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Health

Dr. Myron Jacobs

Honored ‘lung doc’ lives his Jewish values

BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished 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

Mitzvot from the Heart: Ari Lieberman

Compiled by Elise KrugPublished August 6, 2015

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....

Mitzvot from the heart: Jean-Martin Gerchen

Mitzvot from the heart: Jean-Martin Gerchen

Published July 22, 2015

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...

Nancy Le Claire teaches a Chair Yoga class for the St. Louis NORC. Photo courtesy Jewish Federation of St. Louis

Chair yoga gives gentle health boost to seniors

BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished 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...

Zimmerman family

Zimmermans celebrate 66th Anniversary

Published July 1, 2015

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

Mitzvot from the heart: Chase Pultman

Published June 24, 2015

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...

Bruce and Melinda Friedman

Widower raises awareness of younger-onset Alzheimer’s

BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished 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...

Rimmon-Goldberg Engagement

Rimmon-Goldberg Engagement

Published June 11, 2015

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...

Mintz-Tarabar Wedding

Mintz-Tarabar Wedding

Published June 11, 2015

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

Mitzvot from the Heart: Grace Steinback

Published May 27, 2015

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....

Dr. Shari Cohen consults with doctors at Aksum University in Ethiopia during a trip this spring as part of Partnership Ethiopia, a nonprofit organization established in 2013 in St. Louis by Gayle Bogenschneider and Bruce Schmidt.

St. Louis physician helps train doctors in Ethiopia

BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished 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...

Brodsky bar mitzvah

Brodsky bar mitzvah

Published May 13, 2015

Jonathan Brodsky, son of Dan Brodsky and Donna Ploof, of St. Louis will have his bar mitzvah June 13, 2015 at Temple Emanuel. Jonathan attends Parkway Southwest Middle School and will in the eighth grade this fall. Jonathan’s siblings are Rachel Hicks...

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