Aug 16, 2013 | Miscellaneous
Last week a full minyan (group of 10) from our community set off on a mini-mission to Philadelphia. The trip was the inspiration of Harvey Hieken, a long time supporter of our community, who is also a founding member of the National Museum of American Jewish History....
Aug 9, 2013 | Miscellaneous
This week is a hard one for our family: we are taking our daughter to college in New York State. I am writing this post in a coffee shop near the Hudson River, having completed a 1,087-mile family drive from St. Louis. We will help Emma settle into her dorm this...
Aug 2, 2013 | Miscellaneous
This past week Hillel held its national conference at Washington University in St. Louis. It is the fourth year in a row that they have been on campus and this year the conference drew over 800 participants from around the world (click here to see an article about it...
Jul 26, 2013 | Miscellaneous
Last week Karen Areosty, regional director of the ADL, sent out an official bulletin alerting the community to the celebration of “Swastika Rehabilitation Day.” (See their blog here) The celebration is being coordinated by a group interested in...
Jul 20, 2013 | Miscellaneous
Web Developer/Graphic Designer Seeking a creative, collaborative person to join our Marketing team as a Designer with front end developer skills. Jewish Federation of St. Louis mobilizes the Jewish community and its human and financial resources to preserve and...
Jul 19, 2013 | Miscellaneous
Every year Federation closes up to clean the office. We throw out files, and the smell of cleaning chemicals infuses the air. Of course we should be doing this at Pesach, but who has time at Pesach with the crush of the holiday! So in mid-July the recycling bins...
Jul 16, 2013 | Miscellaneous
Many in our community have been concerned by the recent tensions surrounding equality of access to the Western Wall for women. Indeed many of the confrontations have been ugly. JFNA (Jewish Federations of North America) has been working quietly to achieve a political...
Jul 15, 2013 | Miscellaneous
One possible result of a demographic study is the discovery that we have a large number of what I have called “orphaned seniors:” members of our community whose children live outside of St. Louis and thus who do not benefit from the informal social support...
Jul 12, 2013 | Miscellaneous
If you’ve lived in St. Louis anytime over the last 20 years you probably “know” that our population is 60,000 people. Actually we do not really know that: the estimate was based on a study begun 20 years ago and a good deal has changed in the region...
Jul 10, 2013 | Miscellaneous
Position: Agency Accountant Reports to: Director of Finance ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW The Jewish Federation of St. Louis mobilizes the Jewish community and its human and financial resources to preserve and enhance Jewish life in St. Louis, Israel and around the world....
