Nov 11, 2013 | Miscellaneous
It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly four weeks since the 2013 Rubinites made our triumphant return to St. Louis and that means the pictures you were promised are WAY overdue. So, without further delay, here is a link to the entire trove of photos from...
Nov 11, 2013 | Miscellaneous
This is a guest blog from Rahna Barthelmess, Director of Marketing for Jewish Federation of St. Louis After a full day of touring other sites throughout Jerusalem, some of my colleagues decided to take me to the Western Wall. It was an impromptu idea for an after...
Nov 9, 2013 | Miscellaneous
Our GA Mission has gotten off to a great start and I will be blogging about it starting today. I arrived on Wednesday morning , November 6, and I already have a lot of catching up! Rahna Barthelmess (Marketing Director), Stephen Cohen (VP, Planning and Allocation)...
Nov 5, 2013 | Miscellaneous
This is a guest blog post by Rahna Barthelmess, Director of Marketing for Jewish Federation of St. Louis It was a hurried morning, getting everyone up and off to school while trying to finish preparations for my first trip to Israel. My 13-year-old daughter Brittany...
Nov 3, 2013 | Miscellaneous
Nice to see St. Louis getting some respect in local, national and international news! Check out these recent stories showcasing St. Louis as: 1. A Hotbed of Innovation (ST Louis Business Journal) 2. The Happiest City in America for Recent College Grads (Forbes) 3....
Oct 29, 2013 | Miscellaneous
Susan Schlichter says giving is a part of her family history. “My parents set an example for my sister and I,” she says. Throughout her life, Schlichter’s mother gave to causes, including the Jewish Federation, and when she died she wanted her possessions donated. “We...
Oct 21, 2013 | Miscellaneous
One finding of the Pew study that was curious to me is that there seem to be a higher % of secular Americans than secular Jews. I think there is good reason to believe that there are far more practicing secular Jews than even the Pew Study lists. The issue is a...
Oct 20, 2013 | Miscellaneous
I’ve been speaking about the need to support secular approaches to Jewish lifecycle events even as we support our traditional religious institutions. Here’s a great example of integrating a religious practice for the secular or non-religious, a Technology...
Oct 17, 2013 | Miscellaneous
Two weeks ago the Pew Center published its report on American Jewish life that reported what many of us highly suspected: American Jews are, like most Americans, becoming less religiously identified, more intermarried and assimilated. The Pew Study is the most...
Oct 17, 2013 | Miscellaneous
SPOILER ALERT: For those of you who don’t want to know how this journey ends, please read the next paragraph last. Your 2013 Rubinites are back in our St. Louis homes! As the last couple of days of our journey were tightly packed (literally and figuratively in some...
