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NORC Hits a High Note with “Banjos and Brass”
Come reminisce to the tunes of the Gay 90s, Roaring 20s and Tin Pan Alley. Mon., May 21, 7 to 8:30 pm, at the JCC Staenberg A&E Building The St. Louis Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC) is rolling out the red carpet to invite the entire community for...
Spend an Afternoon Volunteering with STL Jewish Young Adults
Young professionals, families with children, couples, and college students have an opportunity to make a difference in the St. Louis community during a Sunday afternoon volunteer project. Jewish Federation’s Young Professionals Division (YPD), St. Louis Hillel at...
Jewish Federation Launches 2012 Campaign Building on the Theme: A Community Thriving. Together.
More than $2.4 million has been raised to kick-start a new era of innovative programs and varied giving opportunities. Jewish Federation’s 2012 Community Campaign officially launches this month with the theme: A community Thriving. Together. The annual campaign is the...
Kornblum Foundation Gives Generous Gift to Food Pantry
Jewish Family & Children's Service (JF&CS) Board President Fred Steinbach announces that the Harvey Kornblum Foundation, which provided the original funding for the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry, has made two additional commitments that initiated the...
Generational Expert Gives Tips to JFed Volunteer Fundraisers To Help Spark Better Donor Relationships
Fifty Jewish Federation Development (fundraising) Volunteers (DVs) gathered in the St. Louis Holocaust Museum and Learning Center Theater recently for Bridging the Gap: A Generational Perspective to hear a presentation by Kim Lear of BridgeWorks LLC, a...
St. Louis Leaders Get a Rare Look at Cuba on Jewish Federation Mission
Twenty-eight St. Louis Jewish community leaders and professionals had an eye-opening four-day experience interacting with a small and thriving Cuban Jewish community. The purpose was to give participants a close look at what St. Louisans do for Jews in other...
Millstone Institute Hosts 2 Programs on Organized Jewish Life Today Featuring Nationally-Known Author & Spiritual Leader
Rabbi Karyn Kedar of Chicago’s Congregation B’nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim will present: 8:00 to 9:15 am, Tues., April 17, “Next Gen and 21st Century Synagogue Life,” a breakfast gathering for board leaders, volunteers and staff/clergy of area congregations at...
Applications Open for No-Cost Israel Trip for 27-40 Year Olds
The Rubin Israel Experience opens applications for its fifth year of first-time Israel trips. This fall 10 St. Louis young adults will make their first journey to Israel on the ‘Rubin Israel Experience.’ The all-expense-paid trip is offered and staffed by Jewish...
Young Adult Educational Series Opens 2012 with Passover Event
Naturally Passover: Tradition, Tofu and the Tribe kicks off YPD’s “Brew House” series. (St. Louis, February 23, 2012) St. Louis based natural foods chef Elisheva (Eli) Margulies and Central Reform Congregation (CRC) Rabbi Susan Talve will lead a Passover discussion...
Young Adult Volunteer Project Connects the Community
A first-of-its-kind volunteer project has been created for Jewish young adults in St. Louis. The “Karen Solomon Young Adult Service Initiative,” a project of Jewish Federation, is providing a $25,000 grant to recruit, market, and organize an ongoing service project to...