Congregation BIAV has been recognized in the press for it's continued growth, strong leadership, and dynamic programming. Please follow these links to learn more:

2007
OU.org: OU Awards Grants of Up To $20,000 to Three Synagogues for Outreach Proposals - BIAV is one of only three Orthodox Union congregations in different parts of the country will receive grants of up to $20,000 for proposing outreach initiatives to deal with the problem of assimilation and non-involvement in the Jewish community....more  

2006
Kashrut Magazine :When Dorothy Gale uttered the now famous words, “There’s no place like home,” in “The Wizard of Oz,” She must have been talking about the largest Jewish Community in Kansas – Kansas City to be precise…more

OU.org : Positive Parenting - Strengthening the Jewish family is one of the greatest challenges of today's society. According to Frank Buchweitz, OU National Director of Community Services and Special Projects, "Communication between parents and children will be at the heart of all the sessions of this program. Our parenting programs have had a tremendous impact on the lives of participants, with excellent suggestions by presenters for strengthening family life. We expect Overland Park's parents to be as pleased with the presentations as their counterparts from across the country have been."...more

Kansas City Jewish Chronicle:  Renowned Jewish Genealogist Set To Speak At BIAV - It has been said that Arthur Kurzweil has written the definitive book on Jewish genealogy. The author of the 1980 classic "From Generation to Generation: How to Trace Your Jewish Genealogy and Family History" will be the featured speaker at Congregation Beth Israel Abraham & Voliner's next Synaplex program...more

Kansas City Jewish Chronicle:  Chabad House, BIAV Offer Personalized Summer Study - As those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer come to a close, avenues for Jewish learning here in Kansas City are plentiful. Both the Chabad House Center and Congregation Beth Israel Abraham & Voliner are offering an assortment of personalized learning opportunities this month. All learning sessions that are part of either Chabad's Men's Summer Yeshiva or BIAV's Project SEED are available free to participants....more

Kansas City Jewish Chronicle:  BIAV Launches Project To Feed 'Just One Child' In Romania - Poverty and deprivation continue to plague Jews in Romania and other former communist countries. Working with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, the chesed committee of Congregation Beth Israel Abraham & Voliner has launched an initiative to help send monthly food packages to Romanian Jewish children....more 

2005
Kansas City Jewish Chronicle:  BIAV Second Orthodox Shul to Join Synaplex - The goal of Synaplex is to transform the synagogue into something more than just a house of prayer, adding emphasis to the traditional purposes of study and meeting, too. Now, under the leadership of Rabbi David Fine and committee chairman Jerry Bernard, Congregation Beth Israel Abraham & Voliner has become just the second American Orthodox synagogue to take part....more

Kansas City Jewish Chronicle: BIAV Members Donate Cycle To Israeli Emergency Response Team - In response to a visitor from Jerusalem on Saturday, Nov. 12, the members of Congregation Beth Israel Abraham & Voliner donated $15,000 - enough to buy a fully equipped emergency-response motorcycle - to Israel's ZAKA Rescue and Recovery Service...more

Kansas City Jewish Chronicle:  IAV's Purim Gala Has Gone Virtual - Congregation Beth Israel Abraham & Voliner is hoping the Jewish community will be "virtually" thrilled by this year's annual Purim Gala. The planning committee for the annual fundraiser, which represents a large portion of the Orthodox synagogue's fundraising efforts, has revamped the Purim Gala for one year into a "virtual" event...more