RENEE GHERT-ZAND, JTA
• Published December 23, 2021
Orthodox Brooklyn native Chana Wircberg always knew she wanted to be a physician.
Shortly after marrying and becoming a young mother, Wircberg made her dream come true, graduating in May from Touro’s New York Medical College. Now 27, Wircberg is...
The History Clubhouse at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park
When/Where? One-hour play sessions at 10 and 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 and 3 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays each week throughout the summer
Virtual/In-Person? In-person. All visitors ages...
Memorial Day Weekend
Photo by Juan Salamanca from Pexels
Swim time at the J
Friday, May 29
File photo of Bais Abraham Congregation in University City.
FABA (Families at Bais Abe) event
Memorial...
One of the most influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages, Maimonides (also referred to by the acronym Rambam), instructs us that "the soul is subject to health and disease, just as is the body." A friend once told me that we are only as happy as...
Jennifer Baer, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published February 24, 2021
If you could have one superpower, what would it be? I was thinking it might be fun to be able to fly, although I probably wouldn’t be able to use GPS up there, which could definitely be a problem.
Who doesn’t love a superhero? From movies and...
Families and campers can experience Camp Sabra in a new way this summer — through all-inclusive Family Getaways. Weekly getaways feature a variety of activities and programs in an appropriately distanced environment while adhering to health and safety...
At our slab ranch in Olivette, it’s just my husband and me right now. We’re empty nesters and have gotten used to the perks it affords, namely a relatively clean house and the knowledge that all lids to plastic containers in our refrigerator are screwed...
Ron and Leslie Becker celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on an Eastern Caribbean cruise. They took their children and grandchildren on the cruise. When in St. Thomas, they visited the beautiful and historic Hebrew Congregation synagogue. ...
By Dorothy Firestone, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 26, 2016
When I was a child, every dinner was a family gathering. What I mainly remember of those meals is that my father shared the chicken legs with me. (This was when chickens were sold whole, not in parts, with only two legs.) I have forgotten what side...
A man reacts near the fresh graves of the seven children from the Sassoon family during thier funeral in Jerusalem on March 23, 2015. The seven children died early on Saturday after flames ripped through their Brooklyn home in one of New York City. the...
By Aryeh Klapper, Jewish Ideas Daily
• Published May 23, 2012
There is a lot of hand-wringing these days about whether the rising costs of Jewish day schools are sustainable. The discussion has been about money, but this misses the point: The largest costs of day school tuition are not financial but moral, and the...
NA’AMAT USA St. Louis Council will launch its Spiritual Adoption Campaign in June. This year’s campaign focuses on children of economically disadvantaged families in Israel to assure them a place in one of NA’AMAT’S daycare centers. The NA’AMAT...
