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 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 Engagement, Hear for Good Podcast, Israel Center
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 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...
