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Fredbird helps light the menorah

Fredbird helps light the menorah

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished December 2, 2021

A potential work stoppage in Major League Baseball, could not stop the St. Louis Cardinals mascot, Fredbird from showing up for Home Run Chanukah, this week at Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School. Night Three: Light Up the Night took place on Tuesday,...

Photo: Bill Motchan

Photos: Torah Prep celebrates new home

Published December 1, 2021

Leaders of the St. Louis Jewish community and University City gathered Sunday, Nov. 14 to celebrate the new home of Torah Prep School of St. Louis. Prior to Torah Prep’s move and renovation, the building at 8136 Groby Road was McNair Elementary...

Photos and video: Temple Israel Thanksgiving Dinner For Those In Need

Photos and video: Temple Israel Thanksgiving Dinner For Those In Need

Published November 30, 2021

A Temple Israel holiday tradition continued last week as congregation staff and volunteers mobilized to prepare, pack and distribute 500 Thanksgiving meals to homeless shelters, schools, early childhood development centers and independent living...

(L-R) Michael Staenberg and Mr. Dovid Love, MTI Campus Administrator

Photo Gallery: Missouri Torah Institute tips off in newly renovated Staenberg Family Gym

Published October 20, 2021

Michael Staenberg joined Missouri Torah Institute (MTI) to “tip off” the first official intramural basketball game in the beautifully redesigned Staenberg Family Gym. Through an extremely generous gift by Michael and Carol Staenberg, the gym was completely...

Ask the Fourth Graders: When a good friend starts treating you badly

Ask the Fourth Graders: When a good friend starts treating you badly

Published October 13, 2021

Question: What do you do when someone you thought was a really good friend suddenly starts treating you badly? In addition to the video response, Alexa and her mom, Lauren, offer this response: Many people have had situations like this, where they...

Photo gallery: Epstein Hebrew Academy's 'Healthy Me Day'

Photo gallery: Epstein Hebrew Academy’s ‘Healthy Me Day’

Published October 13, 2021

More than 110 parents and children from the community attended Epstein Hebrew Academy's Healthy Me Day on Oct. 10. EHA faculty prepared and ran booths in front of the school, each with lessons and experiences on how to tend to one’s physical, emotional...

Ask the Fourth Graders: When a friend won't compromise

Ask the Fourth Graders: When a friend won’t compromise

Published September 29, 2021

Question: Sometimes certain friends I hang out with are very bossy and only want to do what they want to do; they don’t ever want to compromise and agree to do something we both like. How should I handle those situations? More from Alexa and her...

Scott Berzon, director of business operations at Congregation Shaare Emeth, constructed a sukkah at his home in Ballwin for the first time this year. The project started when his wife, Jamie, spotted a large pile of bamboo in a neighbor's yard with a sign: "Free." "Jamie convinced us it was time to try and build our first Sukkah. The process was just as rewarding as the end result, and we laughed along the way that our structure may very well be a symbol of impermanence," Scott Berzon explained.

PHOTO GALLERY: St. Louis Jews continue to celebrate Sukkot

Eric Berger, Associate EditorPublished September 26, 2021

The end of the Jewish harvest festival, Sukkot, is near. The annual holiday, when Jews build temporary huts known as sukkahs and eat, celebrate and in some cases, sleep under them, ends tomorrow night, Sept. 27. Many Jews throughout St. Louis built...

Congregation Temple Emanuel build a sukkah again this year with the help of congregants such as Ethan Goldfeder, son of Andrew Goldfeder, executive director of Temple Emanuel
"It was a beautiful morning when the Temple Emanuel Sukkah was erected," said Andrew Goldfeder. "It was a wonderful Covid-friendly way for congregants to gather together for a fun and fulfilling time."

PHOTO GALLERY: Three sukkahs for the third day of Sukkot

Eric Berger, Associate EditorPublished September 23, 2021

It's day three of Sukkot. Jews around St. Louis are eating meals in their sukkahs while enjoying the sunny, 70 degree weather. We have been asking local sukkah builders to share their photos with us. Check out our latest gallery below. And...

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