A Temple Israel holiday tradition continued last week as congregation staff and volunteers mobilized to prepare, pack and distribute 500 Thanksgiving meals to homeless shelters, schools, early childhood development centers and independent living...
To celebrate their three graduating classes, The Deutsch Early Childhood Center at Temple Israel held its graduation parade on May 14. Families decorated their cars, drove through TI’s circle, and students and their families said hello to their teachers...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published March 25, 2020
Davis Brown wrote to his new pen pals about his school (Parkway Central Middle) as well as the sports and hobbies he enjoys (soccer, graphic design, chess, video games). He also asked if they liked to travel and about their favorite foods. And he mentioned...
By Kayla Steinberg, Staff Writer
• Published July 25, 2019
In Sheldon Low’s family, music has been something of an heirloom, passed l’dor v’dor. The St. Louis native, 36, is a third generation songleader. His grandmother sang with singer-songwriter Debbie Friedman, and his father sang at Camp Ben Frankel...
BY ERIC BERGER, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
• Published May 30, 2019
About a month after the 2014 fatal shooting of Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, Dr. Terry Weiss attended Rosh Hashanah services at Congregation Temple Israel and heard a rabbi there speak about the urgency of taking action amid chaos to spur positive...
The Torah portion for this week is Pesach (final day), which leads to the inevitable question: Just when is the final day of Pesach? The Torah is clear: Pesach begins on the 15th day of Nisan and lasts seven days. Which sounds cut and dried, but only...
St. Louis-based Jewish rock musician Rick Recht will perform spiritual Jewish music with Congregation Temple Israel’s rabbis and regular Shabbat musicians at Shabbat services on Friday, Aug. 17. The Shabbat Alive! service is free and open to the public....
STORY & PHOTOS BY BILL MOTCHAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published August 2, 2018
The first day of class is a big deal for any child. This year, about 1,400 elementary school-age kids from low-income St. Louis families will be ready for the first bell thanks to the National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis. The annual NCJW Back to...
BY ERIC BERGER, STAFF WRITER
• Published December 27, 2017
Rachel Andreasson and her family have logged more miles traveling to Congregation Temple Israel than most of its members. So it’s a good thing that they’ve been able to stop at some of the Missouri gasoline stations they operate during the hour-plus...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published November 29, 2017
Guests at Congregation Temple Israel’s annual Thanksgiving Dinner for Those in Need typically just head to the auditorium for a meal with the usual holiday spread. But on Wednesday last week, after they finished eating, they were also invited to go...
Congregation Temple Israel is hosting a community-wide evening for interfaith couples on Thursday, Sept. 7. The evening will include wine and an assortment of other refreshments, heavy hors d’oeuvres, and an opportunity to create a hand-painted rustic-style...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published July 12, 2017
Rabbi Steven L. Mills, a former St. Louisan who served as associate rabbi at Temple Israel from 1995 to 2000, died July 2, 2017. He was 57.Rabbi Mills, spiritual leader of Temple Beth Am in Parsippany, N.J. since 2014, was a graduate of Cleveland Marshall...
