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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

From left, Emily Steinberg and Stacia Hanna are longtime yoga instructors at the J who have received a Yoga4Cancer certification. Kyler Williams and Deb Earp are licensed massage therapists at the J who received additional an certification from the Society for Oncology Massage. 

The J offers new services for cancer patients

By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish LightPublished February 20, 2020

Two new services for cancer patients and survivors will soon be available through the Jewish Community Center. “So much of a cancer journey is dictated by the medical community but these are two complementary services they can control and they can...

Joyce Cohen Olshan

Fun activities help kids ‘wake up’ in the morning

By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish LightPublished November 21, 2019

Joyce Cohen Olshan knows it isn’t easy to get up for school in the morning. She encourages children to slither like a snake to the kitchen, make themselves part of a “pillow sandwich” or walk on bubble wrap.“Instead of everybody tearing their...

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