Feb 25, 2013 | Miscellaneous
Orli Pinsberg feels strongly about the tenet of Tikkum Olam, repairing the world, so she engages in it by volunteering through the Karen Solomon Young Adult Service Initiative, a project of Jewish Federation of St. Louis. Participants in this collaboration of the...
Feb 13, 2013 | Miscellaneous
Dr. Steve Miller and his wife Dr. Victoria Fraser both came from upper middle-class backgrounds, and both became very successful in their careers. “The reality is both my wife and myself have been very blessed,” says Dr. Miller. And being blessed makes them feel they...
Jan 24, 2013 | Miscellaneous
Dear Friends, I want to draw your attention to three recent articles that appeared this month on e-Jewish Philanthropy by Barry Rosenberg, Joel Frankel, and Marci Mayer Eisen. The first two involve the centrality of Israel experiences to the engagement of our...
Jan 15, 2013 | Miscellaneous
Below, I share with you the recent summary of JFNA’s relief efforts in the south of Israel during the Gaza crisis in November. Our community raised over $61,000 in emergency relief to support these efforts. For more information on the projects that were funded,...
Jan 14, 2013 | Miscellaneous
Peggy Ross wanted to donate to Hurricane Sandy relief but didn’t know which venue to use. When she opened her email, the decision was made for her — once she read that Jewish Federation was collecting to aid victims. It made her feel good to donate through...
Dec 26, 2012 | Miscellaneous
I know I speak for the group when I say this opportunity has been one of the most intense emotional experiences of my life. After a long day at Yad Vashem, I wasn’t expecting to get a whole lot out of our trip to the Western Wall- and honestly, I didn’t...
Dec 24, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Our first day in the Negev began in the city of Arad at 4:30 a.m. After a quick breakfast of Israeli instant coffee and cakes, forty-nine bleary-eyed travelers rounded some dangerous curves to reach the base of Masada, the ancient Roman fortress ruins built atop a...
Dec 22, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Yad Vashem and Har Herzl is never easy. Every time I go there, it’s something different that gets me choked up. When I led the STL community trip in May, it was the personal stories that our Israeli soldiers shared about their friends an family that had lost...
Dec 21, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Waking up this morning at Kibbutz Manera we were greeted with a gorgeous view of mountains and houses. We had a delicious breakfast – I love the tahini, fresh veggies and most importantly, I have finally mastered instant coffee! We climbed on the bus, for the...
