BY KAYLA STEINBERG, Staff Writer
• Published June 27, 2019
The home of George and Darla Grossberg is packed with congregants, students and friends of Rabbi Ben Greenfield. They’ve gathered to wish their beloved rabbi farewell as he leaves Bais Abraham Congregation to start his next chapter as rabbi of Brooklyn’s...
Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published August 2, 2017
Putting the hope into hospiceI didn’t know community leader and philanthropist Evelyn Edison Newman, once dubbed the “Queen of St. Louis Fundraising” because she was instrumental in the founding of local institutions such as the Greater St. Louis...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published July 26, 2017
If Rabbi Hyim Shafner encounters Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, at Kesher Israel in Washington, D.C., he already has a line planned: “Hmmm... are you related to the Teaneck Trumps?” Shafner is preparing to become head rabbi at Kesher...
Three-week teen trip to IsraelJewish Federation of St. Louis is accepting applications for Israel Bound 2017, a three-week trip to Israel bringing together Jewish high school students from around the community. Participants will have the opportunity to...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published July 20, 2011
Every time Rabbi Hyim Shafner stops by the home next door, he gets the same feeling - part memory, part emotion. "I do remember sitting in that house with Rabbi [Abraham] Magence and talking to him," said Shafner, who took over as Bais Abraham Congregation's...
