Interest: Israel
Guy Blog – December 6, 2019
Shalom everyone! On Sunday evening I came back from a vacation in Chicago with my host family! I had such a good time. We traveled a lot, ate good food and had sooo much fun!! On Monday I had my 19th birthday!!! It was a PERFECT day! In the morning I went for breakfast with…
Shaked Blog – December 6, 2019
Shalom everyone! I hope everyone’s Thanksgiving went well! I had a good time this week and enjoyed the Thanksgiving break I had. On Wednesday I had a meetings day with Cynthia and Guy and we worked on an activity Guy and I are doing on Hanukkah for all the ECCs at our temples! Then I…
Shaked Blog – December 3, 2019
On this blog post I will share with you about this current week that I had as well as about the past two weeks (because I did not write how was my week two weeks ago). So two weeks ago I had the North America Shlichim (emissaries) Annual conference! We had a super early flight…
Guy Blog – December 3, 2019
Shalom everyone! I had such a long and amazing week. From Sunday to Wednesday I had the Shinshinim conference in Boston and Connecticut, I had the best time ever! I met all of my friends from the other communities in North America. I heard a lot of stories and experiences form them about their experience…
Shaked Blog – November 15, 2019
Hi! I hope you all enjoyed your week because I did! On the weekend I went to the 6th grade retreat for three days and I really enjoyed my time with them! On Friday we went for a hike at night and learned to use our senses at night, and it was really nice and…
Guy Blog – November 15, 2019
Hello everyone! I’d like to share with you all about my week! On Sunday I had Sunday school! I did 3 programs on that day. The first one was about Israel in general and we were talking about the places in Israel which everyone would like to live. My second program was about the differences…
Hear for Good on the Rocket Attacks Against Israel
As the violence in Israel and Gaza developed this week, our Hear for Good podcast taped a special episode to update our community on developments and Federation’s involvement with organizations providing aid to those affected. Host Karen Sher interviewed Mindee Fredman, who recently returned from a trip to Israel, and on Skype, Michael Oberlander, who was Federation’s Chief Philanthropy Officer and recently moved to Israel.
Shaked Blog – November 8, 2019
I had a busy week this week! I participated in the NFTY convention at Shaare Emeth this past weekend, I got to meet super friendly and fun teens from all over Missouri Valley and hung out with the Shinshinim from Denver and of course with Guy. I also had Sunday school at Shaare Emeth and…
Guy Blog – November 8, 2019
Hello everyone, I’d like to share with you all about my week! On Sunday I didn’t work because it was the last day on the NFTY conversation, which was great! I chose to take a rest for a little bit and stayed at home. On Tuesday I had an incredible day! In the morning I…
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 have the opportunity to: Explore ancient Jerusalem and modern Tel Aviv Float in the Dead Sea Climb Masada at sunrise Ride a camel in the…