By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published October 13, 2016
Reform congregations B’nai El and Shaare Emeth have decided to merge, in a move that marks the official end of one congregation that had largely been gone already.B’nai El was founded in 1852. The congregation’s board voted in 2012 to put up for...
On Wednesday, Sept. 28, Jewish Seniors on the MOVE will host a bus trip to The Sheldon Concert Hall for a live performance from Cornet Chop Suey, a band combining traditional jazz, swing and blues music. Prior to the concert, the group will enjoy coffee...
Central Reform Congregation has hired Maxine Weil as Director of Congregational Learning. Weil’s responsibilities include overseeing education for all age groups at CRC. Weil has more than 30 years of experience working in Jewish education in St....
Each summer, I have the privilege of serving on the faculty at the Union for Reform Judaism’s Goldman Union Camp Institute (GUCI) in Zionsville, Ind. One day this summer, I was working with a cabin as campers prepared to share reflections during...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published July 27, 2016
Despite the oppressive heat and humidity, the eight toddlers who file outdoors at the Shirlee Green Preschool sit at attention as teacher Abby Bennett prepares to read to them from a book on mitzvot.“We’re going to go over to the garden,” she explains,...
By Rabbi Jeffrey Stiffman
• Published July 6, 2016
Elie Wiesel touched so many with his writings and his witness. I saw how the American Jewish community slowly began to understand his unique genius.As a student rabbi from 1960-65, I was offered a summer job in the library of the Baltimore Hebrew College....
By Alan Spector, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 11, 2016
The title at the top of the itinerary read, “Jewish Heritage Tour to Eastern Europe.” Departing St. Louis at the end of March, 15 Congregation Shaare Emeth congregants were joined by five others, friends and family, who live in other cities. Over...
Congregation Shaare Emeth will hold its Adult University program, with a keynote panel and breakout sessions on the theme of “Feed Your Soul with the Fine Arts,” from 9:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Monday, May 16. Shaare Emeth is located at 11645 Ladue Road.After...
Congregation Shaare Emeth’s Mental Health Initiative (SEMHI) will hold a panel discussion on “Anxiety and Depression in Youth and Young Adults” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 1. The panel features three community members who have experienced the impact...
A challenge grant from Randy and Nancy Green matched $18,000 in donations to Jewish Federation with equal donations to Congregation Shaare Emeth. The challenge grant was aimed at motivate Shaare Emeth members who have never donated to Jewish Federation...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 4, 2012
Rabbi Amy Feder likes to laud Temple Israel's ability to retain members - often over generations. "Even though we are a congregation growing in terms of young families, which is very exciting, it's pretty incredible that even those young families often...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published January 4, 2012
St. Louis had a year of ups and downs in 2011, saying farewell to some beloved communal leaders, one local congregation and two longtime kosher mainstays. The community pulled together in response to the tragic devastation of the tornado that struck Joplin....
