Day of Discovery

August 22, 2021, 9:30 am - 3:00 pm

Day of Discovery

Registration is now open for this year’s annual Day of Discovery taking place Sunday, August 22. The link to register is HERE and the schedule is HERE. The deadline to register is August 16 and participants are asked to register early as some classes have limited spaces. Registration fees increase after August 16. Zoom links for each session will be sent a few days prior to the program.

Day of Discovery is a unique opportunity for the entire Jewish community to discover and explore the richness, diversity, and joy of Jewish learning in Kansas City. Participants will have an opportunity to learn, study, and discover some of the community’s finest Jewish educators, rabbis, professors, experts and cantors who will lead sessions on a wide range of topics throughout the day beginning at 9:30 a.m. Nearly thirty classes will be offered.

This year’s program will take place virtually using ZOOM and our new and improved online platform. A limited number of adult and family-oriented sessions will be offered in person. Volunteers are available by phone to assist with registration for those who would like assistance and technology assistance will also be offered the day of the program. A lunch and discussion featuring the popular radio show Religion on the Line co-hosts Rabbi Michael Zedek, Dr. Bob Hill and Deacon Bill Scholl from 12:30-1:30.

Two family-oriented service projects will take place for youth and parents in the morning and coordinated by Frank Tankard, a member of the Day of Discovery task force. Taly Friedman, Director of Volunteer Engagement, Jewish Family Services will lead an interactive session and hands-on projects focused on the JFS Food Pantry, and Ken Sonnenschein and his team with facilitate a discussion and tour of the Mitzvah Garden with an opportunity to work in the garden. Each program has limited space.

This program is co-sponsored by The Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City in partnership with The J KC, Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy, Jewish Family Services, Village Shalom and area congregations.

For information, visit kcrabbi.org or contact Annette Fish, Administrator/Program Director, Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City, by email at afprogram@aol.com or by phone at 913-327-8226.