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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Jennifer Newfeld

B’nai Amoona’s Newfeld receives CJE distinction

Published November 9, 2011

B'nai Amoona Director of Congregational Learning Jennifer Newfeld has been awarded the title of "Conservative Jewish Educator" (‘CJE'), a new credential that the Jewish Educators Assembly (JEA) introduced to recognize select educators for attaining...

Rachel Isaacs, the first openly gay rabbinical student JTS accepted, completes path to ordination

By Debra Nussbaum Cohen, FORWARPublished June 1, 2011

NEW YORK — Rachel Isaacs has known, for as long as she can remember, that she wanted to be a rabbi.  On May 19, she concluded her pioneering journey through the Conservative movement's Jewish Theological Seminary to become the first openly gay person...

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