The New Reform Temple of Kansas City

The New Reform Temple of Kansas City Founded in 1967, The New Reform Temple offers a relevant and approachable Reform Judaism

09/04/2026

Rabbi David Levinsky, Becky & Nathan Bliss

This Shabbat, as we read Nitzavim and move closer to the High Holy Days, I hope we can think about teshuvah/repentance a...
09/04/2026

This Shabbat, as we read Nitzavim and move closer to the High Holy Days, I hope we can think about teshuvah/repentance as return. All of us have made mistakes. We have hurt people. We have made choices we regret. Judaism does not ask us to pretend those things never happened. It tells us that the road back remains open. We can recognize where we have gone wrong and begin moving in another direction. Eventually, though, return has to become action. We have to make a different choice. This Shabbat, may we find one place in our lives where we can begin to return.
Services at 6 PM.

I’d love to see you,
Rabbi David Levinsky, Ph.D.

08/28/2026

Rabbi David Levinsky, Becky & Nathan Bliss

This Shabbat, I want us to think about something we do every day: talk about other people. Judaism calls harmful speech ...
08/28/2026

This Shabbat, I want us to think about something we do every day: talk about other people. Judaism calls harmful speech lashon hara. One thing that makes avoiding lashon hara difficult is that the words we say to another can be true and still cause harm. The question is not only whether our words are accurate. We also need to think about what those words will do once we say them. Guarding our speech can make our lives better. It can protect friendships and strengthen our community. We cannot take back words once we have spoken them. Judaism asks us to think before we let them go.

Services at 6 PM.

Correction: Tashlich will be at 4 PM, September 12 at Tomahawk Creek Park (Leawood South Lake Shelter House F, 114th and Tomahawk Creek)

I’d love to see you,

Rabbi David Levinsky, Ph.D.

08/21/2026

Rabbi David Levinsky, Becky & Nathan Bliss

This Shabbat, I want us to think about gratitude as more than something we feel when life goes our way. Jewish tradition...
08/21/2026

This Shabbat, I want us to think about gratitude as more than something we feel when life goes our way. Jewish tradition asks us to make gratitude a way of living. The first words traditionally spoken each morning are Modeh Ani. “I give thanks before You.” We say them before we know what the day will bring. We do not have to wait for something wonderful to happen before giving thanks. We begin there. Gratitude begins with a few simple words and then shapes the way we live.

Services at 6 PM.

I’d love to see you,
Rabbi David Levinsky, Ph.D.

08/14/2026

Rabbi David Levinsky, Becky & Nathan Bliss

This week’s Torah portion begins with the word Re’eh—“See.” Moses asks us to pay attention to the choices that stand bef...
08/14/2026

This week’s Torah portion begins with the word Re’eh—“See.” Moses asks us to pay attention to the choices that stand before us. Most choices do not seem important when we make them. Most decisions we make before we are certain. A conversation, an act of kindness, or a decision to forgive may feel like a small part of an ordinary day. Yet we cannot know where those choices will lead or whose life they may touch. Judaism does not require us to know the future. It asks us to recognize the opportunities before us and act. This Shabbat, may we learn to see them.

Services at 6 PM.

I’d love to see you,
Rabbi David Levinsky, Ph.D.

08/07/2026

Rabbi David Levinsky & Brendan Howard

Sometimes we expect prayer to be dramatic—a profound religious experience. This can be misleading. This week we will exp...
08/07/2026

Sometimes we expect prayer to be dramatic—a profound religious experience. This can be misleading. This week we will explore the Rebbe Rashab’s insight that prayer is not meant to transport us out of the world; rather, it is meant to reshape the way we live within it. A sense of wonder is our guide along this path. It leads to an awareness of something greater than ourselves and then back again to where we use that awareness to try to change ourselves and the world. This Shabbat, may we find moments of wonder that inspire us to care for our community, our loved ones, and ourselves.

Services at 6 PM.

I’d love to see you,
Rabbi David Levinsky, Ph.D.

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Kansas City, MO
64114

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