Aug 6, 2019 | Community Engagement, Israel Center, 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 Engagement, Israel Center, 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
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...
Dec 5, 2018 | Israel Center, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
Day 3: Caesarea, Shfar’am, and Tiberias We started today at Leket, Israel’s largest food redistribution program. Leket’s partnerships in agriculture, tourism, and the business community allow them to use excess food and fresh produce to feed vulnerable...
Dec 5, 2018 | Israel Center, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
Day 1: Jaffa and Tel Aviv Reflections From Representative Crystal Quade Goal of hybrid is to make the world a better and safer place, which is the same goal we have as Legislators. It has been interesting to continue to realize we left from Newark, which is the...
Dec 4, 2018 | Israel Center, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
Day 2: Beersheba and Tel Aviv Today we started early on our journey to Ben Gurion University in the Negev desert. We had an opportunity to visit with cutting-edge scientists using technology to solve real-world problems. The work at BGU is ground breaking in...
Nov 14, 2018 | Israel Center, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
Israel Bound is a three-week summer Israel experience for St. Louis teens in 10th-12th grade. The trip will take place June 3-26, 2019, with the group traveling throughout the country while exploring Israel’s rich history, culture and natural beauty. Time is spent...
Nov 8, 2018 | Israel Center, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
Spots are filling up fast for the 2019 Show Me Israel Community Mission. Participate in one of four unique, customized tracks, and see Israel through your preferred lens: A Culinary Taste; Hi-Tech & Innovation; Politics & History; or Arts & Culture. And...
Aug 16, 2018 | Israel Center, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
Jewish community members and their spouses/partners who identify as an interfaith couple are invited to travel to Israel from May 12 to 21, 2019. Supported by the Jewish Federation of St. Louis and the generosity of Stuart and Susie Zimmerman, this highly subsidized...
Mar 23, 2018 | Israel Center, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
Let’s celebrate 70 years of culture, history, food and fun by sharing what YOU love about Israel. Step 1. Grab your cell phone or recording device. Ask someone to film you or do it selfie-style! Step 2. Record a 70 second video telling us your favorite thing about...
