Jordan Palmer, CHIEF DIGITAL CONTENT OFFICER
• Published December 29, 2021
Have you ever thought to yourself, "what does it mean to be Jewish?" For some of us, just seeking the answers to our questions about our own Judaism, often raises more questions.
Searching to provide a bit clarity is what the Florence Melton School...
(JTA) — After months of distanced learning, Sharon Levin was excited for her school to celebrate Lag b’Omer together on Friday with a day of outdoor activities.
The spring holiday, which is popular among students at Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy...
By Rabbi Scott Slarskey
• Published February 13, 2020
D’VAR TORAH — Parashat YitroAs a Jewish educator, it is not uncommon to think about or to discuss with colleagues what it is specifically that make Jewish education Jewish. Is it the “chosen” content or the identity/ideology of the teacher? Are...
By Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published April 11, 2019
H.F. Epstein Hebrew Academy and Yeshivat Kadimah High School announced last week that they would merge to form one school and move from the Olivette building they share to a new space in University City. Leaders of Epstein, an early childhood, elementary...
BY ERIC BERGER, STAFF WRITER
• Published August 30, 2018
On July 30, Chana Novack, the mother of a fourth-grader, posted on the St. Louis Jewish Mamas Facebook page that eight children were not returning to Orthodox Jewish schools this year because of their “behavioral and learning needs.”“I’m sure...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published October 4, 2017
The Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis plans to expand its Student to Student program to other cities after receiving a $15,000 grant.JCRC, which started the program in 1992, sends Jewish high school students in the St. Louis area to schools...
Young Israel of St. Louis will honor three couples for their work in Jewish education. At this year’s gala dinner June 4 at the Third Degree Glass Factory, the shul will honor Rabbi Yaakov and Elisheva Green, Rabbi Naftali and Tali Rothstein, and Rabbi...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published August 31, 2016
After 38 years of serving St. Louis area Orthodox teenagers and their families, Louis and Sarah Block Yeshiva High School has closed. Rabbi Gabriel Munk, principal of the school, said significant declining enrollment numbers led to the closure before...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published August 8, 2012
Significant changes are in store this fall for the relationship between the local Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE) and the Jewish Federation of St. Louis.Starting Sept. 1, the Federation will move three programs over to the Judaic educational...
WASHINGTON -- Solomon Krishef was thrilled to learn that this summer he could go to his Jewish sleepaway camp for eight weeks -- twice as long as the previous four summers. It was not to be for the Michigan teenager. Ultimately the blind almost 16-year-old...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published June 20, 2012
More than 100 people celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE) at its recent annual meeting last Monday. Guests included current and past officers of the agency, professional staffers, faculty members, community...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 20, 2012
As the year’s allocation process draws to a close, the Jewish Federation of St. Louis finds itself both tightening its belt and making changes to its funding model that may significantly affect the way money is doled out to the community in the future....
