Shabbat in the Park
Friday, July 23 | 6:00 pm | Gezer Park
Join the Tefillah team, Rick Recht and the B'nai Jehudah community for a relaxed, outdoor Shabbat in the Park tomorrow night. Immediately following the service, we'll enjoy Kona Ice treats and a mini concert with Rick Recht!
A reminder that masks will not be required at Shabbat in the Park due to the outdoor location. We encourage all families/pods to maintain a comfortable distance from their neighbors when placing your chairs or blankets.
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B'nai Jehudah History
The latest installation of A Moment in our History, gives great insight into the man who led our congregation as Senior Rabbi for the last 18 years: Rabbi Arthur P. Nemitoff. Thanks to 150th Committee Chairs, Dan and Jennie Stolper, for bringing our congregation's history to life!
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Office Closed: August 3
B'nai Jehudah will be closed Tuesday, August 3, for an all-staff professional development day.
If you or a family member need immediate assistance on August 3, please call our main number at 913.663.4050. A volunteer will be answering the phone and can help direct your call. For non-emergent calls and emails on that day, please know we will respond as soon as we are able.
Note: The building will be in use that day as a polling site, so the building itself will be open in service to our community for the Kansas primary elections.
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Sweet & Sacred Series
August 11-September 1
During the month of Elul we are encouraged to take time for self-reflection, forgiveness, and exploration. Join Rabbi Stephanie Kramer and our incredible B’nai Jehudah staff for a month of in-person learning, hands-on experiences, and spiritual offerings that will help us all reflect, explore, and contemplate as we head into Jewish New Year 5782.
Please register at least two days prior to each class so we can have the appropriate materials on hand for you! Register online or call our office at 913.663.4050.
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NEW! Shofar in the Park
Afternoon Rosh Hashanah Event for a Sweet New Year
Sept. 7 | 2:30-5:00 pm | Ironwoods Park Amphitheater
Let’s usher in a great new year together with this fun and festive outdoor Rosh Hashanah experience! Join us, along with our friends from Mesner Puppet Theater for fun and engaging activities and prayer, a Shofar and Tashlich service and more. Bring a picnic dinner. Dessert food trucks will be on-site for FREE! Get your sweet tooth fix with Go-Go Candy, Torched Goodness, and Frosty Treatz.
Shofar in the Park is an all-ages event that will also incorporate our Rosh Hashanah Family Service/Puppet experience. It is open to everyone in the community, regardless of affiliation. Be sure to invite friends with young children to experience High Holy Days with our B’nai Jehudah family.
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We'll have much more information about Shofar in the Park, and the rest of the High Holy Days, coming soon! |
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Behind the Memory Murals: Meet the Artist
August 19 | 7:00 pm | via Zoom
The Michael Klein Collection will take us behind the scenes with artist F. Scott Hess, the creator of B’nai Jehudah’s Memory Murals. Hess will explore his process for creating the murals that surround B’nai Jehudah’s Commons area, and will touch on a new set of panels he is now working on for the Klein Collection, focusing on the Prophets.
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Book of Remembrance
Once again, B'nai Jehudah members have an opportunity to remember loved ones in the annual Book of Remembrance. This book is a special tribute that helps support our congregation while keeping the memory of your loved ones alive in our congregation.
This year, we offer a new opportunity to honor your loved ones during our Yizkor Service on Yom Kippur by submitting a name and one picture for each of your loved ones. These will be displayed during the service. This year's book will also be available on our website through Yom Kippur 2022. Hard copies may be requested from the office. Pictures will not be included in the online or printed book.
Have questions? Please contact Jean Osbourn via email or at 913.378.1262.
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Yalla! Let's Go!
(Religious School, only better.)
New curriculum, new immersive spaces, and a whole new thought process are in place to create Yalla! our new Religious School experience! Our teachers are training (see photo at right) and we are EXCITED to let our students explore Judaism in relevant ways that fill their lives with meaning and joy.
Questions? Contact Dayna Gershon, Director of Formal and Informal Education for more information, [email protected], 913.663.3047.
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Be a Part of Our Incredible Yalla! Faculty
We are looking for a few assistant teachers and madrichim (student leaders - grades 8-12 may apply) to round out our incredible Yalla! Religious School teaching team! Get on board to teach a fun, immersive learning curriculum that helps our students build relationships and create a strong Jewish foundation for their lives.
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Preschool Now Enrolling!
Are you, or someone you know, looking for an incredible early childhood education experience that features:
- excellence in early childhood education
- a warm & nurturing environment,
- small class sizes, and
- a positive environment that encourages your child(ren) to explore, learn and socialize!
If so, now is the time to tour B'nai Jehudah's Child Development Center: Come for a tour, meet our incredible new site director, Becca Browar, and find out all that awaits your child!
Classes begin August 2021 for children ages 1-pre-K.
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Help Students at University Academy
It's that time of year again ... our school supplies drive for our friends at University Academy! It's so easy, and it means so much to students in need. Please drop off donations on or before August 16 during regular B'nai Jehudah hours (M-Th: 9-5, & Friday: 9-4).
Short on time? All are welcome to contribute money to our school supplies drive and we'll do the shopping! Send a check to B'nai Jehudah (indicate School Supplies Drive in the memo line), or contact Sheryl Poole, 913.663.4050 with your CC information.
Needed items: Crayons, Markers, Colored Pencils, Glue Sticks, Pencils, Pens, Loose leaf paper (wide rule and college rule), Spiral notebooks (wide rule and college rule), Composition notebooks, Folders, Binders, and Highlighters
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Of Blessed Memory
In loving remembrance of B'nai Jehudah members and loved ones of our members who have departed this life since
June 9, 2021. May their memory remain alive within us.
- Robert Raskin
- Gerald Singer
- Samuel Gottlieb
- Dorothy Greenberg
- Annette Bloch
Please contact us at 913.663.4050 if you wish to notify the congregation of the passing of a loved one who is not a B'nai Jehudah member.
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Mazel tov to these these couples on their milestone June anniversaries!
Damien Timms and Patrick McKim (5)
Ryan and Todd Bates (15)
Sheri and Michael Stone (15)
Dorothy and Tim Lambert (20)
Helen and Gene Basov (35)
Barbara and Scott Hecht (35)
Terri and Brian Jacobs (45)
Magda and Edward Haber (61)
Nancy and Philip Reicher (64)
We love celebrating anniversaries! Due to limited space, we list milestone anniversaries only. This includes every 5 years through 60; then, after 60, every year. We can't wait to list your next milestone anniversary!
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July 23
6:00 pm: Shabbat in the Park with Rick Recht at Gezer Park; immediately followed by a mini concert and Kona Ice treats.
July 24
10:30 am: Shabbat Morning service; Emily Williams takes the bima for the D'var Torah!
July 30
6:00 pm: Erev Shabbat Service
July 31
10:30 am: Shabbat Morning service; Dan Stolper takes the bima for the D'var Torah!
B'nai Jehudah will continue to offer a multi-access approach to services for the foreseeable future. Please join us in worship in the building (register here) or virtually on Facebook Live or on Vimeo
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Join us for these upcoming Shabbat in the Park services,
6pm at Gezer Park!
July 23: Rick Recht
August 20: Jacob "Spike" Krause
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