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Snir Blog – May 15, 2019
Yom Ha'Atzmaut! This week we had lots of special Israeli Activities. Starting with Yom HaZikaron on Tuesday, we joined the Memorial Day Ceremony at The J. It was very powerful. On Wednesday, we had the community wide Yom Ha'Atzmaut Celebration! It was very fun and...
8 organizations awarded Women’s Auxiliary Foundation for Jewish Aged grants
Women’s Auxiliary Foundation for Jewish Aged, a Supporting Foundation of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, has announced recipients of its fifth grant cycle, providing over $78,000 to local non-profit organizations. In concert with one of the Jewish Federation of...
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 God and Torah from a Transgender Perspective,” and to facilitate a learning session...
JProStl debuts series focusing on career by age and stage
JProStl, the professional association for staff who work throughout the St. Louis Jewish community, is launching a new series, Sharing the Journey. Throughout the summer, staff are invited to choose a session that best fits with their age and career stage. Each...
Jewish Federation of St. Louis seeks applications, nominations for CEO position
Jewish Federation of St. Louis, the Jewish community’s central community-building, planning, and philanthropic organization, has begun inviting nominations and applications for the position of President and CEO. Reporting to the Chairman and the Board of Directors,...
Lir Blog – May 3, 2019
I can’t believe we are getting so close to the end of the school year!! On Sunday at Bnai Amoona we learned new Israeli slang like ‘sababa’, ’yallah’ and try to speak with it. After Sunday school we had a fun activity for the 678 graders. We went go-carting! it was so...
Snir Bog – May 3, 2019
This week, we had many special activities! On Monday, I had an adult program about the Israeli elections, together with Rabbi Zinn. I want to thank everyone who came and shared their opinions about the Israeli politics. It was very interesting! At Shaare Emeth Early...
Lir Blog – April 28, 2019
Happy Passover and hello everyone! This week I tried some new things! For example – an American Passover Seder! Which was very different from the Seder in Israel but I liked it and it was super fun! On Saturday, there was a congregational Passover Seder at Bnai...
Snir Blog – April 28, 2019
This week we had lots of activities for Passover! First of all, I had a Seder twice for the first time! One time with the Rosens, my host family! It was very different than an Israeli one, but it was very fun! The second Seder was at Shaare Emeth with the community,...
Statement on Chabad of Poway shooting; community gathering on Sunday, April 28
Once again, the Jewish community has been the target of violence on the basis of our faith. The Jewish community of St. Louis sends our prayers to the victims, their families, Chabad of Poway, and all those touched by this act of terror. That this attack should happen...