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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

Rabbi Tracy Nathan is a community chaplain with Jewish Family & Children’s Service and teaches at B’nai Amoona, Kol Rinah, and Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School.

Take the long view and hold on

By Rabbi Tracy NathanPublished January 25, 2017

In 1853, Theodore Parker, an abolitionist and advocate for women’s suffrage and a Unitarian minister, preached these words: “I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one, my eye reaches but little ways; I cannot calculate...

Matching grant to double JF&CS donations during December

Published December 8, 2016

Jewish Family & Children’s Service received an anonymous $25,000 donation to match contributions to the agency during December.   JF&CS runs elder care, counseling, child abuse prevention, homemaker services, chaplaincy and financial assistance...

Women’s Philanthropy to assemble High Holidays care packages

Published September 8, 2016

Women’s Philanthropy of Jewish Federation of St. Louis is hosting a volunteer opportunity to enhance the holidays for our community members living in care facilities as well as home-bound individuals. Volunteers will make care packages to be delivered...

Shirley Berman has volunteered assembling bimah baskets for JF&CS since 1994.  Photos: Ellen Futterman

Bima basket brigade; Kohn’s new ballpark stand

Ellen Futterman, EditorPublished April 6, 2016

Bima basket brigade I’m not keen on doing stories pegged to commemorative months, mostly because so many groups and organizations now have a particular month (or week or day) dedicated to raising awareness of an issue or cause, or celebrating some...

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