Interest: Education
The Philanthropy of a Child
This is a guest blog post by Rahna Barthelmess, Director of Marketing for Jewish Federation of St. Louis It was a hurried morning, getting everyone up and off to school…
People Meeting People
By Bernice Malka, Living Bridge Coordinator Originally posted here. Sunny autumn weather welcomed the Rubinites as they arrived to Elyakim army base, their first stop at the Yokneam Megiddo partnership. Archi,…
Women’s Philanthropy Presents Program on Tracing the Jewish Family Tree
Women’s Philanthropy of Jewish Federation of St. Louis will present a lunch and learn program on “Discovering Our Roots: Introduction to Jewish Genealogy” on Tuesday, November 19 at 11:30 am…
Is the proportion of secular Jews really smaller than the proportion of secular Americans?
One finding of the Pew study that was curious to me is that there seem to be a higher % of secular Americans than secular Jews. I think there is…
Non-Religious Shabbat?
I’ve been speaking about the need to support secular approaches to Jewish lifecycle events even as we support our traditional religious institutions. Here’s a great example of integrating a religious…
Jewish Federation Awards $30,000 in Grants to Innovators
Eight local ideas for Jewish education and engagement projects chosen for funding from 73 submissions Jewish Federation of St. Louis announces it has named eight recipients as the first cohort for…
Federation Bringing in Israel Expert for Discussion on Media Bias
Jewish Federation of St. Louis is bringing in Neil Lazarus, an internationally acclaimed expert on Middle East politics, to speak at two events on the subject “Is the Media Biased…
Megiddo Youth Advancement Unit Joins Leket Volunteer Activity
By Yael Shapira, Federation Representative in Yokneam-Megiddo I am such a “match maker” at heart, that I just love it when two federation- funded programs come together. The result is…
Celebrating a Future of Diversity
When all 165 students at Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School recently gathered to welcome visitors with song, the school’s head, Cheryl Maayan, was filled with hope about how vibrant and…
Dr. Dalia Fadila – Bio
Dr. Dalia Fadila is currently provost of Al-Qasemi Academy, an Arab college of education in Israel . She has acted as the president of the college during 2006. She is…