Interest: Israel Trips
Blog from Israel Trip – February 28, 2020
Day 5 Written by Shira Berkowitz We continued to delve into the experience of shared society in Israel by visiting with nonprofits each that address the unique historical multifaceted infrastructure…
Blog from Israel Trip – February 27, 2020
Day 4 Written by Sherri Frank Weintrop and Shira Berkowitz We made it to Jerusalem! The morning started as all mornings start in Israel with an amazing Israeli breakfast. Our first…
Blog from Israel Trip – February 25, 2020
Written by Sue Matloff Day 3 We started the day meeting with Telem, a one-year, post-army training program for Ethiopians. Telem is not a program in which the Federation currently…
Blog from Israel Trip – February 23, 2020
Written by Burt Garland Our trip got off to a great – and, of course, jam-packed – start. After a hearty and delicious breakfast (complete with Shakshuka) at the Tal…
Travel grants to Israel offered for teens, young adults
A gift from the St. Louis community will provide grants to teens and young adults to help them experience Israel. The Israel Travel Grants are $1,500 for a year-long program, $1,000…
Informational meetings set for Israel Bound 2020
Jewish Federation of St. Louis is accepting applications for Israel Bound 2020, a three-week trip to Israel bringing together Jewish high school students from the St. Louis community. Participants will…
Hear for Good Travels to Israel
For our 14th episode of our podcast, Hear for Good went to Israel, specifically to our sister cities of Yokneam and Megiddo. Mindee Fredman, Federation’s Vice President of Community Impact, traveled to the region recently and she interviewed two community leaders who are helping run programs Federation invests in there, particularly the Ethiopian Jewish community.
JWRP Trip to Israel Blog
Written by Cindy Liebson It will be almost impossible to describe this trip to Israel, as our tour guide explains on the bus ride to our hotel tonight. We started…
JWRP Trip to Israel: Jerusalem
Written by Lisa Gottlieb Cytron The women of St. Louis and the rest of the 184 Momentum participants hit the ground running and enjoyed a wonderful tour of Old City…
JWRP Trip to Israel Blog: Tel Aviv
Written by Jen Bernstein It is our second day in Israel and the St. Louis contingent is having a wonderful time. We started our day by going to the Bara…