By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 15, 2016
Over the next few weeks, dozens of Covenant Place residents will be packing for a change of scenery. “We’ll actually start moves the day after the ribbon-cutting,” said Joan Denison, executive director of the senior housing facility. “It will...
This Passover, Jewish Federation of St. Louis invites young adults to sign up for Matzah in the Home, a Passover edition of Challah in the Home to ensure young adults have a place to go for seder or meals during Passover. The program, now in its second...
BY GIL HOFFMAN, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 30, 2016
JERUSALEM — On May 14, 1948, President Harry S Truman recognized the State of Israel, just 11 minutes after Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, declared its independence.Nearly 68 years later, another Missouri Democrat followed in the...
Jewish Federation of St. Louis will welcome blogger Amy Kritzer for a special event through the Jewish Food Experience. Last fall, St. Louis was selected to pilot the Jewish Food Experience, an initiative by Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. Kritzer...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published February 24, 2016
A series of scary incidents over the last few weeks in the St. Louis Jewish community as well as in Jewish communities elsewhere have forced local organizations and institutions to test their security plans.Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School in Creve...
Jewish Federation of St. Louis is offering a series of micro-grants to organizations wishing to ramp up their Yom Ha’atzmaut celebrations recognizing Israel at 68. With the support of the Lubin-Green Foundation, a supporting foundation of Jewish Federation,...
Jewish Federation of St Louis’ new Center for Jewish Learning will offer two new Melton Scholars courses:• “Jews in America: Insiders and Outsiders” with Master Melton faculty member Bob Taxman — The course gives students opportunities to...
The Jewish Family Educators’ Network welcomes Jewish families with children 3 to 10 years old for “SportsFusion: Fusing Jewish Families,” an afternoon of interactive fun. The event, which is open to the Jewish community, takes place from 4 to 5:30...
Nearly 400 people attended the Annual JProStl Recognition Luncheon on Jan. 28 at the Jewish Community Center Staenberg Family Complex.JProStl is the professional association for staff who work at 50 organizations affiliated with the St. Louis Jewish...
Applications for the Staenberg Family Foundation’s Anything Grants are due Feb. 16. The Staenberg Family Foundation is a supporting foundation of Jewish Federation of St. Louis. The Anything Grants program, now in its third year, is aimed at helping...
Women’s Auxiliary Foundation for Jewish Aged, the newest supporting foundation of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, is focused on providing financial support for programs and organizations that ensure the dignity and honor of Jewish elderly in St....
The Jewish Environmental Initiative (JEI), a committee of the Jewish Community Relations Council, will host a Feb. 24 event to educate members of the St. Louis Jewish community about native landscaping. The event is scheduled 7 p.m. in the Jewish Federation...
