Unless otherwise noted, all events are virtual. Some events require an RSVP or enrollment in our programs, so please confirm your spot in advance. Please check directly with JFS on program dates, as dates may change.
Start your week off with a habit to help foster happiness! As we face ever changing uncertainty in our daily lives, we know there are habits that foster happiness regardless of our circumstances.
Join us as we start our week developing simple habits for greater happiness based on experts in the field.
Happiness Habits is a free hallf-hour program in partnership between JFS, the Kansas City Public Library, and the Greater Kansas City Mental Health Coalition.
The program is open to anyone, but registration is required through the library’s website.
Register Here:
https://www.kclibrary.org/node/29440/register
Each half-hour interactive program has a theme.
Happiness Habits Topics
• March 15: Media’s Impact on Happiness
•March 22: Impact of games on Happiness
•March 29: Finding Happiness in the Spring
•April 5: Happiness with our Pets/Animals
•April 12: Physical & Mental Health’s impact on Happiness
•April 19: Happiness through Mindfulness
•April 26: YOUR Happiness
For more information, please email navigator@jfskc.org or call (913) 327-8250.
A joint program between Jewish Family Services and Heritage Center at The J.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsd-uurzIrHdST78kcKFjFj1fZQlrXpZrJ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation emailcontaining information about joining the meeting.
Join Rabbi Aron Rubin as he discusses Shavuot – a festival thatis shrouded in mystery. Little is mentioned about it explicitly in the Torah,yet the Rabbis understood it to be the anniversary of one of the most importantevents in Jewish history. Join Rabbi Rubin as we explore the significance ofthis festival and some important themes that are at the core of what it meansto be a Jew.
Rabbi Rubin ispassionate about teaching Torah and communal involvement. He also has aninterest in cooking and baking, jogging, and indoor gardening.
In August 2019, Rabbi Rubin and his family movedto Kansas City, from Washington Heights, New York. Rabbi Rubin runs KansasCity Kollel and teaches at the Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy.
A joint program between Jewish Family Services and Heritage Center at The J.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsd-uurzIrHdST78kcKFjFj1fZQlrXpZrJ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Join Rabbi Aron Rubin as he discusses Shavuot – a festival that is shrouded in mystery. Little is mentioned about it explicitly in the Torah, yet the Rabbis understood it to be the anniversary of one of the most important events in Jewish history. Join Rabbi Rubin as we explore the significance of this festival and some important themes that are at the core of what it means to be a Jew.
Rabbi Rubin is passionate about teaching Torah and communal involvement. He also has an interest in cooking and baking, jogging, and indoor gardening.
In August 2019, Rabbi Rubin and his family moved to Kansas City, from Washington Heights, New York. Rabbi Rubin runs KansasCity Kollel and teaches at the Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy.
An exclusive sneak peek screening and discussion hosted by JFS and the Greater Kansas City Mental Health Coalition. Clips from the four-part series to be broadcast in June on PBS will be shown followed by discussion.
Join on Facebook Live facebook.com/jfskc
OR Join on Zoom
Meeting ID: 358 566 1652
April Food Drives – Items needed are canned fruit and vegetables and multi-purpose cleaner sprays.
April 8 (Brookside) 4-5:30 p.m. 425 E. 63rd St. Donors are instructed to pull into a designated parking space on the west side of the building and call the number listed; a volunteer will pick up items directly from cars.
April 18 (The J). 10 a.m.-noon. 5801 W 115th St., Overland Park. Drop off will be in the front circle drive where JFS volunteers and staff will take items directly from cars
May Food Drives – Items needed are peanut butter, cereal, and deodorant.
May 13 (Brookside) 4-5:30 p.m. 425 E. 63rd St. Donors are instructed to pull into a designated parking space on the west side of the building and call the number listed; a volunteer will pick up items directly from cars.
May 16 (TheJ). 10 a.m.-noon. 5801 W 115th St., Overland Park. Drop off will be in the front circle drive where JFS volunteers and staff will take items directly from cars
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Monthly the Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City and area congregations host food drives to help stock the two locations of Jewish Family Services Food Pantry. With the combination of COVID-19 and the wintry weather, donations are needed more than ever.
The JFS Food Pantry is monthly serving more than 900 families and their pets from its two locations, and the numbers continue to grow. For Passover, JFS will provide150 families with appropriate items to enjoy a traditional holiday meal. JFS relies on food drives and donations for 50 percent of the products it distributes. One in four individuals receiving assistance from the JFS Food Pantry also benefits from one or more additional services the agency provides.
If you miss the opportunity to donate during the Community Food Drives, donations can be delivered. at the JFS barrel in the lobby of the Jewish Community Campus during business hours. Donors can also make a financial contribution to purchase items for the pantry at jfskc.org.
Your mental health is just as important as your physical health and must be a priority. Join JFS and Erik Hulse, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher at the Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness, who will guide participants through his Loving Kindness program to help establish routines and habits to strengthen mental health.
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Meeting ID: 964 8553 4851
Join artist and gardener, Karen Lyman as she shares the latest tips and techniques to create fabulous containers beyond red geraniums and spikes during a free virtual presentation.
Based on the elements of fine design, Lyman will present everything you need to know to make your next container garden a work of art. A Johnson County Extension Master Gardener volunteer, Lyman combines her art background and gardening knowledge to create many fabulous container gardens for herself and others to enjoy.
The free virtual program is part of the Learn Laugh & Love series sponsored by Jewish Family Services and The Heritage Center at The J. Register to receive the Zoom link at Meeting Registration – Zoom.
For questions, please contact Susie Hurst, JFS Director of Family LifeEducation, at susieh@jfskc.org.