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Jewish Federation of St. Louis names search committee for new CEO
Jewish Federation of St. Louis has formed a search committee to find candidates to succeed Andrew Rehfeld as its President and CEO. Rehfeld will be leaving Federation at the end of March to become the new president of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion....
Snir Blog – February 1, 2019
Israeli Food Month! This week we officially finished Hebrew Month, and moved straight to Israeli Food Month! At Kol Rinah Early Childhood Center we talked about the different Israeli Dishes including Shakshuka, Sabich, Hummus, and Falafel. At the end, we even made...
Lir Blog – January 31, 2019
I can’t believe that January is already over, and February is here! Last week we had so many fun things! On Friday, the Bnai Amoona USY teens and I flew to Minnesota for a USY convention. It was so cold and fun! We talked about Israel, Judaism and we also went...
29 Jewish Women’s Organizations will Celebrate CommUNITY: Pieces of Our CommUNITY on February 21
Twenty-nine local Jewish women’s organizations will be featured and celebrated during Women’s Philanthropy’s second CommUNITY event. Be inspired by Ruchi Koval, who will speak on “Finding Your Niche,” enjoy a special performance by Kolot Jewish Women’s choir, taste...
Jewish Federation of St. Louis President & CEO announces Task Force created to re-envision Holocaust Museum
The Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis has established a Task Force to renovate and expand the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center (HMLC). This is a significant point in the future of the 25-year-old Museum as it will re-envision its role in...
Jewish Federation of St. Louis announces interim leadership team during its search for new CEO
An internal team of experienced leaders will guide the day-to-day operations of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis (Federation) until it names a successor for its departing President and CEO Andrew Rehfeld, Board Chairman Gerry Greiman has announced. Rehfeld will be...
Snir Blog – January 24, 2019
NFTY Winter Chavurah! This week, we got to spend the long weekend with the NFTY friends from Shaare Emeth and United Hebrew and another 60 students from Reform Congregations around the Missouri Valley region! It was really fun and exciting to see our Shinshinim...
Lir Blog – January 24, 2019
What an amazing week we had! It started off with NFTY Winter Chavurah 2019, which was so much fun! The convention was in Saint Louis at United Hebrew. Kids came from Denver, Kansas City, and more! I was so glad to see my friends from Colorado. During the convention,...
JF&CS Launches Financial Support during Federal Shutdown
A press release on behalf of Jewish Family & Children's Service Last Friday, while many St. Louisans were buying last minute sidewalk salt or shovels to prepare for the snow storm, thousands of local federal workers living here in St. Louis were coping with an...
Lir Blog – January 18, 2019
WOW! What a cold weekend we had! It was my first time seeing this amount of snow! My host family and I went to the movies, hung out together at home and just had a very chill weekend. But before the snow began, Snir and I made a presentation to people from NORC. We...