By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published August 23, 2020
For the first time in its 20-year history, Birthright has had to postpone all of its trips to Israel since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wanting to engage past participants and interest potential future participants, the organization developed an...
St. Louisans between 35 and 50 years old who have never been to Israel may qualify for an all-expenses-paid trip to Israel. Applications for the 2020 Rubin Israel trip are due by April 6.The 2020 Rubin Israel trip is scheduled to take place Oct....
By Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published January 30, 2020
Airports and planes are often spaces for sharing details about travel plans, which is what Rabbi Hershey Novack and Michael Costello did when they met en route to Toronto from St. Louis in January 2019.Novack, the co-director of Chabad on Campus — Rohr...
A gift from the St. Louis community will provide grants to teens and young adults to help them experience Israel. Administered by Jewish Federation of St. Louis, the Israel travel grants are $1,500 for a year-long program, $1,000 for a semester-long...
Jewish Student Union invites high school students in ninth through 12th grades to spend four weeks in Israel as part of JSU’s The Anne Samson Jerusalem Journey. The Israel trip is for Jewish teens attending public and private non-Jewish high schools. Supported...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published November 23, 2018
Pastor Carlos Smith of the Journey church said he and Rabbi Noah Arnow did not get much sleep during a recent trip to Israel.It wasn’t jet lag or that the beds in the hotel rooms they shared were uncomfortable. Rather, it was because the two St. Louis...
Jewish Federation of St. Louis is accepting applications for Israel Bound 2017, a three-week trip to Israel bringing together Jewish high school students from around the community. Participants will have the opportunity to:• Explore ancient Jerusalem...
For an eighth year, Aish HaTorah of St. Louis partnered with the Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project (JWRP) to bring womenwith children under 18 years old on an eight-day journey through Israel. After 12 hours of traveling,the 16 women arrived in Tel...
Jewish Federation of St. Louis has planned a mission trip to Israel for Jewish community members and their spouses or partners who identify as an interfaith couple. The trip is designed to engage couples with Israel and understand the importance of the...
On Tuesday, March 14, the H.F. Epstein Hebrew Academy (EHA) will hold its 74th annual banquet. The event will honor Chelle and Bobby Medow and celebrate EHA’s achievements during the academic year. The Medows are longtime supporters of EHA and grandparents...
By Carol Wolf Solomon, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published February 15, 2017
So what was a nice Jewish girl from St. Louis doing traveling the Arab world dressed in a hijab, armed with a notebook and tape recorder? If you were Leah Soibel in 2001, it was to learn how public opinion is formed and shaped on Israel, the Middle...
Jewish Federation of St. Louis, through the Israel Center, has announced several grants and scholarships for teens and young adults traveling to Israel in 2017 on a peer-based educational experience.• Israel Travel Grant - Open to all teens and young...
