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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

Torah MiTzions Assi Gastfraind teaches elementary school-age
children during Bais Abrahams Shelanu Hebrew immersion Sunday
school. The children are, from left, Zeev Burton, Amit Kadan, Leor
Michelson, Noa Vilnai, Yoav Sened and Bar Danielli. Photo: Yana
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Hebrew program targets local Israeli families seeking to keep children fluent

By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish LightPublished January 11, 2012

Assi Gastfraind has his audience's full attention. As he looks into young faces as bright as the Sunday morning sunlight streaming into this classroom tucked comfortably behind Bais Abraham's sanctuary, every question seems to elicit a sea of eager waving...

Registration open for Hebrew language School at Bais Abraham 

Published January 4, 2012

Registration is now open for the Spring Semester of Bais Abraham Congregation's "Shelanu" Sunday morning Hebrew Language School. The school is for children in kindergarten through 5th grade who speak Hebrew with their families at home.  Using Israeli...

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