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

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Yavilah McCoy

Jewish Federation plans parenting for racial equity webinar

By Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-ChiefPublished October 18, 2020

Meet with other parents and discuss our racial equity habits in parenting during an interactive webinar with Yavilah McCoy from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19.McCoy is a pioneer of the diversity and equity movement and advocate for the empowerment of...

 

Visiting scholar to discuss Jews, Palestinians and Israel: Three Historiographies, Three Moralities and Three Roadmaps

Published November 8, 2017

The Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Center for Jewish Learning and the Brodsky Library are bringing Professor Chaim Gans, the Joyce Z. Greenberg visiting professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Chicago, to the community. Gans is a political...

Will Sol has been performing Klezmer music and Yiddish song and storytelling for the past decade.

Sh’ma: Listen! series plans ‘Vilna Remembered’ event

Published May 11, 2017

The Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series will present “Vilna Remembered: Celebrate the City of Vilna with Musician Will Sol” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 17 at the Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library. Vilna — known as “Jerusalem of Lithuania” —...

Zeev Ben-Shachar

Groups partner for Zeev Ben-Shachar talks

Published April 27, 2017

Jewish Student Union (JSU), Center for Jewish Learning and the Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library present two free programs with Zeev Ben-Shachar on Sunday, April 30 in partnership with Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series: • ‘Jerusalem - United for...

 

Mirowitz, Sh’ma: Listen! series plan ‘Understanding Jewish Identity’

Published April 20, 2017

Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School, in partnership with the Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series, presents “Same Difference: Understanding Jewish Identity” on April 26, with a follow-up session on April 27.  “Understanding Jewish Identity” aims...

Brodsky Library presents the annual Lazaroff lecture: L’Oud and the Abstract Truth

Published March 15, 2017

The Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library will present the the Annual Morris and Ann Lazaroff Lecture: L’Oud and the Abstract Truth featuring Rabbi James Stone Goodman and Rabbi Zach Fredman, the Epichorus.  The afternoon of unique music and storytelling,...

Rabbi  Sharon Brous

Speaker series welcomes Rabbi Sharon Brous and Rabbi David Ingber

Published February 15, 2017

The Songleader Boot Camp and the Center for Jewish Learning will hold a panel discussion with Rabbi Sharon Brous and Rabbi David Ingber on “Why Be Jewish? Praying with Our Hearts/ Praying with Our Feet” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20 at the Jewish Community...

Rabbi Marc Rosenstein

Rabbi Marc Rosenstein to discuss ‘Toward a Vision of a Jewish State’

Published January 26, 2017

Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series will continue with a talk by Rabbi Marc Rosenstein on “Toward a Vision of a Jewish State” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31 at the Jewish Federation building, 12 Millstone Campus Drive. A...

Rabbi Elie Kaunfer is co-founder and executive director of Mechon Hadar, an educational institution seeking to empower Jews to create and  sustain vibrant, practicing, egalitarian communities.

Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series welcomes Rabbi Elie Kaunfer for talks

Published January 11, 2017

Join Jewish Federation of St. Louis for two events with Rabbi Elie Kaunfer as part of the Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series in January.At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, Kaunfer will be present “Beyond Identity and Pluralism: A 21st Century Vision of Jewish...

Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series to host David Jaffe for two events

Published December 1, 2016

Jewish Federation of St. Louis will continue its Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series with events on Dec. 11 and 12 featuring David Jaffe, who will serve as community scholar-in-residence with the Center for Jewish Learning.Jaffe is a writer, activist and...

Mark Rosen

Researcher Mark Rosen to discuss results of recent study on Jewish campus life

Published October 13, 2016

Jewish Federation of St. Louis and Chabad on Campus have partnered to welcome researcher Mark Rosen, who will be discussing “Does Jewish Campus Life Matter? Unpacking the Hertog Study” at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31. The event is part of Federation’s...

Shira Richter

Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series welcomes Shira Richter

Published August 31, 2016

Jewish Federation of St. Louis will welcome Shira Richter, an Israeli multidisciplinary feminist artist, for the next events in the Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series, set for Sept. 12 and 13.Richter is the director of an award-winning adventure film about...

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