Poet, author Joy Ladin explores Torah through the lens of transgender experience
The Center for Jewish Learning presents Community Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Joy Ladin for a trio of events to discuss her poetry, her most recent book “The Soul of the Stranger: Reading God and Torah from a Transgender Perspective,” and to facilitate a learning session entitled “Reading Torah Through the Lens of Transgender Experience.” In 2007, Joy…
Legendary Actor Ed Asner will lead concert reading of ‘The Soap Myth’ at Temple Israel
Congregation Temple Israel and the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center are bringing seven-time Emmy Award-winning actor Ed Asner to town for a concert reading of The Soap Myth on Thursday, May 2. The Soap Myth takes place more than a half-century after the end of WWII when a friendship develops between a young Jewish journalist…
Boniuk-Tanzman Memorial Lecture Will Focus on Identifying Depression
Dr. David Pelcovitz will deliver the Boniuk-Tanzman Memorial Lecture on Jewish Medical Ethics with a talk on “Identifying Depression: Jewish and Psychological Perspectives” on Sunday, April 7. The John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis and the Center for Jewish Learning are sponsoring the talk. Pelcovitz is the…
Spring starts with a wide range of Sh’ma: Listen! speakers
Spring will be filled with opportunities to expand your mind as the Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series ramps up with a host of Center for Jewish Learning events from March 18 through April 11. You can enjoy a motivational and inspirational weekend with Rabbi Sid Schwarz, learn about anti-BDS legislation in Jefferson City and Washington, learn…
Forum will look at pluralism movement in Israel
Two prominent proponents of pluralism in Israel, Rabbi Gilad Kariv and Dr. Yizhar Hess, will discuss what is happening on the ground in Israel during a Nov. 13 panel discussion at the Kaplan Feldman Complex (12 Millstone Campus Drive). Rabbi Kariv and Dr. Hess are leaders of the Reform and Masorti Movement in Israel. Rabbi Kariv…
Center for Jewish Learning Announces New Classes in History, Arts & Culture, Yiddish
The Center for Jewish Learning (CJL) invites everyone to discover the richness of Jewish learning with our fall Adult Education Classes. CJL, a division of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, offers a wide selection of courses for adults with varied interests and backgrounds. All classes are taught by experienced teachers who welcome and value…
World War I History Remembered with KC Trip, Soldiers Memorial Reopening
Two exciting events are coming this fall for area residents with an appreciation of the history of World War I and how it relates to Missouri. The Friends of Jefferson Barracks will host a trip from St. Louis to Kansas City on Oct. 22 and 23 to visit the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library &…
Jewish Federation of St. Louis 2018 Annual Meeting Will Include Rededication and Open House
Jewish Federation of St. Louis invites the entire community to see its newly remodeled and newly renamed Kaplan Feldman Complex on September 27 for the Federation’s 2018 Annual Meeting. Coming during the celebration of Sukkot, the Annual Meeting will feature a Sukkah, where the Chanukat HaBayit (Rededication) will take place at 5:30 p.m. That will…
Shanghai Ghetto to Screen at HMLC
The next film in the 2018 Sandra and Mendel Rosenberg Sunday Afternoon Film Series will be Shanghai Ghetto, screening at 1 pm on July 29 in the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center Theater at 12 Millstone Campus Drive. Films in this Sunday series are free and open to the public. Narrated by Academy Award-winner Martin…
HMLC to Commemorate Tisha B’Av with Special Film Program
The Holocaust Museum & Learning Center will screen a special film commemorating Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the Jewish month of Av, Sunday, July 22, at 2 pm in the HMLC Theater (12 Millstone Campus Drive, 63146). This date in the Hebrew calendar marks the destruction of both the first and second Temples in…