By Victoria Siegel, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 1, 2011
It took just a little over 48 hours for the staff and a few members of United Hebrew Congregation in Creve Coeur to respond to an urgent request from the sole synagogue in tornado-ravaged Joplin. Through the generosity of St. Louisans and the speed and...
The prestigious Norman A. Stack Community Relations Award will be presented to Fr. Richard Peddicord, President of Aquinas Institute of Theology, and S. Carla Mae Streeter, longtime Aquinas faculty member, at the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC)...
Just in time for Mother's Day, the Jewish Environmental Initiative (JEI) and its teen group are sponsoring a native plant sale and rain barrel raffle. The sale will take place at B'nai El Congregation and the Saul Mirowitz Day School-Reform Jewish Academy,...
Less than two weeks after the Second Annual Unsung Heroes Event, the Jewish Light, in collaboration with the Jewish Community Relations Council and the Jewish Community Center, will debut its Can We Talk? quarterly series on topics of interest to the...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published May 14, 2010
The right of workers to organize, reducing poverty in the Jewish community, early childhood education and concerns about nuclear weapons in Iran were among the many topics discussed at a "Labor Seder" last week, hosted by the Jewish Community Relations...
