KEHILATH ISRAEL'S - Kehilath Israel Synagogue

COMMUNITY CORNER
ADULT JEWISH LEARNING
Jewish Denominations: Addressing the Challenge of Modernity
This course has been designed for graduates of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School and will be taught by Rabbi Avi Weinstein. If
you are not a graduate but would like to attend, please contact Jeff Goldenberg, Director, Dept of Adult Jewish Learning at 913.327.4647
or jeffg@jewishkc.org. Learn more about this exciting new course (and others) when you visit www.jcckc.org/jewisheducation.
Instructor: Rabbi Avi Weinstein, Offered: Mondays, beginning March 1(10 sessions), 7-8:30pm There is a fee for this class.
Bereshit Part II: Stories of the First Jewish Family
Follow the development of the first Jewish family, from “The Birth of Two Nations” and “Stolen Blessings” to “Reunion in Egypt” and
“Blessing the Grandchildren.” Even if you did not participate in Bereshit-Part 1 (which was also taught by Rabbi Rockoff), you will gain
much insight from this fascinating study of family dynamics, deceit, intrigue, love and forgiveness--taken directly from the Book of Genesis.
Instructor: Rabbi Daniel Rockoff, Offered: 10:00-11:30 a.m. Sunday beginning March 7 There is a fee for this class.
Talmud: The Art of Disagreement, With Prof. Sergey Dolgopolskii
Join in a conversation based on Prof. Sergey Dolgopolskii's recently released book, What Is Talmud? The Art of Disagreement.
Professor Dolgopolskii holds a Joint Ph.D. in Jewish Studies from UC Berkeley and Graduate Theological Union, and the degree of
Doctor of Philosophical Sciences from the Russian Academy of Sciences. He currently is Assistant Professor of Religious studies and
Jewish Studies at KU. It is necessary to purchase a copy in order to participate in this class. It is available online as well as through local
bookstores, including Barnes & Noble. This will be a unique opportunity to delve deeper into specific topics discussed in the book.
Offered: Wednesdays, March 17 & 24, April 7 & 14, 7-8:30 p.m., Location: The Center (Cost of the book is not included.)
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YOM HASHOAH/HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL SERVICE
The community is invited to the 2010 Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Memorial Service on Sunday, April 11, 1:30 p.m. at the Jewish
Community Campus, commemorating the 65th anniversary of the end of the World War II and the liberation of the camps. This annual
observance honors the memory of those who were murdered during the Holocaust and the lives of those who survived. Cindy Foss,
daughter of survivors Lilly Segelstein and the late Boris Segelstein, is the Chair of the 2009 service.
The program will include the first public screening of Witnesses to the Holocaust: Liberation produced by Midwest Center for Holocaust
Education. It combines excerpts from MCHE's videotaped interviews with local Holocaust survivors as well as personal and
archival photos and maps to describe the end of the war, the liberation of the camps, life in the displaced persons camps, and how the
survivors got to and fared in the US and Kansas City.
A very moving candle lighting ceremony will include Holocaust survivors, Children of Survivors, Grandchildren of Survivors, Jewish
War Veterans, March of the Living participants, and a representative of the Jewish Community. Six candles will be lit in memory of
the six million Jews who perished.
Coordinated by the Jewish Community Center, Jewish Community Relations Bureau/American Jewish Committee and Midwest
Center for Holocaust Education. Local Jewish organizations are co-sponsors. The entire community is invited to attend at no charge.
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RESOURCES FOR THE COMMUNITY
Do you know a young Jewish adult who wants to move back to Kansas City? Imagine Jewish KC is here to help.
For more information, go to www.imaginejewishkc.org, or contact Beth Jacobson, Imagine Jewish KC Coordinator at bethj@
jewishkc.org or 913.981.8896. Imagine JewishKC is a joint initiative of Jewish Vocational Service and the Jewish Federation of
Greater Kansas City.
The Jewish Federation Welcomes New Babies in Kansas City!
Have you or someone you know recently welcomed a little one into your lives? If so, Shalom Baby is for you!
Shalom Baby is an exciting program designed to welcome local parents and their newborns or newly-adopted children into the
Greater Kansas City Jewish community. A free Shalom Baby gift basket is just waiting to be delivered by one of our volunteers.
The gift basket is filled with goodies for the new baby and family. To find out more, or to register for your Shalom Baby
basket, go to www.jewishkansascity.org. Shalom Baby, a program of the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, is proudly
supported by Women's Division of the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City and The PJ Library.
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
Take part in a healing service
The third in a series of community healing services sponsored by the Jewish Community Chaplaincy program of Jewish Family Services
will take place on Thursday, evening March 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Village Shalom, 5500 W. 123rd St., in Overland Park.
The service is for anyone interested in a deeply spiritual healing service featuring traditional liturgy and contemporary readings and
music. It is free and open to the entire community regardless of one’s level of observance. With its close proximity to the Passover holiday,
this healing service will focus on the theme “Getting Ready for Freedom: Leaving the Narrow Places in Our Lives.” The Healing
Service will be co-facilitated by Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick, community chaplain, and Linda Sweenie, music director at Congregation Beth
Torah. Rav Hazzan Jeffrey Shron of Kehilath Israel Synagogue will be the guest facilitator. Reservations are requested by calling
913.327.8250 or sending an email to healing@jfskc.org.
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March 2010/adar - Nisan 5770