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Day 8 – The Taub Center, Kol Haot, Reflection and Our Return!
On our last day we had the opportunity to hear an informative presentation by Ayal Kimhi, he gave us a picture of Israeli society and economy. We were able to see Israel's growth compared to other nations in the world. He showed us data the center collects to...
PJ Library Announces New Program to Pilot in St. Louis
PJ Library, the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s popular national program that sends free Jewish-themed books and music each month to tens of thousands of children up to age 8, is launching a new edition: PJ Our Way. The new two-year multi-city pilot project, being...
Applications Being Accepted for 2015 Millstone Fellows Class
Applications are now being accepted for the 2015 Millstone Fellows, the Millstone Institute’s signature program for emerging and established leaders from throughout the St. Louis Jewish community. Applicants should have demonstrated leadership through their...
Sam Freedman
I am most passionate about helping to grow our community by assisting young couples interested in moving back to St. Louis to find jobs. I am the President of Professional Placements of Saint Louis, a non-profit placement firm that links qualified individuals with top...
How We Help: Jewish Family & Children’s Service
On an especially hot day a few weeks ago, Mrs. M, an 83 year old Food Pantry client confided to staff that she had no air conditioning. They noted that she looked frail and immediately wanted to help. The first call was to Lori Zimmerman in ElderLink. Lori...
Open Captioning Provided at Annual Meeting
Jewish Federation of St. Louis is pleased to announce that CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation), more commonly referred to as 'open captioning,' will be provided at the upcoming Annual Meeting on Monday, September 22. As an ongoing initiative, Federation...
Day 7 – Masada, The Dead Sea, Je Tour in the Judean Desert, Camels and a Bedouin Dinner.
It certainly was an accomplishment to make it to the top of Masada. The rich history of Masada and learning about its history at the top was certainly worth the climb up it. We've heard of the history of Masada, but it definitely was eye opening of the vast fortress...
Therapeutic Horse Riding at Beit Uri
I wanted to share this update on Aviran, a beneficiary of Federation’s support of therapeutic horse riding at Beit Uri, a home for the developmentally disabled in Israel. The folks at Beit Uri sent a lovely note of thanks to our community—so thanks to everyone who...
Day 6 – Shabbat Services, picnic in the park, a walking tour of Jerusalem, Havdalah, and Crossroads.
We had the opportunity on Shabbat morning to choose a specific type of synagogue and attend services. We were given a list of different synagogues, broke up into groups and used an old fashioned map to find the synagogue. The group broke up into different groups and...
Day 5 – Discussion with a security analyst, Road to Jerusalem, Shabbat in Jerusalem and the Wall.
We experienced an eye opening discussion with security analyst Avi Melamid. He talked to us and answered questions about Israel's past and most recent security issues. Definitely an eye opening discussion and the view was great too. The road to Jerusalem was full of...