Leah Levenson, Congregation B’nai AmoonaLeah Levenson’s father has Crohn’s disease, so it was natural for her to support the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America-Mid America Chapter (CCFA) for her mitzvah project. Her parents, Stefanie and...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published August 21, 2015
Dr. Myron Jacobs’ father was a pulmonologist who served as president of the American Lung Association for a time, and Jacobs is a “lung doc,” too. Jacobs received the 2014 Physician of the Year Award from the Christian Hospital Foundation at its...
Ari Lieberman, Congregation Shaare Emeth“When I was originally looking for mitzvah project ideas, I wanted to find a foundation I could support that involved soccer, which is my favorite sport,” said Ari, son of Kim and Steve Lieberman of Chesterfield....
Jean-Martin Gerchen, Central Reform CongregationA left-winger with a scoring touch, Jean-Martin plays on a youth hockey club, the St. Louis Rockets. His team won back-to-back Missouri State Championships in 2014 and 2015. So, it only seemed fitting for...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published July 15, 2015
Just the word “yoga” scares off some people who imagine yoga is twisted-pretzel poses in an overheated room, or those who think it’s a religion and you have to know how to chant. Those descriptions do fit some forms of yoga. But about two dozen...
Harriet Phyllis Sherman Zimmerman and Monroe Zimmerman celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary on June 19 in St. Louis with their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The Zimmermans were born and raised in St. Louis and have been retired...
Chase Pultman, Congregation B’nai AmoonaKi Tissa, Chase’s Torah portion, speaks to the literal counting of the Jewish people at the base of Mt. Sinai. He wanted the mission of the organizations he supported for his mitzvah projects to tie in with...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published June 17, 2015
At the age of 52, Bruce Friedman’s wife, Melinda, was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s. She died in January. Emboldened by his family’s tragedy, Friedman, who used to be something of an introvert, now speaks up, intent on educating people...
Dahlia Rimmon, daughter of Dr. Ken Bendik and Alissa Rimmon of Los Angeles, California, and Danny Goldberg, son of Dr. Steven Goldberg and Wendy Goldberg of St. Louis, have announced their engagement.The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Dr. Sinclair...
Rachel Joan Mintz, daughter of Steven and Dee Mintz of Chesterfield, and Jacob Robert Tarabar, son of Marty and Jill Tarabar of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, were married May 9, 2015 at Randall Gallery in St. Louis by Rabbi Howard Kaplansky. The bride...
Grace Steinback, Congregation Shaare EmethGrace is a competitive figure skater, working with four coaches on and off the ice, skating every day. She has been competing for the past five years and has been on a synchronized skate team for the past four....
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published May 20, 2015
For two weeks in March, Dr. Shari Cohen taught medical students in the morning and saw patients in the afternoon in a town in the northern region of Ethiopia, a country that has just three physicians for every 100,000 citizens and where the gross national...
