By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published February 8, 2012
It didn't take long for Marni Deutsch to become a believer. When she heard from a relative about a program that would bring Jewish education right to the doorstep of her Clayton home, she knew she wanted to enroll her four-year-old daughter Ella. "It...
There is more happening when a 3-year old takes up a marker than you might think. Two children sit down at a small table with a box of markers and some paper. Right away the negotiations begin with regard to who gets which color marker, which piece of...
Before leaving for Israel, I didn't fully understand the deep connection and love people have for it. I had learned a lot about Israel throughout my Jewish education, but I never felt a personal connection with the country or its people. Although I was...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 18, 2012
From kosher food certification to separation of church and state to a ballot initiative on photo identification for voting, the local Jewish community looks forward to a diverse agenda as the Missouri General Assembly resumes work in Jefferson City this...
The Covenant Foundation has awarded $900,000 in new grants to Jewish educational organizations and initiatives. The foundation's first grants for 2012, which were announced Wednesday, are part of approximately $1.7 million to be distributed this year,...
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...
We reported several weeks ago about a proposed merger between two Jewish day schools in St. Louis, the Reform Jewish Academy-Saul Mirowitz Day School (RJA) and the Solomon Schechter Day School (SSDS). After an exhaustive and exhausting process of engagement...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published September 14, 2011
Several parents whose children attend either Saul Mirowitz Day School-Reform Jewish Academy (RJA) or Solomon Schechter Day School of St. Louis (SSDS) expressed cautious optimism in the wake of learning about a possible merger of the two schools for the...
Hoping to bolster Jewish day school education in St. Louis, Solomon Schechter Day School of St. Louis (SSDS) and the Saul Mirowitz Day School- Reform Jewish Academy (RJA) have tentatively agreed to merge in the 2012-2013 school year, the Jewish Light...
By Lena Fish, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published August 17, 2011
Among the 32 students in the United States awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford University in England this fall, is St. Louisan Anna Alekseyeva, a Russian Jewish immigrant who came with her parents and brother to St. Louis from St. Petersburg...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 25, 2011
A new interim head of school, a new Torah and discussion of a new mission are all on the agenda as an active school year draws to a close at Solomon Schechter Day School.William "Bill" Rowe, head of South County's Thomas Jefferson School, has been named...
The Anti-Defamation League announces that local high school seniors Abby Abrams and Joseph Dardick are the recipients of the 15th Annual Meyer and Marcelle Kranzberg Memorial Scholarship Award. Each will receive a $2,000 college scholarship. In addition,...
