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Days 1 and 1A Are In The Books

Shalom from Tel Aviv! It is just past 11 pm Israel time and most of us have already headed for our hotel rooms, fully exhausted but looking back fondly on an exhilarating Day 1 and Day 1A. I say Day 1 and Day 1A because, as Alan Fine pointed out, many of us have...

The 2013 Rubinites Are Ready For Takeoff!

At the time of this post, we, the members of the Rubin Israel Experience Class of 2013 are less than 72 hours away from the first step in our transformative, maiden voyage to Israel. Actually, "first step" isn't quite accurate. Our story really began this past June...

Rachel Pereles

Rachel Pereles has always been passionate about Federation. “Federation has touched every part of my life—from JCC summer camps to youth groups to going to Israel to Hillel on my college campus, Federation has always been there,” she says. Now Rachel, having recently...

Partnership2Gether

While locals are consumed by post-season baseball fever, another team of Cardinals is finishing up a banner year all the way over in Israel. Because of Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Partnership2Gether (P2G) program with the Yokneam-Megiddo, some young Israelis have...

Sukkat Shalom!

Our family has a tradition of constructing rather unconventional sukkot each year.  Under my wife's guidance, we put up sheets, or make other provisions to construct what I like to call a "house outside of our home."  Truth be told, it's not really all the family that...

Staenberg Family Foundation Launches New Grant Opportunity

Anything Grants will support projects, infrastructure and programs of local Jewish organizations  The Staenberg Family Foundation, a supporting Foundation of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, announces a new grant opportunity aimed at helping agencies and programs...