a smile. well as scholar-in-residence programs.” To speak to someone about BIAV or to In addition, he noted “BIAV is famous for check if the free membership offer is still its home hospitality for Shabbat and holi- available, please email offi [email protected] or day meals and overnight stays for those give a call to 913-341-2444. BIAV strives to be a welcoming, caring and spirited Orthodox congregation that enables and inspires our members, our children and all Jews to deepen their commitment to live, learn and love Torah, applying it to everyday living in the modern world. Email: offi [email protected] or Call: 913-341-2444

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Those interested in saying evening prayers as a group and who work in downtown Kansas City have banded together as the Downtown Minyan. It meets at 5 p.m. every Monday through Thursday. The group has been gathering on a regular basis since November of 2004 and is a convenient way for someone who is interested in saying evening prayers or kaddish for a loved one to do so without making the long drive to the congregations, many of which are located in southern Johnson County. During central standard time, the Downtown Minyan holds both Mincha and Ma’ariv services, led by volunteers, beginning at 5 p.m. For a few weeks during the very shortest the private days of the year, services are moved back to 4:45 p.m. in order to start Mincha before sunset. During daylight savings time when the sun doesn’t bank set until well after business hours are concluded, Mincha services continue to take place at 5 p.m., but Ma’ariv 42911jl15 services are not held. On fast days, the group reads Torah. A light oneg, called Herring third sq. Thursday, is served every Thursday to usher in Shabbat, given that the group doesn’t meet on Friday afternoons. The Downtown Minyan is held at the Bryant Building, 1102 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. 64106 in the 20th fl oor conference room. For more information contact Paul Blackman at (816) 471-1060, (816) 695-3930 or e-mail fi [email protected].

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Three congregations serve Lawrence, St. Joseph and Topeka

LAWRENCE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER 917 Highland Drive Lawrence, Kan. 66044 Phone: (785) 841-7636 E-mail: [email protected] Website: lawrencejcc.org The Lawrence Jewish Community Center (LJCC) was founded in 1954 by a small group of Jewish families living in the Lawrence area. Prior to 1954 there had been no place of worship for Jews, Planning Your Own and today the LJCC, which has 80 dues-paying members, is still the area’s only full-service congregation. It is both a synagogue Funeral is a Mitzvah and a center for Jewish life in Lawrence. The LJCC is unaffiliated and alternates use of Reform, Conservative and Reconstructionist prayer books. Services are led by community members. The Jewish law dictates that a funeral must take place as LJCC also owns the B’nai Israel Cemetery in Eudora, Kan., and soon after a death as possible, so the stress of planning provides free burial plots for members. after a person’s passing can be overwhelming for those ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI • TEMPLE ADATH JOSEPH left behind. 17th and Felix Streets P.O. Box 637 For this reason, making your own pre-arrangements St. Joseph, Mo. 64502 is a kindnessmount for your loved ones. It is a mitzvah – a good (816) 270-3179 deed to offer family and friends, relieving them of a E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.templeadathjoseph.org heavy emotionalmoriah burden. As a charter member of the Union for We have been serving the Jewish community for Reform Judaism (1856), Temple Adath many years. We provide a free personal planning guide Joseph has been meeting the needs of the 22811jl5x Reform Jews of St. Joseph, north Kansas specifically for Jewish families, so you can make arrange- City and the region for more than 150 ments while relieving your loved ones of the burden of years. Temple Adath Joseph stands on planning whilehalf they grieve. v the three-pronged foundation of Jewish Rabbi Linda Steigman life: Torah (learning), avodah (worship) The Dignity Memorial network: America’s leading and gemilut chasadim (service to others). funeral homes and cemeteries, united to bring you the Rabbi Linda Steigman serves as rabbi; Richard Schwarz serves as president of the 35-member congregation. services you need when it matters most.

TOPEKA, KANSAS • TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM 4200 SW Munson Ave You need to know Topeka, Kan. 66604 a Dignity Memorial® (785) 272-6040 provider. E-mail: [email protected] Website: templebethsholomtopeka.org ® ® Prior to 1928, several Jewish Away From Home Protection | 24-Hour Compassion Helpline congregations existed in Topeka. In that National Transferability | Bereavement Travel | Personal Planning Services year they became Temple Beth Sholom, Grief Support | Veterans Benefits | Child & Grandchild Protection a Reform congregation, which is now the only congregation in Topeka, Kan., and is proud to warmly embrace Jews of Call today to learn what your different denominational backgrounds. Dignity Memorial provider can do for you. The congregation offers the full range Rabbi Debbie Stiel of worship services, adult education, MOUNT MORIAH &FREEMAN religious school, social justice activities and cultural events. The FUNERAL HOME &CEMETERY 110-member congregation is served by Rabbi Debbie Stiel. Dr. 10507 Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO 64131 Lorne Ruby is the congregation’s president. 816-942-2004 www.mtmoriah-freeman.com

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Communal institutions, foundations strengthen Jewish community The Kansas City Jewish community offers something for everyone. Funding for a large portion of these activities and programs are raised by the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City. Other funding is provided by grants and local foundations. The Federation and its feeder agencies are located in one building known as the Jewish Community Campus. These agencies offer a variety of programs and services to members of the Jewish community and, in many cases, to the general community as well. Contact information is included in each listing.

JEWISH FEDERATION for our future. The Jewish Federation inspires generosity, OF GREATER KANSAS CITY improves lives and strengthens our community, within a 5801 W. 115th St., Suite 201 framework of Jewish values. Overland Park, KS 66211 Todd Stettner, executive vice president/ JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER KANSAS CITY chief executive offi cer 5801 W. 115th St., Suite 101 Bill Carr, president Overland Park, KS 66211 (913) 327-8100 (913) 327-8000 Website: www.jewishkansascity.org Jacob Schreiber, The Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City’s mission executive director is to serve as “the common ground” to strengthen the Jewish Gary Weinberg, president community in Kansas City, the United States, Israel and E-mail: [email protected] throughout the world. Encouraging people to live generously, the Website: www.jcckc.org Federation, established in 1933, fosters efforts to repair the world The mission of the Jewish Community Center of Greater (tikkun olam), facilitates Jewish learning (Torah) and supports acts Kansas City is to enrich our diverse community by cultivating of loving kindness (chesed). an inclusive environment built upon Jewish values, heritage and The Federation sustains the Jewish Community by culture. We offer programs of excellence that enhance wellness, effectively raising and leveraging philanthropic resources, meaning and joy from generation to generation. planning, collaborating with organizations, providing Among JCC’s offerings are: essential services and activities, and developing leaders The Fitness and Sports Center – The Fitness and Sports

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Center is the JCC’s full-service fi tness facility. The recently Community Campus board of directors is to manage the facility renovated facility includes championship racquetball courts, and grounds of the Campus. The Campus provides facility cardiovascular and conditioning areas featuring TechnoGym management services for the tenant agencies so they can direct equipment, free-weight workout area, cycle spinning room, group their full-time efforts to providing programs and services for exercise center, Certifi ed Personal Training, a Kinesis exercise their constituencies. suite, steam rooms, saunas, private showers, lockers and indoor and outdoor pools. The Youth Fitness Zone, for children ages 6 JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION to 14, inspires active healthy living making physical education fun 5801 W. 115th St., Suite 104 through games, programs, Wii and child-size fi tness equipment. Overland Park, KS 66211 Summer Day Camps – featuring a wide array of Jewish general Lauren Mattleman Hoopes, and specialty camps that foster lasting memories and friendships. executive director Early Childhood Pre-School and Enrichment – through the Ronald W. Goldsmith, president award-winning, accredited Child Development Center (913) 327-8245 Jewish Life and Learning – an combination of formal and E-mail: [email protected] informal education and experiential programming, including Website: www.jcfkc.org the Adult Melton Mini-School, Ayeka Spiritual/Personal The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City Development Workshops, Family Holiday programs was created in 1959 “to encourage the contribution of gifts and After School Care and Vacation Day/Week programs bequests to assure that the community will continue to be served The Heritage Center – specializing in offerings that keep regardless of economic conditions or changing needs, to enable seniors active, fi t and having fun with their friends donors to use available tax planning programs, and to provide an everlasting memorial for the donor or loved one.” JEWISH COMMUNITY CAMPUS The Jewish Community Foundation offers donors an array of 5801 W. 115th St., Suite 100 philanthropic options to suit an individual’s goals. These include Overland Park, KS 66211 donor advised funds, supporting foundations, restricted funds, Alan Bram, executive director life income gifts and charitable gift annuities. Now in its 52nd John Goldberg, M.D., president year, the Jewish Community Foundation manages more than (913) 327-8200 700 charitable funds created by individuals, families, businesses, The Jewish Community Campus was established in 1986. congregations, Jewish communal agencies and other non profi t The building itself opened in 1988. The mission of the Jewish organizations. Over the past 20 years, Foundation funds have

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Th e Kansas City Jewish Chronicle • 2011-2012 | 5771-5772 • THE GUIDE TO JEWISH LIFE 49 agencies & foundations vision is to be recognized as the leading • The JCRB|AJC is the primary and enhance positive relations. voice of the Jewish community in matters advocate of the views of the Kansas City • The JCRB|AJC represents the Jewish of social justice, discrimination, interfaith Jewish community in regard to Israel and community in intergroup and civic relations and Israel. The JCRB|AJC does efforts to secure peace in the Middle East. activities and expresses Jewish concern and this by building bridges with other faith • The JCRB|AJC is the main agency involvement in efforts to solve Kansas City’s and minority groups, ethnic communities, of the Kansas City Jewish community that urban problems. government offi cials, law enforcement, builds bridges with government offi cials, • The JCRB|AJC works on behalf of the educators, the media and the civic the minority community, business and entire community; for those who have a community. civic leaders, the media, educators, and voice and for those who do not. • The JCRB|AJC helps children and law enforcement agencies to develop adults who are suffering the pain of communication and understanding. JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES discrimination and prejudice because they • The JCRB|AJC reaches out to other 5801 W 115th Street, Suite 103 are Jewish. faith groups in Kansas City to maintain Overland Park, KS 66211 Don Goldman, executive director Aaron March, president (913) 327-8250 Website: www.jfskc.org Missouri Offi ce: 8080 Ward Parkway, Suite 350 Kansas City, MO 64114 (816) 333-1172

For 110 years, in the spirit of tikkun olam, Jewish Family Services has been repairing the world, one person, one family at a time. JFS supports and strengthens our community by helping individuals and families deal with the crises and challenges of everyday life. Each year, JFS manages more than 75 services in six program areas, serving more than 3,000 families. We serve all people — young and old, affl uent and low-income — and we are continuously expanding our le peep programs to meet the community’s needs. Our programs range from counseling, life crisis assistance and family life education, to chaplaincy, volunteer opportunities 42111jl20 and older adult initiatives including JET™ Transportation and Help@Home™. Jewish Family Services provides essential half i support when older adults need assistance, when families face unexpected fi nancial challenges, when counseling is needed — regardless of ability to pay.

JEWISH HERITAGE FOUNDATION One Ward Parkway, Suite 234 Kansas City, MO 64112 Ellen Kort, executive director Merilyn Berenbom, president (816) 561-0563 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.jhf-kc.org The Jewish Heritage Foun- dation’s primary mission shall be

50 THE GUIDE TO JEWISH LIFE • 2011-2012 | 5771-5772 • Th e Kansas City Jewish Chronicle to promote health and general well-being in the Kansas City metropolitan area, with a priority to serve the Jewish Community. JHF, founded in 1995, offers both leadership and cooperation in pursuing its mission. It endeavors to coordinate its activities with existing Jewish and non-Jewish organizations and stresses flexibility in achieving its goals. The foundation approaches this undertaking rosehill with sensitivity to communal interests and to the people being served. gardens JEWISH VOCATIONAL SERVICE 1608 Baltimore St. Kansas City, MO 64108 4411jl45 Joy Foster, executive director Hilary Cohen Singer, associate executive director Cal Cohen, president third sq. (816) 471-2808 Kansas office: 5801 W. 115th St. Overland Park, KS 66211 (913) 981-8885 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Website: www.jvskc.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/jvskc Jewish Voca- tional Service, established in 1949, strengthens the well-being of individuals, families and the community by pro- moting successful social, cultural and economic integration. Programs include Jewish Employment Services, Refugee Resettlement, Refugee Employment and Training Services, Interpreter Training, Interpreter Services, Cultural Competency Training, Immigration Counseling, Citizenship Preparation, Refugee regentsVery Much Your Healthy Marriage Classes, Social Work Services, Sheltered Workshop and the JVS Baltimore Avenue Dime Store, Vocational walkS tyle Evaluation and Job Placement for Persons Regents Walk with Disabilities. 31411jl3 MENORAH LEGACY FOUNDATION Yesterday’s Size…with Today’s Lifestyle One Ward Parkway, Suite 115 1•2•3 BEDROOMS GAS GRILL ON VERANDA Kansas City, MO 64112 third sq. Gayla Brockman, executive director EXTRA SPACIOUS ROOMS CLOSE TO SHOPPING Gina Kaiser, president of the board LAUNDRY HOOKUPS DOUBLE DOOR ENTRY (816) 753-0606 E-mail: [email protected] CARPORT OR GARAGE WITH EVERY CLUB, POOL, PARK, The primary mission of the Menorah APARTMENT HOME FITNESS CENTER Legacy Foundation is to support programs that foster the delivery, quality or affordability of healthcare or healthcare- (913)642-9020 related social services, i.e. services that TWO BLOCKS EAST OF METCALF ON 91ST STREET

The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle • 2011-2012 | 5771-5772 • THE GUIDE TO JEWISH LIFE 51 agencies & foundations promote physical or In 2010, the foundation markets and with the Mobile Market. The mental health in the Jewish launched the Kansas City beansandgreens.org website provides more community. Its secondary Beans&Greens program information about the program and a listing mission is to support which is designed to make of participating farmers markets and mobile human and social services locally produced food market stops. that may be unrelated to accessible and affordable The foundation has a rich history, formed healthcare but that foster to persons receiving food originally on Aug. 29, 1957, as the Menorah or maintain a vibrant Jewish community. assistance. Farmers markets are provided Medical Center Foundation, a charitable Locally, the foundation’s mission is with the technology and systems to accept supporting organization to the hospital. to support programs that proactively state and federal food assistance currency With the purchase in 2003 of Menorah improve health and wellness by fostering and benefi ciaries are offered a dollar-for- Medical Center by HCA, a for-profi t health transformational change in individual or dollar match when they use their food care company, the Menorah Medical Center community behaviors. assistance benefi ts at participating farmers Foundation concluded its affi liation with Menorah Medical Center, changed its name to Menorah Legacy Foundation and became an independent, charitable foundation.

MENORAH WOMEN’S FOUNDATION c/o Jewish Community Foundation 5801 W. 115th St., Suite 104 Overland Park, Kan. 66211 Amy Shapiro, president (913) 327-8245 The Menorah Women’s Foundation was founded in May 2005. For 75 years prior, it operated as the Menorah Women’s Auxiliary of Menorah Hospital. Guided by Jewish heritage and traditions, the Menorah Women’s Foundation is dedicated to providing philanthropic support to enhance the emotional and physical wellbeing appliance of the community. The foundation funds programs that enhance the quality of the greater Kansas City Jewish community. Since outlet May of 2005, it has granted $150,000. Past recipients include: Village Shalom volunteer coordinator; the Jewish Senior Network for 33111jl18 dental subsidies; the Heritage Center of the Jewish Community Center to purchase a cardiac defi brillator; Jewish Family Services for defensive driving courses for teens. In half i 2009, the Menorah Women’s Foundation launched HARP, the Hearing Aid Recycling Program. It collects used hearing aids and pays to have them refurbished and refi tted by KU Medical Center. This enables qualifying participants to receive hearing aids at no cost. For information on how to donate a hearing aid, contact Shirley Nelkin at (913) 451- 9136. For more information on receiving a hearing aid, contact Christine Jamerson of Jewish Family Services at (913) 327-8105.

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52 THE GUIDE TO JEWISH LIFE • 2011-2012 | 5771-5772 • Th e Kansas City Jewish Chronicle executive director President: To be elected June 6 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.mchekc.org The mission of the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education is to teach the history of the Holocaust, applying its lessons to counter indifference, intolerance and genocide. MCHE, established in bristol 1993, provides programs and resources on the history and lessons of the Holocaust to people of all faiths and cultures in the 31511jl10 Midwest, reaching teachers, students (primarily in grades seven through college), civic and community groups. third sq. It honors the memory of local survivors and their families by communicating individual stories to each new generation, partnering with other organizations to achieve our mutual goals. Our programs include teacher education, the White Rose Student Essay Contest, a Second Generation speakers bureau, community resource center, witness archive semi- annual newsletter, special exhibits and lectures. This fall, MCHE will celebrate its Chai anniversary at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

The Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City Your destination. Rabbi Herbert J. Mandl, president Rabbi H. Scott White, vice president 45th & Oak, Kansas City, Missouri Rabbi Arthur Nemitoff, (3 blocks from the Country Club Plaza) secretary-treasurer Rabbi Jacques Cukierkorn, immediate past president The Rabbinical Association of Greater Kanas City includes Reform, Conservative and Orthodox rabbis and serves as the nelson rabbinic voice in and for the Jewish community and the greater Kansas City community. It guides the community in gallery making religious decisions for community events, supports the rabbis in their personal and professional growth and develops and 4711bg47 nourishes collegial relationships within the association. The overall purpose and mission of the Rabbinical Association is to maximize the third sq. vitality of Jewish religious life in greater Kansas City and the functioning of key religious institutions. The rabbis do this by: • Providing leadership and guidance to FREE Jewish agencies and organizations nelson-atkins.org | 816.751.1ART • Leading and supporting educational Claes Oldenburg, American (b. Sweden, 1929) and Coosje van Bruggen, American activities and holiday observances (b. The Netherlands, 1942–2009). Shuttlecocks, 1994. Aluminum, fiberglass-reinforced • Supporting social service activities, plastic, paint. Purchase: acquired through the generosity of the Sosland Family, F94-1/3, 4. largely within the Jewish community

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Programs sponsored by the Rabbinical Association include: Geriatric Center. Known as Village Shalom since it opened in • Community-wide Conversion to Ju-daism Course 2000 in Overland Park, Kan., the continuing-care retirement • Jewish Community Center’s monthly Kabbalat Shabbat for community maintains the mission of enhancing the quality older adults of life for older adults. Village Shalom is founded on Jewish • Community-wide Selichot observance principles encompassing honor and respect for elders as well as • Community-wide Tikkun Leyl Shav-uot, all-night study responsibility for the welfare of others, and strives to preserve program Jewish traditions for residents and their families. • Community-wide Second Night of Passover Seder Senior Residential Options: Within the main building, Village • Community-wide Day of Jewish Learning Shalom offers 54 assisted living apartments available for seniors • The Gathering – a prayer service for peace in Jerusalem needing help with the activities of daily living; two 26-unit skilled • Partner with Jewish Family Service in the recently formed nursing fl oors (52 beds) in the Weinberg Health Center which Community Mental Health Coalition offers both long- and short-term care options. Shalom Suites for For information about the Rabbinical Association, contact Memory Care provide specialized assisted living or skilled nursing Annette Fish, administrator/program director, [email protected] services for seniors with memory loss or dementia-related illnesses. or (913) 327-4622, or check out the website, www.kcrabbis.org. Twelve individual units are available for residents needing memory supportive assisted living, and 24 units are provided for skilled VILLAGE SHALOM nursing. For those who are able to maintain independence, there are 5500 W. 123rd St. 64 Villas for Independent Living which are maintenance-provided Overland Park, KS 66209 retirement homes located on the Village Shalom Campus. (913) 317-2600 Senior Wellness and Cultural Programs: This includes Matthew E. Lewis, wellness classes/facilities in the Spa & Wellness Center; lifelong president & CEO learning; cultural and performing arts; museum-quality art in Michael J. Abrams, chairman The Epsten Gallery; cultural continuity; specialized dining and E-mail: [email protected] congregate meal programs. Website: www.VillageShalom.org Community-Based Services: Village Shalom’s goal is to Village Shalom was chartered in 1912 as the Moshav provide support, health care and social contact for seniors and their Zkeinim (Home for the Aged), which served the community family caregivers who live in the Kansas City area. Examples of such in subsequent years as the Michael Appleman Home for Jewish services include the Great Days Adult Day Care Program, the Spa & Aged, the Jewish Geriatric and Convalescent Center and Shalom Wellness Center and specialized outpatient rehabilitation services.

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54 THE GUIDE TO JEWISH LIFE • 2011-2012 | 5771-5772 • Th e Kansas City Jewish Chronicle agencies & foundations In Memory & Honor of THE LEWIS AND SHIRLEY WHITE THEATRE the Pillars of Kansas City Located at the Jewish Community Campus 5801 W. 115th St. Now years later...still missed by all, but their values never forgotten Overland Park, KS 66211 Managed by the Jewish Community Center Mark Swezey, JCC director of theatre (913) 327-8074 E-mail: [email protected]  Tammy Ruder, JCC director family and cultural programs  (913) 327-8073 Editorial from the Kansas City Jewish E-mail: [email protected] Chronicle - October 26, 1984 Box office: 3 to 6 p.m. Monday – Friday According to ancient Jewish tradition, 36 (913) 327-8054 righteous men exist in every generation, and the continued existence of the world depends E-mail: [email protected] on them. Such people are often referred to as Website: www.jcckc.org saintly souls. In our modern Jewish world, we Since it opened in 2005, the Lewis and Shirley White Theatre look upon members of our community as mere mortals rather than as saints. However, we is the home to CenterSeason, Theatre Camp and numerous note that because of the sincere dedication special events throughout the year, including the annual and tireless devotion of some of those mortals, our corner of the world is a better place in community-wide Yom HaShoah commemoration and programs which to live. sponsored by other Campus agencies. CenterSeason is the annual Such is the legacy of Hy Vile, whose death at age 82 we sadly noted this week. Mr. Vile was Hy Vile - 9/10/1902 - 10/1984 Bella Vile - 10/9/1905 - 11/1989 program of the Department of Cultural Arts of the Center that one of those rare persons who embodied the includes musicals, plays, concerts, national performers, comedy American immigrant dream and wove performances and children’s events all designed to provide quality America’s opportunities with traditional Jewish values of justice, dignity and betterment of    programming that addresses issues of Jewish identity, history, mankind. Hy Vile will be recalled as part of all   continuity, values and traditions. that is good and just in the local Jewish Editorial from the Kansas City Star Community. We have lost one of our most October 24, 1984 The theater has 500 permanent seats and the capacity to righteous souls. accommodate an overflow crowd of up to 700 when the back blockHy Vile has& a secret thatco. eluded most of us. “accordion” wall is opened. It operates with state-of-the-art, At every stage of his life he remained contemporary. He never got stuck in the computerized lighting and sound systems. past. His column in the Kansas City Jewish Chronicle was a sage blend of action and 31111intellect;jl55 it reflected the man well. Kindness shone through in almost everything Hy Vile said or did. 2011 TRAIN RIDES Hy Vile Office half h

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Community’s day school serves all denominations

HYMAN BRAND HEBREW ACADEMY 5801 W. 115th St. Overland Park, KS. 66211 Howard Haas, head of school Eric Kaseff, president(913) 327-8150 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.hbha.edu The Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy is an independent, co- educational, K-12 community accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Middle States and the North Central Association, affi liated with RAVSAK (the Jewish community day school network). Established in 1966, HBHA welcomes children from all Jewish denominations and embraces the diverse beliefs of the Jewish community without bias. HBHA offers an intellectually rigorous academic program of general and Jewish study as preparation for college and beyond, and provides opportunities for students to achieve the maturity, purpose, respect for tradition, love of learning and generosity of spirit that result in well-rounded, young Jewish adults. HBHA’s academic program HBHA students Nate Spiegel, Maya Coppaken and Abby Gold. demands active learning, offers support and empowerment and promotes critical thinking and real-world application. Our fulfi lling lives as Jews and as honorable and contributing citizens. character education centers around HBHA’s focus on Jewish To accomplish this mission, the Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy values and traditions through learning and doing with the goal strives to maximize the personal, intellectual and spiritual of creating responsible citizens who are deeply connected to development of each student by providing excellent general and their Jewish heritage. HBHA’s mission is preparing students for Judaic instruction in a nurturing Jewish environment.

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Preschools offer first Jewish education experience

Three congregations and the Jewish Community Center offer Jewish preschool programs to all members of the Jewish community. For more information, see the following listings. metro Beth Shalom’s Rose Family Early Childhood Education Center community 14200 Lamar Ave. Overland Park, Kan. 66223 Judy Jacks Berman, director (913) 647-7285 college E-mail: [email protected] Beth Shalom Rose Family Early Childhood Education Center offers the finest first Jewish education for young children. Its 42911bg10 curriculum revolves around the Jewish holidays, teaching the children the Jewish customs and traditions with developmental activities involving music, art, cooking and dramatic play. quarter Children learn in a warm, nurturing, loving Jewish environment. The school’s goals for your child are: • To feel happy and secure in a school setting • To feel at home in a Jewish environment • To feel self-confident in the tasks he/she completes • To feel safe experimenting with new ideas and experiences • To look forward to each Jewish holiday with joy and

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excitement • To enjoy expressing him/herself through art, music, drama and verbal expression • To learn basic academics which help each child prepare for and succeed in kindergarten and beyond In Fall 2011 the preschool will offer programs for toddlers and mini schoolers, ages 18 to 35 months Monday-Wednesday- Friday, Tuesday-Thursday and Monday amit women through Friday. Students age 3 (by Aug. 31) can attend Tuesday-Friday with a AMITBuilding Israel. One Child at a Time Monday option. Pre-K (age 4 by Aug. I am a child of the AMIT Network.31411 Because of my family’s difficulties,jl7 I was 31) is available five days per week. The placed in foster care with AMIT at the age of seven. above programs are available from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Optional extra programming is Growing up at AMIT – until I left to join the Israel Defense Forces – I available from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. received warmth and lovethird and emotional support – plus an amazing insq.g education infused with Jewish values. B’NAI JEHUDAH PRESCHOOL Today I am an officer in the IDF, as well as a student at Bar Ilan University,ty, 12320 Nall Ave. studying economics and logistics. All that I am, I owe to AMIT! Overland Park, Kan.66209 AMIT GRADUATE Rachel Closson, director Moshe Uziel (913) 663-4050, ext. 213 E-mail: [email protected] The school provides a warm and loving developmental environment that includes Support AMIT online at www.amitchildren.org many opportunities for socialization, or call 1.800.989.AMIT for more information. exploration and creativity through a curriculum designed to meet a child’s intellectual, physical, social and emotional needs. Each child is seen as a unique individual who learns and develops at his or her own pace. B’nai Jehudah believes that opening a child’s mind to creativity at a young age will have a lifelong impact on their abilities to be discriminating thinkers. Children are taught how to think, not what to think. The experienced and loving teaching staff provides a blended curriculum that integrates Judaic and secular experiences to stimulate, excite valle view and challenge young minds. Mommy and Me/transition classes are offered for children 15- 23 months. There are classes bank for toddlers through pre-kindergarten with an option of five days per week. Early morning arrival is also an option. Lunch Bunch is offered from noon until 1 p.m. 4511bg40a and enrichment classes are offered in the afternoons until 2 p.m., with extended stay third sq. offered Monday- Friday until 5 p.m. GAN CHABAD PRESCHOOL 6201 Indian Creek Drive Overland Park, Kan. 66207 Devory Wineberg, director (913) 649-4852 E-mail: [email protected] Gan Chabad Preschool is licensed by the state of Kansas and offers a comprehensive program of whole-child development. With

62 THE GUIDE TO JEWISH LIFE • 2011-2012 | 5771-5772 • The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle education individual attention and a low student/teacher ratio, children learn Jewish social and moral values, behavior based on the Torah and THE PAIN our rich heritage of tradition. There are classes, along with a kosher hot lunch, for children ages 14 months and walking to 5 years. MANAGEMENT Full-time preschool takes place from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The basic preschool program is held from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Early care is available from 8 to 9:30 a.m. After care is available from 1 to 3:30 INSTITUTE p.m. Extended care is also available from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Space is Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Community education programs serve all ages There is an abundance of Jewish educational opportunities available in Kansas City. Programs fi t a variety of skill levels for adults, college-age students, individual study and special needs. Contact names and phone numbers are included in each listing.

CAJE: THE JEWISH Website: www.jewishkansascity.org community. Its programmatic goals include EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM providing Jewish educational services, ARM OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION The mission of CAJE, established in providing opportunities for everyone to 5801 W. 115th St., Suite 201 1966, is to serve as an innovative leader participate in Jewish education and assessing Overland Park, Kan. 66211-1824 and collaborative resource that promotes and serving the needs of Kanas City’s local Phone: (913) 327-8100 lifelong Jewish learning throughout the day and congregational schools. CAJE also designs, implements and evaluates formal and informal educational programs that serve to promote Jewish literacy and identity. CAJE is under the direction of the associate UMKC’s degree program executive director of the Jewish Federation for working adults of Greater Kansas City, Alan S. Edelman. PACE COMMUNITY KOLLEL OF KANSAS CITY 5801 W. 115th St. The Program for Adult College Education Suite 201 Overland Park, KS 66211 (PACE) enables full-time working adults (913) 327-4619 to earn bachelor’s degrees. Classes Contact: Rabbi Elchanan Schulgasser meet in flexible weeknight, weekend E-mail: [email protected] and independent study formats. Website: www.kckollel.org The Community Kollel, established in The degree programs offered through 2007, serves the entire spectrum of Kansas PACE will help prepare you for a number City’s Jewish Community. Through sharing the classic and richly varied Torah texts of of professional career fields or graduate our heritage in classrooms, boardrooms and studies in areas suchumkc as: one-on-one study, the rabbis of the Kollel Education engage the community in the pursuit of Law Judaism’s legacy of wisdom. The Kollel’s Allied health and medicalpace programs Torah scholars/rabbis study together every Commercial economics and weekday morning. Afternoons and evenings are spent teaching at synagogues, community business-related areas organizations, study groups and the Hyman

33111jl26 Brand Hebrew Academy. All members of the Classes begin soon. Kollel are available to teach small groups or Call the PACE officehalf today. i one-on-one study sessions. DANCIGER JUDAIC STUDIES PROGRAM OF UMKC 816-235-1588 Department of History, University of Missouri-Kansas City www.umkc.edu/PACE 203 Cockefair Hall Ask about UMKC financial aid and 5121 Rockhill Road Kansas City, Mo. 64110 scholarships opportunities. Carla L. Klausner, Ph.D., interim director an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution (816) 235-1631 or (816) 235-2540 Relay Missouri: 1-800-735-2966 (TT), 1-800-735-2466 (voice) Danciger Judaic Studies Program of UMKC, established in 1973, offers Jewish history courses from the origins of Judaism to the present day. UMKC offers an THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY: A UNIVERSE OF KNOWLEDGE IN A CITY OF OPPORTUNITY. undergraduate minor and a concentration in www.umkc.edu Judaic studies. Students can also take courses as part of the MA in history and the history

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JCC Department of Jewish Life and Learning Jill Maidhof, interim director Hilton Phone: (913) 327-8077 Class registration: (913) 327-8000 E-mail: [email protected] president Website: www.jcckc.org/jewisheducation Select “Adult Jewish Learning” The Center’s Jewish Life and Learning program offers a variety of scheduling options and choices for engagement in text 3411jl11 study, Jewish arts, culture and history; spirituality and personal growth; Israel, Hebrew, informal adult experiences and family programming. The Florence Melton Adult Mini-School is a half h mainstay of formal Jewish education. The Melton core curriculum will, this fall, be available in 10-week units, and people may enroll at any point during the year. In addition, the Center will offer a wide variety of Melton and special interest classes of varying lengths. The Center will also continue to offer Ayeka spiritual/ personal development workshops. With the charm, eleganceancece and expertisepertertis Additional highlights of the Jewish Life and Learning only The Hilton PresidentKansas Kansas City City program include the Great Books program in which participants can deliver. Our gorgeous Congress Ballroomm examine historical and contemporary Jewish literature; monthly setting and uncompromising levels of serviservicecce “Lunch and Learn” sessions, interfaith programming and community events. are destined to make your event truly one to remember.

JEWISH STUDIES MINOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS To plan your special occasion, contact Sher Wolf A program of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at 816.221.9490 or [email protected]. 1415 Jayhawk Boulevard, Fraser 739, Lawrence, Kan. 66045 (785) 864-4664 Lynn Davidman, director E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.jewishstudies.ku.edu/ The interdisciplinary Program in at the University of Kansas features nationally and internationally known scholars in the fields of sociology, linguistics, American studies and religious studies. Its professors offer such courses as  Baltimore Kansas City, Missouri  Jewish folklore, contemporary Jewish identities, introduction to www.presidentkansascity.hilton.com

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The Jewish Community Center offers a variety of adult education courses, such as this one taught by Edna Levy (left).

Judaism, as well as those in Jewish thought, history and narrative. There is also a very strong Hebrew language program that offers courses at many levels. Course offerings from other departments include the Theatre Department’s undergraduate seminar on theatre and the Holocaust and a course on history of Israeli cinema. Similarly students can count toward their JS minor such courses as the history of the Holocaust; Blacks and Jews in the United States; Holocaust literature and Jewish American literature and culture. The number of students in the program has increased dramatically in the past two years; this growth is attributed in part to the arrival in the fall of 2008 of Lynn Davidman (Robert M. Beren Distinguished Professor of Modern Jewish Studies, kansas city Professor of Sociology) as director, and the addition of Renee Perelmutter (Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures young and Jewish Studies) to the faculty. LEARNING FOR LIFE audience A program of CAJE/Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City 5801 West 115th Street, Suite 201 41911jl43 Overland Park, Kan. 66211 Karen Gerson, director. (913) 327-8143 E-mail: [email protected] half i Samantha Feinberg, Learning for Life Associate (913) 981-8801 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.jewishkansascity.org Learning for Life: An Informal Jewish Educational Initiative of the Jewish Federation/CAJE was created in 1998, with participation from local rabbis, educators, youth directors, lay leaders and volunteer leadership. It evolved as Jewish educators and leaders found that one of the most effective ways to stimulate and maintain adolescent and young-adult interest in Jewish life is through a continuum of

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informal experiences. To ensure continued engagement, Learning for Life runs a number of informal education programs, and works with area organizations to help them enhance their informal educational programming. Those programs include: One Happy Camper; Educators’ Network for Professional Informal Educators in our community; Rosh Hodesh: It’s A Girl Thing!; Learning for Life Summer truman Internship program; The PJ Library; and Shalom Baby. library SASONE: A program of CAJE 5801 W. 115th St., Suite 201 Overland Park, Kan. 66211-1824 41411jl22 Perry Hilvitz, director Steve and Sandy Passer, chairs (913) 469-9792 third sq. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.sasone.org Sasone (the Hebrew word for joy) provides services to children with special needs so that they can attend Jewish preschools, Hebrew and religious schools, the Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy and Jewish summer camp programs. Sasone, established in 1995, is structured in a two-tiered program: education and camp programs for pre-school through confirmation, and services for pre-teen and teenage consumers (youth group). Overall Sasone serves 130 children directly and more than 45 indirectly in tier I and 50-70 campers per season. Sasone’s services can be obtained in a variety of ways including: • Collaborative work between special needs consultants and congregations, families, social programs and camps to create and modify programming to meet the needs of individuals diagnosed as having a special need • One-to-one assistance provided by manny’s para educators • Modifications and adaptations of curriculum in school settings 41911jl1 • Increased student and teacher strategy AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD implementation through training and our website in the following areas: classroom “Youthird have my word sq. on it!” management, learning styles, physical disabilities, behavior issues, developmentally –Manny Lopez appropriate practices, sensitivity training in the area of special needs, applied behavior analysis, transitioning, youth group director and para-educator support, communication with other professionals, conferencing with parents and community 207 Southwest Boulevard service resource list. (20th & Wyandotte) 816-474-7696

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Groups offer a wide variety of choices for Jewish youth Jewish teens, whether they want a religious experience or a social one or even both, can choose from a wide variety of youth groups offered by congregations as well as BBYO and NCSY. More information can be found in the listings below.

BBYO AND BBYO’S TEEN CONNECTION BBG Chapters: B’not Lev BBG #2430, advisers: Taly Yeyni 5801 W. 115th St., Suite 107 and Tammi Berger; Saadia BBG #40, adviser: Shayna Dunn Overland Park, KS 66211 Debi Tozer, program director BETH TORAH YOUTH GROUPS (913) 327-8071 Marcia Rittmaster, Religious School and Youth Groups director (913) 327-8040 (fax) (913) 498-2212 E-mail:Dtozer@.org E-mail: [email protected] Website:www.bbyo.org Website: www.beth-torah.org passport2theworld.org Beth Torah TWYG (fi fth- and sixth-grade youth groups)Beth BBYO (B’nai B’rith Youth Organization) is the leading Torah’s fi fth- and sixth-grade youth groups each meet about six pluralistic teen movement aspiring to involve teens in meaningful times during the school year. Activities are planned and run by a Jewish experiences. Locally more than 300 local teens in grades parent steering committee. nine through 12 are members. A variety of programs are offered Beth Torah Junior Youth GroupThe junior youth group (JYG) including social, athletic, religious and community service. BBYO is for seventh- and eighth-graders. TYG members and a steering has two components: Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) for boys and committee of seventh- and eighth-graders assist in the planning B’nai B’rith Girls (BBG). Democratically elected teen offi cers lead and executing of programs held approximately once a month. JYG each chapter with the guidance and direction of an adult adviser. is more of a social group, and it has some joint programming with Regional and international events as well as travel opportunities older youth groupers.Beth Torah Temple YouthBTTY is open to are also available for members. Teen Connection, BBYO’s junior ninth- through 12th-graders. The group is affi liated with North component, serves Jewish seventh- and eighth-graders. American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY) and is the high AZA Chapters: Nordaunian AZA #22, advisers Ben Antes; school program for the (Reform) AZA #2 (Two’s), advisers: Danny Ross and Brandon Stec. movement. BTTY meets monthly at Congregation Beth Torah or

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72 THE GUIDE TO JEWISH LIFE • 2011-2012 | 5771-5772 • Th e Kansas City Jewish Chronicle activities at members’ homes. Additional programs are held one or two times and off-site around the city provide a safe place to belong to an a month. Social action is one of the main thrusts of the group. Most organization that provides a Jewish environment as well as a social programs contain an educational or participatory portion followed experience.Senior Youth Group by a social.North American Federation of Temple YouthAs the The Senior Youth Group, People of B’nai Jehudah Temple youth arm of the Union for Reform Judaism, NFTY is comprised Youth (PBnJTYG) is comprised of ninth-, 10th-, 11th- and 12th- of more than 450 Temple Youth Groups (TYGs) throughout the graders. As a part of the North American Federation of Temple United States and Canada. These TYGs are in turn divided into Youth (NFTY), the youth group is entirely youth-led. An elected 19 regions. The Missouri Valley Region brings together Reform board of high school students plans, executes and evaluates Jewish teens from Missouri, Iowa, Illinois (outside of Chicago), all events. Each year’s programming builds and celebrates Nebraska, Kansas, Wyoming and Colorado. community, develops Jewish minds and nurtures Jewish hearts. Programs include a combination of social, educational, social THE TEMPLE, CONGREGATION B’NAI JEHUDAH action and tefi lah. Annually, PBnJTYG participates in fi ve NFTY YOUTH PROGRAMMING conventions, or chavurot. Teens have the opportunity develop Amy Ravis Furey, youth adviser, Dor Chadash (7 – 8th graders) meaningful relationships with Jewish high school students from and People of B’nai Jehudah Temple Youth Group (PBnJ TYG) (9 around the Midwest. – 12th grades) (913) 663-4050 JEWISH STUDENT UNION E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Hillel Goldstein, adviser Website: www.bnaijehudah.org/youth.asp (913) 940-4255 The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah offers youth E-mail: [email protected] programming for children that refl ects the congregation’s core Website: www.jsu.org purpose: to instill Jewish meaning, connection and continuity. Jewish Student Union, an organization for Jewish students in Youth Programming introduces students to the practical Kansas City area public school meets weekly at Blue Valley North, applications of Jewish knowledge. Programs are designed to Blue Valley Northwest, Shawnee Mission East and Shawnee Mission reinforce Jewish values, mitzvot, team building, leadership South. More than 150 students are served by the clubs. JSU is a development and social skills. program of Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City and is funded The Junior Youth Group is designed for seventh- and eighth- locally by the Jewish Heritage Foundation. The group’s mission is graders. Most activities are planned and run by a combination of to combat assimilation at its root by making Judaism attractive to adults and senior youth group leaders. Events at the synagogue the largest population of Jewish teenagers — the unaffi liated. JSU

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doesn’t require membership or fees. At club meetings participants enjoy holiday parties, educational programs, hands-on workshops and guest speakers about Jewish identity and Israel. JSU programs always include free food, such as doughnuts, falafel or pizza and all programs have a Jewish flavor.

NCSY Hillel Goldstein, Director (913) 940-4255 E-mail: goldsteinh@.org Website: www.kcncsy.com NCSY provides an effective social, educational and nurturing Jewish environment designed to motivate Jewish teenagers to follow an exemplary Jewish way of life and to make Judaism relevant to today’s iGeneration. Currently more than 1,000 young people are active in the Midwest Region. The local NO MEMBERSHIP FEES chapter services 200 different local teens and preteens at more than 50 annual programs. By teaching leadership skills and good NO CONTRACTS citizenship, and by inspiring ethical and moral values, NCSY serves as a major force in discouraging drug abuse, promiscuity and crime. ONE HOUR SWEDISH MASSAGE NCSY has two youth divisions. Junior NCSY is for sixth- through eighth-graders and Senior NCSY is for ninth- through 12th-graders, regardless of synagogue affiliation. Both Junior and Senior NCSY members participate in a variety of local activities $ zen95 and are able to attend conventions throughout the region three to four weekends per school year. Conventions allow participants to meet and make friends with youth from other cities around the 39 Midwest.NCSY also offers many summer programs/camps in the massage United States and abroad. OTHER MASSAGES AVAILABLE UNITED SYNAGOGUE YOUTH DEEP33111 TISSUE • SPORTSbg54 • HOT STONE KANSAS CITY UNITED SYNAGOGUE YOUTH (KCUSY) NEUROMUSCULAR • PREGNANCY Stefanie Williams, director of informal education and youth activities halfREIKI • REFLEXOLOGY v (913) 647-7292 AROMATHERAPY

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E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.bethshalomkc.org United Synagogue Youth and of The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, inspires Jewish youth to explore, celebrate and practice ethical values, Jewish living, and community responsibility based on the ideology of the Conservative movement. It transforms Jewish youth into Jewish leaders for the next generation. KCUSY is the Kansas City affi liate of United Synagogue Youth. It is composed primarily of, but not limited to, members of Congregation Beth Shalom and Congregation Ohev Sholom. KCUSY offers leadership opportunities for teens in grades nine- 12. There is a weekly program, usually on Wednesday evening, as well as leading Kabbalat Shabbat Services at Grand Court and Village Shalom each month. There are also a few programs on weekends throughout the year. In addition, members may also attend regional functions four to fi ve times per year. Chapter activities include religious, social action, education and social programs. USY also offers opportunities to travel and study in the USA and Israel (including stops in Europe).KCUSY KADIMAKadima is an intermediate youth group made up of seventh- and eighth-graders. This group’s goal in programming is to prepare the preteens for USY by participating in similar programming. Kadima members travel to another city for a convention with the other Kadima chapters in the region.KCUSY Atid and GesherAtid (future) is a group for third- and fourth- crown graders and Gesher (bridge) is for fi fth- and sixth-graders. These groups meet for pizza parties, skating and other fun activities to bring them into the youth group world. automotive 4111jl1 half v her majesty’s closet 3911bg31 quarter

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Jewish troops offer Scouting opportunities for boys Specifi cally Jewish troops for both Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts are available for those boys who want to be a Scout. Both have a long history. See specifi cs below.

CUB SCOUT PACK 3153 BOY SCOUT TROOP 61 Doris Mendel, Cubmaster Steven Kohn, Scoutmaster (913) 685-7490 Jeff Abbas, committee chairman E-mail: [email protected] Contact chairman at: Ted Goldstein, Pack committee chairman Phone: (913) 515-9605 (913) 642-8023 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.kctroop61.org Cub Scout Pack 3153, the Kansas City Community Jewish Founded in 1925, Troop 61 is one of the oldest, most storied Cub Scout Pack, is chartered to and sponsored by Kehilath troops in the city. From its inception boys and leaders have come Israel Synagogue, and is the only Cub program in the Midwest from nearly every congregation in the Jewish community. The that is kosher and Sabbath/holiday observant. Currently in its Troop, sponsored by Congregation Beth Shalom, meets there 21st year, the Pack offers year-round, age appropriate, Scouting Monday nights. More than 1,700 boys have worn the troop activities for all boys in grades one through fi ve. Activities include colors through the years. The rank of Eagle, Scouting’s most weekly Den meetings and monthly Pack meetings, and family prestigious award, has been achieved by more than 300 members. camping opportunities throughout the year. Highlights include A testament to the program’s resilience and relevance is that many the annual Sukkah Overnight Experience, Pinewood Derby, Scout of the adult leaders are troop alumni and many of the current Shabbat, Blue and Gold Banquet, Cub Scout Day Camp, Bear Scouts are sons and grandsons of 61ers. Overnight Camp, Webelos Overnight Camp, and Summertime Pack Activities. Boys are encouraged to earn Cub Scouting’s age appropriate Maccabee and Aleph Jewish religious awards.

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Jewish camping: Opportunities available for tiny tots through middle school The Jewish Community Center offers Jewish day-camp experiences for children beginning as young as age 2 until all the way through eighth-grade. Two congregations also offer camps for Jewish preschoolers. For more information, see individual listings.

BETH SHALOM’S ROSE FAMILY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER SUMMER PROGRAM 14200 Lamar Ave. Overland Park, Kan. 66223 Judy Jacks Berman, director of early childhood education (913) 647-7285 Beth Shalom offers a summer camp program, serving children ages 18 months through summer after Pre-K. Four, two-week sessions are offered from June 6 through July 29. Camp will run Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The Camp morning is 9 a.m. to noon. Each day will be fi lled with water play, art projects, science experiences and fun galore! Each week we will have a different theme.

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Camp Chaverim is a summer camp that encourages creativity, imagination, exploration and curiosity through hands- on activities. It provides the tools and experiences for peer interaction, movement and responsibility for decision-making. The camp is held for six weeks (June 20 through July 29). Camp programs are offered to toddlers through entering Kindergarten (by Aug. 31). Available day combinations are Tuesday/Thursday, Monday/Wednesday/Friday, or Monday through Friday. Camp hours are 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for 3’s and PreK/K, 9:30-noon for Toddlers and 2’s.

Camp Gan Israel Rabbi Simcha Morgenstern and Simmy Morgenstern, directors (913) 948-2200 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.cgikansas.org Camp Gan Israel, a project of the Torah Learning Center, is part of an international network of Jewish camps created to provide Jewish children with a comprehensive and meaningful summer program. The daily schedule includes a fun and engaging mix of sports, field trips, swimming and activities to foster the growth of children - emotionally, socially and Jewishly. The camp will be held at Kehilath Israel Synagogue for ages 2 to 12 and will run from June 27 through July 22. healthy JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER CAMPS 5801 W. 115th St., Suite 101 Overland Park, Kan. 66211 meals Stephanie Katzif, director of youth services 41911ms41 half v

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JCC THEATRE CAMPS JCC CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER CAMP Session one (June 13-24) is for campers entering third to This camp is held at the JCC for children ages 2 through eighth grades and includes creative dramatics and musical theatre. pre-K. The summer camp emphasizes Judaic and Israeli content. Fifth- to eighth-grade campers in session two (June 27-July 8) will Each year, the camp has a theme incorporating special guests and work behind the scenes of the Center’s production of “Once on activities. All campers participate in an art and music class and have This Island” and will develop and direct short plays. Third- and an opportunity to swim. Children 3 and older have weekly swim fourth-grade campers will focus on Theatre Games and will be the lessons. There are two four-week sessions from June through early actors in the older campers’ dramatic presentations. August. Camp begins at 9:30 a.m. and concludes at 3:45 p.m. Early and late care is available. For more information, contact JCC ART CAMP Maxine Benson, camp director, (913) 327-8051. In its second summer, Art Camp (July 11-22) will explore a wide variety of art media, including ceramics, printmaking, JCC MA’ASIM TOVIM CAMP sculpture, painting and more. Campers create an art exhibit and Ma’asim Tovim (“Good Works”) Camp is for seventh- and will study a variety of Jewish artists. Art Camp is for campers eighth-graders interested in giving their time to social service entering grades three through six and will be a two-week session, agencies helping the less fortunate. The camp is divided into four from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. two-week sessions. In addition to the value of doing the good works themselves, camp offers daily recreational activities throughout JCC ADVENTURE CAMP Kansas City, such as Worlds of Fun, bowling, miniature golf and New in 2011, Outdoor Adventure Camp (July 25-Aug 5) will more. The camp session combines volunteerism with recreational explore exciting adventures throughout the area and will include activities and stresses social action, community and self-growth. nature photography, fi shing, rock climbing, and environmental education and its Jewish links. Adventure Camp is for campers JCC VACATION DAYS entering grades fi ve through eight and will be a two-week session, The JCC provides vacation day programming for days that area from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. elementary school districts are out for a full day, including days between camp and school. Programs include fi eld trips, special visitors, use of the JCC’s sports and fi tness facilities, crafts and game room fun. For more information, contact Nandita Jana, (913) 327-8098.

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Jewish college students can choose array of activities Student attending nearby universities have the opportunity to attend Jewish activities sponsored by Hillels, Chabad and fraternities and sororities. For more specifi c information, see the listings that follow.

developing Jewish adults. As these students leave campus, they HILLELS are becoming our next generation of Jewish parents, congregants KU HILLEL and leaders. They are the Jewish future. KU Hillel is delivering 722 New Hampshire Street the Jewish future. Lawrence, KS 66044 (785) 749-5397 KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY HILLEL Jay Lewis, executive director Contact: Louis Nemzer (614) 598-5289 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.kuhillel.org Website: www.ksu.edu/hillel With our innovative and strategic approach to Jewish campus Hillel is the Jewish student organization on the Kansas State life, KU Hillel has emerged as one of the most respected Hillels in University Campus. the country and one of the most effective Jewish organizations in the area. KU Hillel has made the University of Kansas a destination UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA HILLEL school for Jewish students from Kansas City and beyond. We help 1107 University Ave. Columbia, MO 65201 build and sustain the Kansas City Jewish community by providing (573) 443-7460 local students a rich Jewish campus experience and attracting Director: Kerry Hollander hundreds of out-of-state students to the area. KU Hillel transforms E-mail: [email protected] hundreds of lives every year. We connect Jewish students to each Web site: www.mizzouhillel.org other and provide a multitude of opportunities to connect to Celebrating more than 60 years of serving students, Hillel, the Jewish life. We create a Jewish community for students on campus Jewish Campus Center at the University of Missouri-Columbia, is and instill a sense of Jewish peoplehood that lasts a lifetime. We open to students at MU, Stephens College, Columbia College and are inspiring the next generation of Jewish leadership. We are other mid-Missouri colleges. The Hillel facility includes a library,

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Formed in 1947, the MU Deuteron chapter of AEPi has – MU approximately 85 members and is located in Greek Town. Every Omega Chapter two years the Jewish fraternity sponsors Rock-a-Thon, the largest Mark Roman, president. single fraternal philanthropic endeavor in the country. In April E-mail: [email protected] 2009, the brothers raised $50,000 for colon cancer research for ZBT, founded as North America’s fi rst Jewish fraternity, the American Cancer Society. The next Rock-a-Thon will be held brought back its Omega chapter to the University of Missouri in in 2011. 2007. Originally founded at Mizzou in 1917, Omega has initiated more than 1,400 men. ZBT Brothers are looking for all quality — KU men who are interested in leadership, creating traditions and 1625 Edgehill Rd. Lawrence, KS 66044 leaving a lasting legacy in a social men’s fraternity with a proud E-mail: [email protected] Jewish heritage. Website: kusdt.com SDT’s Beta Chi chapter was formed in 1984 and received its national charter in 1985. It acquired its house in 1987. It currently JEWISH ON CAMPUS has about 75 members. Contact Lowell Fletcher or Boris Abramov E-mail: [email protected] ZETA BETA TAU – KU Website: www.Jewishoncampus.webs.com Cory Gutovitz, president Regardless of religious background or affi liation, E-mail: [email protected] Jewish on Campus is for all Jewish students in college Phone: 913-461-3954 (undergraduate and graduate level). Students can Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity began as an interest group in 2007 and count on fun and engaging activities every month. offi cially joined the Greek community at the University of Kansas Students who attend Kansas City area colleges and in September 2008. Originally founded at KU more than 50 years junior colleges including Johnson County Community ago, ZBT is fi nding its new beginning with a strong emphasis on College, Rockhurst, Avila, Penn Valley, Kansas City leadership and strong brotherhood while offering a new option to Art Institute and Kansas City University of Medicine the Jewish community for involvement. With more than 40 proud and Biosciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine are members, the brothers of ZBT are a fantastic group of young men invited to participate in activities. that are helping to build lasting traditions while upholding the tenet of ZBT’s credo.

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Groups target programs toward young adults Young adults, especially those who are looking for social and/or community service activities can choose from a variety of activities sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City or other organizations. Specifi c information follows.

THE BEN GURION SOCIETY Imagine Jewish KC is an exciting initiative established to identify A program of the Jewish Federation and recruit young individuals (ages 21-40) and their families who Contact: Vicky Kulikov are interested in returning to or remaining in Kansas City. Imagine (913) 327-8112 Jewish KC’s goal is to assist these young professionals by engaging E-mail: [email protected] them with a network of peers and mentors. Website: www.jewishkansascity.org The Ben Gurion Society is a recognition group for those 25-45 J-LEAD: A PROGRAM OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY who make a gift of $1,000 to the Annual Community Campaign. FOUNDATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY Annually, the Kansas City Ben Gurion Society holds two special Contact: Beatrice Fine(913) 327-8245, ext. 18912 events. The group is named in honor of David Ben Gurion, the E-mail: bfi [email protected] fi rst president of Israel, who had a uniting impact on the then Website: www.jcfkc.org struggling young nation. J-LEAD (Jewish Leadership, Education, Action and Development) is a program dedicated to encouraging young IMAGINE JEWISH KC Jewish adults in Kansas City to join together to make a substantive A joint initiative of Jewish Vocational Service and the Jewish impact on the Jewish community through fundraising, education Federation of Greater Kansas City and volunteering. J-LEAD helps young professionals better Contact: Beth Jacobson, understand Jewish philanthropy, encourages the establishment 5801 W. 115th St., Suite 201 of roots in the community and further develops their leadership Overland Park, KS 66211 skills. The goal of J-LEAD is to provide a means of combining the (913) 981-8896 spirit and resources of its members to achieve a greater good than E-mail: [email protected] any one member could do alone. Through the Jewish Community Website: www.imaginejewishkc.org Foundation, J-Lead grants more than $30,000 each year. Since

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TOVKCA PROGRAM OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION Contact: Vicky Kulikov (913) 327-8112 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.tovkc.org TOVKC is an initiative of The Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, created to bring together a network of motivated, engaged and inspired 25-40 somethings who are committed to tikkun olam — repairing the world. tovkc offers innovative and provocative programs throughout the year to challenge and engage them through opportunities to LEARN, CONNECT, DO. During the various series offered, tovkc participants explore relevant issues within a Jewish context, building relationships with others who desire to be engaged in our community in meaningful ways and taking action because tikkun olam — repairing the world — is important to them.

VILLAGE SHALOM ASSOCIATE BOARD 5500 W. 123rd St. disease and dementia-related illnesses. The group coordinates and Overland Park, KS 66209 implements the annual Father’s Day Run/Walk. (913) 317-2600 (Main number) (913) 266-8472 (Assoc. Board/Race hotline) YEHUDIT Website: www.fathersdayrun.org A program of the Jewish FederationContact: Bev E-mail: [email protected] Jacobson(913) 327-8108E-mail: [email protected]: Lara Krigel Pabst, president www.jewishkansascity.orgYehudit is open to all young Jewish The Associate Board, Village Shalom’s young leadership group, women ages 21-45. Its programs provide all young women with helps to raise funds directly benefi ting Village Shalom programs educational and social justice opportunities, as well as the chance and services for those whose lives are affected by Alzheimer’s to meet new people in a Jewish setting.

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Programs keep Jewish seniors active and independent Many social programs are offered for active seniors through the Heritage Center. In recent years Jewish Family Services has expanded programming to help those who want to remain independent and require a little extra help. For specifi cs, see listings below.

HELP@HOME™ • Annual nutritional assessments A program of Jewish Family Services • Information and referral 5801 W 115th Street, Suite 103 • Concierge services at a discounted rate Overland Park, KS 66211 Dawn Herbert, director of Older Adult Initiatives THE HERITAGE CENTER (913) 981-8880 A program of the Jewish Community Center E-mail: [email protected] 5801 W. 115th St. website: www.jfskc.org Overland Park, KS 66211 Jewish Family Services’ Help@Home™ is an innovative Sandra Greason, program director aging-in-place program for individuals 65-plus. Help@Home (913) 327-8042 was created to meet the needs of Kansas City’s growing older Sandy Terwilliger, program coordinator adult population. Modeled after successful programs in both the (913) 327-8046 United States and Israel, Help@Home provides members with An active place for adults age 65 and older, the Heritage Center high quality, dependable minor home repair services and access provides programming fi ve days a week to empower the growing to a variety of other services needed for older adults to maintain number of Jewish adults entering later life. Opportunities for their independence. With Help@Home, members get the peace of socialization, creativeness, spiritual nourishment and physical mind they need to stay in control of their daily lives for as long as exercise programs are abundant and offer participants a greater they choose to stay in their homes. connection to the Jewish community. Programs include drama Services include: and art classes, Judaic learning opportunities, traditional Jewish • Minor home repairs and chore services and holiday luncheons, day trips and guest speakers. A catered, • One-on-one computer troubleshooting kosher lunch is provided daily. The Heritage Center is also able • Annual home safety assessments to provide door-to-door transportation for those who no longer • Annual nursing assessments able to drive. This affords the opportunity for those who would

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otherwise be isolated to participate in a multitude of activities. Both lunch and transportation are available at nominal fees. If a participant is unable to pay, scholarship assistance is available.

JET™ Transportation A program of Jewish Family Services 5801 W 115th Street, Suite 103 Overland Park, KS 66211 Dawn Herbert, mint director of Older Adult Initiatives (913) 981-8877 E-mail: [email protected] 42611bg32 Website: www.jfskc.org JET™ Financial Assistance programs enable older adults age 65-plus, or those third sq. who are under 65 that have a physical or mental disability, to stay active and independent, by offering a limited number of taxi rides, free of charge. Both programs are offered to those who meet the financial requirements. JET Express provides safe, personal, door-to-door transportation for adults age 65-plus. JET Express members can use the service for rides to the doctor, dentist, hairdresser, grocery store, volunteer commitments or any activity keeping members active and independent. Riders pay $2.50 each way, and rides are provided by volunteer drivers in their own vehicles. The JET Transportation Program also has a partnership with the Jewish Community CenterSeason offering JSN clients the opportunity to attend theater productions. JFS’s Senior Transportation Resource Guide helps older adults maneuver through our area’s transportation maze to find the right transportation from buses to taxis, to specialized van services. paparico’s JEWISH SENIOR NETWORK (JSN) A program of Jewish Family Services 5801 W 115th Street, Suite 103 Overland Park, KS 66211 42011jl21 Christine Jamerson, JSN coordinator (913) 327-4677 E-mail: [email protected] third sq. Website: www.jfskc.org Jewish Senior Network (JSN), established in 2000, is a vital safety net which assists Jewish older adults and those with disabilities to live with dignity and autonomy in their own homes and communities. JSN helps clients know where to turn to in times of need. The program offers: information and referral, needs assessments, case management, and financial subsidy to those who qualify.

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Community organizations appeal to a wide range of interests There’s the ADL and Yachad either the band or the food pantry and plenty of groups in between that cover a wide spectrum of activities. Jewish Kansas Citians who enjoy education, cultural, social and even political events can fi nd them by joining one of these groups. Contact names and numbers are included in all the listings

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The Brandeis National Committee is community-wide mail campaign and for its members. dedicated to the support of scholarships distributes the funds raised as scholarships The Greater Kansas City Chapter is and the libraries at Brandeis University, for Jewish children to attend camps and 99 years old and serves the area with the only Jewish-sponsored nonsectarian participate in Israel summer study tours. programming for the entire chapter and university in the United States. Money is within fi ve distinct special interest groups: raised through various fundraising events HADASSAH, THE WOMEN’S ZIONIST • B’not Or Young Professionals Group that enhance the educational and cultural ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA caters to younger women in their 20s, 30s, climate of the community. Members enjoy Greater Kansas City Chapter and early 40s. creative programming and a wide range of 8900 State Line Rd., Suite 406 • Aviva Group serves women in their stimulating study groups. Leawood, KS 66206 mid-40s to early 50s. (816) 472-6505 • N’shei Tikvah Group includes FRIENDS OF SHEFFIELD E-mail: [email protected] women in their later 50s through their 60s. c/o Jewish Community Foundation Barbara Hecht, chapter president • Herzl-L’Chaim Group This group 5801 W. 115th St., Suite 104 Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist of Hadassah, founded 93 years ago, serves Overland Park, KS 66211 Organization of America, is a volunteer women age 65 and older. Rickie Haith, President women’s organization whose 300,000 • Hadassah Nurses’ Council serves (913) 341 8707 members and associates are motivated and nurses, members of the medical community E-mail: [email protected] inspired to strengthen their partnership and other interested persons. Website: Sheffi eldCemetery.com with Israel, ensure Jewish continuity and Friends of Sheffi eld Cemetery has realize their potential as a dynamic force HARMONY embarked on an ambitious campaign to in American society. Founded in 1912, PO Box 412616 restore, renovate, beautify and maintain Hadassah retains the passion and timeless Kansas City, MO 64141 Sheffi eld Cemetery. This historic landmark values of its founder, Henrietta Szold. (816) 333-5059 was founded in 1901. Sheffi eld is the only Committed to the centrality of Israel (816) 333-5169 (fax) local Jewish Cemetery with a World War II based on the renaissance of the Jewish E-mail: [email protected] Memorial for Jewish fallen soldiers. people in its historic homeland, Hadassah Website: www.kcharmony.org promotes the unity of the Jewish people. President: Darryck Dean RABBI GERSHON HADAS GUARDIAN In Israel, Hadassah initiates and supports Harmony is a resource and catalyst SOCIETY FOR JEWISH CHILDREN pace-setting health care, education and for improving race relations, increasing c/o CAJE/Jewish Federation youth institutions and land development appreciation for cultural diversity and 5801 W. 115th St. to meet the country’s changing needs. eliminating intolerance. Increasing Overland Park, KS 66211 In the United States, Hadassah enhances diversity in America creates challenges and (913) 327-8104 the quality of American and Jewish life opportunities. Harmony is a resource for Website: www.jewishkansascity.org through its education and Zionist youth dealing effectively with both. Contact: Alan Edelman programs, promotes health awareness and Harmony is a human relations The Guardian Society conducts a provides personal enrichment and growth organization with a long history of expertise

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Th e Kansas City Jewish Chronicle • 2011-2012 | 5771-5772 • THE GUIDE TO JEWISH LIFE 93 LocaL organiZations in developing cultural competence Community Campus. to Scouting programs and by assisting and leveraging diversity. Individuals, ISRAEL SPIRIT COMMITTEEJewish organizations in developing and organizations, businesses and communities Community Center 5801 W. 115th St., maintaining Scouting programs. The have benefi ted from Harmony’s strategies Suite 101Overland Park, KS 66211(913) committee supports a series of programs, and insight. 381-0289 (phone and fax)E-mail: including annual Scout Sabbath, a city- Harmony is poised to address the new [email protected] Prezant, wide religious award recognition program and complex tiers in human relations chairman and promoting Scouting religious awards. emerging in the 21st century. With award- Israel Spirit is a group of native Israelis The Jewish Committee on Scouting winning programs and services, Harmony and Americans organized under the is affi liated with the Heart of America is building inclusive communities in a more auspices of the JCC. The group plans Council, Boy Scouts of America. inclusive America. programs designed to increase awareness of the social and cultural life of Israel. It JEWISH COMMUNITY ARCHIVES OF HYMAN BRAND HEBREW represents Israel on the Kansas City, Mo., GREATER KANSAS CITY ACADEMY PTO Ethnic Enrichment Commission; takes Western Historical Manuscript Collection 5801 W. 115th St. part in planning major citywide events, 302 Newcomb Hall Overland Park, KS 66211 including the Israel Independence Day UMKC (913) 327-8150 Celebration; participates in area ethnic Kansas City, MO 64110 Doris Mendel, president (2010-12) festivals; and presents outreach programs (816) 235-1543 E-mail: [email protected] at area schools, civic organizations and E-mail: [email protected] The Hebrew Academy PTO is a vital businesses. New members are always Website: http://web2.umkc.edu/whmckc/ part of the school and every parent is a welcome. JCA/JCA.htm member of the organization. Through Executive director: Judy Parelman dues and fundraisers, which include the JEWISH COMMITTEE ON SCOUTING The purpose of the Jewish Community annual magazine sale, the PTO provides Marc Rainen, chairman Archives of Greater Kansas City (JCA), is funding for classroom celebrations, holiday (913) 269-7584 (home) the preservation of the history of the Jewish parties and items to enhance the quality E-mail: [email protected] community in the in the Midwest. JCA of the students’ classroom education. The Jewish Committee on Scouting’s was established in 2002. The organization The Academy PTO is also responsible purpose is to aid and support Jewish collects photographs, memorabilia, for running the Ram’s Café at the Jewish Scouting by recruiting Jewish youths business records, organization minutes,

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Songs and sounds that come from the heart communities and nursing homes as well as throughout the year. Israeli dancing that is the essence of Shir Balev, a Kansas to all members of the Jewish community meets from 7 to 9 p.m. each Tuesday City-based group whose unique musical by presenting programs for major life-cycle in the upstairs dance room (Studio 1) styling and vocal harmonies provide a fresh events. Shireinu also participates in many at the Jewish Community Campus and approach to contemporary Jewish music. diversity and harmony programs geared participation is open to the community. The group is composed of Linda Matorin to educating and entertaining non-Jewish The cost for adults is $2 per session for Sweenie (composer, vocals, guitar, piano, audiences about Jewish heritage through Jewish Community Center members and percussion); Glen Philips (composer, piano, the use of choral music. $3 per session for non-JCC members. vocals, percussion); and Randy Deutch (bass guitar and percussion). Members ROCKIN’ RUACH TIZMORET ORCHESTRA of Shir Balev regularly provide music for 9616 W. 98th St. 6115 W. 86th St. worship at their home congregation, Overland Park, KS 66212 Overland Park, KS 66207 Congregation Beth Torah, where Sweenie (913) 894-9066 Milla Portman, music director is the music director. The band also leads Jack Cohn (913) 642-3932 worship and/or performs concerts at other E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] venues and events. Rockin’ Ruach offers musical The Tizmoret Orchestra has played entertainment for private parties, weddings, klezmer, Israeli, Ukrainian, Eastern SHIREINU Bar/Bat Mitzvahs and festivals. In addition European, Jewish Broadway and other (816) 309-4016 to Jewish music, Rockin’ Ruach offers kinds of international popular music Nancycaroline Cubine, director classic rock ‘n’ roll and Motown. for all occasions for the last 19 years. E-mail: [email protected] It performs at festivals, concerts, Bar Shireinu (the Hebrew word for “our TIKVAH DANCERS Mitzvahs and weddings. song”) is the Jewish Community Chorale Sue Ellen Flescher of Greater Kansas City. Shireinu brings (913) 839-3781 WOMEN’S DIVISION OF together Jewish singers from all parts of (913) 568-9353 (cell) JEWISH FEDERATION OF town to perform and promote Jewish E-mail:[email protected] GREATER KANSAS CITY choral music. The group is committed Tikvah Dancers is an Israeli dance 5801 W. 115th St., Suite 201 to providing holiday and entertainment performing group for adults and Overland Park, KS 66211 programs to those living in retirement teens and performs at various venues (913) 327-8108

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Beverly Jacobson, director Yachad is a member of Harvesters, the Website: www.yachadmusic.com E-mail: [email protected] community food network, and is Kansas Annette Fish, manager Website: www.jewishkansascity.org City’s only kosher food pantry. Yachad E-mail: [email protected] The Women’s Division, part of the reaches out with dignity and confi dentiality Yachad (Hebrew for “Together”), a Jewish Federation, provides educational, to everyone in the community. It is unique Kansas City-based ensemble of vocalists and cultural and leadership development because it opens its doors to anyone, without musicians, has energized congregations programs. Women’s Division plays a vital the restriction of income guidelines. Gifts across the country with its unique style role in the annual community fundraising of money, food or goods allow Yachad to of liturgical music for Jewish worship. campaign, raising approximately 25 percent continue providing this service. Yachad offers traditional melodies, of the total amount. With its own board of Honor and sympathy cards are now contemporary Jewish music and its own offi cers and various standing committees, available through Yachad. These may be original compositions. Yachad maintains a the Women’s Division offers something purchased by calling Chabad House, (913) schedule of Shabbat and Bar/Bat Mitzvah for any Jewish woman age 21 or older. 649-4582. All donations are appreciated services at Reform, Conservative and Women’s Division has been recognized for and can be mailed to or dropped off at traditional congregations in the Kansas award-winning programming including Chabad House. Yachad contributions are City area, along with their participation in its Yad B’yad Enrichment Series, Yehudit tax deductible. weddings, women’s seders and sermon- and B’not Kehilla and B’not Kehilla The pantry is open for walk-ins the in-song. Yachad is currently working on Latid leadership development programs. fi rst Sunday of the month from 12:30 to a new CD, which should be released in Women’s Division also collaborates 2:30 p.m. or by appointment (we are very the coming year. Members of Yachad are with other Jewish organizations in the fl exible with private appointments). Celia Arnold, cello; Patrick Buckley, bass community on programming and activities. Volunteer drivers for the Simcha and vocals; Lara Lee Crandall, percussion; Box program are always welcome. To Judith Epstein, vocals; Lee Fenwick, YACHAD — volunteer, e-mail the pantry. Drivers are vocals; Lori Jackson, vocals; Paula Kramer, THE KOSHER FOOD PANTRY needed for two hours on the fi rst Sunday vocals; Bruce Lerner, vocals; Devra Chabad House Center of each month. Lerner, guitar and vocals; Andrea Poisner 6201 Indian Creek Dr. Leibson, vocals; Lisa Shepard, piano; and Overland Park, KS 66209 YACHAD — THE TRAVELING Lara Steinel, vocals. Phone: (913) 226-4670 TEFILLAH BAND 2011 E-mail: [email protected] (913) 648-7909

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A F Adath Joseph (Temple), St. Joseph, Mo ...... 43 Fraternities ...... 83 Adult Education ...... 65 Friedman, Rabbi Benzion ...... 38 AFMDA Midwest Region ...... 92 Friends of Sheffi eld ...... 93 Alpha Epsilon Pi, KU ...... 83 Funeral Home ...... 30 Alpha Epsilon Pi, MU ...... 83 Anti-Defamation League ...... 92 G Gan Chabad Preschool ...... 62 B (R. Gershon Hadas) Guardian Society for Jewish Children ...... 93 Barrish, Jonas ...... 16 BBYO ...... 72 H Beit Din ...... 31 Hadassah ...... 93 Ben Gurion Society, The ...... 85 Harding, Lucia ...... 18 Beth Israel Abraham & Voliner, Congregation...... 34 Harmony ...... 93 Beth Shalom, Congregation ...... 34 Help@Home...... 87 Beth Shalom Early Childhood Center ...... 61 Helzberg, Bush...... 20 Beth Shalom Early Childhood Summer Camp ...... 77 Heritage Center ...... 87 Beth Sholom, Temple (Topeka)...... 43 Hillel...... 81 Beth Torah, Congregation ...... 36 Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy ...... 60 Beth Torah Youth Groups ...... 72 Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy PTO ...... 94 Blum, Dr. Michael ...... 28 B’nai B’rith ...... 92 I B’nai Jehudah Preschool ...... 62 Imagine Jewish KC ...... 85 B’nai Jehudah Preschool Camp Chaverim ...... 77 Israel Spirit Committee ...... 94 B’nai Jehudah, Congregation ...... 36 Itkin, Rabbi Yitzhak ...... 40 B’nai Jehudah Youth Programs ...... 73 Boy Scout Troop 61 ...... 76 J Brandeis University National Women’s Committee ...... 92 JCC Department of Adult Jewish Learning ...... 65 Jewish Chronicle...... 6 C Jewish Committee on Scouting ...... 94 Camp Gan Israel ...... 78 Jewish Community Archives of Greater Kansas City ...... 94 Camps ...... 77 Jewish Community Campus ...... 48 Cemeteries ...... 30 Jewish Community Center ...... 46 CAJE: Jewish Educational Program Arm of the Jewish Federation ..... 64 Jewish Community Center Camps ...... 78 Chabad House Center ...... 40 Jewish Community Center child Development Center ...... 63 Chabad on the Plaza ...... 40 Jewish Community Center Child Development Camp ...... 80 Chabad, University of Kansas ...... 83 Jewish Community Chaplain ...... 28 Chaplain, Community ...... 28 Jewish Community Foundation ...... 48 Chevra Kadisha ...... 30 Jewish Community Relations Bureau|American Jewish Committee ..... 50 Circumcision...... 28 Jewish Employment Network ...... 95 Cohen, Alan ...... 34 Jewish on Campus...... 84 Community Kollel of Kansas City ...... 64 JET — Jewish Elder Transport ...... 88 Conversion ...... 31 Jewish Family Services ...... 50 Cub Scout Pack 3153 ...... 76 Jewish Federation ...... 46 Cukierkorn, Rabbi Jacques ...... 38 Jewish Heritage Foundation ...... 51 Jewish Holidays ...... 10 D Jewish Kansas City (map) ...... 12 Danciger Judaic Studies Program ...... 64 Jewish Senior Network ...... 88 Divorce ...... 31 Jewish Student Union ...... 73 Downtown Minyan ...... 42 Jewish Vocational Service ...... 51 Jewish War Veterans ...... 95 E J-Lead...... 85 Elmwood Cemetery ...... 30 Epsten Gallery (See KC Jewish Museum) ...... 95 Eruv ...... 31

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K R Kansas City Community Mikvah ...... 31 Rabbinical Association ...... 53 Kansas City Jewish Museum ...... 95 Republican Jewish Coalition ...... 97 Kansas State Holocaust Commission ...... 96 Rockin’ Ruach...... 98 Kansas State University Hillel ...... 81 Rockoff, Rabbi Daniel ...... 34 KC Kosher Co-op ...... 96 Rohr Chabad Center...... 83 KCUSY/Kadima ...... 74 Rose Hill Cemetery ...... 30 Kehilath Israel Blue Ridge Cemetery ...... 30 Rudnick, Rabbi Jonathan...... 28 Kehilath Israel Synagogue ...... 37 Kol Ami, Congregation ...... 37 S Kollel, Community ...... 64 SAFEHOME’s Jewish Community Outreach Program ...... 97 Kosher ...... 29 Sasone ...... 67 KU Chabad ...... 83 Scouting ...... 76 KU Hillel ...... 81 Sheffi eld Cemetery ...... 30 KU Jewish Studies ...... 65 Shir Balev ...... 97 Shireinu ...... 98 L Shron, Rabbi Jeffrey...... 29 Lawrence JCC ...... 43 Shulgasser, Rabbi Elchanan...... 29 Learning for Life ...... 66 Sigma Delta Tau ...... 84 Levin, Rabbi Mark H...... 36 Silver, Renée Polsky ...... 24 Lewis and Shirley White Theatre ...... 54 Sororities ...... 83 Loeffl er, Josef ...... 22 Steigman, Rabbi Linda ...... 43 Louis Memorial Chapel ...... 30 Stiel, Rabbi Debbie ...... 43

M T Mandl, Rabbi Herbert J...... 37 Temple Israel...... 38 Map of Jewish Kansas City ...... 12 Tikvah Dancers ...... 98 Menorah Legacy Foundation ...... 52 Tizmoret Orchestra ...... 98 Menorah Women’s Foundation ...... 52 Torah Learning Center ...... 38 Midwest Center for Holocaust Education ...... 52 Tovkc ...... 86 Mikva Chana ...... 31 Mikvaot ...... 31 U Mitzvah Garden KC ...... 96 United Synagogue Youth ...... 74 Mohel...... 28 University of Missouri-Columbia Hillel...... 81 Mount Carmel Cemetery ...... 30 Mount Moriah Cemetery ...... 30 V MU Hillel ...... 81 Vaad HaKashrut ...... 29 Village shalom ...... 54 N Village Shalom Associate Board ...... 86 National Council of Jewish Women ...... 96 NCSY ...... 74 W Nemitoff, Rabbi Arthur ...... 36 White Rabbi H. Scott ...... 38 Neshei Chabad ...... 96 White Theatre (Lewis and Shirley) ...... 54 New Reform Temple, The ...... 37 Wineberg, Rabbi Sholom ...... 40 Nigun Orchestra ...... 96 Women’s Division, Jewish Federation ...... 98 North American Federation of Temple Youth ...... 72 Y O Yachad, kosher food pantry ...... 99 Ohev Sholom, Congregation ...... 38 Yachad-The Traveling Tefi llah Band ...... 99 Oy Tate! ...... 97 Yehudit ...... 86

P Z Phone Directory ...... 8 Zeta Beta Tau, KU ...... 84 Preschools ...... 61 Zeta Beta Tau, MU ...... 84

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