Jul 2, 2013 | Israel Center, JFed STL News
JCC St. Louis and Temple Atlanta Family Missions Visit Yokneam- Megiddo (Story reprinted with permission from Partnership2Gether. See original story here.) Bernice Malka, Living Bridge Coordinator Working together at Oranim school in Yokneam June 2013 was a busy month...
Jun 5, 2013 | Israel Center, JFed STL News
Recently, art teacher Suzanne Burack put together a project for the kindergartners and first and second graders who were studying Jerusalem at Temple Emanuel. Although it was not the first time Burack had come up with such a project, it was the first time she didn’t...
Jun 4, 2013 | Israel Center, Miscellaneous
When Jen Kaslow was growing up, she felt a little confused and not completely connected to her Jewish roots. “My husband, David’s Jewish identity was an integral part of his life, but as we started raising our kids, I realized part of mine was missing” she says. To...
Apr 26, 2013 | Israel Center, JFed STL News
(Story reprinted with permission from Partnership2Gether. See original story here.) On the morning of Remembrance Day a group of teens from Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School in St. Louis were hosted in Megiddo Regional High School together with their friends from...
Mar 4, 2013 | Israel Center, JFed STL News
In its sixth year, the trip is now accepting applications for 27- to 45 year-olds Applications are now open for the sixth “Rubin Israel Experience,” an all-expense-paid trip for young adults who have never been to Israel. The trip is offered and staffed by Jewish...
Sep 5, 2012 | Israel Center, Miscellaneous
Ever since their three grandchildren went on Birthright Israel trips, this important Federation-supported program has occupied a special place in the Jewish hearts and lives of Morrie and Miki Zimring. So, when Federation initiated the idea of a St. Louis only trip,...
Aug 22, 2012 | Israel Center, Miscellaneous, NORC
For Daniel Platschek, 30, an international finance specialist with Berry-Wehmiller Company, the 2012 St. Louis Jewish Federation Rubin Israel Experience, was transformative. This is an annual no cost trip for Jewish adults aged 27-40. The trip’s mission, to inspire...