By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 18, 2012
The numbers are a study in contrasts this year for the Jewish Federation of Greater St. Louis as the agency continues to pick its way through a turbulent economy and a rocky philanthropic environment. According to figures released Tuesday, the Jewish...
Havdalah of Healing services takes place at 4:30 p.m. the third Saturday of each month at Congregation Shaare Emeth, 11645 Ladue Road. The services provide a spiritual group experience to be shared by those seeking healing, physically and spiritually....
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published January 11, 2012
If like me you often found yourself attending a meeting at the Jewish Federation, chances are better than even receptionist Celeste Wieselman greeted you after letting you through the building's secure entrance. Celeste had an uncanny ability to make...
By Repps Hudson, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 4, 2012
In 1979, Rachel Ilyashov's parents, Semyon and Alina, emigrated to the United States from Minsk, the capital of Belarus in what was then the Soviet Union. Jews were leaving the U.S.S.R. as quickly as they could to flee lives of constant persecution. Many...
Congregation Shaare Emeth is pleased to offer First Fridays and Tot Shabbat for families with younger children.First Fridays, offered Sept. 2, Nov. 4, Dec. 2 of 2011, and Jan. 6, Feb. 3, March 2 and May 4 of 2012 are part of a full Friday evening Shabbat...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 27, 2011
After years of discussions, a new Jewish cemetery in Chesterfield will come into being next month as part of an effort to accommodate the burial needs of certain Jewish converts.Beth Shalom Cemetery is set to be dedicated May 1 in preparation for its...
