Coach David Blatt and star player LeBron James both say that Blatt has made the needed adjustments in his rookie season guiding the Cleveland Cavaliers. (Harry How/Getty Images)WASHINGTON (JTA) – With the clock winding down on a recent game here, Cleveland...
Ethan loves playing hockey and he wanted to share his love of this sport with those less able. Son of Rochelle and Randy Aaranson of Chesterfield, Ethan volunteered with the Disabled Athlete Sports Association (DASA) for his mitzvah project. In particular,...
Defending their national title, the St. Louis Hillel championship men’s basketball team lost in the quarterfinal round of play in a close game against Yeshiva University. The Second Annual National Hillel Basketball Tournament was held April 21-22 in...
On Monday, June 11, more than 125 golfers will tee up and “swing away for the J,” as the Jewish Community Center hosts its 28th Annual JCC Charity Golf Tournament at Meadowbrook Country Club. Presented by Missouri Professionals Mutual, the day will...
For her mitzvah project, Sari volunteered at SPENSA, Special Needs Soccer Association, a non-profit St Louis-based soccer program for young people who have mental or physical disabilities. Daughter of Ellie and Scott Cohen of Wildwood, Sari loves soccer...
The Jewish Community Center has spots remaining for the 2012 JCC Maccabi Games, being held in Memphis, Tenn. from Aug. 5-10. Jewish teens age 13-16 (as of July 31, 2012) are eligible to participate. The games entail competition, meeting athletes from...
BY SUSAN FADEM, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published April 6, 2011
Though challenged by cancer, Rebbetzin Paula Rivkin continued to reach out during the final years of her life, brainstorming ways to enrich the lives of others. One of her newer friends during those years, Nancy Lieberman, is an athlete. Rebbitzin Rivkin,...
