Oct 25, 2012 | Community Impact, JFed STL News, Miscellaneous
Two mornings a week, Michelle Siler, 49, drops her father, Merle Friedman, 86, off at the Adult Day Center at the JCC at 9 a.m. Her husband, Patrick, picks him up at 4 p.m. The JCC Adult Day Center gives Michelle, a costume designer, some relief during the day. With...
Oct 25, 2012 | Community Impact, JFed STL News, Miscellaneous
“Life has changed so much in terms of how people view their Judaism,” explained Lee Wielansky, 61, a St. Louis entrepreneur. “Everyone gets so caught up in their busy lives they tend to forget what’s important,” Wielansky said, who is guilty of this himself at times....
Oct 24, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Sorry for the late update but this is literally the first opportunity I’ve had to sit down and update the blog. Lucky for you, that means a longer post with more fun pictures for you to view! ATTENTION: Want to ask us more about one of our activities? Hear more...
Oct 23, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Let’s start with a picture from last night’s dinner with the lone soldiers. Next we’ll move to yoga on the roof of our hotel this morning. Howie REALLY enjoyed the yoga ;) Next we went to A Better Place. They make 100% electric cars. The cars go 100...
Oct 22, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Going on 27 hours of no sleep so I’ll apologize in advance if there are missepllings or ramblings on about nonsensical matters. Nevertheless, my quest to inform you about our fantastic first day continues! The highlight of the day had to be herding sheep. We...
Oct 22, 2012 | Miscellaneous
A bright white light behind us as we’re on our way to the promised land. Coincidence? I think not. Look for a more detailed blog post later today with our first pics from Israel!
Oct 22, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Helllloooooo Everyone! My name is Josh and I’ll be your official blogger for this year’s Rubin Trip! Even though I am blogging for the group as a whole, my first instinct is to introduce myself. So here we go! I am in my second year as Director of...
Oct 11, 2012 | JFed STL News, Miscellaneous, PJ Library
Michelle Hoberman, CEO and President of Effortless Events by Michelle, is a huge fan of many of Jewish Federation’s programs, projects and activities for our children and families. One of her favorites is the PJ Library program which sends free monthly Jewish-themed...
Oct 11, 2012 | JFed STL News, Miscellaneous, PJ Library, YPD
Dana Emmenegger, 33, an account director, has connected to Jewish Federation in different ways as her life has evolved. Initially, just out of college, she wanted to meet other young St. Louis Jewish adults and joined Jewish Federation’s Young Professionals Division....
Sep 28, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Two years ago, Emily, 34, was laid-off from her high-paying health care job. At the same time, her husband was fired. Severely depressed, he walked out on Emily and their two kids. Soon after, Emily lost her house in Chesterfield and couldn’t afford to feed the kids....
