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Shaked Blog – November 1, 2019
Shalom! I had a great week this week, we are getting into the routine after the High Holidays. Last Friday, I had my Dvar Israel at Shaare Emeth. I talked about Breast Cancer awareness and it was very emotional and important. On Sunday I had religious school at Shaare...
Guy Blog – November 1, 2019
Shalom everyone! On Sunday morning I came back from Indiana from a vacation with my host family. I spent my time there on the weekend, it was really fun! Monday is my free day so I chose to stay at home and to take a rest for a little bit ;) On Tuesday morning I had...
Shaked Blog – October 25, 2019
Hi everyone! How was your week?? Mine was amazing! On Saturday I went to Champaign, Illinois with my host family and another family, Tenenbaum family, for a college football game: Wisconsin vs. Illinois. Was an amazing experience, although Wisconsin lost :( On Sunday...
Guy Blog – October 25, 2019
Hello everybody! I’d really like to share my week with you! On Sunday morning I went with my host family to an event about the movie “Harry Potter” in the bird sanctuary. It was so fun! We saw a lot of kind of birds and some shows about the movie. On Sunday evening I...
Federation VP Mindee Fredman named to Mandel Executive Leadership Program
Mindee Fredman, the Vice President of Community Impact at the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, has been selected as a member of Cohort II for the prestigious Mandel Executive Leadership Program. The program provides rising leaders of Jewish Community Centers (JCCs) and...
Shaked Blog – October 11, 2019
Hi everyone! I hope you all had an easy and meaningful fast! I had a special week this week. On Sunday I had a Tashlich at Tilles Park with Kol Rinah (for the very first time) and then ran a station of Sukkah decorations with the kids of the Religious School which was...
Guy Blog – October 11, 2019
Hello everybody! I’d really like to share my week with you! On Sunday morning I came back from a retreat For 6th and 9th graders with UH, I had so much fun in the retreat! At the beginning the kids had some programs about important things which related to the adults...
Hear for Good Travels to Israel
For our 14th episode of our podcast, Hear for Good went to Israel, specifically to our sister cities of Yokneam and Megiddo. Mindee Fredman, Federation’s Vice President of Community Impact, traveled to the region recently and she interviewed two community leaders who are helping run programs Federation invests in there, particularly the Ethiopian Jewish community.
The Jewish Community Marks One Year Since the Pittsburgh Attack
CONTACT INFORMATION: Rebecca Dinar, 305-710-5361 The Jewish Community Marks One Year Since the Pittsburgh Attack — Asks for a “Pause with Pittsburgh”— New York, NY—Almost one year ago, on a quiet Saturday morning, Pittsburgh’s Jewish community suffered the most...
Guy Blog – October 7, 2019
Hello everyone! I want to share with you all my about my week. On Sunday I didn’t teach because it was Rosh Hashanah evening. I went with my host family to the service at United Hebrew! I had fun! On the next day I had a lot of things to do. In the morning I...