Hannah Adler
Freshman, Crossroads college preparatory school
• Published November 15, 2014
Every year when the High Holy Days roll around, students in secular schools notice classrooms empty out. However, for Orthodox Jews, there are many obligations that must be fulfilled on a daily basis — not just missing school for Rosh Hashanah and...
Erin Grossman
Sophomore, Marquette High School
• Published November 15, 2014
A Jewish teen feels a sense of concern – he or she missed Sunday School last week and now feel disconnected. Luckily, teens have ways of staying connected to Judaism that don’t involve being at a synagogue or youth group meeting. Technology has a...
Syndey Tischler
Junior, John Burroughs School
• Published November 15, 2014
Around the world, entrepreneurial spirit is brewing in today’s youth, and a tight-knit community like St. Louis is a perfect place to get a project on its feet.Alex Abramson, Melanie Paticoff, and Jeff and Randy Vines have all been very successful in...
This past week our school took us to the Golan, in the north of Israel. It was gorgeous. On the way there, we stopped at The Reuben and Edith Hecht Museum at the University of Haifa. It's an archeological museum that spans from the Chalcolithic period...
October fifth was the first day of our vacation for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. It's our longest break until Passover in April, so I figured I should make the most of it! Because Israel is such a small country and the public transportation is very good,...
Ali Gold
junior, Ladue High School
• Published October 22, 2014
1) The friends- You develop bonds with other friends from preschool, then stay connected through Hebrew school, youth group, confirmation class, or summer camp.2) The connections- Somehow, you are connected to every other jewish person in a 10 mile...
Sydney Tischler Junior, John Burroughs School
• Published October 12, 2014
Editor’s note: This account is the writer’s impressions after watching “The Diary of Anne Frank,” during a costume run-through, nine days before it is slated to open at the New Jewish Theatre.As a Jewish girl growing up with more than 50 years...
Caroline Rodgers Junior, Parkway Central
• Published October 12, 2014
Eat. Sleep. Paddle. Repeat. This is not the average teen’s schedule. But for Parkway Central Junior and United Hebrew congregant Danielle Sartori, it is simply a routine. Monday through Friday, she sits in a classroom, but on Saturday and Sunday...
Louisa Goldman Sophomore, MICDS
• Published October 12, 2014
Max Fleischer, Fritz Feleng, Harvey Kurtzman and Sol Brodsky. While this may sound like a buzzfeed list ranking the best rabbis of the year, these men are in fact just a handful of the many historically important animators, who indeed happened to be Jewish....
Noah Grossman Junior, Parkway Central
• Published October 12, 2014
The recent cries concerning race in St. Louis have caused many to wonder if there will ever be understanding between people of different races, religions, or economic classes. One program, Cultural Leadership, calls upon American American and Jewish teens...
Hannah Snidman, Senior at Ladue High School
• Published October 12, 2014
The Jewish Community Center (JCC) sold 58 acres of land on Aug. 15 to residential home developers. The JCC will use the proceeds from the sale to construct two baseball fields and one soccer field for summer camp and youth sports programming.Members of...
Sep 27 We have just ended Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, at Kibbutz Shaalvim. It was an amazing three days. The days leading up to the holiday were also incredible, since the whole country was preparing for the event. When I bought something...
