By Virginia Gilbert, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published February 20, 2013
It’s not your usual winter team sport. It attracts few spectators, and participants don’t aim to turn pro. But the third annual Lighten Up Challenge has enthusiastic teams and individual players who have their own definition of team spirit and personal...
Native St. Louisans Ben and Jeanne (Shieber) Milder celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last week. The couple actually became acquaintances nearly another quarter century earlier (their parents were best friends and were always together).Bud (as...
phone: 314-489-2340email: [email protected]: sparksservices.orgPaula Sparks, DirectorSparks Services is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to serving unmarried Jews of all ages in St. Louis and beyond. Sparks Services hosts...
PO Box 6991 Chesterfield, Mo. 63006-6991314-579-9653email: [email protected]: shavingisrael.orgShaving Israel educates U.S. citizens about the needs of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and funds the purchase of toiletries, personal items,...
www.israelidancingstlouis.comJoin us for Israeli folk dancing on Mondays from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. in the Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School (formerly Solomon Schechter Day School) in the gymnasium, 348 S. Mason Road in Creve Coeur. All ages and...
Hadassah Midwest60 Revere Dr., Suite 800Northbrook, Ill. 60062847-205-1900email: [email protected]: hadassah.org/stlouisHadassah is the largest Jewish women’s organization in the United States. Since 1912, Hadassah has brought hope and healing...
Jewish Federation of St. Louis12 Millstone Campus Drive St. Louis, Mo. 63146314-442-3810email: [email protected]: Marci Mayer Eisen and Karen SherThe Millstone Institute provides training programs and resources to support the work of Jewish community...
12 Millstone Campus DriveSt. Louis, Mo. 63146314-442-3810email: [email protected]: Marci Mayer Eisen, Jewish Federation of St. LouisJProStl is the association dedicated to supporting professionals working at 50 Jewish organizations throughout St....
c/o Congregation Neve Shalom6 Millstone Campus DriveSt. Louis, Mo. 63146314-222-9864website: www.neveshalom.orgRabbi James Stone Goodman — DirectorConvened by Rabbi James Stone Goodman, Jewish Attention to Mental Illness (JAMI StL) began with a program...
With his mother on staff at Crown Center for Senior Living and his father a past board member of Lift for Life Academy (LFLA) in Soulard, Adam was already familiar with the impressive work of the organizations he chose to support for his mitzvah project....
Isabel, or Izzy as she is known to her friends, participated in three mitzvah projects that revolved around children. Daughter of Julie and Martin Schack of Ladue, Izzy volunteered for Room at the Inn through Shaare Emeth. As part of a community-wide,...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published January 16, 2013
As a mother of three, Rabbi Andrea Goldstein of Congregation Shaare Emeth knows something about parenting. She also knows about Mindfulness Meditation, a calming practice that reminds us to concentrate on the present moment. Goldstein, 42, has pulled...
