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Sh’ma Listen! Speaker Series Welcomes Dr. Avivah Zornberg
Apr 11, 2018 | Center for Jewish Learning, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, Sh'ma: Listen! Speaker Series
Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Sh’ma Listen! Speaker Series and partners are bringing Dr. Avivah Zornberg to the community May 8-9, 2018. Dr. Zornberg will present two different programs. On Tuesday, May 8 at 7:00 pm, Dr. Zornberg will present “Moses Veiled and...
Read moreBeyond the Tribe: Judaism as a Path of Human Flourishing
Feb 22, 2018 | Center for Jewish Learning, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, Sh'ma: Listen! Speaker Series
Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Sh’ma Listen! Speaker Series, Congregation B’nai Amoona and the Center for Jewish Learning are bringing Rabbi Irwin Kula to the community. Kula will present “Beyond the Tribe: Judaism as a Path of Human Flourishing” Sunday, March 11 at...
Read moreJewish Identity & Empowerment: Lessons Learned on the IDF Battlefield
Jan 31, 2018 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, Sh'ma: Listen! Speaker Series
Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Sh’ma Listen! Speaker Series and Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School are bringing David Sussman to the community. Sussman will present “Jewish Identity & Empowerment: Lessons Learned on the IDF Battlefield” on Wednesday, February...
Read moreHave a Fling with SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva
Jan 4, 2018 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, Sh'ma: Listen! Speaker Series
Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Center for Jewish Learning welcomes Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Benay Lappe to St. Louis on Sunday, January 28, 2018. Rabbi Benay Lappe is an award-winning educator, specializing in the application of Queer Theory to Talmud study. She is...
Read moreIncreasing Anti-Semitism: How Bad Is It? What Can Be Done?
Dec 26, 2017 | Center for Jewish Learning, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, Sh'ma: Listen! Speaker Series
Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Sh’ma Listen! Speaker Series, Anti-Defamation League of St. Louis, United Hebrew Congregation and the Center for Jewish Learning are bringing Ira Forman to the community. Forman will present “Increasing Anti-Semitism: How Bad Is It?...
Read moreRethinking Red Lines: Towards Values-Based Boundaries in Jewish Communal Life
Nov 15, 2017 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, Sh'ma: Listen! Speaker Series
Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Sh’ma Listen! Speaker Series, Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library, the Jewish Community Relations Council and Congregation Shaare Emeth are bringing Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer to the community. Dr. Kurtzer will present “Rethinking Red Lines:...
Read moreJews, Palestinians and Israel: Three Historiographies, Three Moralities and Three Roadmaps
Nov 8, 2017 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, Sh'ma: Listen! Speaker Series
The Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Center for Jewish Learning and the Brodsky Library are bringing Professor Chaim Gans, the Joyce Z. Greenberg visiting professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Chicago to the community. Profession Gans is a political...
Read moreCenter for Jewish Learning Presents Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi David Jaffe
Aug 23, 2017 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, Sh'ma: Listen! Speaker Series
Center for Jewish Learning and Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series present Community Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi David Jaffe for a series of events September 8-10, 2017. Rabbi David Jaffe is the Founder and Principal of Kirva Consulting, which helps individuals and...
Read moreSh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series Presents Vilna Remembered
May 4, 2017 | Brodsky Library, Center for Jewish Learning, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, Sh'ma: Listen! Speaker Series
Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series presents “Vilna Remembered: Celebrate the City of Vilna with Musician Will Sol” on Wednesday, May 17 at 7:00 pm. Vilna – known as “Jerusalem of Lithuania” – was an outstanding center of Jewish learning and culture before it was decimated...
Read moreSh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series Presents Zeev Ben-Shachar on April 30 in Partnership with the Jewish Student Union, Center for Jewish Learning and Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library
Apr 19, 2017 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, Sh'ma: Listen! Speaker Series
Jewish Student Union (JSU), Center for Jewish Learning and the Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library present two programs with Zeev Ben-Shachar on Sunday, April 30, 2017 in partnership with Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series. The first, Jerusalem – United for 50...
Read moreSh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series Shares Important Events on April 26 and 27
Apr 13, 2017 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School, in partnership with Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series, presents Same Difference: Understanding Jewish Identity. Same Difference is a celebration of our Jewish identities – our mosaic of perspectives, ritual practices, cultures and...
Read morePJ Library and Brodsky Library Collaborate to Create The Story Quest
Apr 5, 2017 | Center for Jewish Learning, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, PJ Library
Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library and PJ Library are working together to develop a Jewish Story Festival for the community, launching in May, intersecting with the St. Louis Storytelling Festival. This first event on May 4, 2017 will then kick-off a yearlong...
Read moreADL Presents “We Need Each Other Now More Than Ever: A community conversation with Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and National Director of the Anti-Defamation League”
Mar 22, 2017 | Center for Jewish Learning, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, Sh'ma: Listen! Speaker Series
Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series and the ADL are proud to present “We Need Each Other Now More Than Ever: A community conversation with Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and National Director of the Anti-Defamation League.” The program will be moderated by Robert Cohn, St. Louis...
Read moreSh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series Presents the Annual Morris and Ann Lazaroff Lecture: L’Oud and the Abstract Truth
Mar 8, 2017 | Center for Jewish Learning, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, Sh'ma: Listen! Speaker Series
Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series is proud to present the Annual Morris and Ann Lazaroff Lecture: L’Oud and the Abstract Truth featuring Rabbi James Stone Goodman and Rabbi Zach Fredman, the Epichorus. The afternoon of unique music and storytelling, drawing from riches of a deep Middle Eastern Jewish tradition, will take place on Sunday, March 26 from 2:00-4:00 pm at the Jewish Federation of St. Louis Kopolow Building.
Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series Welcomes Rabbi Sharon Brous and Rabbi David Ingber
Feb 15, 2017 | Center for Jewish Learning, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, Sh'ma: Listen! Speaker Series
Join Song Leader Boot Camp and the Center for Jewish Learning for a free community event and a panel discussion featuring Rabbi Sharon Brous and Rabbi David Ingber on Monday, February 20, 2017 at 7:30 pm at the Performing Arts Center at the J. The discussion will...
Read moreExhibit and Lecture Present History of St. Louis Jewish Anti-Tubercular Preventorium
Feb 15, 2017 | Brodsky Library, Center for Jewish Learning, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
The exhibit, Camp Fee Fee: The St. Louis Jewish Anti-Tubercular Preventorium, will open at the Jewish Federation of St. Louis on February 21, 2017. A special opening program led by Diane Everman will be held at 7:00 pm at the building, located at 12 Millstone Campus...
Read moreSh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series Welcomes Rabbi Marc Rosenstein
Jan 23, 2017 | Center for Jewish Learning, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, Sh'ma: Listen! Speaker Series
Join the Jewish Federation of St. Louis for the next event in the Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series on Tuesday January 31 at 7:30 pm with Rabbi Marc Rosenstein. Rabbi Marc Rosenstein will be presenting “Toward a Vision of a Jewish State.” What could an ideal Jewish state...
Read moreSh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series Welcomes Rabbi Elie Kaunfer
Jan 4, 2017 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, Miscellaneous, Sh'ma: Listen! Speaker Series
Join Jewish Federation of St. Louis for two exciting events with Rabbi Elie Kaunfer as part of the Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series in January 2017. On Wednesday, January 25 at 7:30 pm, Rabbi Elie Kaunfer will be present Beyond Identity and Pluralism: A 21st Century...
Read moreSt. Louis Public Library Welcomes Josh Aronson
Dec 22, 2016 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, Sh'ma: Listen! Speaker Series
St. Louis Public Library welcomes writer, producer, director and author Josh Aronson to discuss “Orchestra of Exiles: The Story of Bronislaw Huberman, the Israel Philharmonic, and the One Thousand Jews He Saved from Nazi Horrors.” The program will take place...
Read moreSaul Brodsky Jewish Community Library “Friends” Thank You Event
Nov 16, 2016 | Brodsky Library, JFed STL News
Join the Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library for an afternoon of great klezmer music and Yiddish songs by Di Kamer Kapelye to honor “Friends” of the Library. In the early 20th century, immigrants from Central Europe enjoyed listening to music from their homelands...
Read moreFull STEAM Ahead to the Brodsky Summer Reading Club
Jun 1, 2016 | Brodsky Library, JFed STL News
Join the Brodsky Summer Reading Club for “Full STEAM Ahead: Where STEAM* and Literacy Come Together,” an educational summer program for kids entering pre-K through 5th grade. At the first event on Thursday, June 16, kids will construct their own catapult, build a...
Read moreSh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series Welcomes Avi Melamed
Mar 9, 2016 | Brodsky Library, JFed STL News, Sh'ma: Listen! Speaker Series
Join Jewish Federation of St. Louis for the next event in the Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series on Tuesday, April 5 at 7:00 pm with Avi Melamed. Avi Melamed will be exploring “GPS: Navigating the Middle East in the 21st Century.” In the second decade of the 21st Century,...
Read moreSh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series Welcomes Dr. Joshua Holo
Jan 13, 2016 | Brodsky Library, JFed STL News, Sh'ma: Listen! Speaker Series
Join Jewish Federation of St. Louis for the next event in the Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series on Wednesday, February 3 at 7:00 pm with Dr. Joshua Holo. Dr. Joshua Holo will be exploring the Golden Age of Jewish Spain in a lecture, “What’s So Golden?” We’ve all heard...
Read moreNew Courses at Center for Jewish Learning and UMSL
Jan 6, 2016 | Adult Education Classes, Center for Jewish Learning, JFed STL News
Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ new Center for Jewish Learning is excited to offer several winter courses beginning this January. Browsing the Bible: Biblical Books We Don’t Often Study with Rabbi Lane Steinger, Tuesday mornings 10:30-11:30 am, 6 sessions beginning...
Read moreOverview of 2015
Dec 21, 2015 | Community Conversations
As 2015 comes to an end, I write to provide an overview of some of the key accomplishments of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis this year. The support of thousands in our community has helped us achieve some significant milestones this year. Community Study Jewish...
Read moreTeacher Xchange Photos
Apr 21, 2015 | Center for Jewish Learning, JFed STL News
The Teacher Exchange program is sponsored and coordinated by CAJE and funded through a grant from Jewish Federation of St. Louis.
Read moreMaxine Weil recently returned from a very special mission
Mar 4, 2015 | Center for Jewish Learning, JFed STL News
Maxine Weil, Senior Educational Program Director for Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE) recently returned from a 10 day trip in Israel on a very special mission. However, the idea for her trip began last year when Dr. Dalia Fadila, Founder of Q Schools and...
Read moreEileen is involved in the St. Louis Inclusion Initiative for her daughter, Stephanie
Feb 17, 2015 | Center for Jewish Learning, Inclusion Initiative, JFed STL News
Stephanie was born on May 26, 1973 with down syndrome. From the time she was in school, she has always been included in the St. Louis Jewish community. She attended a CAJE Sunday School program at Congregation Shaare Emeth for many years. As a member of Shaare Emeth,...
Read moreSH’MA: Listen! Speaker Series Israel Edition with Gershom Gorenberg
Jan 28, 2015 | Brodsky Library, JFed STL News, Sh'ma: Listen! Speaker Series
Jewish Federation of St. Louis and Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library Present the Next SH’MA: Listen! Speaker Series Israel Edition with Gershom Gorenberg Israel is unique among the baby boom of new countries that gained independence after World War II. It...
Read moreExecutive Director of Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library Retiring
Nov 20, 2014 | Brodsky Library, JFed STL News
After 30 years at the helm of the Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library, Executive Director, Barbara Raznick is retiring; effective May 8, 2015. This position has been a labor of love and devotion to Jewish Federation of St. Louis and the community for Ms. Raznick all...
Read moreEd Reggi
Oct 14, 2014 | Center for Jewish Learning, Israel Center, JFed STL News
My husband Scott Emanuel and I were fortunate to join Federation’s 2014 Interfaith Couples Trip to Israel. This was not my first time in Israel but it was the first time for Scott. From my first shehecheyanu in Israel, I had always wanted to return with my...
Read moreScore a Touchdown this Season at Federation’s Annual 4th Quarter Huddle Community Phone-a-thon
Oct 8, 2014 | Brodsky Library, JFed STL News
Jewish Federation of St. Louis is inviting the community to attend a “4th Quarter Huddle” Phone-a-thon to close out the 2014 Annual Campaign. On Sunday, November 2, volunteers will gather at the Brodsky Library, 12 Millstone Campus from 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm. Come for an...
Read moreJewish Federation Offers Interfaith Couples Mission to Israel
Sep 3, 2014 | Center for Jewish Learning, JFed STL News
Building on the success of the 2014 Interfaith mission, Jewish Federation of St. Louis is excited to offer a unique opportunity for Jewish community members and their spouses or partners who identify as an interfaith couple to experience Israel as part of a special...
Read moreExploring Integration
Apr 30, 2014 | Community Conversations
We recently embarked on the start of a formal process exploring the integration of Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE) with Federation. I wanted to share additional coverage of this development in this week’s Jewish Light, including an op-ed by me explaining...
Read moreCAJE Teacher Xchange
Jun 5, 2013 | Center for Jewish Learning, 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...
Read moreMaking Connections in a Vibrant Community
Apr 24, 2013 | Center for Jewish Learning, JFed STL News
April Levison thinks the St. Louis Jewish community is a wonderful place to raise her children. “It’s like an extended family,” says the mom of 5-year-old twins Cole and David and 2-year-old Spencer. With three active boys, it helps that there are a lot of activities...
Read morePeggy Kaplan
Feb 25, 2013 | Center for Jewish Learning, JFed STL News
When Peggy Kaplan moved to St. Louis from Southern California, she initially wasn’t very involved in the Jewish community. “I didn’t have a lot of Jewish friends when we moved here,” she says. Her initial contact with Jewish Federation of St. Louis was a women’s...
Read moreNicki Kruger
Dec 30, 2012 | Center for Jewish Learning, JFed STL News
When Nicki Kruger, 45, and her husband moved to St. Louis from Iowa, she didn’t know a soul. With three young children, Gabi, 10, Benjamin, 6, and Shauni, 4, Nicki knew it would be important to find a community that her family could join. And she wanted that community...
Read moreCAJE & Jewish Federation Offer Needs-Blind Grants for Camp Through Partnership with Foundation for Jewish Camp
Nov 5, 2012 | Center for Jewish Learning, JFed STL News
$1,000 Available for First Time Campers through One Happy Camper Program The challenge of passing along Jewish connection and commitment to the next generation has become one of the most important concerns of the American Jewish community. Based on CAMP WORKS, a study...
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