Crown Center for Senior Living is seeking volunteers interested in making a difference in the lives of Jewish older adults. Volunteers need to be available a couple of hours a week to deliver hot kosher dinners in the University City area. Individuals,...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published December 28, 2011
Looking out over a sea of people in garb ranging from hijabs to yarmulkes to baseball caps, enjoying laughter and conversation with one another over bagels and coffee on a holiday few in the room even celebrate, Batya Abramson-Goldstein couldn't help...
The JCC Used Book Sale has two sales planned for 2012: The first begins Sunday, Feb. 5 and the second in August. In order to prepare for this large community event, additional volunteer markers are needed at the H.F. Epstein Hebrew Academy to work on...
The St. Patrick Center and Sunshine Mission homeless were kept a bit warmer last winter thanks to Azeyah and his family. Azeyah loves to help people and he wanted to make a difference in at least a few of their lives.Son of Bilgah Israel of Florissant,...
The Kranzberg Family Foundation, a supporting organization of Jewish Federation, is accepting applications for its 2012 funding cycle. The foundation's purpose is to provide funds to benefit the St. Louis Jewish community with a focus on engagement and...
The Millstone Institute for Jewish Leadership continues its Inspiring Leaders Speakers Series, welcoming young adults who are changing the face of the North American Jewish community. From 7:45 to 9 a.m. May 6, Jonathan Kaufman will speak at the offices...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 13, 2011
Gail Littman likes to take a stack of 10 dimes with her when she goes to speak to groups. She breaks them into three sets of three to illustrate someone dividing an estate among their children. The leftover dime goes to the community."It's actually a...
Information courtesy Jewish Federation of St. Louis
• Published August 25, 2010
At 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11 at the Ritz-Carlton, Jewish Federation of St. Louis will honor its three groundbreaking supporting foundations and the families who established them at a gala funadraising dinner: Visionaries 2010. Collectively, these foundations...