Cole Gaby | Temple EmanuelCole’s mitzvah project raised money and awareness for Autism Speaks, an advocacy organization that sponsors autism research and conducts awareness and outreach activities. “Autism Speaks is very important to me because I...

Olivia Brooks, Congregation Shaare EmethUsing her love of art, Olivia designed art activities for the residents of Covenant Place, an independent senior living facility. Having done service projects there before with her Sunday school, she found the...

Molly Levine, United Hebrew CongregationJerry Ehrlich, executive director of Cornerstone Center for Early Learning, thinks very highly of Molly. “As a not-for-profit in which approximately 50 percent of Cornerstone families have an annual income of...

When 15-year-old Micah Schwartz plays board games with his grandmother Dorothy, he doesn’t mind if they have to adapt the rules a bit. The important thing is that they are getting to spend time together.“I always felt a real connection with her because...

Jacob Schneiderman | United Hebrew CongregationJake, son of Jodi and Jeff Schneiderman of Chesterfield, liked the idea of kids helping kids. So when he was deciding what to do for his mitzvah project, Jake thought he would support Angels’ Arms, an organization...

Jessica Sachs | Congregation Shaare EmethWhat started as a Mommy and Me ballet class at age 2 turned into a passion for Jessica, daughter of Susie and Jonathan Sachs of Ladue. Dance means the world to Jessica: She spends six to seven days a week in dance...

An upcoming event is set to inform the St. Louis community on the prevalence of certain forms of cancer among Ashkenazi Jews.“Understand Cancer Risk: Genetics and More” will be presented Tuesday, April 24, at the Jewish Community Center in Creve Coeur.“We...

Madison Marks | United Hebrew CongregationMadison’s love for fashion started early in life. When she was just 9 years old, she purchased her first sewing machine and learned to sew. From there she began creating her own fashions and started Clutches...

Ladue Middle School friends Eli, Jonah and Joseph chose to support St. Louis Children’s Hospital with an indoor parent-child soccer tournament at Vetta Sports in Manchester. They called it Kicks for Kids. The boys were inspired by the work the hospital...

Brett Bierman | United Hebrew CongregationBrett, the son of Cheryl and the late Larry Bierman of Chesterfield, supported Stray Rescue of St. Louis for his mitzvah project. “Stray Rescue does great things for our community,” Brett wrote in a description...

If you’ve already broken your New Year’s fitness resolutions, you might not be ready to think about getting in shape again until next January. But for Bryce Banaszynski, exercise and diet are year-round concerns.“I deal with clientele that have...

Cooper Walkoff | United Hebrew Congregationand Tyler Lang | Central Reform CongregationCooper, son of Julie and Neil Walkoff of Town and Country and Tyler, son of Marni and Tony Lang of Chesterfield, met when they were 8-years-old on the baseball field...