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The Situation in Gaza

Dear Friends, The situation emerging in Israel is very fluid, and I want to bring the community up to date as quickly as possible. An earlier statement has been issued by our partner agency JCRC. After four days of rocket attacks by Hamas in southern Israel, the IDF...

To Jews As Jews and As Jews to All

Dear Friends, Soon after Superstorm Sandy hit the eastern seaboard, Jewish Federation of St. Louis opened a relief fund to support its victims. As we have described in our appeals, every dollar sent to us will be distributed to organizations that have been identified...

Stephen Fisher

Stephen Fisher survived the Joplin tornado, but lost everything, including his job. Jewish Federation came to his rescue. Our community also raised more than $52,000 to help victims. It’s just one of the many services Jewish Federation does best – to convene the...

And we’re back!

Well we're back in St. Louis! 36 hours after leaving Tel Aviv our wild journey has finally come to an end. That doesn't mean this blog is over though! I've still got to catch you up on our final day and our wild travels. So let's get to it! We had Monday night off in...

Record fundraising campaign attainment for United Way

United Way of Greater St. Louis thanks people in this community People in the St. Louis region have demonstrated their generosity and caring by achieving record results for the 2012 fundraising campaign to help their neighbors and strengthen their community. United...

Our new flight schedule. We’re coming home!

Sorry for the quick post, but I don't have much time. Here is our new flight schedule. Stay tuned to the blog as I'll be updating it with our last day activities, more pictures and a summary. We're leaving Tel Aviv and flying through Europe to Chicago. Chicago to StL...