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JOLT Starts Third Trimester of Classes for Teens

Jewish Opportunities & Learning for Teens (JOLT) has announced their course description for Trimester 3 of their engaging classes for Jewish teens. The beauty of JOLT is that admission is always rolling so students can begin at any time during the school year....

Inclusion Mini-Grants Back for the Second Year

The St. Louis Jewish Community Inclusion Initiative is offering a second round of Inclusion Mini-Grants for 2016. The Inclusion Mini-Grants are aimed at helping Jewish agencies and organizations eliminate some of the barriers to active participation of individuals...

Kosher Food Truck Tasting Open to Community

Four local Jewish entrepreneurs are working on launching a socially responsible Kosher Food Truck in St. Louis. Join them for a Tasting Event on Sunday, January 24 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm to try out three types of falafel sliders accompanied by Israeli salad. The...

Announcing the 2016 Millstone Fellows Class

Announcing the 2016 class of Millstone Fellows, the Millstone Institute’s premier program for emerging and established leaders in the St. Louis Jewish community.  This select 8-month leadership program creates the space to effectively tackle challenging conversations...

New Courses at Center for Jewish Learning and UMSL

Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ new Center for Jewish Learning is excited to offer several winter courses beginning this January. Browsing the Bible: Biblical Books We Don’t Often Study with Rabbi Lane Steinger, Tuesday mornings 10:30-11:30 am, 6 sessions beginning...

Can Jews Back Both Israel and Black Lives Matter? Of Course!

By Rori Picker Neiss and Andrew Rehfeld Regarding the Forward’s December 21 article “Can Jews Back ‘Black Lives Matter’ and Be Pro-Israel?” we wish to state that the St. Louis Jewish community stands in solidarity with our friend and colleague Rabbi Susan Talve....