Feb 22, 2024 | Community Impact, Israel Center, JFed STL News
In January, Rabbi Brigitte Rosenberg, Felicia Malter and Karen Sher arrived in Israel for a tour sponsored by the Jewish Federation of St. Louis to visit partner agencies that receive support from Federation. The trip was originally scheduled for November 2023 and was...
May 27, 2021 | Israel Center, JFed STL News
Dear all, Hope my e-mail finds you well. We are glad that the ceasefire is holding, and thanks God life is getting back to normal here in Israel. As you know, we send monthly newsletter about all the investments and activities you have in the region. Since there are...
Apr 1, 2021 | Community Leadership & Engagement, Israel Center, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
Put your leadership skills to the test and represent your community in an exciting five-month journey in Israel. Shinshinim IL is a new and exclusive program designed specifically for American high school graduates who wish to spend this fall and winter in Israel....
Mar 10, 2020 | Israel Center, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
Applications for the 2020 Rubin Israel trip are due by April 6. If you are between 35 and 50 years old and have never been to Israel, you may qualify for an all-expenses-paid trip for Jewish St. Louisans. The 2020 Rubin Israel trip will take place Oct. 12-22. This...
Jan 2, 2020 | Israel Center, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
A gift from the St. Louis community will provide grants to teens and young adults to help them experience Israel. The Israel Travel Grants are $1,500 for a year-long program, $1,000 for a semester-long program, and $750 for a short-term program Open to St. Louis teens...
Nov 6, 2019 | Community Leadership & Engagement, Israel Center, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
Jewish Federation of St. Louis is accepting applications for Israel Bound 2020, a three-week trip to Israel bringing together Jewish high school students from the St. Louis community. Participants will have the opportunity to: Explore ancient Jerusalem and modern Tel...
Oct 11, 2019 | Community Leadership & Engagement, Hear for Good Podcast, Israel Center, JFed STL News
For our 14th episode of our podcast, Hear for Good went to Israel, specifically to our sister cities of Yokneam and Megiddo. Mindee Fredman, Federation’s Vice President of Community Impact, traveled to the region recently and she interviewed two community leaders who...
Aug 6, 2019 | Community Leadership & Engagement, Israel Center, JFed STL News, Women's Philanthropy
Written by Cindy Liebson It will be almost impossible to describe this trip to Israel, as our tour guide explains on the bus ride to our hotel tonight. We started the day with a walking tour of beautiful Tel Aviv- a city that embodies in its name and its character the...
Aug 6, 2019 | Community Leadership & Engagement, Israel Center, JFed STL News, Women's Philanthropy
Written by Jen Bernstein It is our second day in Israel and the St. Louis contingent is having a wonderful time. We started our day by going to the Bara Herb factory, where we learned the process of making herbal medicines. Many of us did some damage in their gift...
Dec 7, 2018 | Israel Center, JFed STL News
Day 5: Ramallah and Jerusalem Today we were greeted by chilly weather and constant rain, but in spite of this we carried on with an ambitious agenda. Our first stop was across the check point into the West Bank where our guide, a Palestinian-American journalist...
