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Kranzberg Family Foundation Accepting Applications for 2017 Grants
The Kranzberg Family Foundation, a supporting foundation of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, is accepting applications for its 2017 funding cycle from St. Louis area 501(c)(3) organizations and congregations. Established in 2007 through a generous commitment from...
New Courses at Center for Jewish Learning in Current Events and Jewish History & Heritage
If you’d like to further your Jewish education, or begin it, you can do so at the Jewish Federation of St. Louis. Through the Center for Jewish Learning (CJL), we offer a wide selection of courses, nearly all without prerequisites, for adults with varied interests and...
New Courses at Center for Jewish Learning through Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning
Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ new Center for Jewish Learning is excited to offer courses through the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning. The Melton School Core Curriculum is a comprehensive, sequential series of text-based lessons, comprised of four...
JProStl Seeks Staff to Nominate Their Peers for Recognition – 2016
JProStl, the association dedicated to supporting professionals working at Jewish organizations throughout St. Louis, is now accepting nominations for the 12th Annual JProStl Peer Recognition Awards and for the 2nd JProStl Partnership Award. Nominations can be...
Farewell to Israel
By the 2016 Rubinites Our last day in Israel was a long farewell to our home for the past 10 days. We visited Orr Shalom, a wonderful foster home/community that's partially funded by Jewish Federation in St. Louis, ate excellent shawarma/falafel in the German Colony,...
Day 9: Past and Present
By Paul Sorenson On this incredible Rubin Israel Experience, I often felt like time had become unstuck -- mixing the past and present but only offering a hazy future for the Jewish State. We "climbed" Masada, learning about both the Zealot rebellion against Rome and...
Day 8: Into the Desert
By Dave Sweeney It is hard for me to believe we are already on 8th day of this amazing experience/adventure. We were out the door by 7am to head to Masada, an ancient fortress in the southern district of Israel. En route, we were informed of many interesting tidbits...
Day 7: Shabbat Shalom
By Katie Rice-Guter This trip has been spent exploring many facets of Jewish life and life in Israel, and I found that celebrating Shabbat in Jerusalem had a special resonance for me. We woke up on Saturday and had a leisurely breakfast in the hotel before splitting...
Day 6: Arriving in Jerusalem
By Lauren Gelber It's Friday morning. The lack of sleep on top of travel, with a side dish of busy schedules, equals the first morning some of us needed mom to wake us up. Traveling on our incredibly fancy bus (USB ports, lean back seats, and even party lights) we...
Day 5: At home in Yokneam-Meggido
By Jodi Glassman The theme of Thursday was tzedaka, giving back, and connection with St. Louis' partnership region, Yokneam-Meggido, in the fertile heartland area of northern Israel. We saw several service organizations that the St. Louis Jewish Federation funds...