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Day 3 was looooooooooong
Sorry for the late update but this is literally the first opportunity I've had to sit down and update the blog. Lucky for you, that means a longer post with more fun pictures for you to view! ATTENTION: Want to ask us more about one of our activities? Hear more about...
Day 2 Under Way…
Let's start with a picture from last night's dinner with the lone soldiers. Next we'll move to yoga on the roof of our hotel this morning. Howie REALLY enjoyed the yoga ;) Next we went to A Better Place. They make 100% electric cars. The cars go 100 miles per charge,...
Time to sleep!
Going on 27 hours of no sleep so I'll apologize in advance if there are missepllings or ramblings on about nonsensical matters. Nevertheless, my quest to inform you about our fantastic first day continues! The highlight of the day had to be herding sheep. We went to...
Day 1 is almost in the books!
A bright white light behind us as we're on our way to the promised land. Coincidence? I think not. Look for a more detailed blog post later today with our first pics from Israel!
Helllloooooo Everyone!
Helllloooooo Everyone! My name is Josh and I'll be your official blogger for this year's Rubin Trip! Even though I am blogging for the group as a whole, my first instinct is to introduce myself. So here we go! I am in my second year as Director of Development at St....
Federation’s Young Professionals Plan Swanky Celebration of 2012 Campaign
The Young Professionals Division is ready to celebrate! Jewish Federation’s young adults (22-40 years old) will host a jazzy cocktail party at the Ritz-Carlton St. Louis on Saturday, November 10 from 8-11pm. The party, one of YPD’s largest signature events of the...
Michelle Hoberman
Michelle Hoberman, CEO and President of Effortless Events by Michelle, is a huge fan of many of Jewish Federation’s programs, projects and activities for our children and families. One of her favorites is the PJ Library program which sends free monthly Jewish-themed...
Dana Emmenegger
Dana Emmenegger, 33, an account director, has connected to Jewish Federation in different ways as her life has evolved. Initially, just out of college, she wanted to meet other young St. Louis Jewish adults and joined Jewish Federation’s Young Professionals Division....
Louis & Evelyn Cohen Help Nourish & Sustain Our Community
The couple hopes their gift, made through the Jewish Community Foundation, will inspire others to feed the hungry and support additional high-quality programs in our community. Jewish tradition teaches that one of our duties is to make the world a better place now and...
Emily
Two years ago, Emily, 34, was laid-off from her high-paying health care job. At the same time, her husband was fired. Severely depressed, he walked out on Emily and their two kids. Soon after, Emily lost her house in Chesterfield and couldn’t afford to feed the kids....