BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR
• Published April 23, 2020
These days, Rabbi James Stone Goodman spends a whole lot of time checking in with folks. “I make myself carry my 50-pound phone around and I call more people every day to see how they are doing,” said Goodman, who is affiliated with Central Reform...
By Charlotte Anthony, JTA
• Published July 12, 2012
NEW YORK — Roni Bibring was 15 when she was diagnosed with leukemia. Four years later, her treatment completed, she says her biggest challenge — having lost touch with many of her friends — is making new friends who understand what she’s been...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published May 16, 2012
In the summer of 2009, Mia Brown experienced the first symptoms of what soon was diagnosed as Crohn’s disease, a chronic disorder that causes inflammation of the digestive or gastrointestinal tract. The incidence is highest in Caucasians and Ashkenazi...
National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis Section will begin a new session of the Wife-Widow-Woman support group for recently widowed women on May 16. The group aims to bridge the gap between grief and growth reducing the sense of isolation experienced...
Achraiyut, a support group for Jewish persons with a mental illness, will meet Monday, Sept. 12 at Congregation Neve Shalom, 1240 Dautel Lane in Creve Coeur. In Hebrew, achraiyut means "to assume responsibility."The group is designed for those who have...
NCJW-St. Louis Section begins a new bi-monthly session of the Wife-Widow-Woman support group for recently widowed women. The goal of the group is to bridge the gap between grief and growth reducing the sense of isolation from loss. Led by an experienced...
