In St. Louis, the Jewish Community Center serves many purposes. Both of its locations — in the Creve Coeur area and Chesterfield — host a recreation center, an outdoor swimming pool and a vast array of summer camps. However, during the winter months,...

Following their b’nai mitzvahs, many teens still want to continue their Jewish education. They can do so within their Reform congregations through participating in a confirmation program, oftentimes the next step of learning for a Jewish teen. Confirmation...

As children, we are warned not to eat the raw cookie dough before it goes in the oven, for fear of food poisoning from an uncooked egg. The possibility of edible cookie dough seemed unfathomable until just recently. In November, Bonnie Sneider, a freshman...

At the onset of every new year, as the initial celebration dies down, Purim allows Jews across the world to become festive again. Purim is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the defeat of Haman’s plan to massacre the Jews in the Achaemenid Persian Empire....

For the past 93 years on the Washington’s Birthday/President’s Day weekend, Jewish teenagers have gathered for the B’nai Brith Youth Organization’s International Convention (IC). BBYO is made up of two groups, Aleph Zadik Aleph for boys  and...

From the outside, a bar or bat mitzvah can seem routine. Teenagers study for a few years, have a ceremony when they are either 12 or 13 years old and then have a party. However, the path often is more complex for those who are not able to go through the...

Jewish teens and their families will remember their b’nai mitzvahs for as long as they live. They can also look fondly back on those of their friends. Here, we ask four Jewish teens their favorite friends’ b’nai mitzvahs.Grace SteinbackSophomore...

After the systematic extermination of six million Jews during World War II, people around the world promised never to forget the horrors that ensued during the Holocaust. However, decades later, anti-Semitism is alive and well in the workplace, at schools...

Every year at the end of Thanksgiving, Daniel Hochberg knows exactly what makes him feel the holiday season.“I walk into the kitchen, open up the fridge, and see hot chocolate and spices at the front compartment,” said Daniel, a junior at Mary Institute...

The holidays are often a time to give thanks and to give back to one’s community. While there are many organizations where someone can donate or volunteer, here are four organizations that St. Louis teens can contribute this holiday season:Ronald McDonald...

If you have spent time at Congregation Shaare Emeth, Kol Rinah, United Hebrew Congregation or Congregation B’nai Amoona, or have attended any of the multitude of events within the Jewish community, it is likely you have met, or at least seen or heard...