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The Task Is Not Complete - A Message From Our President & CEO


 

In Pirkei Avot 2:21, Rabbi Tarfon says “Lo alecha hamlacha ligmor, v’lo atah ben chorin l’hivatel mimena…You are not expected to complete the task, but neither are you free to desist from it.” 

This text has been running through my head from the moment I stepped into this ro…

Jewish Kansas City’s New Beginnings 5784

By Hava Leipzig Holzhauer, Outgoing Interim President & CEO, Jewish Federation

Maybe some of you can relate to my struggle to comprehend summer’s all-too-quick disappearance - it seems to happen every year. Just yesterday it was May, school was finishing up, the sun was high in the sky fo…

Federation announces Jay Lewis as new President & CEO

Jewish Federation is absolutely thrilled to announce Jay Lewis as the next President and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City (more detail in the Kansas City Jewish Chronicle). Jay is a strategic and dynamic leader with a proven track record of transforming organizations and d…

Jews Around the Globe Gather

The Jewish holiday of Passover is upon us. Jews around the globe gather with family, friends and community to retell the story of our people’s historical exodus from slavery in Egypt to freedom. Many who are hosting Passover Seders use this holiday as an opportunity to incorporate modern s…

Federation Names Interim President & CEO

The Board of Directors is excited to announce that Hava Leipzig Holzhauer will assume the role of Interim President and CEO for the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City starting January 15.

Hava, who is certified in Interim nonprofit leadership, will help our organization run smoothly a…