Chabad at Washington University, Rohr Center for Jewish Life, honored Simone Picker as Alum of the Year.
She was recognized for her leadership in spearheading a strategic initiative to support Jewish faculty and staff at WashU.
Picker’s dedication...
At the Oct. 19 Heart & Soul Gala, Jubilation, Congregation Shaare Emeth will honor Debbie and Mike Lefton with the Harris Frank Community Service Award, which recognizes congregants who have demonstrated exemplary service to the congregation, St....
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published October 9, 2024
On Monday, Partners in Torah, a weekly program run by the St. Louis Kollel, Aish Hatorah, and Ignite, hosted a special memorial event to commemorate the victims of the Oct. 7 attacks and to pray and perform "mitzvot" for those still held in Hamas captivity.
To...
LEAD STL, formerly Cultural Leadership, a nonprofit dedicated to igniting “transformative social change” in the greater St. Louis area, with a special focus on the Black and Jewish experiences, has appointed Chyna Bowen as its new executive director....
Former St. Louisan and co-founder of Bubbe Books, Ryan Panitz, released a new children’s coloring book on Amazon.
“Bubbe Celebrates the Holidays” focuses on instilling Jewish traditions from the eyes of everyone’s beloved bubbe. Inspired from...
Keaton Hentoff-Killian was recently a co-director and performer with the Midnight Circus in the Parks troupe in Chicago.
Beginning Oct. 16, he returns to “Water for Elephant,” currently on Broadway, as a co-captain and circus acrobat.
His brother,...
Helena Cooper has joined the Congregation Shaare Emeth team as director of youth engagement.
She is responsible for 3rd-12th grade youth programming including SETYG, madrichim coordinator for religious school, serving on senior staff of Camp Emeth and...
Nash Pratt was elected president of SETYG (Shaare Emeth Temple Youth Group). He is the son of Brooke and Ray Pratt and is a senior at Parkway Central High School.
Cooper Buxner was recently elected AZA’s president of the St. Louis Council of B’nai Brith Youth Organization (BBYO) for the 2024-25 school year.
Son of Courtney and Evan Buxner, he is a sophomore at Ladue Horton Watkins High School (LHWHS).
Molly...
Jim Rosen was recently inducted into the St. Louis Metropolitan Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
A football official for 50 years, he was selected for this honor based on his officiating career and many contributions to the game of football....
Former St. Louisan Eitan B. Kantor received the Michael Staenberg Young Jewish Agency Professional Award at JEWISHcolorado’s annual meeting for his passion for community building and social change.
He is launching a major initiative to make the synagogue...
