→All events take place at Or HaOlam Messianic Synagogue unless otherwise stated  

January 18 - Financial Peace University begins at 1:30 P.M.:   Are you tired of money stress?  Join our nine-lesson Financial Peace course taught by Dave Ramsey, who will help you work a plan to nail a budget, defeat debt, and free yourself from money worries!  Financial Peace University is all rooted in biblical wisdom and common sense. Sign-up sheet is on the literature table in the foyer, or text Dawn Wolkenfeld at 913-593-3292.  

January 18 - Shabbat guest speaker: Stewart Winograd, Or HaOlam board member

Now until January 26, 2020 – Discriminating Thieves: Nazi-Looted Art and Restitution, free at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., KCMO

January 21-February 9 – The White Rose: We Defied Hitler – Learn the true story of Sophie Scholl, a German college student who led an act of public resistance to the Nazis during the Second World War. The play contains little-known facts about Sophie, her brother Hans, and the civil disobedience of the White Rose movement in Nazi Germany. Scholl’s moral strength is tested while being interrogated for her crimes, leading her to question whether to save her own life or continue her righteous crusade. Recommended for ages 12+. Location: The Coterie Theatre, 2450 Grand Blvd., KCMO (Crown Center Shops, level 1). Tickets: thecoterie.org

 January 22 – Ghetto Uprising: The Untold Story – On the eve of Passover, April 19, 1943, heavily equipped German forces entered the Warsaw ghetto. Against them stood an army of a few hundred young Jewish men and women, armed with pistols and Molotov cocktails. Who were these Jewish fighters who dared oppose the armed might of the SS troops? The Warsaw ghetto uprising has become a symbol of heroism throughout the world. Despite that, the generally accepted account of the uprising is incomplete. The truth is that among the fighters was a group that was not granted commemoration. The story of those fighters disappeared from history books and their place in the myth of heroism during the Holocaust was omitted. How did it happen? Were political and ideological reasons behind this disappearance? Location: Kansas City Public Library Plaza Branch.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Thursday, January 30, 7 pm, KU Edwards Campus, Regnier Hall Auditorium, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park. Dr. David Shneer will speak about the experience of Soviet liberators and the photography they produced. Dr. Shneer is the Louis P. Singer Endowed Chair in Jewish History, Chair of the Department of Religious Studies, and Professor of History, Religious Studies and Jewish Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. Complimentary reservations are available by calling (913) 327-8196 or emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Purim celebration will be Sunday, March 8 and our 25^th Anniversary Celebration will be Shabbat, March 21. Details to come!

Israel Trip this year? Purim 2020 will be the 25th Anniversary of Or HaOlam!  We would like to do a celebratory Israel tour that summer.   If you are even tentatively interested, please email Lori at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and let her know the month from June to August, 2020, that would work best for you.  Cost is about $4000+.   If there are 20 people, we will go!    

Bless Israel – Volunteer with HaYovel: HaYovel seeks to fulfill the scripture in Yeshayahu 6:24-5 “They [Israel] will rebuild the ancient ruins. They will restore former desolations. They will repair the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations. Strangers will stand and shepherd your flocks, children of foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.”  HaYovel has 9 different projects for volunteers from the Nations to serve Israeli farmers, as described above, at different times of the year, differing budgets, and differing lengths of stay. For details: https://www.hayovel.com/get-involved/volunteer