Since junior high school, when he founded a Civil Rights Club, Philip Deitch, 61, has been involved in activist causes, and his passion and energy for them hasn’t waned. He has been at the forefront, fighting for justice on many issues, including racial...
Visitors to the I.E. Millstone Jewish Community Campus may have noticed that several raised garden beds have been installed near the site of the former outdoor pool at the Jewish Community Center (now ball fields), immediately northeast of the JCC Arts...
B’nai B’rith of St. Louis will honor Tommy Goldenberg during “Honoring A Music Master” at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, July 1 at the Jewish Community Center Staenberg Family Complex, 2 Millstone Campus Drive in Creve Coeur. The event will feature a sit-down...
Jennifer Bernstein will take over as the new chair of the Shalom Baby program, administered through the Jewish Community Center on behalf of the entire Jewish community. Bernstein takes over for Batya Wertman, who recently completed her two-year term....
The Jewish Light is seeking new voices in the St. Louis Jewish community to contribute to the paper’s website, www.stljewishlight.com, as regular volunteer bloggers.The Light is open to a range of topics that would be of interest to the Jewish community....
BY RABBI ELIZABETH HERSH
• Published March 14, 2012
When you were 25, where did you envision yourself in 10 years? I was asked that question as a young rabbinical student living in Israel. I was not even 25, but a mere 21 years old and relatively innocent of the ways of the world and the workings...
Volunteers. Advocates. Innovators. Those making a difference, whether by everyday service or extraordinary effort. These are just a few of the types the Jewish Light will honor with its third annual Unsung Heroes edition of Oy! Magazine and recognition ...
A population study of the greater Cleveland area found that the Jewish population has remained relatively stable over the last 15 years. The 2011 Greater Cleveland Jewish Population Study, the first comprehensive survey since 1996, found 80,800 Jews...
The danger of Iran Western leaders recognize that a nuclear Iran poses a grave danger to the entire world. More than 30 percent of the world's oil supply passes through the Strait of Hormuz, over which a nuclear Iran would exercise unchallenged control....
The Millstone Institute for Jewish Leadership is seeking nominations for the first class of the Millstone Fellows, the Institute's signature program for emerging and established leaders from throughout the St. Louis Jewish community. The Institute is...
St. Louis' new Jewish Parents as Teachers program (J-PAT) will hold a kick-off event for families interested in learning about J-PAT at 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, at J-PAT headquarters, which are housed at Congregation Temple Israel, 1 Rabbi Alvan D. Rubin...
The Lens, a leadership program for adults in their 20s who are interested in issues of community change, is seeking applicants. This three-part interactive program, sponsored by the Millstone Institute for Jewish Leadership, will be held in October 2011....
