Congregation Temple Israel (TI) welcomes the community for a St. Louis-area, adults-only scavenger hunt on Saturday, May 6. Each team (cars of six or less) will use their creativity to hunt for abstract items including themes, people, landmarks and more....
Life in Transition and Exploring Life’s Journey, monthly groups led by licensed social worker Jan Nykin will begin new seasons in February. Each group meets one Tuesday per month, February through August, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Temple Israel, #1 Rabbi...
Temple Israel is hosting its annual bar/bat mitzvah cotillion program for St. Louis area sixth-grade students, which aims to educate both Jewish and non-Jewish teens in a fun and exciting way about the traditions, etiquette, dance moves, music and social...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published November 30, 2016
Between the happy murmur of the crowd and the rattle of metal trays full of food being hustled past, Temple Israel saw plenty of lively action the night before Thanksgiving. But, at this synagogue, Thanksgiving has been this way for three decades. “We...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTWhen Michael Tzinberg, 27, earned a degree in recreation management, he didn’t expect to be teaching yoga to preschoolers. But that’s how it worked out, and he is really glad. “I love it because...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published September 21, 2016
As Matt Golliver daubed various paints together, he was still trying to get his skin tone just right.“I think I’m getting a little bit closer but there is still some work to do,” said the Creve Coeur resident as he mixed fleshy hues into a single...
Congregation Temple Israel’s Deutsch Early Childhood Center is hosting two classes that offer programming geared toward engaging parents/caregivers with young children. Both classes include exciting and stimulating activities that promote learning,...
Congregation Temple Israel is one of 16 Reform congregations in North America selected to participate in the newly formed Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) Community of Practice dedicated to Reimagining Congregational Education. This URJ Community of Practice...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published July 6, 2016
The Back-to-School! Store is celebrating its 16th birthday in a big way as it moves to more expansive quarters in West County.Set for July 24, the National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis Section program, which distributes clothing and school supplies...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published June 8, 2016
The life and legacy of the late Harry M. Offenbach, longtime chancellor of the Jewish Chautauqua Society and a past president of the Jewish Community Relations Council, will be recognized at an Interfaith Shabbat service, in addition to the weekly Shabbat...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published May 11, 2016
Walter Gusdorf, who escaped from Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport, and who helped start a furniture manufacturing company, died Sunday, May 8. He was 89 and a longtime St. Louis resident.Mr. Gusdorf was born in Worms, Germany, near Frankfurt on Sept....
By Margaret Gillerman, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 27, 2016
The Biddle Street neighborhood once bustled with Jewish merchants hawking everything from pickles and knishes to dry goods and shoes.Roxanne Weisman’s grandparents used to live in that colorful old Jewish neighborhood.Later, her family became part...
