Kehilla means community, and our Kehilla Calendar is your hub for Jewish life, from Jewish holiday celebrations and speaker series to family programs. The Kehilla calendar features events hosted or sponsored by the Federation’s local Jewish community partners. It’s the best way to stay connected.
Questions? Contact communications@jfedstl.org.
The Young Israel of St. Louis Cholent Cookoff is a community-building event centered around one of the great Ashkenazi Jewish comfort foods: cholent, the slow-cooked Shabbat stew traditionally prepared before Shabbat and enjoyed for lunch on Saturday. It brings together members of the Young Israel community to share their own […]
Plan on joining us for the final session of EmpowHER where we are excited to be welcoming Yemi Akande-Bartsch, CEO of FOCUS St. Louis, an organization recognized as a national model for civic leadership development. EmpowHER 26-27 Is a free leadership series designed to inspire, connect, and equip women with […]
Save the Date for EmpowHER Session 3!
Students will learn to decode the letters of the Hebrew Alphabet in this beginning Hebrew reading course. Facilitated by Cantor Sharon Nathanson. This class is required for conversion students taking Introduction to Judaism.
Whether you are new to Judaism or just want to get back to basics, this is a great opportunity to learn with Rabbi Jared Skoff. Come learn or relearn about the basic tenets of being Jewish and our Jewish people. Classes will cover Judaism’s biggest and most inspiring ideas as […]
Calling all READERS! This online book club, in partnership with the St. Louis County Library, is available through Zoom or even the telephone. Reference Librarian Hillary Peppers, who has worked in public libraries for many years, facilitates this morning group discussion every third Thursday of each month. So come and share your […]
This 17th year, the Light will honor special individuals who give their time, service, and commitment to the St. Louis Jewish Community.
Are you seeking connection — or a space to reflect more deeply on your life experiences? Writing an autobiography is a great way to memorialize thoughts and emotions as well as your own experiences. Dr. Maxine Mirowitz, registered yoga teacher and leader of the Storywriter's Guild, returns to the Mirowitz […]
Facilitated by Rabbi Jared Skoff Come argue with Rabbi Skoff! Learn and practice how to have healthy arguments about religion and politics through a Jewish lens, through a Jewish Agency curriculum designed to strengthen Israeli-American dialogue. This 4-session workshop is accessible to everyone and will finish right in time for […]
Meet camp directors, counselors and alumni...learn about overnight camps from near and far, day camps, specialty camps, summer Israel experiences, youth groups, leadership opportunities and more!
Join Kol Rinah on November 8th, as Rabbi Julia Watts Belser, scholar, teacher and disability advocate presents: "Moses: Provocations from a Disabled Prophet". This interactive text study launches our exploration of Rabbi Belser's latest book: "Loving Our Own Bones: Disability Wisdom and the Spiritual Subversiveness of Knowing Ourselves Whole," which […]
Facilitated by Scholar David Armstrong Journey into mystery! Dreams, visions, sudden epiphanies, altered states of consciousness: sometimes, people have experiences they cannot fully explain, in which they feel they receive special knowledge about God, heaven, the universe, the afterlife, and the future. Sometimes they even go looking for them: we […]