BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN , EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
• Published September 22, 2022
After graduating from the University of Alabama in May and before starting a finance job with Lockheed Martin this month, Ryan Hearst went on a Birthright trip through his university’s Hillel chapter to Israel. It was the first time the 22-year-old...
It didn’t take Zoe Klevens very long to return to Israel after getting back from her first trip there this summer. In fairness, the Parkway Central High School junior had already decided in advance of her summer trip to spend the fall, or more specifically...
By Ellen Futterman , Editor-in-Chief
• Published August 17, 2022
Brady Meyerson went to Israel this summer on Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Israel Bound trip, which ran from June 13-July 4. He joined roughly 60 other teens who also were on the three-week trip; for many, like Brady, it was their first time visiting...
Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-Chief
• Published August 10, 2022
What about your Israel trip still resonates the most? Did visiting the Jewish state change your connection to Judaism? How did the actual trip compare to your expectations?
The above questions are just a few the Jewish Light asked a number of St. Louis...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published July 7, 2022
You’re never too old to go for gold. That is what Steve Brown may be thinking as he prepares to embark on a journey of a lifetime. Brown, 55, is one of more than 1,200 athletes on Team USA heading to Israel for the 21st Maccabiah Games, which take place...
Lonnie Goldsmith, TCJewfolk
• Published July 6, 2022
(TCJewFolk) -- Since the time he was three years old and just starting out, Branson Appelman always wanted to bring his baseball mitt onto the ice with him to play goalie – even when his father (and coach), Avery, tried to push him back to playing defense.
Now...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published July 6, 2022
Editor's note: View individual and team sports updates and results on the Maccabiah website. Gymnast Joie Sandler is also featured in a new Team USA video, available here.
Two St. Louis Jewish teens are in Israel representing Team USA at the 2022...
Sarah Rumfelt and Katie Wallace happily chatted as they waited Sunday afternoon for the meeting at the Jewish Community Center’s outdoor pavilion to start. It was uncomfortably hot and humid, with temperatures hovering around 100 degrees, but that...
BILL MOTCHAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published May 24, 2022
Every Monday night the Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School hosts a dance party in the gym. The participants, who range from teenagers to octogenarians, learn and practice the art of Israeli folk dancing.
The St. Louis Israeli Folk Dance...
The Jewish Light is looking for local high school and college-age students traveling to Israel this summer who would be willing to take a few short videos on their phone of the people, places, and events on their trip that most inspire them and/or make...
Bill Motchan, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published May 4, 2022
Americans celebrate Memorial Day every year with outdoor family barbecues, concerts and parades. Like the U.S. version, the Israel memorial day, Yom Hazikaron, acknowledges the sacrifice of fallen soldiers, but the occasion is far more solemn. Businesses...
BILL MOTCHAN, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 21, 2022
More than 6,000 miles and eight time zones separate St. Louis from the Yokneam-Megiddo region in Israel, but the distance hasn’t stopped the communities from regularly celebrating holidays together. The sister cities participated in their latest Zoom...
