Hanukkah Bazaar
Start your Hanukkah shopping at the B’nai Jehudah Hanukkah Bazaar! 25+ artists, crafters and makers will be on site, sharing their beautiful wares. Find your perfect gifts while supporting local businesses. The Hanukkah Bazaar is open to the entire community. Bring your friends!
Klein Collection Learning Group
A monthly, informal learning session on topics represented by objects in the Klein Collection.
Girls’ Night Out: YaYas
Kick off the holiday season with the girls! If you need a ride, contact Susan Himmelstein.
YaYas (7021 West 135th Street, Overland Park, KS)
Learners’ Shabbat Service
A Shabbat 101-esque experience where we pause throughout the service to explain our traditions and from where they come. This is especially a great service to attend for anyone looking to brush up on their Jewish t’filah knowledge!
Mitzvah Opportunity (Baking for Shabbat)
Join us in the kitchen on the third Monday of every month to prepare cookie dough that is baked fresh for Shabbat Onegs! It’s fun and a great contribution to our congregation.
No pre-registration required.
The Micah Ministry Mitzvah Moment
Enjoy a fulfilling evening with The Independence Boulevard Christian Church as we serve our community’s unhoused and food-insecure people. We volunteer the third Monday of each month from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the church at 606 Gladstone Avenue, Kansas City, MO. About 800 warm meals are served along with clothing, hygiene products and our TTCBJ PB&J sandwiches. Contact Marcia Soltz at mksoltz@gmail.com for more information or to arrange a carpool. To register, visit Micah’s website at https://www.ibcckc.org/themicahministry to learn more.
Pre-Show Drinks and Nosh Before “& Juliet” at Music Hall
Join Rabbi Stephanie Kramer for a pre-show drink and dinner at 6:00pm at Yard House before walking to the Music Hall for the Broadway show “& Juliet”. This hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told and asks: What would have happened if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as she ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love, her way.
Yard House, 1300 Main St, Kansas City, MO
Sisterhood Mah Jongg
Mah Jongg is a wonderful way to have fun, meet new friends and see each other. We are playing most dates at B’nai Jehudah and if you are on the distribution list, you will be reminded of any change of location. New players are welcome. Come watch a few hands, we will teach you and you will be playing in no time. To be added to our Mah Jongg email distribution list or to ask questions, please email Kathe Stekoll at k.stek@yahoo.com.
Future Dates: December 3 and December 17.
Hartman Series: Jewish Values and the Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Join our rabbis for this important 6-part series on the Israel-Palestinian Conflict. Using curriculum from the Shalom Hartman Institute, we will explore the conflict through the lens of Jewish values, unpacking our own perspectives while fostering respect for our differences.
Course fee: $36. A minimum of 10 participants is needed to run the course.
This class explores one of the most divisive issues affecting the Jewish people today: the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Through the study of Jewish narratives about Israel and the unpacking of the complex meanings of peace in Jewish tradition, participants are invited to explore the ideas and values that animate different attitudes toward the conflict and how these values shape their own political understandings. Though a shared political platform may not be attainable, this course strives to achieve a shared respect for our differences. Together we will engage in a new values-based discourse about Israel, including topics such as: Living with Difference, the Israel We Imagine, Jewish Narratives of Peace, Attitudes Towards the Land, Justice, Self-Preservation, Compromise and the Idea of Jewish Exceptionalism.
$36 per person.
Shabbat Service
With guest speaker Esti Shohat Rozenfeld.
Esti Shohat Rozenfeld is the Chief Executive Officer of Tech2Peace, an Israeli-Palestinian organization that brings together young adults from across divides for high-tech training, entrepreneurship, and dialogue. Under her leadership, Tech2Peace has expanded into a growing community of over 700 alumni working together across borders to promote innovation and understanding. Esti has more than 10 years of experience in civil society leadership and social innovation, advancing equality, education, and peacebuilding in Israel, and previously held senior roles in the tech ecosystem as a software engineer.
