Category: Miscellaneous

Solidarity critique deserves nuanced reply

Two weeks ago, the Jewish Federation of St. Louis issued a statement expressing concern with the recent executive order concerning refugees. The statement enjoyed the broad, if not unanimous, support of our organization’s leadership. Since then, we have received...

Important message about our community

Dear Federation Trustees, Community Clergy and Organizational Executive Directors: Over the last few months, with the passing of the UN Resolution 2334 and the coming of a new administration in Washington, we have seen an increasing division among American Jews about...

Jerusalem Attack on January 9, 2017

The Jewish Federation of St. Louis mourns the terrible loss of life in the terrorist attack that took place in Jerusalem on Sunday.  This attack has hit close to home as one of the victims, Sara Kampler,  was injured in the attack.    Sara devoted a year of national...

Farm to Table Vilna Experience

Join Jewish Federation of St. Louis for a special Farm to Table Vilna Experience, centered around The Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook by Fania Lewando, proprietor of a popular vegetarian restaurant in Vilna, Lithuania. Originally published in Yiddish in 1938, Lewando’s...

Israel Legislative Mission 2016- Day 5

Day 5: Exploring Israel’s Military History   Our trip has led us to an amazing array of sites to learn about Israel’s economy, culture and non-profit sector.  Many of the visits today focused on another important facet, Israeli military history.  The...

Israel Legislative Mission 2016- Day 4

Day 4: Rehovot & Jerusalem   Today we made our way from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.  Our trip took us to the origin of Israel’s tech boom, Rehovot.  In the 1940s, Rehovot was one of the world’s largest producers of oranges.  Over the past 75 years...