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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

Changes part of new vision for CAJE, JFed

By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish LightPublished 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...

Summer reading list

Summer reading list

Jewish Light Staff ReportPublished August 1, 2012

  Barb Raznick, Director of Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library Recommended books:  “Room Enough for Daisy” by Debby Waldman and Rita Feutl — inspired by a Yiddish folktale, a young girl’s clever mom helps her realize that “less is more”...

Bob Millstone

JFed launches 2012 Community Campaign

Published April 4, 2012

Jewish Federation’s 2012 Community Campaign officially launches this month with the theme, “A Community Thriving. Together.” The annual campaign is the St. Louis Jewish community’s largest ongoing fundraising effort.  Funds raised support 60...

Robert Nevel

Founder of food justice and sustainability program at Chicago synagogue to speak

Published February 8, 2012

A growing movement in the Jewish community nationwide is focused on "food justice"-the right of communities everywhere to access to healthy, fresh food. On Sunday, Feb. 12, Chicago architect and urban farmer Robert Nevel will speak in St. Louis about...

Mary Ann Srenco

Kranzberg Foundation awards $55K in grants to local NextGen programs

Published February 1, 2012

The Kranzberg Family Foundation, a supporting organization of Jewish Federation of St. Louis, has awarded $55,000 in grants to eight local Jewish organizations for teen and young adult initiatives in 2012. This is the fifth year the family has gifted...

Rick Recht

Rick Recht starts national PJ Library tour at JCC

Published December 14, 2011

Rick Recht will kick off a national PJ Library concert tour in St. Louis with a free concert for children at 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19 at the Jewish Community Center's Staenberg Complex in the Carl & Helene Mirowitz Performing Arts Center, 2 Millstone...

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