BY JAKE WEISMAN & JULIANA WISHNE , SENIOR, LADUE HORTON WATKINS & SENIOR, PARKWAY WEST
• Published November 9, 2011
Vanessa Van Petten, author and youthologist, will be the keynote speaker at this year's Yom Limmud Day of Discovery for Teens on Sunday, Nov. 20, sponsored by the Central Agency for Jewish Education. The Jewish Light interviewed Van Petten recently about...
BY ANIEL SHAPIRO, Junior, Block Yeshiva
• Published November 9, 2011
Cell phones, laptops, and television have revolutionized society. As a result of these technological innovations, people spend more and more time plugged in, especially teenagers. According to Sciencedaily.com, most teenagers spend an average of 20 hours...
By Kyla Gersten, Freshman, Parkway Central
• Published October 28, 2011
Looking at Noa Rose you see a typical 13-year-old girl, which she is. But this school year she gets the amazing opportunity of living in Israel."If you are a professor or rabbi, after seven years you get a year off to study in a different place," Noa...
By Haley Abramson, Freshman, John Burroughs
• Published October 28, 2011
Every Jewish family has their own traditions, whether it's family dinners on Shabbat and the High Holidays or eating carrot kugel on Passover. In America, and around the world, these customs spawn from two main Jewish rites: Ashkenazi and Sephardi.Few...
By Sarah Cohen, Junior, John Burroughs
• Published October 28, 2011
Despite the popular belief that high school seniors cannot wait to start college, an increasing number in St. Louis and elsewhere are deferring the start of college to take a gap year after graduating from high school.Gap years involve many different...
By Abigail Miller, Freshman, Ladue High School
• Published October 28, 2011
Ellen Schreiber is a widely known author for her New York Times best-selling "Vampire Kisses." This ongoing young adult series consists of eight books and has also been adapted into comic book form.On Thursday, Oct. 27, Schreiber will come to St. Louis...
By Juliana Wishne, Senior, Parkway West
• Published October 28, 2011
When Jewish teenagers dream about college, a few things pop into their minds: back-to-school barbecues at the Hillel house, discovering new friends on their dormitory floor, rushing Greek fraternities and sororities, and sometimes even school itself....
By Jake Weisman, Senior, Ladue High School
• Published October 28, 2011
Before going on BBYO's Passport to Israel trip this summer, I, along with the other teen participants, had to fill out a survey about the kind of Judaism we practiced. The categories were Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and "just Jewish." I was surprised...
By Hannah Cropf, Junior, Ladue High School
• Published September 14, 2011
As the summer season ends, millions of students go back to school. While many dread the transition from beach bags to backpacks, it posed other issues for students in tornado-ravaged Joplin, Mo., who returned to school Aug. 17. Twelve-year-old Brooke...
By Caleb Ellis, Senior, Ladue High School
• Published September 14, 2011
As the summer season ends, millions of students go back to school. While many dread the transition from beach bags to backpacks, it posed other issues for students in tornado-ravaged Joplin, Mo., who returned to school Aug. 17.Twelve-year-old Brooke Parker...
BY JENNIFER RUBIN, TENTH GRADE, PARKWAY CENTRAL
• Published September 14, 2011
United Hebrew's Cantor Ron Eichaker has seen Major League Baseball's National League Central Division from many perspectives.He grew up in Chicago, his kids were born in Milwaukee and he lives in St. Louis. When it comes to the 2011 playoffs, however,...
BY SAMMY CHERVITZ, EIGHTH GRADE, EPSTEIN HEBREW ACADEMY
• Published September 14, 2011
Hello and welcome to another spectacular year of teen news for teen Jews. This year has loads of potential because our team has real diversity. In the past, there have been writers ranging from Reform boys and girls to Conservative boys and girls to Orthodox...
