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Talk to Remember the Fate of the MS St. Louis Passengers
Eighty years ago, in early June of 1939, the St. Louis, a passenger ship carrying 937 people – almost all of them Jews fleeing Nazi Germany – was denied entry…
Center for Jewish Learning Announces New 2019-2020 Courses
The Center for Jewish Learning (CJL) invites everyone to discover the richness of Jewish learning through our 2019-2020 Adult Education courses. CJL, a division of the Jewish Federation of St….
JProStl will host a week of workshops for Sharpening Your Skills
JProStl has announced a week of interactive workshops for staff who work in the St. Louis Jewish community. The Sharpening Your Skills sessions will cover leadership, presentation skills, time management,…
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…
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….
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…
Prof. Dan Ben-David will discuss misconceptions about education in Israel
The Center for Jewish Learning will present “Telling It Like It Is: Education and Its Impact in Israel” with Professor Dan Ben-David, founder of the Shoresh Institution for Socioeconomic Research…
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…
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….
Sh’ma Listen! Speaker Series Welcomes Dr. Avivah Zornberg
Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Sh’ma Listen! Speaker Series and partners are bringing Dr. Avivah Zornberg to the community May 8-9, 2018. Dr. Zornberg will present two different programs. On…