The most up-to-date news and information from The New Reform Temple.
The New Reform Temple welcomes all to worship with us during the High Holy Days. Tickets are required to attend all of our services and must be obtained by contacting the Temple office prior to the start of the Holy Days. Member tickets will be mailed automatically. Our service schedule may be found here on our calendar.
Do you know someone considering conversion to Judaism? An open and engaging community-wide course: Judaism for Conversion Candidates begins August 23. Learn Hebrew and study with rabbis from the Reform, Conservative and Orthodox movements. Orientation: Thursday, August 16, 7:00 pm. Visit www.kcrabbis.org for information or contact Annette Fish, Rabbinical Association Administrator/Program Director,afprogram@aol.com or 913-327-4622. Sponsored by the Rabbinical Association and made possible by a generous grant from the Menorah Heritage Foundation.
The New Reform Temple PresentsJoin us for “Shabbat at the Broadway Deli”
Friday, August 10 at 6:00 p.m.
Uplifting Friday Night Service with Rabbi Alan Londy & Becky and Nathan Bliss
Followed by a Delicious Complementary Deli Supper at the Broadway Deli, 2101 Broadway Blvd., KCMO.
RESERVATION ARE REQUIRED – Space is limited
Call the Temple 816-523-7809 or email info@TheNewReformTemple.com to RSVP
Jewish Family Services, in partnership with the Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City, has teamed up with area congregations in response to the ever-growing need for food assistance in Kansas City. Our congregation has been asked to collect donations of granola/fiber/snack bars and toilet paper during the summer month of June through August. These items will be stocked in the JFS Food pantry and will provide for more than 200 households in our community.
Tom Isenberg and Carol Barnett, long time members and leaders of The New Reform Temple and their brother, John Isenberg, were recently honored as Nonprofit Connect’s 2018 Philanthropists of the Year. Awarded to Kansas Citians who embody the spirit of giving, Tom, Carol and John have excelled in their dedication to service of our community.
They have all donated their time, leadership skills and financial resources to multiple organizations within the community – Tom to Synergy Services, Inc., Carol to Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care, and John has dedicated countless hours to Jewish Federation.
The New Reform Temple family is especially proud that Tom and Carol have dedicated so much time and love to the congregation. Both have deep roots in the history of the congregation. Tom is the current treasurer at the temple, and Carol is a past president.
The entire community thanks Tom, Carol, and John for being such wonderful models for tzedakah (giving) and gemilut chasadim (deeds of lovingkindness). May they continue their sacred work for many years to come.
The Day of Discovery is a unique opportunity for adults to discover the richness and diversity of Jewish learning available in Kansas City from Rabbis, Cantors and educators who lead sessions on a wide range of topics. Classes will be offered throughout the day on Sunday August 26 at the JCC. Registration and a continental breakfast take place from 8:45 – 9:30 a.m., study sessions begin at 9:30 and lunch will be served from 12:15 -1:05 p.m. A dessert reception with door prizes will conclude the day. Registration will begin in early August. Registration fee is $20 and includes classes, continental breakfast, kosher box lunch and dessert reception. For more information, contact Annette Fish, Administrator/Program Director, Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City, by email afprogram@aol.com or by phone at (913) 327-4622.
A community Tisha B’Av observance will take place on Saturday, July 21, at Congregation Beth Shalom. The evening begins at 9:45 p.m. with a Tisha B’Av MA’ARIV service and will be followed by a D’var Torah and reading of Eicha. This is a meaningful service with beautiful, mournful melodies, some engaging teaching, and a time for communal reflection on both painful times of our past and hope for our future. The fast will end at 9:25 p.m. Sunday evening.
Please join us for our Annual Congregational Meeting
The Annual Meeting of The New Reform Temple will be held on Friday evening, May 18 at 6:00 pm at the Temple following the Shabbat Service.
You should be receiving your Proxy ballot in the mail. If you cannot be present at this Annual Meeting, you are respectfully urged to sign and return your Proxy which will be voted in accord with your wishes as expressed on the Proxy ballot. You may return your Proxy by mail, fax (816-523-2454), email nrt7100@aol.com, or a phone call to the Temple office (816-523-7809).
Shavuot is the Jewish Festival for the celebration of “Matan Torah,” the giving of Torah by revelation at Sinai. We are responsible for “Kabbalat Torah,” receiving Torah and putting it into action in our daily lives. Join with us as we observe:
3rd Annual Tikkun Leil Shavuot:Traditionally, Jews begin the festival by studying topics of Torah on Erev Shavuot in a format known as Tikkun Leil Shavuot, a gathering to study and learn into the night.
6:00 p.m. Erev Shavuot Service
6:30 p.m. Italian Dairy Supper
7:00 p.m. Study Session: Are the Ten Commandments Still Relevant
7:30 p.m. Cheesecake
The entire evening including the meal is free of charge. However, reservations are required by Tuesday, May 15 in order to attend the dinner. RSVP to the Temple office at: 816-523-7809 or NRT7100@aol.com. Reservations are required for dinner.
Our entire congregation is invited to attend our annual Confirmation Ceremony on Sunday, May 20 at 10:00 a.m. The New Reform Temple was built on the notion that Confirmation, the celebration of 11 years of Jewish education, was to be a high point in the religious life of the synagogue. Five outstanding young people will each share with the congregation a brief reflection on important topics facing the Jewish Community. Let us support these fine young people by our presence.
ALLIE ERDNER | JONATHAN GREENWALD | SAMANTHA MASISAK | PHINNEY SACHS | ZANDY SWARTZMAN
The Marion and Henry Bloch Religious School invites you to come enjoy great pancakes while celebrating moms and the last day of Sunday school on Sunday, May 13!
This will be our last day of Sunday School and it is Mother’s Day, so we plan to celebrate both with a family pancake breakfast! We are so excited to end the year with a bang, honoring our amazing mothers, and eating lots of pancakes. The Torah Tots are invited to attend for their final session of the year. We look forward to the entire school being together for the last time until September. See you there!