2022 Guide to Jewish Life

TO JEWISH LIFE GUIDE

2022-2023

NOW WE GO FORWARD

FROM LOCKDOWN TO REOPENING. FROM PEACE TO WAR. FROM CERTAINTY TO UNCERTAINTY.

OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY KEPT GOING STRONG. WITH YOUR HELP, WE GO FORWARD.

The Newspaper of the Jewish Community of Greater St. Louis — Founded 1963

MAILING ADDRESS

Address for general correspondence:

Email the Jewish Light at news@stljewishlight.org

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P.O. Box 790372, St. Louis, Mo. 63179-0372

PHONE 314-743-3600

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

OFFICERS

Bethe Growe, President

Laura K. Silver, Immediate Past President

Ben Weiss, Vice President

Laurie Chod, Vice President

Justin Krachmalnick, Treasurer

Debra Klevens, Secretary

TRUSTEES

Dan Bindler, Jerry Ehrlich, Richard Flom, Mia Kweskin, Beth Manlin, Lauren Murov, Ryan Rich, Steve Rosenzweig, Angela Sandler, Bruce Sandweiss, Adam Schneider, Helene Sherman, Joan Silber, Alan Spector, Dan Winograd

JEWISH LIGHT PAST PRESIDENTS

Milton I. Goldstein*, Morris Pearlmutter* (founder), Morris Moscowitz*, Melvin Newmark*, Rabbi

Alvan D. Rubin*, Vivian Zwick, Joseph Edlin, Michael Newmark, Richard Stein, Yusef Hakimian*, Sanford Weiss*, Philip Isserman*, Linda Kraus, Richard Flom, Marvin Schneider, Barbara Langsam Shuman, Terry Bloomberg,

John Greenberg, David Grebler, Milton Movitz*, Gianna Jacobson, Jenny Wolkowitz, Gary Kodner, Jane

Tzinberg Rubin, Steve Gallant, Laura

K. Silver

* Of Blessed Memory

Founder Morris Pearlmutter (1913-1993)

STAFF

EXECUTIVE

Betsy Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer

Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-Chief

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer

EDITORIAL

Robert A. Cohn, Editor-in-Chief

Emeritus

Mike Sherwin, Managing Editor

BUSINESS AND ENGAGEMENT

Stacy Wolff Smart, Director of Business Development and Communications

Angela Jolly, Administrative Assistant

PRODUCTION

Erin Eason, Creative Lead

SALES

Angie Rosenberg, Senior Account Executive Kelly Morris, Account Executive

Elaine Wernick, Account Executive

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Bill Motchan, Amy Fenster Brown, Eric Berger, Burton Boxerman, Patricia Corrigan, Barry Gilbert, Margi Lenga Kahn, Nancy Kranzberg, Elise Krug, Cate Marquis, Eric Mink, Judith Newmark, Martin Rochester

The Jewish Light is a community partner of Jewish Federation of St. Louis.

Mount Sinai is the only Jewish cemetery in St. Louis with a community mausoleum and forty-two acres of forested grounds.

a short drive to honor your ancestors from the 19th - 21st Centuries, and celebrate Jewish contributions to St. Louis for 172 years.

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Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation

DELMAR GARDENS OF CHESTERFIELD

636.532.0150

DELMAR GARDENS OF CREVE COEUR

314.434.5900

DELMAR GARDENS OF MERAMEC VALLEY

636.343.0016

DELMAR GARDENS OF O’FALLON

636.240.6100

DELMAR GARDENS ON THE GREEN

636.394.7515

DELMAR GARDENS NORTH

314.355.1516

DELMAR GARDENS SOUTH

314.842.0588

DELMAR GARDENS WEST

314.878.1330

Medical Services, Equipment & Orthotics

MED RESOURCES

Main Office: 636.733.7200

Retail Store (Chesterfield): 636.530.4500

Retail Store (Alton, IL): 618.466.5632

Retirement & Assisted Living CHESTERFIELD VILLAS 636.532.9296

GARDEN VILLAS

314.434.2520

GARDEN VILLAS OF O’FALLON

636.240.5560

GARDEN VILLAS NORTH 314-355-6100

GARDEN VILLAS OF SOUTH

314.843.7788

Other Services

DELMAR GARDENS HOME CARE

636.733.7330

DELMAR GARDENS PRIVATE SERVICES

636.733.7100

PATHWAYS HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE

636.733.7399

SPECIALIZED WOUND MANAGEMENT

636.536.0183

CORUM HEALTH SERVICES PHARMACY

636.733.7333

636.733.7000 • www.DelmarGardens.com

Family Owned & Operated Since 1965

When it comes to looking up information, I usually rely on Google and the internet like much of the rest of the world. It’s (usually) super easy and (usually) super fast.

Nevertheless, I admit I’m still oldschool when it comes to certain printed products like newspapers, magazines, books and catalogues. Before I travel, I make it a point to collect as much written information as possible about my destination, then pore over the pages digesting it all. I’d much rather read a printed menu than one on my phone. And while I have come to enjoy podcasts and audio books, my preference is still a rumpled paperback, especially at the beach, under an umbrella.

I mention this because once again, to usher in Year 5783, the Jewish Light brings you our annual Guide to Jewish Life community directory. And once again, it boasts hundreds of listings — all in one handy directory — to help Jewish St. Louisans find local resources and opportunities designed to make life easier and more enjoyable.

All of these listings are carefully indexed and contain brief descriptions and contact numbers and emails. We designed this comprehensive Guide for you to keep throughout the year, with easy-to-

find information in one place. If, for some reason, you cannot locate something or we inadvertently left any listing out, please contact me at efutterman@stljewishlight.org or 314-743-3669.

It never fails to amaze me that for a city with a Jewish population of roughly 65,000, we sure have an incredible number of resources, institutions, agencies, organizations and programs that enrich our St. Louis Jewish community and add to its vibrancy. Even during the worst of the pandemic, most of our Jewish organizations managed to figure out ways to stay connected to us and make us feel less isolated.

Hopefully, as the year 5783 progresses, COVID infections and deaths will continue to decrease to the point where it is no longer a global health concern and we can gather together without worry. In the meantime, on behalf of the staff and board at the Jewish Light, I wish you all good health, happiness, peace and fun adventures in this New Year.

L’Shana Tovah,

Ellen Futterman Editor-in-Chief

Jewish Light Creative Lead Erin Eason designed the cover, incorporating her own drawings of a few St. Louis Jewish community landmarks, including the J’s Staenbeg Family Complex, the former United Hebrew building on Skinker Blvd. (now the Library and Archives of the Missouri Historical Society), the former B’nai Amoona building (now COCA) in University City, the Jewish Tercentenary Monument in Forest Park, Protzel’s Deli, and art on the I.E. Millstone Jewish Community Campus.

A snapshot of what's to come this fall at TI!

HIGH HOLY DAYS

Worship Services and Holiday Programs

Watch High Holy Days services online from the comfort of your home

FOR KIDS & TEENS

Stuffies & Sundaes in the Sukkah Kids! Bring your favorite stuffed animal to the TI Sukkah for sing-a-longs, crafts, and sundaes.

Tot Shabbat

Don't miss this Shabbat service created just for littles age 6 and under and jam-packed with Shabbat tunes, dancing, and tons of fun!

Apple Picking Trip for Teens

Join other TI teens for an apple picking experience in celebration of a sweet new year!

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS & CLASSES

Seniors and Students Decorate the Sukkah

Pair up with preschoolers or Religious School students to enjoy a project with a little help from AR Workshop’s DIY expert staff

14th Annual Israeli Film Festival

Enjoy two Israeli films and Israeli-style refreshments during intermission

Saturday Morning Bible Study

Get “A Jewish Understanding of the New Testament” with Rabbi Emeritus Mark L Shook

Voting Jewishly

Have a discussion with Rabbi Amy Feder & Rabbi Michael Alper on supporting Jewish values through our right to vote.

Congregation Temple Israel

#1 Rabbi Alvan D Rubin Dr St Louis, MO 63141 314-432-8050 www.ti-stl.org

MITZVAH OPPORTUNITIES

Pies with a Purpose

Help bake pumpkin pies for the Thanksgiving Dinner for Those in Need and to donate to the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry

Thanksgiving Dinner for Those in Need & Mitzvah Market

Put together individually packaged dinners, along with a pair of new socks, to bring to local agencies that serve those in need

FOR WOMEN

Rosh Chodesh

Reflect on this past year and set your intentions for the year to come during this special women's event to celebrate the new moon

SPECIAL SHABBAT SERVICES

Sukkot Shabbat

Join services followed by dessert in the Sukkah, where guests will shake the Lulav and Etrog

Simchat Torah Shabbat

Bring the family for a festive service where we will unscroll the entire Torah, then indulge in delicious caramel apples!

Congregation Temple Israel is an inclusive community that supports your unique Jewish journey Learn more and join us!

www.ti-stl.org

GUIDE TO JEWISH LIFE

Jewish tradition and life cycle resources in St. Louis 22 KOSHER DINING

34 EDUCATION/CAMPS

Mikvah

Meaning “gathering of waters,” a mikvah is a Jewish ritual bath facility. Built and maintained to certain specifications, the mikvah is meant to contain or have a connection to natural water as from a spring or rain and is used in a variety of functions in Jewish life. Conversions are completed in mikvaot and observant married women take monthly immersions after menstruation. Women bathe after nightfall.

A man may also use the mikvah during certain times such as important holidays or on his wedding day. Some men also bathe at a mikvah weekly or even daily. New dishes are also immersed in the mikvah before use.

Area mikvaot

Note: Please contact the mikvah directly to confirm availability, cost and to make appointments as necessary.

St. Louis has three mikvaot in the area. The Vaad Hoeir-administered Staenberg Family Mikvah is on the Millstone Campus. Usage is by appointment and appointments are staggered in such a way as to preserve privacy. The other Vaad mikvah is housed at Young Israel where it is generally in use for women only on Shabbat and holidays. Appointments can be made by calling 314-569-2770 x114 or visit stlmikvah.org.

The Staenberg Family Mikvah on the Millstone campus was renovated fully in June of 2020 for improved, modern functionality and a beautiful updated user experience. It is open by appointment every evening except Shabbat and Jewish holiday evenings.

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The Vaad provides its halachically valid mikvah to rabbis of all streams of Judaism for conversions though the officiating rabbi is in charge of the conversion process itself. The Vaad does not judge or endorse the validity of any particular conversion.

For current pricing and policies, please visit stlmikvah.org or call the mikvah

The third area mikvah is at Tpheris Israel Chevra Kadisha in Chesterfield. Opened in 2002, the facility is a full-service mikvah and appointments can be made by phoning 314-469-6160. Usage

ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY ERUV

SYNAGOGUES IN THE ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY ERUV:

1. Agudas Israel of St. Louis

2. Bais Abraham Congregation

3. Chabad of St. Louis

4. Chabad on Campus at Wash. U.

5. Hillel at Washington University

is by appointment. For current pricing and policies, call 314-469-6160.

Eruv

Since traditional Jewish Law prohibits carrying things outside the home on the Sabbath, some Jewish communities set up an eruv in order to legally allow carrying of certain small items outdoors. An eruv essentially creates a private domain out of multiple public spheres by recognizing an unbroken border, often composed of fencing and wire, surrounding the area in question. An eruv must be inspected carefully before Shabbat in order to ensure it is intact or it is not considered valid.

The St. Louis area has two eruvs

• St. Louis Community Eruv

The St. Louis Community Eruv covers a number of congregations in the area and runs a complex route from Warson Road on the

6. Kol Rinah

7. Nusach Hari B’nai Zion Cong.

8. U. City Shul

9. Young Israel of St. Louis

CHESTERFIELD ERUV

west to as far north as the railroad line and Page Avenue on the north while touching as far east as Skinker Boulevard at one point and as far south as Interstate-64. A map is available online at stleruv.org. The eruv is inspected weekly and those wishing to know its status may phone a special hotline at 314863-1811 after 12:30 p.m. Friday. To become a volunteer for this eruv, call 314-368-4446.

• Chesterfield Eruv

The Chesterfield Eruv, at points, runs as far north as Olive Bouelvard and as far west as White Road with an eastern limit running as far as Woods Mill Road. The eruv is maintained by Tpheris Israel Chevra Kadisha. A map is available at www. tickstl.com/eruv-of-chesterfield.html Call 314-469-7060 for more details.

See RESOURCES, page 61

2022 - 2023

AIN’T TOO PROUD The Life and Times of the Temptations

September 20 - October 2

HADESTOWN October 11-23

Disney’s FROZEN November 2-13

THE ILLUSIONISTS

November 26

RUDOLPH the Red-Nosed Reindeer The Musical

December 11

CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE

December 16-17

ELF The Musical December 20-24

LES MISERABLES

January 17-22

SIX

January 24 - February 5

BLUE MAN GROUP February 9-12

Harper Lee’s TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

February 28 - March 12

TOOTSIE March 21 - April 2

WICKED April 12 - May 7

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR May 9-21

COMMUNITY SERVICES

SECTION INDEX

Ahavas Chesed Society

7937 Teasdale Court

St. Louis, Mo. 63130

314-726-1021

Volunteers of this organization assure the dignified preparation of our loved ones for burial in accordance with the tenets of Jewish law and tradition.

Pnina Glassman is President.

ADL Heartland

314-627-1330 (816-471-2028 from Kansas City) email: heartland@adl.org

website: heartland.adl.org

Jordan Kadosh, Regional Director

ADL is the leading anti-hate organization in the world. Founded in 1913, its timeless mission is “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.”

Today, ADL continues to fight all forms of antisemitism and bias, using innovation and partnerships to drive impact.

A global leader in combating antisemitism, countering extremism, and battling bigotry wherever and whenever it happens, ADL works to protect democracy and ensure a just and inclusive society for all.

ADL Heartland serves Missouri, Eastern Kansas, and Southern Illinois. On Twitter @ ADLHeartland and on Facebook (ADL. Missouri).

Jennifer Schwesig, Esq. is Regional Advisory Board Chair. vvv

AJC St. Louis

314-809-1639

email: stlouis@ajc.org

website: www.ajc.org

Nancy Lisker, St. Louis

Regional Director

Tzivia Levin Kalmes, Senior Associate for Communications and Development

AJC Mission: To enhance the well-being of the Jewish people and Israel; to advance democratic values around the world. AJC’s

diplomatic and legislative advocacy seeks to influence policy and public opinion to promote Israel’s rightful place in the community of nations, combat the scourge of antisemitism, counter the spread of Hate and Extremism, and advance Pluralism.

Follow AJC on Twitter at Twitter.com/ AJCGlobal andFacebook at Facebook.com/ AJCGlobal.

Paul Kravitz is President.

Association for the Advancement of Brit Milah

8001 Gannon Ave. St. Louis, Mo. 63130

314-498-6279/1-800-85-MOHEL

email: RabbiMike@Brismilah.org website: brismilah.org

Rabbi Michael Rovinsky, Executive Director

Awarded #1 Mohel in the United States, Rabbi Mike Rovinsky provides information on ritual circumcision through personal meetings, brochures and classes. The association provides the services of a mohel as a community service, regardless of financial ability. The association works closely with community rabbis of all denominations to insure a quality and meaningful brit milah procedure and ceremony for all members of our community.

In addition to the St. Louis area, Rabbi Rovinsky, C.M., travels throughout the United States providing the association’s services. Over 18,000 procedures performed.

Nancy Lisker Rabbi Michael Rovinsky

Jordan Kadosh

Association of Reform Rabbis

314-469-0700

The Association of Reform Rabbis brings together Reform rabbis in the St. Louis area to share ideas and coordinate collaborative programs of the local Reform congregations and the national Reform movement, the Union for Reform Judaism.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza St. Louis, Mo. 63110

314-747-3000

website: BarnesJewish.org

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is a nonprofit, 1,638 licensed-bed, tertiary-care, teaching hospital that is consistently ranked among the best hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report. The hospital’s 1,700-member medical staff is supported by a house staff of more than 800 residents, interns and fellows, in addition to nurses and other health care professionals. BarnesJewish Hospital’s unique services for the Jewish community include the presence of a rabbi to attend to the diverse religious and spiritual needs of affiliated and unaffiliated Jewish patients, families and staff. Kosher meals are available upon

request, and BJC HealthCare’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Language Services teams provide case consultation and interpreter services to all refugees and immigrants that come to Barnes-Jewish Hospital for care.

Dr. John Lynch is hospital president. Rabbi Laurence Glestein serves as Chaplain Rabbi and Jewish Care Coordinator of Barnes-Jewish Hospital through the Spiritual Care Department.

Bikur Cholim Visitors Network

314-724-7444

Contact: Miriam Florans

Jewish Loan Association

Volunteers for Bikur Cholim Visitors Network visit sick, elderly and incapacitated individuals in hospitals and nursing homes in the St. Louis area. We are a resource for out-of-towners visiting for medical purposes and can assist those in medical need in the way of transportation and hospitality.

Ohel Rina & Michael (Michael and Rina’s “Open Tent”), a project of the Staenberg Family Foundation & The Vaad Hoeir, is helping to create a home away from home for Jewish families visiting St. Louis for medical reasons. For more information, please visit www.bcstlweb.com or call 314-569-2770 x113.

NCJWSTL • National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis again adapted its annual Back to School! Store because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the pandemic, families who could not afford school supplies picked out items at the event. Volunteers delivered 2,000 backpacks containing supplies to partner agencies, which planned to then distribute supplies to their clients and members. Here, NCJWSTL volunteers stand with College Hunks movers who helped transport the items.

Care Connect — JFS

10950 Schuetz Rd. St. Louis, Mo. 63146 314-993-1000

website: jfsstl.org

email: info@jfsstl.org

To access JFS services, even if you’re not sure what you are looking for, call the Care Connect phone line at 314-993-1000. You will reach a knowledgeable and experienced staff member who will connect you with JFS resources or a care manager to meet your individual needs.

The Care Connect staff can also provide you with information, referrals, guidance and advocacy. JFS assists all callers access a range of services including government benefits (such as supplemental security income, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP], and Medicaid) and support resources for socialization, housing, finances, counseling, and long-term legal and care planning. JFS staff also make referrals, if necessary, to other community organizations..

Community Rabbinic Service at Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Jewish Care Coordinator, Spiritual Care Service Mail Stop 9075590, COH 621 St. Louis, Mo. 63108 314-574-8239 • fax: 314-362-0149

email: lxg2324@bjc.org

Rabbi Laurence Glestein, Board Certified Chaplain, is Jewish Care Coordinator at BJH and is available Sunday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Jewish Loan Association offers limited interest-free loans to those individuals in the community who qualify. Co-signers are required. For information, contact the Intake Department at Jewish Family & Children’s Service, 314-993-1000 The loan fund is administered through Jewish Federation of St. Louis.

PHOTO: BILL MOTCHAN

Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry — JFS

See listing for The JFS Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry on page 18.

Holocaust Museum and Learning Center

See “St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum” listing on page 24.

Jewish Community Center (The J)

314-432-5700

website: jccstl.org

Lynn Wittels, President

• Staenberg Family Complex (SFC)

2 Millstone Campus Drive

St. Louis, Mo. 63146

• Marilyn Fox Building (FOX)

16801 Baxter Road

Chesterfield, Mo. 63005

The Staenberg Family Complex in Creve Coeur and the Marilyn Fox Building in Chesterfield offer a world-class fitness experience to members of the J. Each features the latest in equipment technology, full gymnasiums that can accommodate basketball, volleyball and badminton; indoor running tracks; three indoor pools, including a recreational pool in the Staenberg Family Complex, and two outdoor pools. The SFC also offers racquetball, handball, international squash and tennis courts. Each building offers specialty fitness studios (cycling, reformer Pilates, yoga and performance training) and all memberships include free group exercise, yoga, cycling and mat Pilates classes.

While health and wellness is our mission, the J isn’t just about fitness. Hundreds of programs educate and challenge people of all ages and abilities. The Early Childhood Center (both locations) offers childcare and award-winning curriculum for children 6 weeks through 5 years. The Adult Day Center (SFC) provides the highest-quality care for loved ones, and Kitchen J provides catered and home-delivered meal services to seniors. The J also serves people of all ages with disabilities through various programs including fitness, theatre, camp and social experiences.

The J hosts a variety of summer day camps at both locations, and Camp Sabra provides a residential sleep-away camp experience on the Lake of the Ozarks. Professional cultural programming, including

the St. Louis Jewish Book and Film Festivals, live theater from the renowned New Jewish Theatre and children’s theater round out offerings that serve the minds, bodies and souls of the Jewish community and the community at large.

Ted Flom is Board Chair.

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JCC Center of Jewish Life

email: bhorwitz@jccstl.org

Rabbi Brad Horwitz, Chief Jewish Engagement Officer

• Staenberg Family Complex

2 Millstone Campus Drive St. Louis, Mo. 63146

314-442-3271

• Marilyn Fox Building 16801 Baxter Road

Chesterfield, Mo. 63005

314-442-3454

The JCC Center of Jewish Life furthers the J’s Jewish mission by providing Jewish engagement, education, cultural, Israel and community outreach services and programs in the St. Louis Jewish community. Young family programs include parent/toddler classes, open play, Jewish holiday programming, playgroups and more. Community programs offered include Sababa: Jewish Arts & Culture Festival, Jewish Arts and Soul Project, Yom Ha’atzmaut, family Israel trip, Israel Education and Engagement Shlichah, Community Garden of Eden and Songleader Boot Camp, a national Jewish leadership program. In partnership with B’nai B’rith, the center also provides programming for Jewish active adults. Staff members include Rabbi Brad Horwitz, Avital Kadosh, Diane Maier, Judy Kramer, Emilie Brockman and Snir Dagan.

Jewish Community Relations Council

12 Millstone Campus Drive

St. Louis, Mo. 63146

314-442-3871

email: jcrcstl@jcrcstl.org

website: jcrcstl.org

Maharat Rori Picker Neiss, Executive Director

The Jewish Community Relations Council works within the Jewish and broader communities in St. Louis to enhance cooperation with other religious, racial, ethnic and civic groups; foster a just, democratic and pluralistic society; and promote the security of Israel and Jews everywhere. Guided by Jewish values, the JCRC advocates, edu-

cates, collaborates and mobilizes action on issues important to the Jewish community. Comprised of 34 local Jewish organizations and 9 at-large members, JCRC’s Council provides a forum for discussion and coordinated action on public policy issues of concern to the Jewish community at the international, state and local levels.

JCRC also engages constituents through a variety of programming.

The Jewish Fund for Human Needs, co-sponsored by the JCRC and the St. Louis Rabbinical and Cantorial Association, is a discretionary fund to support emergency, social service relief in the Greater St. Louis Area on behalf of the Jewish community. The Bohm Social Justice Initiative educates and engages the Jewish community on a broad range of activities in focused on social justice. The Michael and Barbara Newmark Institute for Human Relations is dedicated to advancing pluralism by organizing, supporting and promoting programs and activities that foster good human relations between people of diverse backgrounds.

Deborah Price is Board Chair.

JFS St. Louis

10950 Schuetz Rd. St. Louis, Mo. 63146 314-993-1000

email: info@jfsstl.org

website: jfsstl.org

Miriam Seidenfeld, CEO

JFS provides highquality social services to help St. Louisans lead vibrant, healthy lives. Through a comprehensive range of services, JFS supports families and seniors, alleviates hunger, and improves mental health. Services are provided at no or reduced cost to make high quality care and community connection available and accessible to all. To connect to services, call 314993-1000.

JFS Chaplaincy Program

See listing under Senior Services on page 49.

Maharat Rori Picker Neiss

Miriam Seidenfeld

Lynn Wittels

Rabbi Brad Horwitz

The JFS Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry

10601 Baur Blvd. St. Louis, Mo. 63132

314-513-1672

Volunteer: 314-812-9347

email: info@jfsstl.org

website: jfsstl.org

Miriam Seidenfeld, CEO

The largest food pantry in the region, JFS’s Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry (HKJFP) provides food, including kosher options, to more than 15,000 individuals each year. Staff and volunteers work with guests to identify additional areas of need and provide referrals and on-site services to address issues beyond hunger, including unemployment and lack of healthcare access.

In response to COVID-19, the HKJFP shifted to a drive-through food distribution model that follows health guidelines and streamlines food distribution, making the process more efficient and allowing the pantry to serve more people. A staff and a volunteer workforce of more than 100 people ensure its smooth operations.

The pantry anticipates the need for food to increase, as individuals and families continue to face the rising cost of food, gasoline, and essential goods. The HKJFP will continue to provide a consistent source of nutritious food and support to children, families, and older adults throughout our community.

Please visit the JFS website for hours of operation and closures.

Jewish Federation of St. Louis

Kaplan Feldman Complex

12 Millstone Campus Drive

St. Louis, Mo. 63146 314-432-0020

website: JFedSTL.org

Brian Herstig, President & CEO

Emily Bornstein, Chief of Staff

Mindee Fredman, Vice President, Community Impact

Amanda Miller, Vice President, Communications

Mindy Sharp, Vice President, Finance and Administration

Karen Sher, Vice President, Community Leadership & Engagement

Jewish Federation of St. Louis is the Jewish community’s central community-building, philanthropic and planning organization. We are the funder, the communicator and the convener.

Founded 120 years ago, Federation is one of the region’s most respected and effective nonprofit organizations. Jewish Federation of St. Louis supports more than 85 agencies, programs and services in St. Louis and around the world to ensure a thriving Jewish community, care for the needy and respond to emergencies. Funds are raised through the Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ annual campaign, targeted campaigns and planned giving opportunities.

Greg Yawitz is Board Chair.

Federation’s Core Commitments

1. Expand and strengthen an engaged, vibrant and flourishing St. Louis Jewish com-

munity.

2. Secure the well-being and safety of individuals within the Jewish community.

3. Strengthen our connection to Israel and the Jewish people worldwide.

4. Develop the financial and human resources and infrastructure needed by our community.

What Federation does:

Federation’s mission is to mobilize the Jewish community and its human and financial resources to preserve and enhance Jewish life in St. Louis, in Israel and around the world.

Community Impact

Each year, the Jewish Federation of St. Louis works with our volunteer and professional community leadership to assess the needs of our community and establish strategic plans to sustain our vibrant Jewish ecosystem. Through our partnerships with thousands of donors, we raise funds to meet those needs.

Our volunteers then lead a community investment process to get those funds working to fulfill our mission and achieve outcomes through agencies, congregations, organizations and programs. Our team evaluates those investments based on the impact they are having here in St. Louis, in

Brian Herstig

REOPENING IN NOVEMBER • The newly expanded St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum will reopen on Nov. 2, 2022. The architectural renderings here show some of the interior and exterior spaces.

Israel and wherever there is a need.

Development

The philanthropic team of the Federation builds relationships with donors to raise the funds to support the greatest needs in our community. Three Development affinity groups are:

• Professional Society: The Professional Society convenes, connects and catalyzes individuals committed to the work of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis based on industry, shared interests and involvements through high-level social, networking and educational opportunities.

• Women’s Philanthropy: Engaging women of all ages and backgrounds, Women’s Philanthropy enhances Jewish life through special events like L’Chaim!, community service projects, education, leadership opportunities and philanthropy. Together, we make an impact in our diverse community.

• Young Professional’s Division (YPD): Our young adult initiative builds and sustains an inspired, thriving community of Jewish, engaged young adults who are empowered and committed to inclusion, leadership, philanthropy and outreach.

Community Leadership & Engagement

Federation offers the following programs to engage individuals and support our local Jewish ecosystem:

• Israel Center: Israel Center promotes

Israel engagement by coordinating and promoting Israel travel experiences, people-topeople connections through our Shinshinim/ Israeli Emissaries program and administers programs and grants to support travel experiences for teens and young adults.

• Millstone Institute/JProStL: A community-wide approach to engaging, strengthening and inspiring professionals and volunteer leaders in our community through workshops, seminars, institutional governance training and Jewish learning opportunities.

• One Happy Camper: One Happy Camper grants up to $1,000 to first- through 12th-graders who have never been to Jewish overnight camp. The grant can be applied toward a minimum 19-day session at one of 150+ nonprofit Jewish summer camps.

• PJ Library: Jewish family engagement program is designed to strengthen the identities of Jewish families and their relationship to the Jewish community through free Jewish books.

Supporting Jewish community organizations

Finally, the Federation also offers the following services to organizations:

• Community Security: Federation supports a Community Security Director to consult with all Jewish organizations. The director facilitates training, security reviews and incident response. The director also oversees our RAVE/Security Support Platform, an

emergency communications platform used to increase situational awareness in case of a natural or human-caused emergency.

• Jewish Community Insurance Pool: The Pool helps organizations by providing cost savings and competitive rates for group insurance.

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MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries

• Headquarters/Aftergut Center

1727 Locust St. St. Louis, Mo. 63103

314-241-3464

• Lippman Center

2545 S. Hanley Road St. Louis, Mo. 63144

314-647-7453

website: mersgoodwill.org

Mark Arens, President/CEO

MERS Goodwill is an employment rehabilitation agency that provides placement, counseling, evaluation, skills training, employment, and vocational services to individuals with disabilities or barriers to employment at more than 45 locations in 93 counties in Missouri and Illinois. MERS Goodwill also develops alternative vocational opportunities and offers specialized programs for persons with specific disabilities such as autism, brain injury, and those who are deaf/hard of hearing.

In addition, the agency offers adult high school programming at 4 locations (including

PRIDEFEST 2022

• More than 80 members of the local Jewish community participated in the Grand Pride Parade in downtown St. Louis on Sunday, June 26.. PHOTO: BILL MOTCHAN

headquarters) through the Goodwill Excel Center. The Excel Center offers free high school classes for Missouri residents over the age of 21 in order for students to obtain a high school diploma.

MERS Goodwill operates 44 resale stores throughout the bi-state area to assist with funding and support for their mission of “Changing Lives Through the Power of Work”.

The agency is proud to offer Jewish Community Employment Services out of the Lippman Center location. This program is funded by the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, and provides job preparation and placement assistance to individuals who are unemployed or underemployed in the Jewish community.

George Phillips is Board Chair.

National Council of Jewish Women

St. Louis

295 N. Lindbergh Blvd.

St. Louis, Mo. 63141

314-993-5181

email: info@ncjwstl.org

website: ncjwstl.org

Ellen Alper, CEO

• The Resale Shop (A charitable project of NCJW St. Louis)

295 N. Lindbergh Boulevard

Creve Coeur, Mo. 63141

314-692-8141

email: jduneman@ncjwstl.org

website: theresaleshop.org

The National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis (NCJWSTL) is inspired by Jewish values to advance social and economic justice for all women, children, and families. The Jewish value of tikkun olam inspires NCJWSTL to work through programs of education, advocacy, community impact, and

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philanthropy to improve lives. We strive for social justice by safe guard- ing individual rights and freedoms.

The Resale Shop, a charitable project of NCJWSTL, helps fund community impact and advocacy projects. Donations of clothing for the entire family, household items, collectibles, jewelry, shoes, and housewares are accepted Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Proceeds from the Resale Shop support local community impact projects like the Back to School! Store, Kids Community Closet, the Jean Stein Bloch Wife Widow Woman support group, the Healing Hearts Bank, a micro-lending program for underserved women and families,

Locations are certified by the Vaad Hoeir. For questions about the kashrut status of local establishments, call the Vaad at 314-569-2770 or visit ovkosher.org/food. See “Vaad Hoeir” listing on page 25.

BAKED GOODS

Breadsmith Artisan Bread Bakery

10031 Manchester Road, 314-822-8200

Cham Bakery

6818 Manchester Ave., 314-343-1900

Dierberg’s

11481 Olive Blvd., 314-432-8823

Krispy Kreme (five locations): 10880 W. Florissant Ave. 1871 Bowles Ave.

6935 South Lindbergh Blvd.

6021 Mid Rivers Mall Drive

5812 North Illinois St.in Fairview Heights, Ill.

Schnucks

Mason | 12756 Olive Blvd., 314-434-7323

Creve Coeur | 10650 Olive Blvd., 314-567-3838

Ladue Crossing | 8867 Ladue Road, 314-725-7574

Chesterfield Hilltown Village | 141 Hilltown Village, 636-532-2505

Toby’s Challa House & Bakeshop 314-862-2914

SENIOR MEAL PROGRAMS

Crown Center for Senior Living

8350 Delcrest Drive, 314-991-2055

BANQUET FACILITIES

Clayton Plaza Hotel

7750 Carondelet Ave., 314-726-5400

The Ritz-Carlton

100 Carondelet Plaza, 314-863-6300

Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis 999 North Second St., 314-881-5800

CATERERS

Circle@Crown Café Located at Crown Center for Senior Living, 314-991-2055

Jon Rubin Catering 314-607-8440

Kohn’s Kosher

10405 Old Olive Street Road, 314-569-0727

BUTCHER

Kohn’s Kosher

10405 Old Olive Street Road, 314-569-0727

OTHER SHOPS

Only items bearing an OVK sticker.

Mound City Shelled Nut Company 7831 Olive Blvd., 314-725-9040

Wine and Cheese Place 457 North New Ballas Road, 314-447-9463

EATERIES & TAKEOUT

Circle@Crown Café

Located at Crown Center for Senior Living, 8350 Delcrest Drive, 314-991-2055

Elefant Pizza 314-513-8149

Gokul Indian Restaurant 6101 Delmar Blvd., 314-721-1888

Kohn’s Kosher

10405 Old Olive Street Road, 314-569-0727

• Kohn’s Kosher Stand-Busch Stadium, Sect.147

• Kohn’s Kosher Stand-Scottrade Center, Sect. 111

Washington University South 40 Dining

Bear’s Den/L’Chaim: Visit diningservices.wustl. edu/items/lchaim/

FROZEN TREATS

Check OVK letter for approved items

Cold Stone Creamery 12418 Olive Blvd., 314-576-3945

Ted Drewes Frozen Custard

6726 Chippewa St., 314-481-6651

4224 South Grand Blvd., 314-352-7376

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 12416 Olive Blvd., 314-576-3945

Ellen Alper

Project Renewal and advocacy efforts directed at local, state, and national issues.

For over 127 years, NCJWSTL has identified unmet needs in the St. Louis community and developed innovative, hands-on projects that have positively affected thousands of lives.

Many of these projects today are independently run nonprofit organizations in the areas of child protection, education, domestic violence, and elder care and include Crown Center for Senior Living, Legal Advocates for Abused Women, Crime Victim Service Center, and Court Appointed Special Advocates of St. Louis County.

NCJWSTL is recognized as a leader in the St. Louis community and has established numerous partnerships with organizations work- ing to achieve mutual goals.

Powered by the Jewish imperative to ensure dignity for all, NCJWSTL confronts today’s most urgent social and economic challenges facing women, children, and families by impacting policy, advocating for justice and supporting the community. Your voice has never been more essential, and our voices together make a meaningful difference in the world. Join us!

Nancy Litz is President.

New Mount Sinai Cemetery

8430 Gravois Road

St. Louis, Mo. 63123

314-353-2540

email: Info@NewMtSinaiCemetery.org

website: NewMtSinaiCemetery.org

Don Meissner, Executive Director

Established in 1850 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Fortytwo acres of beautifully landscaped grounds, and the only Jewish cemetery in St. Louis with a Community Mausoleum. Cremations and nonJewish burials are accepted. The cemetery was established by Shaare Emeth and Temple Israel, and serves the entire Jewish community. Family and single lots are still available. Throughout the grounds are century-old family mausoleums in the Neoclassical architectural style. Open dawn to dusk.

Richard Brickson is Board President.

No Shande/No Shame (formerly Jewish Attention to Mental Illness St. Louis)

c/o Central Reform Congregation

5020 Waterman Blvd. St. Louis, Mo. 63108

314-361-3919

email: james@centralreform.org

Rabbi James Stone Goodman, Director

Convened by Rabbi James Stone Goodman, Jewish Attention to Mental Illness (JAMI StL) began with a program called Falling Through the Cracks, a series of community forums at Congregation Neve Shalom to secure mental health—and problems occasioned by mental illness—in the center of the community’s agenda. It continues with a series called Shande—There Is None, Jewish resources for mental health, now led by Rabbis Susan Talve and James Goodman.

JAMI StL began with a commitment to teaching and embodying the Jewish commitment to community and to the place of the stranger, overcoming the shande (shame) aspect of mental illness by bringing the stranger into the community with compassion.

We teach that there is no one outside the camp — that we are all in the Jewish community tent. It is a big tent, and we owe it to those who may not advocate well for themselves to advocate for them.

Our goal is to teach by embodying the compassionate values that Judaism extends to all individuals in the big tent approach to Jewish community, overcoming the stigma that attaches to mental illness.

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Pathways Hospice & Palliative Care

14805 North Outer 40 Road, Suite 160 Chesterfield, Mo. 63017 636-733-7399

website: pathwayscomfort.com

Pathways Hospice & Palliative Care is accredited by the National Institute for Jewish Hospice and is part of the Delmar Gardens Family, dedicated to providing quality care to the members of our Jewish community. Through a process which helps

identify essential hopes and needs, we enhance end-of-life care by drawing on traditional wisdom and guidance to enhance quality of life choices consistent with personal beliefs. The Pathways’ team is available to provide comprehensive support in partnership with patients and families. It is a sacred obligation to care for those we serve by contributing to wholeness, comfort and peace. vvv

St. Louis Circle of Jewish Music

P.O. Box 410404 St. Louis, Mo. 63141 314-277-9977

The St. Louis Circle of Jewish Music was founded in 1970 as an association for area cantors and other musicians professionally involved in Jewish congregational music to enhance the level of Jewish music in St. Louis, provide concerts, and aid young musicians with financial scholarships.

Hazzan Howard Shalowitz of Beit Shira is President.

St. Louis Jewish Light

314-743-3600

email: news@stljewishlight.org

website: stljewishlight.org

Betsy Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-Chief

• Address for general correspondence: Please email news@stljewishlight.org

• Address for payments: P.O. Box 955519, St. Louis, Mo. 63195-5519

The St. Louis Jewish Light is the media outlet of the Jewish community of St. Louis,

Don Meissner

Hazzan Howard Shalowitz

Rabbi James Stone Goodman

YOM HAZIKARON • Above, Cantor-Rabbi Ronald Eichaker of United Hebrew leads Israeli scouts singing “Hatikvah” at the annual Yom Hazikaron community commemoration at the Jewish Community Center on May 3.

PHOTO: BILL MOTCHAN

CEMETERIES

Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol

9125 Ladue Road | 314-991-0264

Cindy Becker, Director

B’nai Amoona Cemetery

930 North & South Rd. | 314-427-5900

Barry Needle, Director

Beth Shalom Cemetery

650 White Road | 314-469-1891

Anita Feigenbaum, Director

Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery

Anita Feigenbaum, Director

Chesterfield location: 650 White Road | 314-469-1891

University City location:

7550 Olive Blvd. | 314-721-4658

Chevra Kadisha Cemetery

1601 North & South Rd. | 314-427-0160

Barry Needle, Director

New Mt. Sinai Cemetery

8430 Gravois Road | 314-353-2540

Donald Meissner, Director

Ohave Sholom Cemetery

7400 Olive Blvd. | 314-721-4468

United Hebrew Cemetery

7855 Canton Ave. | 314-427-5900

Barry Needle, Director

FUNERAL HOMES

Berger Memorial Chapel

9430 Olive Blvd. 314-361-0622

Rindskopf-Roth Funeral Chapel

5216 Delmar Blvd. 314-367-0438

MONUMENTS

Rosenbloom Monument Co.

7511 Olive Street Road 314-721-5070

serving its audiences with a print newspaper, 24/7 website and e-newsletters delivered directly to readers’ inboxes. In addition to publishing a daily (Monday through Friday) email newsletter called The Morning Light, the Jewish Light offers newsletters dedicated to local obituaries, Israel news, family news and simchas. The Jewish Light publishes local, national and worldwide news, feature stories, editorials and book, theater and film reviews. The Jewish Light also publishes the Ohr Chadash (‘New Light’) teen page once a month during the school year. The community is encouraged to share their viewpoints through letters to the editor and commentary submissions.

Subscriptions to the Jewish Light and its newsletters are free. To subscribe, visit www. stljewishlight.org/subscribe for print subscriptions or www.stljewishlight.org/newsletters to sign up for our email newsletters.

The Jewish Light is an active member of the American Jewish Press Association, the International Jewish Media Association and the Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis. Bethe Growe is President.

St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum

36 Millstone Campus Drive St. Louis, Mo. 63146 314-442-3711

website: STLHolocaustMuseum.org

Helen Turner, Director of Education

Diane Everman, Archivist

Lory Cooper, Business Development Manager

Amy Lutz, Marketing and Communications Manager

Jillian Howell, Associate Curator

Haley Stodart, Volunteers and Visitor Services Manager

Zach Turner, Volunteers and Visitor Services Coordinator

The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum uses the history and lessons of the Holocaust to reject hatred, promote understanding and inspire change. The newly expanded Museum will reopen on Nov. 2, 2022.

The Museum contains a permanent collection of educational exhibits on the Holocaust including artifacts, photographs, text and audiovisual displays as seen through the eyes of St. Louis’ local Holocaust survivor population.

The museum offers teacher training pro-

grams, student programs, virtual learning opportunities and more. It also maintains the Oral History Project, an online collection of over 140 testimonies from survivors, liberators and witnesses.

The Museum offers opportunities for memberships and volunteering. Find out more at STLHolocaustMuseum.org.

St. Louis Rabbinical and Cantorial Association

314-265-6956

email: stlrca18@gmail.com

The St. Louis Rabbinical and Cantorial Association (STLRCA) serves as the voice of Jewish clergy in the Jewish and general communities. The membership comprises Conservative, Orthodox, Reconstructionist, Reform and Renewal rabbis and cantors in congregational and agency positions. The STLRCA helps provide the presence of the Jewish community in St. Louis area media, through leadership in interfaith agencies and activities and in many social service and advocacy organizations. The STLRCA co-sponsors Jewish community information forums throughout the year, and co-sponsors (with the Jewish Community Relations Council) the Rabbi Robert P. Jacobs Jewish Fund for Human Needs. STLRCA members meet monthly, participate in professional development programs and come together annually for a day of Jewish text study. The association is funded through an annual community-wide campaign at Hanukkah.

Shalom Baby

12 Millstone Campus Drive St. Louis, Mo. 63146

314-442-3867

email: jbaer@jfedstl.org

website: jfedstl.org/direct-services/shalombaby

Shalom Baby welcomes newborns or newly adopted children into the St. Louis Jewish community. The program is a wonderful way for parents to find support and build a social connection during this special time in their lives. This free program is open to all Jewish and interfaith babies under the age of 1 year. It is partially funded by the Lubin-Green Foundation, a supporting foundation of Jewish Federation of St. Louis. In addition to a home visit and goody bag, Shalom Baby hosts events for babies 0-1 years of age (older siblings are welcome). Please let us know if you or someone you know has given birth or adopted a baby within the last year.

The Shalvah Program: Outreach on Addictions

c/o Central Reform Congregation

5020 Waterman Blvd. St. Louis, Mo. 63108

314-361-3919

email: james@centralreform.org

Rabbi James Stone Goodman, Director

Betsy Schmidt

Helen Turner

Shalvah (“serenity” in Hebrew) is dedicated to teaching strategies to help individuals, their families, friends and communities work themselves free of the problems associated with addiction. Shalvah teaches an integrated approach, combining spiritual and psychological resources, acting as a bridge between the recovery model and the daily spiritual remedies of Judaism and other traditions.

The purpose of the meeting is to connect traditional spiritual resources with the 12-Step model. Confidentiality is always respected.

United Cemetery Association

1601 North and South Road

St. Louis, Mo. 63130

314-427-5900

Barry Needle, Executive Director

The United Cemetery Association manages the three Jewish cemeteries centrally located on North and South Road in University City:

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Chevra Kadisha Cemetery (Orthodox) at Page Avenue, B’nai Amoona Cemetery (Conservative) at Blackberry Avenue and United Hebrew Cemetery (Reform) at Canton Avenue.

All cemeteries are open to the entire Jewish community and follow a range of Jewish burial practices. Each cemetery upholds its own ritual requirements pertaining to traditional Jewish burial, Jewish conversion, acceptance and burial of interfaith family members and cremated remains.The association was established in 1998.

Barry Krell is President.

Vaad Hoeir of St. Louis

4 Millstone Campus Drive

St. Louis, Mo. 63146

314-569-2770 email: information@ovkosher.org website: ovkosher.org

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Rabbi Menachem Greenblatt, Rav Achrai

Rabbi Yosef Landa, Rav Achrai

Rabbi Zvi Zuravin, Executive Director

Mr. Alan Kandel, President

Under the supervision of the Rabbanim Achrayim of St. Louis, the Vaad Hoeir, the United Orthodox Jewish Community, provides kosher certification to retail stores, hotels, restaurants and community institutions, and also kosher certifies industrial manufacturing of both raw materials and finished goods.

The Vaad also maintains the Taharath Israel Mikvah, located on the Millstone Campus for ritual immersion and conversions. A second Shabbat and Yom Tov mikvah is maintained at Young Israel in University City.

The annual Maos Chitim Fund Drive before Passover provides kosher-for-Passover items for those in need. The Barbara Mendelson Tomchei Shabbos Fund assists those in need for Shabbos and Yom Tov.

CONGREGATIONS

A note about alphabetization: Synagogues whose official names start with the word “Congregation” (e.g. Congregation B’nai Amoona or Congregation Temple Israel) are alphabetized by the first word after “Congregation” (i.e. B’nai Amoona is alphabetized under the “B” listings, Temple Israel is listed under “T”).

Agudas Israel of St. Louis

8202 Delmar Blvd.

St. Louis, Mo. 63124

314-863-8978

email: office@agudastl.com

Rabbi Menachem Greenblatt, Senior Rabbi

Rabbi Yitzy Kowalsky, Rabbinic Associate

Agudas Israel of St. Louis is a growing, vibrant Orthodox synagogue and Jewish learning center located in the heart of University City. Home to over 150 families, the Agudah offers an expansive program of educational services, including classes in Talmud, Jewish Law and Torah, ranging from the daily Daf Yomi, classes for women and children, and a full evening beis medrash learning program.

Agudas Israel is also the home for the fulltime learning and classes at the St. Louis Kollel/Institute for Advanced Talmudic Research. A women’s division, N’Shei Agudah, is active and sponsors a wide variety of social, educational, and family and fundraising activities throughout the year.

Brian Glazer is President.

Bais Abraham Congregation

6910 Delmar Blvd.

St. Louis, Mo. 63130

314-721-3030

email: office@baisabe.com

website: baisabe.com

Rabbi Garth Silberstein

Ruth Schachter-Cohen, Executive Director

Bais Abraham Congregation, located near the University City Loop and Washington University, is a diverse and welcoming Modern Orthodox synagogue offering a wide array of programming, including Shabbat services, weekday morning minyan, holiday celebrations, Torah-learning groups and classes, Shabbat and holiday meal hospitality and children’s activities.

Bais Abe welcomes individuals and families of all backgrounds and levels of obser-

vance. The congregation is home to many single young professionals, couples and families, as well as many empty-nesters and retirees, who all contribute to the enriching diversity of our community.

Bais Abe offers a wide variety of classes that meet weekly, programs and speakers. For more information about upcoming programs and Torah study opportunities, visit our website and click on “The Shmooze,” Bais Abraham’s weekly e-newsletter.

Dan Vianello is President.

Congregation Bais Menachem –Chabad

8124 Delmar Blvd.

St. Louis, Mo. 63130

314-725-0400

email: info@ShowMeChabad.com

website: ShowMeChabad.com

Rabbi Yosef Landa

Congregation Bais Menachem is a community synagogue offering traditional services within a friendly and inviting milieu. It strives to be “everyone’s Shul” that would be comfortable for attendees at whatever level of Jewish knowledge or practice. Bais Menachem offers complete Shabbat and holiday services, which include a children’s program. Shabbat services are followed by a delightful kiddush. The Sunday morning “royal minyan” at 8:30 a.m. and the year round 9 p.m. weekday Maariv services are popular features. There are no membership dues. Individuals and families of all backgrounds are welcome. Bais Menachem was established in 1995 as an affiliate of Chabad of Greater St. Louis and meets at the Morris & Ann Lazaroff Chabad Center. The congregation shares adult education classes, outreach and youth programs with the local Chabad center.

Beit Shira

P.O. Box 410404

St. Louis, Mo. 63141-0404 314-277-9977

email: beitshira@yahoo.com

website: beitshira.com

Hazzan Howard Shalowitz

Beit Shira (House of Song) was founded on the eve of Shabbat Shira in 2011 as a synagogue and learning center devoted to quality Jewish music with no membership dues or charge for programs offered. In October 2021, Beit Shira’s “Hebrew School of the Arts” will offer free classes for children (ages 6 - 10) and their parents. Beit Shira welcomes Jews of all ages regardless of their level of observance, educational level or affiliation. Our goals are to enrich lives through music; teach Jewish songs for Shabbat and Holy Days; educate in all aspects of Jewish music; and enhance services with quality Jewish music.

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ba’al t’filah lessons. Beit

Rabbi Menachem Greenblatt

Rabbi Garth Silberstein

Rabbi Yosef Landa

Hazzan Howard Shalowitz

at the Missouri Governor’s mansion; for over 40 years has taught children and adults of all ages; and has worked in conjunction with hundreds of synagogues and schools throughout North America by leading services, teaching classes and holding workshops.

Congregation B’nai Amoona

324 S. Mason Road

St. Louis, Mo. 63141-8029

314-576-9990

email: connect@bnaiamoona.com

website: bnaiamoona.com

Senior Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose

Cantor Sharon Nathanson

Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham

Rabbi Neal Rose

Congregation B’nai Amoona is a Conservative synagogue and one of the most prominent congregations in the United States.

Today, B’nai Amoona serves approximately 800 families in a warm, friendly and spiritu-

al atmosphere. Jews by birth, by choice and interfaith couples are enthusiastically welcomed.

Led since 2006 by Senior Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose, Rose’s dynamism, vision and leadership have enabled the synagogue’s outstanding professional staff and lay leadership to create, plan and implement a myriad of inclusive program offerings for every age. Rabbi Rose inspires our Kehillah through his thorough and deep understanding of the realities facing contemporary Jews. His passion, charismatic energy and sincerity invigorate members and guests alike, as they are continually inspired with insightful interpretations of Torah and Jewish wisdom.

Joining Rabbi Rose are Cantor Sharon Nathanson, Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham and Rabbi Neal Rose, Senior Scholar in Residence. Together, this dynamic team continually moves the congregation and its members forward in its expressed goals of being both progressive and inclusive.

Clockwise from top left: Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose, Cantor Sharon Nathanson, Rabbi Neal Rose and Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham of Congregation B’nai Amoona.

The synagogue has been internationally recognized and received for its innovation and creativity in the fields of Jewish Education, Social Justice and Inclusion.

From preschoolers to senior adults, all comers experience marvelous spirituality, outstanding continuing education and superlative religious guidance. Members are like extended family and celebrate life together in a warm, friendly and awe-inspiring environment.

Our award-winning Minyannaire program ensures a minyan is held morning and evening, every day of the year.

Jeff Singer serves as President.

Central Reform Congregation

5020 Waterman Blvd. St. Louis, Mo. 63108

314-361-3919

email: info@centralreform.org

website: centralreform.org

Rabbi Susan A. Talve

Rabbi Randy Fleisher

Rabbi Karen Kriger Bogard

Rabbi Daniel Bogard

Rabbi James Stone Goodman

Sonya Vann, Executive Director

Nancy Weigley, Development Officer

Maxine Weil, Director of Congregational Learning

Since 1984, this urban Reform congregation has followed principles that include commitment to Jewish spirituality and values; flexibility in liturgy using language that is creative, non-sexist and non-hierarchical; and responsible moral action in the Jewish

and non-Jewish community. Shabbat services, held every Friday night and Saturday morning, are open to all. The religious school aims to instill a positive Jewish selfimage. The congregation has more than 750 households.

Natalie Shatzman is President. vvv

Kol Rinah

7701 Maryland Avenue Clayton, Mo. 63105

314-727-1747

website: kolrinahstl.org

Rabbi Noah Arnow

Rabbi Scott Shafrin, Religious School Director/Associate Rabbi

Jonathan Belsky, Baal Koreh

Liz Collins, Monica Lynne Neidorff Early Childhood Center Director

Stacey Hudson, Executive Director

Nancy Green, Executive Assistant

Meir Zimand, Operations/Accounting

Karen Kern, Interim Engagement Coordinator

anniversary.

Kol Rinah is proud to offer:

• A convenient location in mid-county St. Louis, close to Washington University

• Egalitarian services

• Friday evening Kabbalat Shabbat musical services with instrumental accompaniment with 1st Friday Family Services

• Daily morning and evening minyanim

• Fun and friendly family programs with the Young Families group

Talve,

Stone

Fleisher,

Kriger

Kol Rinah Welcomes Everyone: We are a dynamic and forward-looking congregation where all generations come together to experience Judaism in innovative ways. We are a diverse congregation, proud to be made up of Jews and the Jew-curious, singles, couples, families of all shapes and sizes, multi-faith/multicultural households, people who identify as LGBTQ+, people of color, of all abilities and more.

Vision: A dynamic and forward-looking congregation where all generations come together to experience Judaism in innovative ways.

Mission: Create a welcoming community that embraces Torah, meaningful worship, lifelong learning, music, Israel, and tikkun olam, guided by the tenets of Conservative Judaism.

In 2023 Kol Rinah celebrates its 10th

• Highly respected Early Childhood Center

• Learning opportunities for all ages

Monica Lynne Neidorff Early Childhood Center

Accepts children from all religious and ethnic backgrounds with a focus on Jewish education (6 weeks through pre-K). Our small class sizes and low student-teacher ratios allow for each child to receive individualized instruction and attention. We are proud of our reputation as a warm, nurturing, family style school, providing an environment that encourages physical, social, emotional and intellectual growth. A child’s developmental and selfesteem needs are met in a loving, caring and relaxed atmosphere.

Kol Rinah Education Hub (KoREH)

Sunday morning religious school for pre-K through 7th grade and Weekday afternoon

Clockwise from top left: Rabbi Susan

Rabbi James

Goodman, Rabbi Randy

Rabbi Karen

Bogard and Rabbi Daniel Bogard of Central Reform Congregation

Rabbi Noah Arnow (above left) and Rabbi Scott Shafrin of Kol Rinah

SCOUT SHABBAT/UNITED HEBREW • United Hebrew Congregation hosted a Scout Shabbat service on Feb. 4. Pictured above are Rabbi Adam Bellows, Earl Binder, Rabbi Brigitte Rosenberg, Nathan “Nate” Daniels, Owen Daniels, Michael Ukman, Liam Daniels, Meredith Daniels and Kevin Daniels.

Independent meetings, tutoring, and discussions.

KoREH students experience what it means to be Jewish in the modern world. Parents and students learn in an engaging and meaningful way, in a social environment, developing a strong, positive sense of Jewish identity.

Our mission as a school community is to create an experiential learning environment where learners of all ages and abilities can take ownership of Jewish texts, Hebrew language, their community, their spiritual life and their own Jewish identity.

Engagement

• Youth Groups: We have a growing, dynamic USY chapter for high school students, as well as a Kadima program for 6th-8th graders.

• Active Sisterhood, Brotherhood, and Women’s Social Group

• Community Learning: lifelong learning opportunities, including prominent scholar-inresidence speakers and Jew’s in Science series

• KR Circles: Small groups of people that come together over a common interest aligned with our mission. Our circles cover a range of topics and are an opportunity for our members to meet and get to know each other. KR Circles include Softball team, book clubs, movie club, garden club, Stitch & Schmooze, and much more.

• Tzedek Team Social Action Committee

Services:

(Check website for Zoom links, live

service times)

• Daily services: Monday – Friday 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.

• Sundays 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday evenings (check website for times)

• Saturday Morning Shabbat Services: 9 a.m.

• Shabbat Mincha Service, Seudah Shlishit (third meal) and learning, Havdalah Service (Check KolRinahStl.org for times).

Leadership

Gary Kodner is synagogue President, Randi Mozenter is Board Chair.

Nusach Hari B’nai Zion

650 North Price Road

St. Louis, Mo. 63132

314-991-2100

email: office@nhbz.org

website: nhbz.org

Rabbi Chaim Bogopulsky

Rabbi Ze’ev Smason, Emeritus

Nusach Hari B’nai Zion is one of St. Louis’ most treasured and established family synagogues. We are a Modern Orthodox congregation, although our members have wide and varied levels of personal observance and Jewish education. We welcome Jewish families, singles and seniors of all backgrounds and levels of religious knowledge and observance. We are a warm, welcoming, caring and nonjudgmental community with a commitment to traditional Judaism and support for Israel.

NHBZ rabbinic leadership provides out-

standing spiritual, ethical, and educational guidance. We strive to give every Jew the resources to develop a vibrant Jewish life at his or her own pace.

NHBZ offers a full plate of services, including a wide variety of religious, social and educational opportunities. We conduct daily minyanim, Lunch and Learns, special Synaplex Shabbats, and programming and classes on a variety of topics. We also offer a myriad of programs produced by our active Sisterhood, as well as numerous social events and festive holiday celebrations that will enliven your Jewish heart. Our growing and thriving population of young families creates a kaleidoscope of programs for young parents and children’s activities.

Located in Olivette, our facilities include a main sanctuary, a chapel, social hall, a children’s room, teen lounge, kosher facilities, plus rooms for educational programming. Our building is eco-friendly, built in 2011, with 65

Rabbi Chaim Bogopulsky (left) and Rabbi Emeritus Ze’ev Smason

solar panels on the roof, and a geothermal heating and cooling system.

Services are conducted using the Tehillat Hashem Siddur, Nusach Ha’Ari. On Shabbat, NHBZ hosts regular and learners’ services, as well as a stand alone program for adults entitled “Starting Points.”

Prayers at regular services are generally in Hebrew, although all sermons and special prayers are recited in English.

Transliterations and extensive explanations of prayers are provided. Membership at NHBZ is open to the entire Jewish community. Membership includes seating for the High Holidays.

Kenny Bressler is President.

Congregation Shaare Emeth

11645 Ladue Road

St. Louis, Mo. 63141

Main office: 314-569-0010

Religious School: 314-569-1273

Preschool: 314-569-0048

email: info@sestl.org

website: sestl.org

Rabbi James M. Bennett

Rabbi Andrea Goldstein

Rabbi Rachel K. Bearman

Rabbi Educator Lori Levine

Cantor Seth Warner

Rabbi Jeffrey Stiffman, Emeritus

Rosalie Stein, Executive Director

Congregation Shaare Emeth is a compassionate and inclusive community that makes Judaism relevant, meaningful, and joyful. We are proud to be one of the leading Reform congregations in North America. Whether celebrating Shabbat, exploring the insights and wisdom of Torah, or making a difference in our community, we are a congregational family dedicated to deepening and enriching our connection to Judaism. Our egalitarian services and programs are always open to all — members and non-members, LGBTQ individuals and allies, interfaith families, children and adults of all ages, two-parent and singleparent families, empty nesters, and singles. We are fully inclusive to those of all abilities.

Our clergy, staff, and lay leaders welcome you to enrich your life through Reform Jewish worship, holiday celebrations and education, social programs, programs for interfaith couples, social action and advocacy, music, mindfulness practice, and more.

Our outstanding Religious School strives to be a laboratory for Jewish learning and living, creating memorable Reform Jewish learning experiences that are radically inclusive of all learners, unabashedly joyful, and deeply meaningful. Opportunities for lifelong learning start in Pre-Kindergarten and go all the way through Post-Confirmation in 12th grade. Families with children in Pre-K and Kindergarten are encouraged to sign up for our new, experiential learning JQuest program. There is no cost for JQuest and all are welcomed (no synagogue membership required).

Our acclaimed Jewish youth education also includes Shirlee Green Preschool and

other early childhood engagement programs, Camp Emeth and Camp Micah, summer day camps for children ages six weeks to 13 years, as well as our innovative B’Mitzvah and two-year, clergy-led Confirmation programs. Our nationally recognized youth groups for those in grades 3-12 offer informal youth activities throughout the year.

Programs for adults include our adult choir, 20s and 30s community, Baby Boomer’s group, older adult programs, our knitting group, Torah study classes, and more. Our Tzedek Committee organizes and leads the congregation in tzedakah collections, advocacy campaigns, and social justice initiatives for all ages. We are also proud to be home to the Jewish Mindfulness Center of St. Louis.

We invite you to visit our Temple and to join

JUDAICA SHOPS

• Gallant Family Judaica Shop at B’nai Amoona: 324 S. Mason Road, 314-576-9990, ext. 117

• United Hebrew: 13788 Conway Road, 314-469-0700

our Shaare Emeth family. Membership is open to all and our voluntary membership responsibility is respectful of all. Shaare Emeth is a member of the Union for Reform Judaism.

Bill Remis is President.

Shir Hadash Reconstructionist Community

Physical Location:

The J’s Staenberg Family Complex, Arts and Education Building

2 Millstone Campus Dr., St. Louis, Mo. 63146

Mailing address:

P.O. Box 16171

St. Louis MO 63105 314-775-7780

email: stlshirhadash@gmail.com

website: shirhadashstl.info

Rabbi Lane Steinger, Emeritus

Welcome to Shir Hadash, the only Reconstructionist community in St. Louis. This year marks our chai (18th) anniversary, and we will be celebrating with a series of special events. Watch for details.

You will be warmly welcomed and feel comfortable the first time you visit us. We are small, inclusive and easy to get to know. All of our worship services and programs are multi-access, so you’ll have the opportunity to participate fully whether you’re joining us onsite at The J or online via Zoom.

At Shir Hadash you will find a progressive, modern approach to worship and Jewish living that integrates a respect for tradition with the insights and ideas of contemporary social, intellectual and spiritual life.

Let our musical and spiritual Shabbat and holiday worship uplift you. Our egalitarian Shabbat and holiday services, observances and celebrations express the best of liberal Judaism. If you don’t read Hebrew you’ll be fine; everything is transliterated.

Learning is central to who we are. You will be introduced to new ideas and perspectives from our lively discussions every Shabbat that explore Torah, ethics, the arts, current events, Jewish history and culture, and everything in between.

We take our food seriously, enjoying great meals with good company. We love to break bread together at our monthly Shabbat potlucks and holiday gatherings throughout the year. Come see for yourself! Check out our online event calendar for service and program dates and times.

Allen Karlin and Jaye Shyken are Co-Presidents.

Rabbi Lane Steinger

Top row: Rabbi James M. Bennett and Rabbi Andrea Goldstein. Second row: Rabbi Lori Levine and Cantor Seth Warner. Third row: Rabbi Jeffrey Stiffman and Rabbi Rachel Bearman.

Temple Emanuel

12166 Conway Road

St. Louis, Mo. 63141

314-432-5877

email: office@testl.org

website: testl.org

Senior Rabbi: Elizabeth B. Hersh

Rabbi Educator: Janine C. Schloss

Executive Director: Andrew Goldfeder

Temple Emanuel is a warm congregation built upon the tenets of Reform Judaism including inclusivity, education and tikkun olam. People of various backgrounds and a wide variety of experiences are represented among our 250 member families. Our worship services include our own custom Shabbat Service Booklets, Union Prayer Book Chicago Sinai Edition, and Mishkan T’filah. We celebrate our approach that as individual, Reform Jews, we are welcoming to all people. TE is a spiritual home for all seeking a personal and meaningful Jewish experience. Our intimate scale allows us to meet the needs of our members and know each personally. We are committed to lifelong Jewish learning by providing opportunities for children as well as adults during Sunday morning Religious School and at other occasions during the week and throughout the year. Our doors are open. Please join our nurturing community.

Warren W. Davis is President.

Congregation Temple Israel

#1 Rabbi Alvan D. Rubin Drive St. Louis, Mo. 63141 314-432-8050

email: writeus@ti-stl.org

website:

General information:

• www.ti-stl.org

Education Center websites:

• Preschool: www.ti-stl.org/DECC

• Camp Shook: www.ti-stl.org/Camp

• Religious & Hebrew School: www.ti-stl.org/TIRS

• Youth Group: www.ti-stl.org/Tifty

Amy Feder, Senior Rabbi

Michael Alper, Rabbi

Mark L. Shook, Rabbi Emeritus

Rachel Wallis Andreasson, Executive Director

Congregation Temple Israel is an inclusive community that supports our members’ unique Jewish journeys. We are committed to living Reform Judaism through our vibrant, music-filled Shabbat worship; our

dedication to educating future generations at our Jack & Ellen Deutsch Family Education Center, which houses our dynamic preschool and religious and Hebrew school programs; our wide range of adult

learning opportunities; our emphasis on interfaith dialogue; and our dedication to tikkun olam (repairing our world).

Our Shabbat worship services are welcoming and participatory, and include

From left: Rabbi Elizabeth Hersh and Rabbi Janine Schloss

From left: Senior Rabbi Amy Feder, Rabbi Michael Alper and Rabbi Mark Shook of Congregation Temple Israel

Chesed Shel Emeth Society & Beth Shalom Cemetery

prayers, music, both contemporary and traditional—and a meaningful reflection on the weekly Torah portion.

Our Deutsch Early Childhood Center (DECC) meets the needs of today’s families with flexible hours and a variety of programs for children ages 6 weeks through pre-kindergarten, and builds relationships that foster each child’s social, emotional, intellectual and physical growth in a safe, nurturing Jewish community.

Our Temple Israel Religious School (TIRS) develops community relationships and Jewish identity through active and engaging learning for students in grades K through 12. We create opportunities for every person to find his or her place and be an active part of our learning community. Many of our teachers are longtime TI members who love to share their Jewish experience and knowledge with all of our learners.

We also encourage lifelong learning by providing a variety of adult education opportunities, including classes that delve into the basics of Judaism, Jewish culture and history, and Torah study and discussion groups with varying themes to meet the diverse interests of each and every generation. Tl embraces tikkun olam, supporting causes dear to congregants and by sponsoring programs such as social justice & equity education and initiatives; community volunteering opportunities; food, clothing and personal care item collection drives; and a Thanksgiving dinner for those in need.

Temple Israel welcomes individuals and families at any stage of their Jewish journey, whether they are new to Judaism or highly engaged. From toddlers to seniors and every age in-between, and from interfaith, LGBTQ, and every ability level, our congregants comprise an eclectic, diverse and welcoming community.

Find TI on Facebook at templeisraelstlouis, on YouTube is at youtube.com/TIStl and on Instagram @CongregationTempleIsrael.

Louise Losos is President.

Tpheris Israel Chevra Kadisha

14550 Ladue Road

Chesterfield, Mo. 63017

314-469-7060

email: tick613@sbcglobal.net

website: tickstl.com

Rabbi Moshe Winter

Tpheris Israel Chevra Kadisha (TICK) in West County is an Orthodox Judaic center for spiritual growth in Torah Judaism. TICK’s emphasis is on Jewish outreach and education in a warm environment.

There are daily morning and evening minyan services and an educational program that includes Torah

classes throughout the week. There is a Shabbos eruv in Chesterfield as well as a fulltime mikvah. The synagogue provides lectures, annual Jewish holiday gatherings, an active women’s group, chesed committee and Shabbos childrens’ programs.

A newly established Chesterfield Kollel, composed of six scholars and their families, assure that Torah learning graces the synagogue at all times and provides the opportunity for personalized partnerships of learning.

All fellow Jews are welcome to join us for Shabbos services, Torah classes or holiday events.

Dr. Keith Mankowitz is President.

Traditional Congregation

12437 Ladue Road

St. Louis, Mo. 63141

314-576-5230

email: tradcong@sbcglobal.net

website: traditional-congregation.org

Rabbi Seth D. Gordon

Marian S. Gordon, Executive Director

Rooted in Creve Coeur for 56 years, Traditional is a warm and friendly congregation dedicated to Torah and mitzvot in an encouraging, nurturing environment where people can grow at their own pace.

Our Shabbat services are lay-led, offering many in the congregation the opportunity to participate and are followed by delicious kiddushim for socializing and speaking with Rabbi Gordon or asking questions of him. We support daily traditional minyanim for shacharit (morning), minchah (afternoon, March through October) and arvit (evening) throughout the year. We provide both mechitzah (separate) and mixed seating sections. Tickets are not needed for Rosh HaShanah or Yom HaKippurim services, and seating is open.

We are especially proud of our strong education programs. Rabbi Gordon teaches classes in Jewish history, Torah, Talmud and Hebrew language to adults and to teens. He

also teaches a number of classes for the community at large. During the pandemic, he initiated several new classes via Zoom that have been very well received and attended, and are still ongoing; see our website for more information.

Each bar/bat mitzvah is given the opportunity to lead services, chant the haftarah and present a d’var Torah.

Our youth actively participate in our services. Periodically, we have services led entirely by our youth, and our Graduation Shabbat is a highlight each spring.

Throughout the year we sponsor excellent social and educational programs and events for all ages, including: a Scholar-inResidence Weekend, an Israel Bonds Program (the only one in the St. Louis area), Knosh ‘n Knowledge brunch programs, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Purim and other holiday programs, dinners for Shabbat and other occasions, “First Friday” Shabbat Dinner Experiences, environmental initiatives, ongoing chesed support for the hungry and poor, and a champion congregational softball team.

Our renovated facility includes a lounge area with coffee bar; meeting space and classrooms are available to the community to use for social, educational and youth programs.

Traditional Congregation is affiliated with the Union for Traditional Judaism (UTJ), which espouses “genuine faith with intellectual integrity.” We are proud to be “big enough to serve you, but small enough to know you.”

Dr. Kenneth Bohm is President.

Rabbi Moshe Winter

Rabbi Seth D. Gordon

SUKKOT IN ST. CHARLES • Rabbi Chaim Landa (right), of the Chabad Jewish Center of St. Charles County, helps a guest celebrate Sukkot during a Soup in the Sukkah event last fall. PHOTO: BILL MOTCHAN

U.City Shul — Beth Hamedrosh

Hagodol Sha’arei Chesed Shul

700 North and South Road

St. Louis, Mo. 63130

314-863-7485

email: office@ucityshul.org

website: ucityshul.org

Rabbi Menachem Tendler

The U. City Shul, (Beth Hamedrosh

Hagodol Sha’arei Chesed) is a communityfocused, family-oriented shul, where Jews of all backgrounds and levels of observance are welcome.

Two services are offered every Shabbos: a complete traditional service at 8:50 a.m. and a beginner’s service for both men and women starting at 10 a.m. Daily services take place every morning and evening. The U. City Shul offers holiday programs, special dinners and classes.

Bais Medrash programs offer individualized study.

Jews from all backgrounds and/or religious affiliations are welcome, in the spirit of an open community shul and Rabbi Tendler is available for all who call on him.

Avraham Moshe Simon is President.

United Hebrew Congregation

13788 Conway Road

St. Louis, Mo. 63141

email: temple@unitedhebrew.org

website: unitedhebrew.org

Brigitte S. Rosenberg, Senior Rabbi

Rabbi David Reinhart

Cantor Ronald D. Eichaker

Rabbi Howard G. Kaplansky, Emeritus

Cantor Murray W. Hochberg, Emeritus

Cori Neidenberg, Senior Director of Congregational Life

Alyssa Banford, Senior Director of Business Operations

No matter where you are on your Jewish journey, there is a place for you at United Hebrew. We provide innovative and inclusive opportunities to participate in Jewish life through worship, music, education, social events, community service opportunities, and youth and family programs. Our congregants cherish the fact that United Hebrew has been their home for generations and celebrate the ability to stay involved as their own families grow. We embrace traditions that help us maintain the depths of our roots, while seeking innovations that keep our offerings relevant to 21st-century living. Our programs provide opportunities to connect in conversation and to build lasting relationships with other United Hebrew members. Our congregation is a family, moving through the world together, supporting each other in times of celebration, in times of

Clockwise from top left: Senior Rabbi Brigitte S. Rosenberg, Cantor Ronald D. Eichaker, Rabbi David Reinhart, Rabbi Howard G. Kaplansky and Cantor Murray W. Hochberg

state, at the heart of our national aspirations.

In addition to daily and Shabbat services, we have multiple learning opportunities each week in both formal and informal settings, and ongoing activities for individuals, young couples, families and seniors. We endeavor to engage all in our programming, and all are active participants in our Young Israel family.

Rabbi Moshe Shulman received his rabbinic ordination from the Jerusalem Chief Rabbinate, and is a graduate of the Rabbinic Kollel and Sha’al Institute for Rabbinic and Educational Training of Yeshivat Sha’alvim. Before joining Young Israel, Rabbi Shulman served as the rabbi of congregations in Calgary and Toronto. His special interests include Tanach, and the interaction of science, medicine and halacha

mourning, and at all times in between.

Our Saul Spielberg Early Childhood Center provides full-day, year-round childcare, curriculum-based preschool education and summer day camps for children ages 6 weeks to 6 years in a warm and nurturing environment.

Our Millstone Religious School serves children from kindergarten to 12th grade with Hebrew study integrated into each grade level.

Rick Recht is artist-in-residence.

The congregation operates a full-service Jewish cemetery on 20 acres of land at 7855 Canton Ave., in University City. Burial plots available to all members of the community; cremains accepted; Jewish and non-Jewish family members may be buried next to one another in all sections of the cemetery.

Sheryl Bauer is President.

Young Israel of St. Louis

8101 Delmar Blvd.

St. Louis, Mo. 63130

314-727-1880

email: info@youngisrael-stl.org website: youngisrael-stl.org

Rabbi Moshe Shulman

Young Israel of St. Louis invites the community to our warm and vibrant Modern Orthodox shul. At Young Israel, we are committed to the eternal mission of the Jewish people: upholding and safeguarding Torah values, advancing the principles and wisdom of Torah and Western civilization, transforming the inner life of the soul, and putting Israel, the land and the

Rabbi Moshe

Shulman

At Young Israel we try to live by the principles of g’milut chasadim and hachnassat orchim, and we welcome the St. Louis Jewish community to come visit our congregation. Located in the heart of University City, join us for Shabbat or for any of our many classes and activities. Shabbat and Yom Tov guests are welcome to arrange for home hospitality through our hospitality committee. Contact our office for more information.

Metro East Congregation

Agudas Achim Beth Israel

225 N. High Street, at “C” Street Belleville, Ill. 62220

618-558-8641

email: alanmaryandich@gmail.com

Agudas Achim Beth Israel serves the Belleville-Metro East area as an independent unaffiliated congregation. It is a community shul offering traditional monthly services the second Friday of every month at 7 p.m., led by members of the congregation. Additionally, AABI offers High Holiday services that include Erev Rosh Hashanah, first day services for Rosh Hashanah, Kol Nidre services on Erev Yom Kippur and Yom Kippur services. A break-the-fast potluck follows the evening Yom Kippur service. A Second Seder is typically hosted at the synagogue.

Annual membership dues are $350. Individuals and families of all backgrounds are welcome. This congregation supports the local B’nai Israel cemetery which was consecrated in 1894. AABI was established in the late 1980’s when two Metro East congregations merged, Agudas Achim of East St Louis (est. 1903) and Beth Israel of Belleville (est. 1913).

Rabbi Menachem Tendler

EDUCATION/CAMPS

Aish HaTorah

457 N. Woods Mill Road

Chesterfield, Mo. 63017

314-862-AISH (2474)

email: stlouis@aish.com

website: aishstlouis.net

Rabbi Yosef David, Executive Director

Rabbi Shmuel Greenwald, Education Director

Mrs. Mimi David, Director of Women’s Education

New classes are offered on a continual basis along with home study programs and weekly Shabbat learners’ services in two locations. Aish HaTorah offers a Hebrew school experience for adults as well as children, Shabbat dinners, trips to Israel, and the Discovery Seminar, where you are invited to discover and explore your Jewish heritage.

The Gloria & Rubin Feldman Aish HaTorah West Center for Jewish Studies (“The Firehouse”) welcomes Jews of all ages and backgrounds.

Aish is part of a worldwide Jewish educational network headquartered in Jerusalem (check out aish.com) and not affiliated with any synagogue, temple or other organization.

Our women’s division, The Jewish Women’s Society, offers programs geared just for women: a monthly Lunch & Learn and online Torah class, a challah baking club, holiday classes, hikes, Israel trips and more.

Most of our classes are in-person and we have no COVID restrictions in place. Check out our facebook page, www.facebook.com/ AishHaTorahStLouis and/or our website, aishstlouis.net, for all of our current programs.

Adam Herman is Board President.

Bais Yaakov

See “Esther Miller Bais Yaakov” entry on page 37.

Chabad of Greater St. Louis

8124 Delmar Blvd.

St. Louis, Mo. 63130

314-725-0400

email: info@ShowMeChabad.com

website: ShowMeChabad.com

Rabbi Yosef and Shiffy Landa, Regional Directors

Chabad of Greater St. Louis is the regional center of the worldwide Chabad movement, and is located in the Morris & Ann Lazaroff Chabad Center. Chabad’s doors are open to every Jew, regardless of background or affiliation. It offers a place where questions are embraced and Judaism is celebrated meaningfully and joyfully. Chabad believes that every Jewish person is equally endowed with an enduring Jewish spark, and seeks to tap into this reservoir of Jewishness by offering an array of innovative programming and educational opportunities for adults, children and families. By promoting an inspired commitment to Judaism and a deepened awareness of its teachings, Chabad aims to create a more unified and robust celebration of Jewish life in St. Louis.

Among Chabad’s programs are community holiday events such as the Menorah Workshop at The Home Depot; the Jewish Learning Institute, which offers fall, winter and spring courses for adults; weekly classes; the Jewish Women’s Rosh Chodesh Society; the annual Jewish Law and Ethics Symposium; a series of hands-on workshops, including the Shofar Factory, Olive Oil Press, Matzah Bakery and Torah Factory; the Jewish Living & Learning Speakers Series; and a Prison Chaplaincy program for Missouri and southern Illinois. Our affiliate institutions include Chabad on Campus serving Washington University, Chabad of

Chesterfield, Chabad of the Central West End, and the newly established Chabad Jewish Center of St. Charles County.

Chabad in the Central West End 314-448-0927

website: www.chabadcwe.org

Rabbi Yossi and Goldie Abenson, Co-Directors

Chabad Central West End is a hub of Jewish engagement serving people who live, work, and study in the CWE, as well as young Jewish adults across the greater STL area. Our mission is to foster meaningful, personal connection to the Jewish community and to Jewish heritage.

Who We Serve: We’re here for every single Jew we can help, with a focus on:

• Shabbat and holiday experience, adult education, and lifecycle events for couples, individuals and families who live in the

Rabbi Yosef David (above) and Rabbi Shmuel Greenwald

Rabbi Yosef and Shiffy Landa

Central West End.

• Programming and networking for the community of young adults and graduate students across the Saint Louis area.

• Serving nearby medical centers, including Barnes Jewish Hospitals and the Saint Louis University Hospital, by engaging Jewish medical staff and providing pastoral care for patients and their families

Chabad in the Central West End is an affiliate of Chabad Greater St. Louis.

Chabad Jewish Center of St. Charles County

email: info@jewishstcharles.org

website: jewishstcharles.org

The Chabad Jewish Center aims to create a space where every Jew in St. Charles County feels at home. With nearly 6,000 Jews living in the county, the center offers family Shabbat and Holiday celebrations, children’s programming, and adult education classes in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Among its flagship programs is “The Gan St. Charles,” the first-ever Jewish preschool in St. Charles County (see listing on page 37) and the “St. Charles Jewish Family Network,” a warm and child-friendly community for Jewish families with children 18 months to 5 years old. The second annual “St. Charles Jewish Festival,” which was held in mid-August of 2022, attracted more than 2,000 attendees, and “Chanukah on Main Street” brought together more than 450 people for the kindling of a 9-foot Chanukah menorah. The Chabad Jewish Center is an affiliate of Chabad of Greater St. Louis.

Chabad of Chesterfield

158 Chesterfield Mall

Chesterfield, Mo. 63017

636-778-4000

email: rabbi@chabadofchesterfield.com

website: chabadofchesterfield.com

Rabbi Avi and Chana’la Rubenfeld, Directors Chabad of Chesterfield, serving the Chesterfield, Ballwin and Wildwood areas, is one of five local centers of the worldwide Chabad movement. Dedicated to help ensure Jewish continuity by fostering Jewish pride and practice through accessible education and social services. Programs include a range of ongoing classes, Jewish Learning Institute, Women’s Chai Circle, holiday programs, kids cooking classes, holiday events, weekly and holiday services and so much more. Rabbi Avi and Chana’la Rubenfeld direct the program, striving to ensure that each Jew, be it a passerby or a committed community member, gets personal, caring

Rabbi Yossi and Goldie Abenson Rabbi Chaim A. Landa and Bassy Landa

Rabbi Avi Rubenfeld and Chana’la Rubenfeld

and individual attention in a non-judgmental environment that requires nothing more than your birthright to feel at home.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Linda Rotskoff Early Childhood Education at B’nai Amoona

324 S. Mason Road, St. Louis, Mo. 63141 314-576-3688 | Director: Kerri Alper, 314576-3688, kerri@bnaiamoona.com

Deutsch Early Childhood Center of Temple Israel

1 Rabbi Alvan D. Rubin Drive, St. Louis, Mo. 63141 | 314-432-8076 | Director: Lesley Goldenberg, lgoldenberg@ti-stl.org

The Gan St. Charles

Director: Bassy Landa, hello@ganstcharles. org

H.F. Epstein Hebrew Academy

Chabad of MU and Mid-Missouri

313 E. Brandon Road

Columbia, Mo. 65203

573-442-5755

website: www.jewishtigers.com

email: rabbi@jewishtigers.com

Rabbi Avraham and Mrs. Channy Lapine, Directors

Chabad at MU is a warm, non-judgmental, fun, lively and comfortable place where Jewish students can meet one another to socialize and explore their Judaism, regardless of background or affiliation. Our program reflects a tolerant, non-judgmental environment, where open dialogue is welcome, and is a hallmark of Chabad’s inclusiveness. At Chabad we want you to feel safe to be yourself and thus enable you to seek guidance with respect to any social, educational or spiritual issue. The Chabad House also serves as a resource for anything Jewish for the Mizzou Jewish community and the entire mid-Missouri area.

Chabad on Campus — Rohr Center for Jewish Life

Chabad House

7018 Forsyth Blvd.

St. Louis, Mo. 63105

314-721-2884

email: hello@chabadwashu.org

website: chabadwashu.org

Rabbi Hershey Novack, Director

Chana R. Novack, Director

Cierra Brown, Office Manager

Rabbi Yossi and Goldie Abenson, JGrads

DL Shernofsky, Program and Engagement

Associate

Yael Sabbah, The Network serving SLU, UMSL, Webster and more

Eden Yair, Israel Fellow

Cierra Brown, Office Manager

Lindsay Eichhord, House Manager

Chabad on Campus is where Jewish life happens for hundreds of students and young adults.

Chabad nurtures Jewish students by pro-

8645 Old Bonhomme Road, St. Louis, Mo. 63132 | 314-994-7856 | Director: Jessie Lefton, jlefton@eha.org

J Early Childhood Services

• 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, Mo. 63146 | 314-442-3224 | Site Director: Ellen Scholten, escholten@jccstl.org

• 16801 Baxter Road, Chesterfield, Mo. 63005 | 314-442-3450 | Site Director: Debi Porfidio, dporfidio@jccstl.org

The Nest at Central Reform Congregation

5020 Waterman, St. Louis, Mo. 63108 314-361-1564 ext. 115 | Director: Kimberly Tolbert, kim@centralreform.org

Shirlee Green Preschool at Shaare Emeth

11645 Ladue Road

St. Louis, Mo. 63141 | 314-569-0048

Director: Brandi Cartwright, bcartwright@ sestl.org

Monica Lynne Neidorff Early Childhood Center at Kol Rinah

7701 Maryland Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63105 314-727-2565 | Director: Liz Collins, eccdirector@KolRinahStl.org

Torah Prep

8659 Olive Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63132

314-569-2929 | Director: Mrs. Chanie Wasser, cwasser@torahprep.com

Saul Spielberg Early Childhood Center at United Hebrew

13788 Conway Road, St. Louis, Mo. 63141

314-434-3404 | Director: Lauren Lourie, LLourie@unitedhebrew.org

building initiative called “The Network,” which serves students at STLCC, SLU, UMSL and Webster U. The organization employs a fulltime campus rabbi for education, guidance and counseling. The organization is a leader within the Birthright Israel program and has sent more than 1,000 young adults to Israel.

Deutsch Early Childhood Center (DECC)

#1 Rabbi Alvan D. Rubin Drive

St. Louis, Mo. 63141

314-432-8076

email: lgoldenberg@ti-stl.org

viding accessible and meaningful Jewish experiences to students and faculty at Washington University and other local and regional schools, including St. Louis University and Webster University. One of more than 250 full-time Chabad student centers at campuses throughout the world and under the aegis of Chabad of Greater St. Louis, the program strives to make Jewish life on campus more relevant for young people facing important Jewish identity choices. Among the programs offered are home-hospitality Shabbat dinners, volunteer opportunities, learning experiences such as a Jewish Medical Ethics series at the Washington U. School of Medicine (and a similar program at the Washington U. School of Law) and the JGrads initiative for area graduate students and recent grads. In the fall of 2017, Chabad launched a new outreach and community-

website: www.ti-stl.org/DECC

Lesley Goldenberg, Director of Family Education

At DECC, every teacher knows your child’s name, and you’ll feel the sense of relief that you are not alone along the journey of parenting a preschooler. Our entire team is here to support you, to have your back on those days when you feel overwhelmed, and to celebrate those little milestones and magic moments with as much enthusiasm as you feel as a parent.

Our certified teachers and specialists engage children ages 6 weeks through Pre-K (age 6) in activities that inspire experimentation and stimulate students to recognize problems and create their own solutions. Students develop positive self-esteem through a wide variety of hands-on activities which encourage play, develop natural curi-

Rabbi Avraham and Channy Lapine

Rabbi Hershey Novack and Rabbi Chana Novack of Chabad on Campus

osity, stimulate creative thinking and encourage empathy for and acceptance of peers and adults.

Students will develop their Jewish identity by celebrating Shabbat and holidays with the rabbis and their school community, by learning Jewish songs and prayers, and through making and tasting traditional Jewish foods.

DECC also accommodates your family’s changing daily schedules. We are open Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with flexible scheduling to meet your needs.

Esther Miller Bais Yaakov

700 North and South Road

St. Louis, Mo. 63130

314-863-9230

email: embystl@gmail.com

Rebbetzin Tova Greenblatt, Menaheles

Rabbi Eli Kamins, Executive Director

Pirchie Greenspon, General Studies

Principal

Esther Miller Bais Yaakov offers a comprehensive dual program in Jewish and General Studies for 9th through 12th grade girls. A firm commitment to Torah ideals qualifies students to pursue seminary and college upon graduation.

Extracurricular activities promote leadership, community involvement, and personal development. Located in U. City Shul, Esther Miller Bais Yaakov houses six classrooms, the Frankel Rubin Science Lab, four offices and a dining room/social hall, which also serves as a student lounge.

Byron Cohen is President.

The Gan St. Charles Preschool

email: hello@ganstcharles.org

website: ganstcharles.org

Bassy Landa, Director and Teacher

Bridget Jacks, Lead Teacher

The Gan St. Charles — a boutique early learning center — unites children (18 mo. to five years old), teachers, family and community in a positive and constructive experience. Our Jewish values drive the curriculum, environment and school culture. We model and encourage kindness, respect, compassion, confidence and responsibility. As true to our name, at The Gan — which means “the garden” in Hebrew — a child is viewed as a seed that we nurture with the utmost care. A seed that is most impressionable in its first years, since the seed’s every experience will shape and color the quality of its matured self. The Gan is a division of the Chabad Jewish Center of St. Charles County, an affiliate of Chabad of Greater St. Louis.

H.F. Epstein Hebrew Academy

8645 Old Bonhomme Road

St Louis, Mo. 63132

314-994-7856

email: info@eha.org

website: eha.org

Rabbi Shmuel Miller, Head of School

Mrs. Itta Boyko, Principal

Rabbi Jonathan Fruchter, Asstistant

Principal - Judaic Studies

Mrs. Jessie Lefton, ECC Director

Mrs. Ariela Ish-Hurwitz, Hebrew Language Director

Mrs. D’vorah Miller, Jewish Studides

Curriculum Coordinator

Liz Redler, Office Manager

Epstein Hebrew Academy is a pre-school through 12 Jewish school that celebrates Jewish learning and living fused with an engaging and challenging academic curriculum. We nurture life-long learners, future contributors, and leaders who succeed while anchored in our timeless Torah. Our dedicated, expert faculty love teaching and bring their whole selves to their classrooms each day to provide each child focused and personalized support. They keep current of the most effective educational practices and

Rabbi Shmuel Miller

Rebbetzin Tova Greenblatt

draw on technology, project-based learning, and experiential learning models to grow each student’s understanding of the aweinspiring world around us. The Jewish role models who drive our Judaic studies department position our students to be the next link in the unbroken chain of our mesorah (heritage). We strengthen these links daily as we learn and rejoice through textual study, prayer, observance of Jewish holidays, halachot (laws), minhagim (customs). We celebrate and support the people and Land of Israel.

At Epstein, our welcoming and respectful community guides every interaction. Students build friendships across grades and with an appreciation that families come to our school at different stages of their Jewish journeys. Character education is inseparable from the educational experience we impart.

Our learning environment is designed to help every child realize their potential and build their confidence. Small class sizes, student support services, and in-class differentiated instruction allow us to offer an individualized approach to education and form meaningful connections with our students that will inspire them for life.

We are committed to helping families that need financial assistance and do so while preserving dignity and privacy.

Epstein Hebrew Academy is accredited by the Cognia Global Commission and is associated with both the Torah Umesorah network of schools and the Prizma Day School network.

We would love to show you around and share with you the Epstein family experience!

Jeffrey Glogower is Board President.

Hillel at Washington University in St. Louis

6300 Forsyth Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63105 314-935-9040

website: washuhillel.org

Jacqueline Ulin Levey, Executive Director & CEO

Rabbi Jordan Gerson, The Silk Foundation Campus Rabbi Hannah Rubin-Schlansky, Assistant Director

WashU Hillel has enhanced the lives of thousands of college students throughout St. Louis and helped Washington University cultivate one of the most vibrant campus Jewish communities in the country. We are honored to play an important role in advancing the University’s goal of “knowing every student by name and by story,” and are the only organization that fosters Jewish pluralism on campus.

We have a beautiful home on Forsyth, but we are more than just our building and the programs that take place there. WashU Hillel seeks to support and empower Jewish students along their own unique paths…wherever they are and in whatever ways are most meaningful to them.

Through social justice programs, Birthright Israel trips, Shabbat and holiday meals, Israel engagement, Jewish learning, social events, religious services, our popular DIY opportunities (helping students gather among friends for a Shabbat or holiday meal on their own), and so much more, we are committed to helping students make lasting friendships,

MISSOURI TORAH INSTITUTE •

Michael Staenberg joins Missouri Torah Institute (MTI) in October 2021 to “tip off” the first official intramural basketball game in the redesigned Staenberg Family Gym, which was completely renovated over the summer of 2021 with support from the Staenberg family. Pictured above, students Naftali Collins and Shmuel Kosofsky joke around before tip-off with Staenberg.

find community, and develop their own enduring Jewish traditions.

Given the pandemic, rising antisemitism, and the ongoing mental health crisis—we’ve learned to support students through all kinds of challenges.

Our Hillel currently serves approximately 1,850 Jewish undergraduates attending Washington University. Students from other universities throughout the St. Louis region enjoy our programming as well, and we engage over 1,000 Jewish students annually. We’ve also taken hundreds of students to Israel – our trips are open to all undergraduates in or from the St. Louis area and their friends ages 18-22. Our next trips will take place December 26, 2022-January 6, 2023 and May 2023. More information about our Birthright Israel program can be found at washubirthright.com.

WashU Hillel is a community partner of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis and is affiliated with Hillel International, connecting our organization to a vast network of Jewish college students throughout the world.

Jacqueline Ulin Levey (left) and Rabbi Jordan Gerson

PHOTO COURTESY MTI

To learn more about our Hillel or for information on how you can get involved or join one of our Birthright Israel trips, visit our website or find WashU Hillel on Instagram (@ washuhillel) or Facebook (fb.me/washuhillel).

Lori Sheinbein is Board Chair.

Hillel at Maryville University

650 Maryville University Dr. St. Louis, Mo. 63141

314-529-9437

email: maryvillehillel@gmail.com website: maryvillehillel.org

Joey Abeles, Director

Maryville University Hillel provides a dynamic and inclusive space to learn, grow, and engage Jewishly. We serve students of all backgrounds, regardless of religious and familial backgrounds. Students who attend Hillel events leave more confident in their Jewish identity or allyship and feel part of a community. Maryville Hillel adapts to the unique needs of each student with accessible programming and a growing online presence.

Staple events at Maryville Hillel include: monthly Shabbat dinners; an annual Holocaust survivor speaker attended by over 500 students and community members; Sukkot celebrated with a Sukkah in the middle of the quad; a weekly Jewish Learning Fellowship with topics shaped to the interests of students; co-programming with other campus clubs; and creative holiday celebrations.

Maryville Hillel was awarded the 2022 Student Organization Program of the Year Award for the beloved event “Shabbatukkah! A Celebration of Shabbat and Hanukkah.” Hillel students are encouraged to take charge of their Jewish journeys and are empowered with leadership opportunities within the organization.

Maryville Hillel supports the growing Jewish population at Maryville University while advancing the University’s driving mission of making education accessible to all students. Please see the Hillel website for scholarship information, and contact our staff for information or a campus tour. Maryville Hillel is a space to shape your Jewish journey — it would be a pleasure to welcome you into our community!

Hillel at Mizzou

See “Mizzou Hillel” entry on page 42.

Ignite YP

216-372-2851

email: info@igniteypstl.org

website: www.igniteypstl.org

Directors: Rabbi Avi Roberts and his wife, Shani Roberts

Ignite YP is a Young Professional (YP) organization dedicated to extending Jewish learning opportunities and experiences for young adults in the Saint Louis Jewish community. Regardless of your Jewish background, Ignite YP has learning opportunities available for you. Through weekly classes, lively discussions, phenomenal trips, and many other types of programming, Ignite YP helps inspire a life-long love of Jewish learning and living. We are a community of growth oriented people trying to find more meaning in what being Jewish means to them. We encourage the development of a vibrant, tolerant community in which every Jew is welcomed and valued. Ignite YP is where Jewish content creates Jewish community.

Jonathan Spetner is Board President. vvv

The J Early Childhood Center

• Staenberg Family Complex

2 Millstone Campus Drive

St. Louis, Mo. 63146 314-442-3224

website: jccstl.org/ecc

email: escholten@jccstl.org

Ellen Scholten, Site Director

• Marilyn Fox Building 16801 Baxter Road

Chesterfield, Mo. 63005 314-442-3450

email: dporfidio@jccstl.org

Debi Porfidio, Site Director

Fully licensed and accredited, the J Early Childhood Center is dedicated to preparing each child for a bright future and a solid start to any kindergarten program. Our mission, in partnership with our families, is to provide quality care and education that embraces the development of your child’s mind, body and soul. Starting as young as 6 weeks, professional educators provide a caring and nurturing environment along with an age appropriate, structured curriculum. Children participate in a wide variety of activities including sensory exploration, peer connection and motor skills. Our preschool-age children also take advantage of exclusive program opportunities, including swimming, sports and inter-

SUMMER CAMPS

The Alfred Fleishman Summer Camps at B’nai Amoona — Camp

B’nai Ami & Camp Ramot Amoona

www.bnaiamoona.com | Camp B’nai Ami contact: Kerri Alper, 314-576-3688; Camp Ramot Amoona contact: Kyla Gersten, Director, 314-576-9990, ext. 109.

Camp Ben Frankel

www.campbenfrankel.com | Contact Aaron Hadley, 618-235-1614

Camp Nageela Midwest

www.campnageelamidwest.org | Contact: Ari Strulowitz, 773-604-4400

Camp Sabra

www.campsabra.com | Contact: Terri Grossman, 314-442-3180

J Day Camps

www.jccstl.org | Contact: Brad Chotiner, 314-442-3423

Shaare Emeth — Camp Emeth and Camp Micah

www.sestl.org | Camp Emeth contact: Beth Kodner, 314-692-5362; Camp Micah contact: Kayla Adams, 314-692-5320

Temple Israel — Rabbi Mark & Carol Shook Camp

www.ti-stl.org | Contact: Lindsay Rich, 314-432-8076

United Hebrew — Camp Saul

Spielberg

www.unitedhebrew.org | Contact: Lauren Lourie, Director, 314-434-3404

URJ Goldman Union Camp Institute (GUCI)

www.guci.org | Contact: Jeremy Klotz, Director, 317-873-3361

One Happy Camper

A partnership between Jewish Federation of St. Louis and the Foundation for Jewish Camp, One Happy Camper provides non need-based grants of $1,000 to 1st through 12th graders who have never been to Jewish overnight camp and will be at camp for a minimum of 19 nights. Grants in the amount of $700 are available to first time campers attending for 12-18 nights. These grants are available at over 150+ nonprofit Jewish summer camps. Visit onehappycamper.org or call 314-432-0020.

Rabbi Avi and Shani Roberts

Joey Abeles

generational connections. Students experience Jewish holidays, traditions and values in a meaningful and relevant way.

• Two locations: Creve Coeur and Chesterfield

• Open Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

• Year-round care, including summer camps for pre-school age children

• Full and part-time schedules available

• The J Early Childhood uses the Project Construct and Conscious Discipline curriculums

• Accredited by Missouri Accreditation & licensed by the Missouri Dept. of Health and Senior Services.

Fees are based on the age of the child as well as the number of days/hours per week a child attends. Support from the United Way of Greater St. Louis and the Jewish Federation provides scholarships for families with need. J membership is not required for participation; however, members receive a discounted rate.

Visit jccstl.com/ecc for more information.

Jewish, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (JIMES) at Washington University Campus

Box 1121

1 Brookings Drive St. Louis, Mo. 63130 314-935-8567

website: http://jimes.wustl.edu

Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies (JIMES) is a multi-disciplinary department devoted to the study of Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern languages, histories, literatures and cultures. Whatever their interests—literature, politics, religion, history—students will find in our courses a way to deepen their appreciation and understanding of the complex and diverse societies and cultures of the Middle East and their diasporas.

Students will also be inspired to explore the interaction of Jews and Muslims with neighboring societies and cultures in the Middle East, Europe, North Africa, and other parts of the world. The department’s integrated curriculum offers a focal point for crosscultural intellectual exchange, one that highlights the shared experiences and mutual influences of the two civilizations while paying close attention to historical context, movement, and change.

Undergraduate students can major or minor in a variety of areas: Arabic, Hebrew, Comparative Jewish and Islamic Studies, and Modern Middle Eastern Studies, as well as a minor in South Asian Languages and Cultures. The department also offers a master of arts in Jewish Studies and a master of arts in Islamic and Near Eastern Studies.

Visit the website for more information. Many of the department’s events are open to the public.

SAUL MIROWITZ JEWISH COMMUNITY SCHOOL •

In early August, Mirowitz alumni dropped by the school for a blessing from their former teachers before heading to college. Pictured from left are Simone Hotter, Maya Lev, Remi Hoberman, Jordan Eisen, Idan Lerner, Moriah Lotsoff and Tamir Armoza.

Missouri Torah Institute-Mesivta

D’Missouri

1809 Clarkson Road Chesterfield, Mo. 63017 636-778-1896

email: office@missouritorah.org

Rabbi Dovid Fromowitz, Rabbi Avroham Goldman and Rabbi Shmuel Wasser: Deans Rabbi Menachem Wachsman, Principal Rabbi Shimshon Gewirtz, General Studies

Principal Rabbi Josh Bregman, Director of Development

MTI is a Jewish boys high school and bais medrash. Its goal is to offer an exciting, intensive program of Torah study together with an outstanding college preparatory general studies program. Our job is not merely to impart knowledge, but to instill a love of learning and to develop high moral character in our students. We recognize that today’s world presents many distractions for Yeshiva students and that the expectations of society often differ from the rigorous demands placed upon our students from home and school. By working closely with parents, by providing a warm, supportive and nurturing environment, and with the care and commitment of our faculty, our students strive to overcome these challenges and to serve as role models for others. Our school has a dormitory for out-of-town students.

Dr. Craig Reiss is Chairman.

Flora Cassen, Associate Professor of Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies and History is Department Chair.

Ellen Scholten (left) and Debi Porfidio

PHOTO: PATTY BLOOM

Mizzou Hillel

1107 University Ave. Columbia, Mo. 65201

573-443-7460

email: director@mizzouhillel.com

website: mizzouhillel.com

Jeanne Snodgrass, Executive Director

Mizzou Hillel is a place where Jewish students come to meet each other and get involved in Jewish life in mid-Missouri. We are committed to creating a pluralistic, welcoming and inclusive environment; fostering student growth and the balance in being distinctively Jewish and universally

human; advancing social justice, Jewish learning and spirituality; embracing Israel and global Jewish peoplehood and creating a close-knit community of people with one thing in common: being Jewish.

Our Hillel serves the approximately 800 Jewish students that attend University of Missouri, Columbia, as well as working with the broader campus and local communities.

We provide internship, mentorship, and leadership opportunities to students and engage with students as they explore their Jewish identities.

St. Louis Kollel

8200 Delmar Blvd.

St. Louis, Mo. 63124

314-726-6047

email: office@stlkollel.com

website: stlkollel.com

Rabbi Menachem Greenblatt: Founder and Rosh Kollel Emeritus

Rabbi Dovid Miller: Rosh Kollel

Rabbi Yaakov Berkowitz: Menahel (director)

Rabbi Chona Muser: Mashgiach Ruchani

Rabbi Yerachmiel Frank: Rosh Chabura

The purpose of the St. Louis Kollel is to perpetuate the study of Jewish ideals and to pro-

vide genuine Jewish experiences and educational opportunities for Jewish men and women of all ages, backgrounds and affiliations. Kollel members endeavor to foster Jewish unity, ensure continuity, build leaders, strengthen the community and inspire a sense of Jewish identity to a broad range of individuals at all ages and stages through its myriad classes and programs. There are no membership dues and all Jews are welcome and encouraged to attend.

The Kollel’s full range of educational classes, social programs and special events include classes and programs in local synagogues, one-on-one chavrusa learning, home study groups, lunch and learn, daily classes in Jewish law and Mishna, as well as classes in Talmud, Chumash and more

For the past several years, in collaboration with Aish HaTorah, the Kollel has run a “Partners in Torah” program held weekly at the JCC along with an expanded “Eishes Chayil” Women’s Division program under the direction of Mrs. Yael Farkas.

Clockwise from top left: Rabbi Dovid Fromowitz, Rabbi Avroham Goldman, Rabbi Shmuel Wasser

Jeanne Snodgrass

Rabbi Menachem Greenblatt (left) and Rabbi Dovid Miller

Jewish Holidays 2022-2025

Note: Holidays begin at sundown of the previous day. The 2022 holiday dates are included for late September on.

* Work is restricted.

Shabbat* – Every week, from sundown Friday until sundown Saturday. The Sabbath, known as the most important holiday, commemorates God’s day of rest on the seventh day of Creation.

2023

Feb. 6

Tu B’Shevat –

Yom Ha’atzmaut

Israel Independence Day is celebrated festively by Jews around the world.

Yom Kippur* –

The Day of Atonement is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, marking the end of the 10 days of repentance. It is spent in fasting and fervent prayer. Sounding the shofar signals the holiday’s end.

2024 2025

Jan. 25

Feb. 13

This holiday, the New Year of the Trees, marks the coming of spring in Israel. It is celebrated by having picnics, planting trees and eating fruit.

Purim – The Festival of Lots recalls the rescue of the Jews of Ancient Persia from annihilation at the hands of Haman, who cast lots to choose this day for his plot. Queen Esther and her cousin, Mordechai, foiled his plan. On Purim, the Megillah of Esther is read, and the holiday is celebrated with festivity, costumes and noisemakers. Hamantashen (three-cornered pastries) are the traditional food, and mishloach manot (gift packages) are exchanged.

Passover* – The Exodus of the Jews from Egypt is celebrated with the eight-day festival of Passover. Ridding the home of chometz (leavened food) and eating only unleavened items commemorate the haste in which the former slaves fled Egypt, leaving them too little time for their bread dough to rise. Jews traditionally give maot chitim (charitable contributions) to the poor at Passover and invite others to join their seders

Yom HaShoah –

The day is marked by memorials and dedications to those who perished in the Holocaust.

Yom Hazikaron –Israel’s National Memorial Day, honoring veterans and fallen military personnel.

Lag B’Omer – This holiday is a tribute to Jewish martyrs and mystics. Children parade as soldiers to commemorate the Bar Kochba Rebellion, and synagogues are decorated with candles.

Yom Yerushalayim

- Jerusalem Day commemorates the liberation of the city of Jerusalem during the 1967 Six-Day War.

Shavuot* – Shavuot marks the end of the counting of Omer. It recalls Moses’ receiving the Torah from God. The Megillah of Ruth is read, and all-night Torah study is customary. Confirmation ceremonies, dairy foods, honey and floral decorations are traditional.

Tisha B’Av – This solemn holiday is a reminder of the destruction of the First and Second Temples and the loss of the Jewish State to the Romans. Lamentations is read, and it is traditional to fast.

Rosh Hashanah* –Literally meaning “head of the year,” Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish calendar year. It begins a 10-day period of repentance and prayer which ends on Yom Kippur. The holiday is celebrated with feasts and apples dipped in honey to symbolize the hope for a sweet year to come.

Sukkot* - The harvest festival, or Feast of Tabernacles, is named for the temporary dwellings decorated with fruit and vegetables, set up to recall the booths in which the Jews lived during their journey from Egypt. The holiday is marked by processions with the lulav (palm branch with myrtle and willow) and etrog.

Shemini Atzeret* –

The final day (in the Diaspora the final two days) at the conclusion of the festival of Tabernacles is nominally a separate holiday; thus, there is no partaking of meals in the tabernacle, nor use of the lulav and etrog, and like all individual holidays, it requires the she-hechiyanu benediction. The special prayer for rain is recited during the musaf service. In Ashkenazi rituals, the yizkor memorial prayer is said.

Simchat Torah*

The day after Sukkot, Simchat Torah marks the end of the annual Torah reading and the beginning of the cycle for the coming year. Celebrated with singing, dancing and merry processions of men carrying Torahs and children waving flags.

Hanukkah – In 167

BCE, the Maccabees led a band of Jews in a successful battle against the occupying Syrian-Greeks, who had desecrated the Second Temple’s eternal light. Miraculously, one day’s supply of oil lasted eight days, until more could be found. The Hanukkah menorah is lit for eight nights to celebrate that miracle. Children play dreidel, and foods fried in oil are customary. Hanukkah was declared a holiday by Judah Maccabee and his followers to celebrate the rededication of the Temple.

Torah & Turf (for football lovers), now in its 15th year, combines weekly Torah study with a competitive game of flag football culminating in an annual National Tournament, hosted in St. Louis.

Senior Kollel offers weekly learning programs, monthly wellness events and social activities specifically designed with the “over 50” crowd in mind.

The “Yarchei Kallah” Learning Program provides an opportunity for men, women and teens to experience intensive in-depth Torah learning and special guest lectures.

Social programming includes Shabbat and holiday celebrations, Hanukkah and Purim parties, melave malka and summer BBQs.

The Kollel publishes a weekly newsletter, “Kollel Family Torah Journal,” which is distributed to synagogues and via email to hundreds of individuals in St. Louis and throughout the country.

The Kollel also houses a small store stocked with basic items for your Jewish home including newspapers, magazines, tzitzit, kippot, mezuzot, candles and kosher wine.

Now in its 31st year, St. Louis Kollel was founded by Rabbi Emeritus Menachem Greenblatt.

Mayer S. Klein is President.

Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School

348 S. Mason Road

St. Louis, Mo. 63141 314-576-6177

email: pbloom@mirowitz.org

website: mirowitz.org

Raquel Scharf-Anderson, Head of School

Patty Bloom, Director of Admissions

Lee’at Bachar Koertel, Associate Director of Admissions

Marianne Chervitz, Director of Development

Mirowitz students have it all: a hands-on, academically rigorous curriculum, lessons in social responsibility and meaningful Jewish learning.

During their nine years (K-8) at Mirowitz, students travel nearly 18,000 miles to restore prairies, lobby elected officials, test water quality of streams, pick vegetables on a kibbutz and walk in the footsteps of MLK. As they do so, they joyfully connect with their heritage and with Israel, and develop skills for a lifetime of leadership.

Our integrated general and Jewish studies curriculum aims for the infinite potential of elementary and middle school education. Nine outdoor learning labs — including an amphibian pond, butterfly gardens, nature trail, prairie and vegetable garden — offer opportunities to think deeply, strengthen teamwork skills and understand our Jewish responsibility to care for the earth. Music, art, band, physical education and drama complement the academic

program. More than half of our students play on one or more of our 22 athletic teams.

Mirowitz students consistently exceed both public and independent school norms on standardized tests. They graduate prepared for the most competitive high schools and with a moral compass that will guide them throughout their lives. Our alumni say the feel informed about Israel and are able to confidently take a stand. Community rabbis often rely on them to teach religious school classes, to lead youth services and to serve as youth ambassadors.

Our pluralistic community represents the diversity of the Jewish community. With an enrollment of 170 students in grades K-8, Mirowitz is committed to a small studentteacher ratio to maximize individualized attention. Lunches are prepared in a kosher kitchen using only the healthiest locally sourced or organic foods — some grown in the school’s own garden.

Mirowitz is accredited by ISACS, and offers a full-day kindergarten, as well as pre-care and post-care. Financial assistance is available.

Diane Rosen is Board President.

Torah Prep School of St. Louis

Rabbi Tzvi Freedman, Executive Director

Rabbi Yossi Golombeck, Judaic Studies

Principal-Boys’ Division

Mrs. Racheli Staum, Judaic Studies

Principal-Girls’ Division

Mrs. Erin Brooke, General Studies

Principal

Mrs. Chanie Wasser, Early Childhood

Director

• Girls’ Division: 8136 Groby Road

St. Louis, Mo. 63130

314-569-2929

• Boys’ Division: 609 North and South Road

St. Louis, Mo. 63130

314-727-3335

Torah Prep School is a traditional Jewish day school that offers a comprehensive curriculum of both traditional Jewish studies and secular studies to children in pre-nursery through eighth grade. Classical and contemporary texts, Hebrew language and Jewish history are taught along with a full curriculum of English language, math, history and science. Computer skills, arts and crafts and choral and dramatic performance skills are developed. Torah Prep is accredited by the Central Agency for Jewish Education and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Enrollment is open to the entire Jewish community. Scholarship aid is available.

Rabbi Tzvi Freedman

Raquel ScharfAnderson

YOUTH

B’nai B’rith Youth Organization (BBYO)

16801 Baxter Road

Chesterfield, Mo. 63005

314-435-4002

email: bpanet@bbyo.org

website: bbyo.org/bbyo-near-you/regions/ mid-america-region-st-louis-council

Ben Panet, Senior Regional Director

The B’nai B’rith Youth Organization (BBYO) provides programming for 8th-12th graders. The leading worldwide pluralistic Jewish youth organization, BBYO is shaping the lives of thousands of teens each day by providing them with leadership opportunities and by fostering friendships and meaningful Jewish experiences. In BBYO, teens engage in activities that promote growth and development through youth-led programming, community service and a chance to interact with participants around the world. Check out BBYO’s St. Louis Council, where you will have the chance to make new friends, discover new interests and talents and have fun. There is a one-time membership fee, which lasts until the teen graduates from high school.

BBYO St. Louis Council has five chapters — three male (“AZA”) and two female (“BBG”). Chapters meet on a weekly basis:

• Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m. (Chesterfield JCC)

• Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m. (Creve Coeur JCC)

There is weekend programming each month. Chapter meetings run August through May.

Membership is $149, which covers all four years of high school.

To view upcoming events please visit: https://bbyo.org/bbyo-near-you/regions/midamerica-region-st-louis-council.

Cultural Leadership

3115 S Grand Blvd, #650 St. Louis, Mo. 63118 314-354-8236

email: info@culturalleadership.org

website: CulturalLeadership.org

Tamyka Perine, Executive Director

Cultural Leadership is St. Louis-based youth leadership and social justice non nonprofit organization that develops diverse groups of middle school, high school, and college-aged students into civic leaders and social justice change-makers through the lenses of the Black and Jewish experiences, using them as frameworks through which to explore other identities and communities.

Cultural Leadership offers three programs; our High School Leadership Program is a year-long experience that brings students

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Jewish Student Union

8251 Maryland Ave., Suite 15

Clayton, Mo. 63105

314-498-6279

email: info@jsustl.org

website: jsustl.org

Rabbi Michael Rovinsky, Director

During the last academic year, the Jewish Student Union (JSU) met with 818 unique teens, 8,320 times, at 569 events. JSU’s mission is to connect Jewish public high school students to something Jewish. JSU facilitates weekly club meetings in public and private high schools, meeting after school or during lunch, providing food for the body and soul.

together from across the St. Louis region to build strong relationships with each other as they discuss social issues and develop their leadership skills. This program also offers a Parent/ Guardian Program that parallels the student program. Students meet monthly, participate in three weekend retreats, and take a three-week Transformational Journey in June through the East Coast and South visiting sites and meeting with figures significant to Jewish and Black history, culture, and identity. Students apply each year in the spring and summer and up to 24 diverse high school Juniors and Sophomores are selected to begin in January.

The Middle School Leadership Program is an age-appropriate scaled version of the High School Leadership Program for students in the 7, 8, and 9th grades. The program also begins in January and students typically apply in the summer and fall. Students meet monthly and participate in a weekend Changemakers Immersion trip in the summer.

Camp Cultural Leadership is a two-week day camp for 7, 8, and 9th grade students. Students meet daily to learn and discuss social justice issues, gain leadership skills, and build relationships with each other. The camp concludes with a weekend Changemakers Immersion trip as well.

Cultural Leadership’s Social Justice Summer Internship program is an eight-week, paid internship that pairs college-age alumni of the High School Leadership Program with local nonprofits, government agencies, and corporations in positions that focus on social justice and diversity and inclusion.

Programs include speakers, discussions on timely topics of interest to the participants and interactive activities. In addition to the weekly school club meetings, JSU sponsors activities outside of school and school hours including Friday night gatherings (Oneg Shabbat), the annual President’s Day Trip to provide disaster relief and The Jerusalem Journey, a month-long trip to Israel for as low as $999.

Each club is governed by elected officers who meet to discuss program topics, outside activities and calendars. Clubs meet at Clayton, Crossroads, Ladue, Lafayette, Marquette, MICDS, Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School, Parkway North, Parkway Central, Parkway West, Pattonville, Whitfield and Wydown Middle School. There are also two clubs (JSU East and JSU West) that meet in the evening for students in other schools or those who couldn’t attend their school meeting.

JSU also has the Galia and Milton Movitz Senator John Danforth Israel Scholars Program, a 15-week intensive Israel education program that is both college and high school accredited, and the newly launched Jewish Scholars Program.

JSU serves students in grades 9-12. JSU is funded in part by the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, the Kranzberg Foundation, Lubin-Green Foundation, Staenberg Foundation, the Silk Foundation and NCSY. To establish a club in a school near you, contact the JSU office.

COVID-19 Programming — JSU2U Initiative: With all the uncertainties since the outbreak of COVID 19, JSU shifted its programming to the Zoom platform. In addition to regular club meetings, a variety of other programs were added including: social programs, exercise, wood working, Shabbat related experiences and more, all with a Jewish flavor inspiring the teens while keeping them connected to their friends and support systems.

Recognizing the distinct challenge that

the new school year is likely to pose to parents and students alike in terms of accessing meaningful and inspirational Jewish programming, JSU is committed to working with any members of the St. Louis Jewish community to plan, create and implement customized Jewish educational programming to meet their unique needs.

Aside from our flagship virtual clubs and programs, we will offer outdoor programs following CDC and school guidelines. We will also offer individual or small group programming for families, small social “pods,” Backyard JSU Clubs for two to three families, JSU Unboxed subscriptions, one-onone virtual or socially distanced learning.

We also plan to set up JSU Pizza Tents on school and other parking lots where teens can come by visit, grab some pizza and visit and feel some sense of normalcy/familiarity.

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National Conference of Synagogue Youth

8001 Gannon Ave. St. Louis, Mo. 63130

314-498-NCSY (6279)

website: ncsy.org

Rabbi Michael Rovinsky, Area Director Sam Zitin, Chapter Advisor

NCSY’s mission is to inspire Jewish youth to realize their potential as Jews and as human beings and become active members in the Jewish community through a variety of social and educational experiences, including several leadership retreats. Opportunities exist for interested older teens to mentor elementary school-age NCSYers. NCSY runs 10-12 events per month. NCSY, in cooperation with YACHAD, also helps facilitate social programs and retreats for children with various developmental challenges.

Summer programs include a variety of Israel experiences, study programs, tours of the U.S. and Europe and camps. St. Louis NCSY programs reach more than 200 teens from all affiliations of Judaism. Junior NCSY is for grades 5-8; senior NCSY is for grades 9-12.

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NFTY-Missouri Valley Region

212-650-4070

website: https://nfty.org

NFTY, The Reform Youth Movement, is an organization for Jewish high school students. The Missouri Valley Region provides programming for members from Missouri, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, southern Illinois and Wyoming and is a part of the Union for Reform Judaism. NFTY-Missouri Valley hosts regional events for 9th-12th graders and several community-wide or regional events for 6th-8th graders (NFTY678).

Additionally, NFTY and the Reform Movement offer summer or semester long programs in Israel, Justice Fellowships and Community Organizing training and support, and opportunities for teen leadership and engagement.

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Shevet Keshet, Friends of Israel Scouts

email: keshet@israelscouts.org

Parents Liaison: Rachel Bezalel-Buch, 314-288-6378, and Sagit Krieger 314-6055789

Formed in 1995, the Friends of Israel Scouts, Inc. – Tzofim (FOIS) is a non-political, non-sectarian organization whose goal is to develop and maintain a connection between the scouting movement in Israel and North American Jewry. Its objectives are to:

• Strengthen relationships between Israel and North American Jewry

• Project Israel in a positive light

• Promote brotherhood, tolerance and respect among people of all faiths

• Form strong bonds of friendship between Israeli youth and their American counterparts

• Strengthen scouts’ knowledge of Hebrew

• Provide support for the Tzofim movement in Israel.

Shevet Keshet (“the Arch troop”) is the St. Louis troop of FOIS. Shevet Keshet is open to youth in grades 1-12. Meetings are held every Sunday from 4:30-6 p.m. at Congregation B’nai Amoona, 324 S. Mason Road in Creve Coeur. In addition, there are a number of special events throughout the year, including outdoor field trips, camping trips, ceremonies and celebrations. All activities are held in Hebrew. Find us on Facebook under Shevet Keshet and on Instagram under Shevetkeshetstl.

TEDY-Temple Emanuel Youth

12166 Conway Road

St. Louis, Mo. 63141 314-432-5877

email: rabbijanine@testl.org

website: testl.org

Emily Cohen, Director of Education and Community Engagement

Rabbi Janine Schloss, Rabbi Educator` Leadership, community and joyful Jewish experiences are at the core of TE’s youth and teen programs. A teen board plans and leads a variety of programs throughout the year. Past programs have included everything from a Maccabiah color war to a Havdalah service to a racial justice dialogue. TEDY members can also participate in NFTYMissouri Valley regional programs which bring together teens from seven midwestern states.

Teen Tzedek Youth Philanthropy Program

Jewish Federation of St. Louis 12 Millstone Campus Drive St. Louis, Mo. 63146-5776

Call Jewish Federation for more details: 314-432-0020

website: JFedSTL.org/Teen-Tzedek

The St. Louis Teen Tzedek Youth Philanthropy Program empowers teens to improve the world by launching them on a

personal and engaged relationship to lifelong giving and action.

Teen Tzedek provides local teens with the opportunity to create their own philanthropic funds, and each year they allocate money from their fund to a charity of their choice. In addition, teens can participate in hands-on learning and volunteer opportunities. Teens in the program learn about different Jewish and non-Jewish nonprofits in St. Louis as well as work on community service projects.

Teen Tzedek is funded by a generous grant from the Kranzberg Family Foundation. If you have any questions, please call Jewish Federation for more details: 314-432-0020.

Teen Tzedek Objectives

• To empower Jewish teens to change the world through philanthropy and volunteer work.

• To cultivate the next generation of leadership for our congregations and community agencies.

• To provide the chance for Jewish teens to experience an allocation process for non-profit organizations.

Additional Benefits

• Excellent addition to a college resume.

• Opportunities to complete service hours.

How does Teen Tzedek work?

Teens learn how to become philanthropists by starting their own philanthropic accounts. The St. Louis-based Kranzberg Family Foundation provides a generous grant to match student contributions. An initial contribution of $500 ($300 from the Kranzberg Foundation and $200 from the student) per student allows teens to create their own philanthropic fund. The monies are invested and managed by the Jewish Federation.

When can I enroll in Teen Tzedek?

You can enroll in the program once you are in 7th grade. Our program is for both middle schoolers (7-8th grade) and high schoolers (9-12th grade).

United Hebrew Congregation Youth Programs

13788 Conway Road St. Louis MO 63141

314-469-0700

email: h.leerosenberg@unitedhebrew.org website: unitedhebrew.org

H. Lee Rosenberg, Director of Education and Engagement

United Hebrew coordinates many vibrant groups for our youth for kindergarten through 12th grade. We encourage everyone to DO Jewish in whatever manner is the best fit for them. We encourage and partner with programs as diverse as PJ Library, NFTY, BBYO and JSU as well as working in our Religious and Pre-Schools. We have a strong, welcoming, and inspired community

enhanced by our teen-powered engagement — rooted in Reform Judaism. All youth members of United Hebrew are automatically members of our youth groups and our programs are open to all.

United Synagogue Youth-B’nai Amoona (BAUSY)

324 S. Mason Road St. Louis, Mo. 63141-8029

314-576-9990 ext. 116

email: liessa@bnaiamoona.com

website:www.bnaiamoona.com

Liessa Alperin, Director of Innovative Learning, Youth, and Engagement

Kyla Gersten, USY Advisor

United Synagogue Youth is the International organizations sponsored by United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. Local chapters are supported by congregations in the region. B’nai Amoona is a part of the EMTZA region of USY. USY activities are designed for students in grades 9-12. We open these activities to 8th graders in the spring.

USY members learn to build community through social action, tzedakah and education, all in a social atmosphere.

B’nai Amoona offers Youth Groups/Youth Programming for all ages beginning in 3rd grade.

BAUSY meets every Wednesday night from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Programs are planned by the elected BAUSY Teen Board. We invite you to come to a program and join the BAUSY (banana) bunch!

United Synagogue Youth-Kol Rinah (KRSTL)

7701 Maryland Ave. Clayton, Mo. 63105

314-727-1747

website: kolrinahstl.org

Kol Rinah offers two Youth Groups: Kadima (grades 6-8), and USY (grades 9-12). KRSTL Youth prides itself on policies of inclusion and creative programming. We warmly welcome you to join us for local and regional events planned by our elected USY board. USY meets on Tuesday evenings from 7:30-9 p.m. and participates in a variety of community service and recreational activities.

SENIOR SERVICES & HOUSING

Adult Day Center at the J

2 Millstone Campus Drive

St. Louis, Mo. 63146

314-442-3248

Ashley Stockman, MSW, Director

Adult Day at the J (ADJ) offers quality programming by promoting cognitive stimulation, physical engagement and socialization, while also encouraging individual growth in an inclusive and supportive environment. ADJ offers two unique tracks: IN (aimed at supporting young adults with disabilities) and CONNECTIONS (aimed at supporting aging adults with cognitive impairments, physical impairments, or just looking to increase opportunities to socialize). Each program is expressly designed to assist participants with achieving individual goals through interactions within a group setting. Offering a broad range of activities throughout the day our programs operate within the ADJ facility, and expand throughout the J’s Staenberg Family Complex as well as the greater community. In addition to the benefits experienced by participants, our services provide critical respite and support for caregivers and families.

Key features & services include:

• Recreation and Therapeutic Activities

• Sensory Garden, Daily Exercise & Intergenerational Programs

• RN Health Management and Individualized Care Planning

• Door-to-door Escorted Transportation

• Kosher, Nutritious Meals (Breakfast, Lunch and Snack)

• Open Mon - Fri 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Licensed by the State of Missouri

• Funded by VA, Medicaid, Dept. Mental Health, Aging Ahead

Covenant Place

8 Millstone Campus Drive, Suite 2000

St. Louis, Mo. 63146

314-432-1610

email: jdenison@covenantplacestl.org

website: covenantplacestl.org

Joan Denison, President & CEO

Covenant Place offers 353 one-bedroom, affordable, independent, senior living apartments, conveniently located on the Jewish Community Millstone Campus. Enjoy up-todate apartment amenities, ample closets, full kitchens, convenient laundry facilities, resident social and recreation areas, transportation to grocery and outings, and beautiful outdoor patios and courtyards.

Your worry-free living experience includes: 24/7 emergency monitoring, on-site night and weekend staff coverage, affordable housekeeping and laundry services, and service coordinators to connect you with community resources and services.

Covenant Place residents may participate in the many programs, classes and resources offered at the Mirowitz Center, located on the first floor of the Covenant Place II Cahn Family Building. An array of exercise classes, art, music, lifelong learning, and entertainment provide opportunities for engagement and fun! Also located at the Mirowitz Center: Washington University Physicians

Primary Geriatric Care Clinic, RPI Therapy Services, Royal Banks of Missouri, and St. Louis NORC. (NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at the time of the Guide’s publication, many Mirowitz Center programs are offered online and on telephone, in addition to in-person classes.)

Residents may participate in the Aging Ahead, subsidized weekday meal program and enjoy a delicious, affordable meal in a social setting.

Covenant Place has an active Tenant Council, which plans and sponsors resident events and programs – a great way to get involved and meet your neighbors. Covenant Place Ambassadors are residents who welcome new residents and help you to integrate into the community.

Housing is open to adults aged 62+. Income eligibility limits apply. A new wait list will open for the fully renovated Covenant

Place III building in fall 2023; for more information, or to be notified when the waitlist opens, please visit our website, call or email: info@covenantplacestl.org.

Start your next chapter of engaged living in this warm and welcoming community. We look forward to meeting you!

Howard Rosen is Board Chair.

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Crown Center for Senior Living 8350 Delcrest Drive

St. Louis, Mo. 63124

314-991-2055

email: rschenberg@crowncenterstl.org

website: crowncenterstl.org

Nikki Goldstein, Executive Director Randi Schenberg, Community Relations Director

Crown Center is a vibrant and engaged community in which all seniors thrive. Contact Crown Center or visit our website for up-todate information about programming and policies, including “Crown on the Road”, bringing meaningful opportunities and creative endeavors to senior adults. Watch for upcoming details about our new Staenberg Commons community space and Crown Center Phase 1 Apartments, opening in early 2023.

See our listings for Crown Center’s Kosher Dining and Home Delivery Program.

Sally Altman is Board President.

Crown Center’s Kosher Dining Options: 314-412-4350 (Circle@Crown Cafe)

314-991-2055 (Crown Dining Program)

www.crowncenterstl.org/cafe

www.crowncenterstl.org/catering

Circle@Crown Cafe (Mon-Thurs, 8am2pm, Friday, 8am - 1pm) offers an affordable, delicious seasonal menu of breakfast and lunch specialties that can be enjoyed by the entire community. Call to place your order or learn about the café’s catering options.

Certified Kosher Dairy/Vaad Hoeir of St. Louis approved.

The dining program at Crown Center for Senior Living has always been a place to enjoy a freshly prepared, nutritious and delicious kosher meal. This affordable program is for those 60 and older and available to Crown

CROWN CENTER FOR SENIOR LIVING

• An artist’s rendering of the revamped Crown Center campus, which is currently undergoing a major overhaul.

Center residents as well as community older adults. Home delivery and curbside pickup options are available for those who qualify. For more information about the program options, please call Crown Center at 314-9912055. Meals are catered and served from a Vaad Hoeir approved kitchen. Funding is provided by Aging Ahead, Meals on Wheels America, Jewish Federation of St. Louis and Crown Center.

See our listing for Crown Center’s Kosher Dining and Home Delivery Program.

Crown Center — Kosher Dining

The dining program at Crown Center for Senior Living has always been a place to enjoy a freshly prepared, nutritious and delicious kosher meal. This affordable program is for those 60 and older and open to Crown Center residents as well as community seniors. Home delivery is available for those who qualify. For information on qualifying, call Crown Center at 314-991-2055.

Meals are catered and served from a Vaad Hoeir approved kitchen at Crown Center and Kohns. Funding is provided by Aging Ahead, Meals on Wheels America, Jewish Federation of St. Louis and Crown Center.

information, and referral service, is staffed by a JFS case manager to assist callers and assess needs. Callers are provided with resources and referrals relevant to their needs. JFS supports independent living through a network of referral partners that offer transportation to medical appointments, food delivery, utility assistance, minor home repairs, home health care, housing information, support to apply for government and veterans benefits and Medicaid, socialization opportunities, and more. For information about available resources and services, please call ElderLink at 314-812-9300.

on the first floor of the Covenant Place II Cahn Family Building, offers food, friends, and fun – made to order!

The casual, relaxed setting at HJ’s Café makes it the perfect place to enjoy a coffee, attend a cooking class, or meet-up with friends for a meal. Amenities include: patio dining, counter seating and TV screens.

Catering and carry-out are available.

NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, HJ’s Café is temporarily closed at the time of the guide’s publication. Please check our website or call for updated information.

Howard Rosen is Board Chair.

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JFS Chaplaincy Program

10950 Schuetz Rd. St. Louis, Mo. 63146

314-993-1000

email: info@jfsstl.org

website: jfsstl.org

The Chaplaincy Program provides spiritual care for the Jewish community of the greater St. Louis area, offering connection, compassion, and support during both joyful and difficult times.

JFS’s community chaplains provide a comforting presence and a listening ear, offer end-of-life support and bereavement care,

discussion groups, and study sessions.

Chaplains visit the diverse members of the Jewish community, especially reaching out to those who are unaffiliated, isolated, and disconnected from Jewish life. JFS supports residents in a variety of eldercare settings including nursing care, assisted living, memory care and rehabilitation centers, retirement communities, hospitals, and home hospice. JFS also supports residents living in group homes for adults with varying intellectual and developmental abilities.

JFS chaplains help to reconnect residents with their synagogues and they build strong relationships with the staff in congregate care communities, helping them to become more culturally sensitive to Jewish residents and their needs.

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Mirowitz Center

8 Millstone Campus Drive, Suite 2000

St. Louis, Mo. 63146

314-432-1610

website: www.mirowitzcenter.org

Joan Denison, President & CEO

The Mirowitz Center, located on the first floor of the Covenant Place II Cahn Family Building, is your place to connect with programs, classes, events and services that enrich your life. Open Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., with some evenings and weekend programs, the Mirowitz Center focuses

on meeting the interests of baby boomers and older adults.

Stop in and meet-up with others, enjoy health and exercise programs, interesting speakers, multi-generational activities, use a game table to play with friends, watch films on our 14’ movie screen, pick up a new read or video from the St. Louis County mobile library, try your hand at an art class, meet people with similar interests! Classes and programs are offered at nominal fees or at no cost and there is no required membership fee to participate.

Also located at the Mirowitz Center: Washington University Geriatric Primary Care Clinic, Washington University Weight Management Program and Clinic, RPI Therapy Services, Royal Banks of Missouri, and St. Louis NORC.

NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at the time of the Guide’s publication, the Mirowitz Center is offering a mix of in-person classes with a variety of programs, classes and special interest groups offered online and on telephone. Call, email or check out the website for program information.

Howard Rosen is Board Chair.

Pathways Hospice & Palliative Care

See entry under Community Services on page 23.

The Manhasset Strings

A String Quartet for your Special Event

Whether you are planning a wedding or other simcha, we will add a touch of elegance. We are able to provide an extensive variety of repertoire and will work with you to create a music plan designed specifically for your celebration. Having performed together for many years, we are experienced and the professionals you want to provide the music magic of your dreams.

ARTS & CULTURE

Ha-Shemesh

c/o Michael Lyss

#12 High Acres Drive

St. Louis, Mo. 63132

314-452-7477

email: mslyss@sbcglobal.net

Ha-Shemesh (The Sun) has provided audiences in St. Louis, Kansas City and various cities in Illinois with music from our Jewish tradition since the mid-1970s. Musical offerings include songs of our people from liturgy and folk songs in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino and English.

Private performances include weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, birthday and anniversary parties, and other private celebrations.

Public events include city-wide festivals such as the International Institute’s Festival of Nations, holiday events such as the Missouri Botanical Gardens Festival of Lights, Jewish agency fundraisers and annual dinners, programs at the JCC and senior citizen residential facilities.

Ha-Shemesh has performed at synagogue religious and community-engagement functions, programs with the Circle of Jewish Music and Shabbat St. Louis’ annual community-wide Shabbat service. We have recently performed for the annual conference of the World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust as hosted in Saint Louis.

For many years Ha-Shemesh has played for High Holiday services, Shabbat and other holiday services as well as confirmation services at several St. Louis congregations. The group has performed with many nationally known Jewish musicians visiting St. Louis for synagogue and other concert events.

Members of Ha-Shemesh are Bob Barth (guitar), Rob Birenbaum (doumbek), Judi Furman (flute), Carol Kaplan-Lyss (piano), Michael Lyss (mandolin) and Carin Thyssen (vocals).

Klezundheit!

email: gutahleah@yahoo.com phone (or text): 314-882-2788

Contact: Lauren Buchsbaum

Klezundheit! is the only klezmer big band in Missouri. Founded by bandleader Bob Herman in 1998, the band has been featured on Classic 99’s From the Garden Live! series, at Sababa Jewish Arts & Culture Festival, and at concerts and festivals in St. Louis and South America. Klezmer has never sounded so exuberant than in the hands of a big band. View video clips at http://bit.ly/Klezundheit, http://bit.ly/ Klezundheit2 and http://bit.ly/ Klezundheit3.

Kolot

5 Willowyck Court

St. Louis, Mo. 63146

314-757-6683

email: bettiblumoff@gmail.com

website: /kolotchoirstl.wixsite.com/mysite

Kolot is a community Jewish women’s choir founded in 2005 by Jackie Gerson. The choir has been directed for the past 14 years by music educator Betti Blumoff. Kolot’s 30 members represent all branches of Judaism and multiple generations.

The group performs a variety of Jewish music in Hebrew and English, as well as popular selections and Broadway show tunes. Kolot has appeared at Circle of Jewish Music Concerts, the Jewish Federation Women’s Philanthropy L’Chaim event, and at Yom Hazikaron and Yom Hashoah commemorations. They have also performed at Covenant Place, The Brentmoor, and Crown Center for Senior Living.

New Jewish Theatre

Marvin & Harlene Wool Studio Theatre

2 Millstone Campus Drive

St. Louis, Mo. 63146

314-442-3257 (voice & fax)

email: rscallet@jccstl.org

website: newjewishtheatre.org

Rebekah Scallet, Artistic Director

Providing award-winning professional theater in an intimate setting, the New Jewish Theatre (NJT) produces a season of five productions each calendar year. The New Jewish Theatre is dedicated to the exploration of Jewish themes, issues and writers as well as the examination of the full range of the human experience.

Season subscriptions and individual tickets are available. Visit our website to purchase tickets online. Or purchase by phone at 314442-3283. NJT is a program of the J.

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St. Louis Israeli Folk Dancing

email: occasionsbyrachy@yahoo.com

Facebook: Israeli Folk Dancing – St. Louis MO USA

Join us for Israeli Folk Dancing! We dance regularly from 7:30 to 11 p.m. on Monday evenings in the Mirowitz gym (up the steps behind the school building).

Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School is located at 348 S. Mason Road in Creve Coeur. Come join our fun circle! Open to all ages and skill levels. The group dances to popular Israeli hits, oldies and classics. New dances are reviewed and taught each week, and newcomers are always welcome. For more information, please request to join the group’s Facebook page: “Israeli Folk Dancing – St. Louis MO USA” or call Rachel Persellin-Armoza at 314-706-7149, or email occasionsbyrachy@yahoo.com.

St. Louis Jewish Book Festival

JCC Staenberg Family Complex

2 Millstone Campus Drive

St. Louis, Mo. 63146

314-442-3294

email: hdinkel@jccstl.org

website: stljewishbookfestival.org

Hannah Dinkel, Director of Literary Arts

Now in its 44th year, the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival features Jewish authors and books in every genre this Nov. 6-13. Events are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. daily, and the full lineup with details about the authors will be available on the website beginning in late August. Festival events are coordinated through the J’s Cultural Arts Department, with the help of a committee of community volunteers. The festival is co-sponsored by more than 40 local organizations and supported by corporate and individual sponsors throughout the bistate region. Funds raised from the Festival and year-round literary events go to J scholarships and Cultural Arts programming.

Barb Kramer, Louise Levine and James Bogart are the 2022 Festival Co-Chairs.

St. Louis Jewish Film Festival

2 Millstone Campus Drive

St. Louis, Mo. 63146

314-442-3190

email: dmaier@jccstl.org

website: stljewishfilmfestival.org

Diane Maier, Festival Director

The J’s St. Louis Jewish Film Festival showcases national and international cinema that explores universal issues through traditional

The Jewish Film Festival will take place the second week of March in 2023. The films are produced all over the world — features, documentaries, dramas and shorts.

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Shakshuka

Contact: Betsy Cytron

email: betsycytron@gmail.com

Shakshuka is St. Louis’ newest Jewish music group, featuring keyboard, guitar, flute, clarinet, saxophone, percussion, and vocals. The group offers new and original arrangements of Jewish music from around the world. The band has performed at the St. Charles Jewish Festival, the Festival of Nations, and will appear at the Botanical Garden’s Hanukkah celebration in December.

Congregation Shaare Emeth features Shakshuka as its house band, and the group plays for services at other congregations in St. Louis. Shakshuka has entertained residents at The Willows, The Crown Center for Senior Living, and The Gatesworth.

Shir Ami

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c/o Carol Kaplan-Lyss

12 High Acres Drive St. Louis, Mo. 63132 314-997-2887

email: kaplanlyss@aol.com

Shir Ami (Song of My People) is a spirited, freelance troupe of six with a joy of performing Jewish music. For decades, Shir Ami has been committed to keeping alive beloved Yiddish, Hebrew/Israeli, Jewish/American, Hassidic and Ladino songs. The singers are accompanied by guitar, mandolin, accordion and MiddleEastern drum. They perform annually at the Hanukkah Festival of Lights at the Missouri Botanical Garden, the Festival of Nations at Tower Grove Park, and many regional, community and private events. Each program is tailored to requested themes.

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ORGANIZATIONS

SECTION INDEX

American Friends of Magen

David Adom

Midwest Region

3175 Commercial Ave., Suite 101 Northbrook, Ill. 60062

888-674-4871

AFMDA is an authorized tax-exempt organization and the sole support arm in the United States of Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s official emergency medical service. Magen David Adom provides a rapid and skilled emergency medical response, including disaster, ambulance and blood services, to Israel’s 9.4 million people. MDA is the only organization mandated by the Israeli government to serve in this role, but it’s not funded by the government. Instead, MDA relies on funding from donors around the world.

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American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)

AIPAC Midwest Regional Office

P.O. Box A3996

Chicago, Ill. 60690

312-236-8550

email: manderson@aipac.org

Michael Anderson, AIPAC Area Director

The mission of AIPAC is to encourage and persuade the U.S. government to enact specific policies that create a strong, enduring and mutually beneficial relationship with our ally Israel. The organization is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and has 10 regional offices nationwide and an office in Jerusalem.

The AIPAC Midwest office empowers the advancement of the pro-Israel agenda in the Missouri congressional delegation and beyond.

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American Technion Society

312-553-2222

technion.chicago@ats.org

website: ats.org

For more than a century, the TechnionIsrael Institute of Technology has pioneered in science and technology education and delivered world-changing impact. Proudly a global university, the Technion has long leveraged boundarycrossing collaborations to advance breakthrough research and technologies. Now with a presence on three continents, the Technion will prepare the next generation of global innovators. Technion peo-

ple, ideas and inventions make immeasurable contributions to the world, innovating in fields from cancer research and sustainable energy to quantum computing and computer science to do good around the world.

The American Technion Society supports visionary education and worldchanging impact through the TechnionIsrael Institute of Technology. For more than 75 years, our nationwide supporter network has funded new Technion scholarships, research, labs, and facilities that have helped deliver world-changing contributions and extend Technion education to campuses in three countries. Our investments in the Technion’s growth and innovation advance critical research and technologies that serve the State of Israel and the global good.

Ashrei Foundation

5020 Waterman Blvd. St. Louis, Mo. 63108 314-361-3919, ext. 136 office 314-252-8060 direct website: www.ashreifoundation.org

Rabbi Susan Talve, Founder, Chief Executive Officer

Sara Ruiz, Executive Director

Ken Goldman, President, Chairman of the Board

The Ashrei Foundation, a non-profit of Central Reform Congregation, exists to empower and activate the St. Louis community and partners throughout the state of Missouri to promote economic justice, to relieve suffering and interrupt cycles of poverty. We imagine a just Missouri where the way we look, where we are from, or who we define ourselves to be does not limit our access to quality and affordable healthcare, education, housing, technology and economic stability. Please visit our website and find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn, to learn more about our values, guiding principles, programs, volunteer opportunities and upcoming events.

B’nai B’rith St. Louis

Missouri Lodge #22

JCC Staenberg Family Complex

2 Millstone Campus Drive St. Louis, Mo. 63146

314-442-3190

Diane Maier, B’nai B’rith Coordinator

B’nai B’rith International (BBI), the global voice of the Jewish community, is the oldest and most widely known Jewish humanitarian, human rights and advocacy organization. Since 1843, BBI has worked for Jewish unity, security, continuity and tolerance. B’nai B’rith St. Louis Missouri Lodge #22 was chartered in 1855 and continues to serve our city and surrounding areas, providing cultural, educational, philanthropic, service and social experiences.

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Citizens for a Just and Lasting Peace

9666 Olive Blvd., Suite 215 St. Louis, Mo. 63132

314-397-5230

Richard Senturia, Director

Citizens for a Just and Lasting Peace in the Middle East supports the legitimate rights of Israel and all citizens of the Middle East to live in peace, freedom and security.

We offer speakers who can provide indepth information about Israel and the Middle East and actively co-sponsor informative events about the Middle East with other St. Louis area groups. Our newspaper ads and letter-writing group provide information not usually covered by the national or local print media.

We offer an insightful 45-minute multimedia presentation, “The Illustrated History of Israel,” at no charge (including live narrator) to Jewish and non-Jewish groups of five or more within 100 miles of St. Louis. Call 314397-5230 or 314-606-6061 to arrange a presentation.

Crime Victim Center’s LAAW Program

A Crime Victim Advocacy Center program

539 N. Grand Blvd., Suite 400 St. Louis, Mo. 63103

314-652-3623 (Crime victim hotline hours

8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.)

314-664-6699 (Domestic violence legal representation helpline 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

email: info@supportvictims.org

website: supportvictims.org

Katie Dalton, Executive Director

Founded in 1986 as a project of the National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis Section, Legal Advocates for Abused Women (LAAW) served the St. Louis community as an autonomous agency for more than 16 years. LAAW became a program of the Crime Victim Center (CVC) in 2012, allowing LAAW’s programs to remain intact with support for administrative costs. CVC was founded in 1972 and is the oldest victim services agency that helps victims regardless of the status in the criminal justice system. The LAAW program is dedicated, specifically and solely, to helping victims of abuse in times of crisis, working within the legal system, law enforcement and the courts. LAAW combines expertise in legal remedies and domestic violence issues to help victims end abusive relationships. LAAW helps victim regardless of gen-

der identity or sexual orientation. All services are free of charge and include the crisis intervention/legal helpline, free legal representation at Order of Protection hearings, safety planning, extensive referrals, immediate and ongoing crisis support, legal and court advocacy and other critical services.

Julie Lawson is Board President.

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The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital

1001 Highlands Plaza Dr. West Suite 140 St. Louis, Mo. 63110

314-286-0600

email: GivingBarnesJewish@bjc.org

website: foundationbarnesjewish.org

At The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital, gratitude inspires us every day. Our mission is to help donors enrich lives, save lives, and transform health care through charitable gifts.

With the help of our compassionate donors, we do more to help researchers find better treatments for the diseases affecting us most, pay it forward to a new generation of health care providers, and improve the health and well-being of our patients, our families, and our communities.

Garden of Eden at the J

Located on the grounds of the Jewish Community Center in Creve Coeur

The Garden of Eden endeavors to provide the clients of the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry with fresh fruits and vegetables. Each year, the garden grows more than 4,500 pounds of about 35 different fruits and vegetables, with a value of slightly more than $10,000.

The garden provides a variety of opportunities for volunteering. In a typical year, close to 2,000 hours are volunteered to help feed the hungry with fresh, nutritious food. Volunteers consists of individuals as well as church mission groups, synagogue social justice groups, religious school groups, business groups, youngsters wishing volunteer credit for their schools, and many others. The garden relies on the efforts of volunteers who weed, harvest, clean, water and care for the garden.

The garden is affiliated with Seed St. Louis. It has been recognized by St. Louis County as a Pollinator Pantry.

The garden has a Table to Garden project whereby individuals and families can obtain a bucket to put their food waste into. They can exchange a full bucket for a clean bucket at their convenience. The food waste is added to the garden’s compost bin and eventually the compost is added to the garden. Interested individuals can contact Myra Rosenthal at myrasuer@gmail.com or the volunteer coordinator at the J.

The garden follows the Jewish calendar in when it is open or closed and garden representatives often talk to volunteer groups about how the garden’s efforts mirror that of

Since 1905, the Rosenbloom Monument Family and Staff have been serving the Jewish Community ...the tradition continues.

We are proud of our continued mutual support of each other.The partnership of the Jewish Community, its cemeteries, and Rosenbloom Monument stands strong.

our biblical ancestors and about Jewish values such as tikkun olam, social justice and mitzvot.

For more information on volunteering, either as an individual, or for those with a school, corporation, team or other group who would like to give back to the community, contact Stephanie Rhea at 314-442-3164 srhea@jccstl.org. Times are available throughout the week and on the weekends.

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Israeli American Council (IAC) – St. Louis Chapter

website: www.israeliamerican.org/ 314-378-4484

Email: odar@israeliamerican.org

Orna Dar, Program Director

The Israeli American Council (IAC) is an American nonprofit organization to represent and serve the approximately 125,000 IsraeliAmericans living in the United States. Its mission is to preserve and strengthen the Israeli and Jewish identities of future generations, strengthen the American Jewish community, and strengthen the relationship between citizens of the United States and the State of Israel. The St. Louis chapter offers a variety of programs, including leadership development (Gvanim); Shishi Yisraeli (Friday night dinners) and holiday programming; programs for young children and families (Keshet); entrepreneurship programs for middle school and high school age youth (Eitanim); online Hebrew lessons (Ofek); parenting seminars; Israeli culture; and social activities, such as

sing-a-long evenings, games nights, etc. To learn more, contact Orna Dar at odar@israeliamerican.org or 314-378-4484.

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J Associates

JCC Staenberg Family Complex

2 Millstone Campus Drive

St. Louis, Mo. 63146

314-442-3109

email: kpetersen@jccstl.org

Kim Petersen, Special Events Manager

The J Associates is the women’s auxiliary of the St. Louis Jewish Community Center. They promote public awareness, foster camaraderie, develop leadership and inspire Jewish values through their programming and fundraising efforts. The J Associates began in 1985 and this diverse group of women has continued to grow over the years and is currently 500 members strong. They are known for their fun, creative, informative and entertaining programming events. Their executive committee and general board members are the driving force behind these programs, and committee participation often results in instant friendships.

The women of the J Associates take pride in their fundraising efforts and over the past 37 years have been proud to allocate over $2 million to various departments of the J including: Cultural Arts, Adult Day at the J, Early Childhood, Inclusion, Day Camps, Camp Sabra and more. These departments use the funds for scholarships, programs and services. They have also provided funding to the Capital Campaigns for the J and

SOUNDING THE SHOFAR

• Betsy Cytron helps lead a Rosh

Hashanah service at Delmar Gardens on Aug. 31, 2021.

Camp Sabra.

For more information, please contact Kim Petersen at kpetersen@jccstl.org or 314-4423109.

Jennifer Deutsch is J Associates President.

Jewish Mindfulness Center of St. Louis

Located in the North Lobby of Congregation Shaare Emeth 11645 Ladue Road St. Louis, Mo. 63141

314-569-0010

Online offerings at: mindfulness.sestl.org

Rabbi Andrea Goldstein, Founder/Director

The Jewish Mindfulness Center of St. Louis offers classes and worship experiences that incorporate mindfulness practices into daily life and expand our experiences of the spiritual, all within a uniquely Jewish context. Together, participants and leaders seek to deepen awareness, create a welcoming space for exploration of practices and foster connections within a vibrant spiritual community.

The Jewish Mindfulness Center of St. Louis is open to anyone who is:

• Curious about the connections between Judaism and mindfulness practice

• Hoping to deepen their personal practice

• Seeking a supportive community with whom to engage in practice.

To learn more, contact Stacy Jespersen at sjespersen@sestl.org.

PHOTO: BILL MOTCHAN

Jewish National Fund (JNF)

60 Revere Drive, Suite 725

Northbrook, Ill. 60062

612-315-9900

website: jnf.org

Kim Levy, Executive Director, Midwest (klevy@jnf.org)

Unparalleled in the Jewish philanthropic world, Jewish National Fund-USA’s strategic vision has been and always will be to ensure a strong, secure, and prosperous future for the land and people of Israel. Everything we do — every project, initiative and campaign we take on — is integral to our vision of building and connecting to our land.

We plant trees, build houses and parks, source water solutions, buy fire trucks, and improve the lives of people with disabilities and special needs. We boost tourism, support Aliyah (immigration to Israel), promote Zionist education and engagement, build medical centers and trauma centers, fund agricultural and culinary research, and run Alexander Muss High School in Israel, an American semester abroad school. We do all these things because each project, each program, each partnership, is consistent with our strategic vision: population growth in the north and south, connecting the next generation to Israel, infrastructure development, ecology, forestation, heritage site preservation, and more — all for the land and people of Israel.

Jewish National Fund-USA: We are unique, we are strategic, we are visionary, and we have been that way since 1901. Join us.

Jewish Special Interest Group of St. Louis Genealogical Society

4 Sunnen Drive, Suite 140 St. Louis, Mo. 63143-3814

314-647-8547

email: jewishSIG@stlgs.org

website: stlgs.org

Phyllis Faintich, Carol Waggoner, Ilene Murray and Diane Everman, Co-Leaders

The Jewish Special Interest Group (JSIG)

is sponsored by the St. Louis Genealogical Society and by the St. Louis County Library.

It is a member of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies and the National Federation of Genealogical Societies. This group will provide speakers on genealogy for local organizations and groups. Free membership is open to all researchers of Jewish genealogy. vvv

Jewish War Veterans of the USA

12 Millstone Campus Drive

St. Louis, Mo. 63146

314-432-0020

email: jwvstl@gmail.com

website: jwvstl.org

Ellis Frohman, Commander (636-519-7512)

Founded in 1896 by a group of Jewish Civil War veterans to combat erroneous propaganda that Jews did not fight for their country, the Jewish War Veterans (JWV) is the nation’s oldest active veterans’ organization. JWV is the premier voice for Jewish uniformed service members and veterans in the United States. The JWV affirms that Jewish men and women serve honorably and heroically in the military forces of the United States of America during peacetime and war. The JWV defends the rights and benefits of all service members and veterans, fights antisemitism, and supports the State of Israel.

Locally, JWV is active with Post 644 (Jwvstl.org). Meetings are held at 10 a.m. on the third Sunday of each month at the Federation building (meetings are held on Zoom during COVID restrictions). Meetings may have a guest speaker; coffee and bagels are served. Membership is welcome to Jewish service members and veterans who have served honorably, whether in peacetime or war, regardless of combat service. Patron membership is available to those who wish to support veterans but may not have served in uniform. Post 644 annually awards a scholarship to a St. Louis area graduating high school senior. Contact Post 644 at jwvstl@ gmail.com or the phone number above.

Jewish War Veterans — Grave Site Search & Record Program

12 Millstone Campus Drive

St. Louis, Mo. 63146

314-567-1226

email: STLJWVMEMORIALCTR@hotmail.com

Les Birenbaum, Memorial Center President

An ongoing gravesite search program seeks to identify an estimated 8,600 deceased war veterans’ gravesites in eight private St. Louis-area Jewish cemeteries and at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. When identified and confirmed, flag-holding grave markers are placed for the Jewish War Veterans of the USA (JWV).

Jewish War Veterans Post 644, in conjunction with The Memorial Center, administers the issuing of Jewish War Veteran grave marker flag holders and flags for a suggested donation of $36 (double chai). Over 7,500 flags are placed on Jewish War Veterans graves in eight cemeteries in the St. Louis area. The flags are placed by over 480 Boy Scouts every Memorial Day. The Jewish funeral homes in St. Louis notify the Jewish War Veterans when they perform a Jewish War Veteran funeral. If a Jewish War Veteran does not have a flag holder and flag or if the flag holder or flag is damaged, email STLJWVMEMORIALCTR@hotmail.com or contact Leslie Birenbaum at 314-518-3413 or Jack Lite at 314-567-1226. An alternative source for the Jewish War Veteran flag holder is at Jwv.org. They are available for under $20 for veterans’ graves.

Jewish War Veterans Memorial of Greater St. Louis

Jewish War Veterans of Greater St. Louis

12 Millstone Campus Drive

St. Louis, Mo. 63146

314-432-0020

Les Birenbaum, Memorial Center President

The Military Museum commemorates over

380 years of Jews in America’s military. Located in the Jewish Federation’s Kaplan Feldman Complex, it exhibits a tribute to the St. Louis area Jewish war veterans killed in action, as well as military artifacts, weapons, decorations and awards contributed by returning service people or their families. Jack Lite, 314-567-1226, has been curator for more than 30 years.

Photo albums containing pictures of military men and women in uniform are in six separate albums for each of the wars in the 20th century. New photos are welcome at any time with accompanying war data and a copy of the back side of the “Separation of Service” document.

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Jewish Women International

Jewish Women International (JWI) advocates for a safe world for women, children and families and strives to break the cycle of violence through education and action.

Locally, JWI originated the Humor Cart Project at Shriner’s Hospital’s Outpatient Clinic and has serviced hundreds of children needing a “laugh” while awaiting their treatment.

JWI provides a Thanksgiving Day feast to the Ronald McDonald House, sponsorship for the Wings of Hope program, and a generous donation to Camp Rainbow as well as volunteer help for the campers who otherwise would not have the opportunity to experience the program. The largest portion of the JWI fundraising dollar is generated through the longtime famous gift-wrapping project now held at West County and Chesterfield malls, sponsored through Macy’s.

Membership in JWI allows women to belong to the leading Jewish organization that empowers women and girls through economic literacy, community training, healthy relationship education and the proliferation of women’s leadership. In addition, they will receive the nationally acclaimed and award winning JWI magazine. JWI provides community service to any and all who need help.

For further information, please contact Diane Lieberman (Treasurer) at 314-4062328 or Marcene Tockman (Counselor) at 314-363-6881.

Jews United for Justice

Attn: Ellen Alper, Treasurer

100 Saylesville Drive

Chesterfield, Mo. 63017

email: info@jujstl.org

website: jujstl.org

Jews United for Justice (JUJ) is a membership organization that was organized over 20 years ago to be a Jewish voice in the progressive community and a progressive voice in the Jewish community.

JUJ has worked on advocacy for the economically disadvantaged Jewish elderly in nursing homes, for workers’ rights and for racial equity in public schools and on raising awareness of the plight of the Jewish poor and the services available to them.

After the events in Ferguson, JUJ created four work groups based on the structure of the Ferguson Report: Youth in the Center, Opportunity to Thrive, Diversity Training and Education, and Justice for All. Our Payday Lending taskforce, in conjunction with the National Council of Jewish Women focused on the issue of Payday Lending, or in Yiddish, Shanda. We made progress and accomplished tangible results in the cities of St. Louis and Florissant and also worked to encourage employers to offer to their employees one of several possible better alternatives to payday loans.

Between 2006 and 2012, JUJ celebrated both the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and the anniversary of the birth of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. JUJ recalled their extraordinary work together by honoring individuals in the St. Louis’ Jewish and African American communities who worked together for social justice and peace. Pictures and speeches from these events are available at jujstl.org/heschelking.html.

For more information about our work, local and national coalitions, and social justice related source materials, please visit our regularly updated website, jujstl.org. We would love to have you join us. vvv

JProStL

12 Millstone Campus Drive

St. Louis, Mo. 63146

314-442-3810

email: meisen@jfedstl.org

Staff: Marci Mayer Eisen

JProStL, an initiative of Jewish Federation of St. Louis, is the association dedicated to supporting professionals working at all Jewish organizations, schools and congregations throughout the St. Louis Jewish community. Its mission is to provide training, resources and networking opportunities in order to strengthen staff members, their organizations and the community as a whole.

J Street – St. Louis

website: www.facebook.com/JStreetStL/

email: becky@jstreet.org

Becky Galler, Midwest Regional Director J Street – St. Louis is the local chapter of J Street, a Washington, D.C. based organization, which organizes and mobilizes pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans who want Israel to be secure, democratic and the national home of the Jewish people. Working with our members of congress and the St. Louis Jewish community, we advocate for policies that advance shared U.S. and Israeli interests and sponsor community events promoting Jewish and democratic values.

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MaTovu

4200 Blaine Ave. St. Louis, Mo. 63110

email: hello@matovustl.org

website: www.matovustl.org

MaTovu is an inclusive Jewish space in St. Louis City that fosters connection by enriching our community’s spiritual, cultural and social life.

MaTovu — an inclusive Jewish “neighborhood center” — opened in October 2018 as a Jewish space for the first time in 75 years. From 1929 to 1944, the South Side Hebrew Congregation met at this location at 4200 Blaine Ave. in the Botanical Heights neighborhood. While few records remain of the congregation, its distinctly Jewish character has been maintained in the windows and façade. MaTovu is established and run by a volunteer board of entrepreneurs to build inclusive connections that enrich the community’s spiritual, cultural, and social life. MaTovu joins existing synagogues and other Jewish organiza-

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tions in developing the City’s visible Jewish infrastructure while establishing itself as a neighborhood center open to everyone, and welcoming the challenge of how to be a space accessible to many communities.

To be in touch with our team, email hello@matovustl.org or visit www.MaTovustl. org for more information. vvv

Midwest Jewish Congress

email: bcohn@stljewishlight.org or steven.puro@slu.edu

phone: 314-452-9716 or 314-862-3980

The Midwest Jewish Congress is the successor local organization of the former St. Louis Council of the American Jewish Congress, and respects the values of its founder, Rabbi Stephen Wise. As a member in good standing of the Jewish Community Relations Council, the all-volunteer MJC works in concert with sister human rights and anti-bigotry organizations, advocates for legal services for the elderly, seeks to protect and expand minority rights regarding race, religion, gender and sexual identification. We support the State of Israel and its right to live in peace and security with the Palestinians and its other neighbors.

Steven Puro is Chapter President. Bob Cohn is JCRC Council Representative.

Millstone Leadership Initiatives

Jewish Federation of St. Louis

12 Millstone Campus Drive

St. Louis, Mo. 63146

314-442-3810

email: meisen@jfedstl.org

Staff: Marci Mayer Eisen

The Jewish Federation of St. Louis works with Jewish organizations to advance the work of board leaders and professionals, cultivate new leaders and strengthen the sense of connection among leaders. Millstone Leadership Initiatives for volunteer leaders include Millstone Fellows, ACCESS Leadership, Presidents’ Circle, and the newest program, Levy Fellows. Marci Mayer Eisen is available for personalized board and staff training and leadership coaching. See JProStL for professional staff.

Miriam School and Learning Center

1138 N. Warson Road

St. Louis, MO 63132

314-968-3893

website: Miriamstl.org

Miriam has a proud history of more than 100 years of service in the St. Louis community. The organization was originally chartered as “Miriam No. 17,” a local chapter of the national organization United Order True Sisters, Inc. (UOTS) and focused on community service. Today, Miriam is the most com-

prehensive resource for children with learning differences. Miriam School, serving grades K-12, and Miriam learning Center annual serve more than 1,200 St. Louis area students.

For more than 60 years, Miriam School has provided an independent special education for students with a broad range of learning differences. In 2016, Miriam expanded to also offer a high school. While the K-8 building and the Learning Center remain at the campus in Webster Groves, the high school is located on North Warson Road in Olivette. Miriam’s business office is also located at the Olivette campus.

Miriam School focuses on personalized curriculum, with small student-to-teacher ratios and integrated occupational and speech/language therapies. Students thrive both academically and socially. Miriam Learning Center opened in 2007 to provide services to students ages 3-18 who wish to remain in their current educational environment but need specialized in-school or afterschool support services to meet their potential.

The Miriam Switching Post, an upscale resale shop in Brentwood, sells gently used furniture and household goods. Proceeds directly benefit Miriam families through tuition assistance.

Andy Greenberg is president of the Board.

NA’AMAT USA

PO Box 594

Highland Park, Ill. 60035

312-815-9083

email: midwest.area@naamat.org

website: www.naamat.org.

NA’AMAT USA was founded in 1925 as Pioneer Women. The original members were ardent Zionists dedicated to helping women, children, and their families in Israel, and we still are today. We offer numerous services that help women advance themselves so they can support and protect their families and/or attain higher education so they can help the world. Israel has a diverse population and NA’AMAT works to help all.

NA’AMAT is the largest provider of daycare in Israel. Several of these centers provide extended services for at-risk children. Our daycare centers offer a warm, welcoming, safe environment where pre-school age children can grow and thrive. We also operate technological high schools which provide a wide range of training for at-risk youth. Their studies combine theoretical studies with technological and vocational training. Our two youth villages, Ayanot and Kanot have residential high schools for children that cannot live at home. Among the areas of study offered, are an architectural program at Ayanot and a police academy at Kanot, both in conjunction with, and in preparation for, those tracks in the IDF.

NA’AMAT House for Women in Tel Aviv provides a shelter and resources for victims of domestic violence. We have Legal Aid Bureaus that help women navigate issues related to such things as domestic violence, and employment discrimination. Our Women and Family Rights Centers help women deal with issues such as single parenthood, and legal issues. NA’AMAT awards two hundred scholarships and research grants per year so that women can attend undergraduate and graduate studies in STEM, gender studies and law. NA’AMAT’s Women’s Healthcare Centers focus on providing wellness education to women. We also developed our groundbreaking Abba Program that helps men become better fathers.

Prior to the pandemic, St. Louis Council’s members met to support these efforts through advocacy and fundraising. In the USA, NA’AMAT partners with other organizations that advocate for women’s rights, equality, and social justice. We look forward to celebrating NA’AMAT USA’s 100-year anniversary in 2025.

For further information about NA’AMAT contact the Midwest Area office (use the email or phone number listed above).

Beverly Stuhlman is the president of the St. Louis Council.

Nishmah: The St. Louis Jewish Women’s Project

Jewish Community Center

2 Millstone Campus Drive

St. Louis, Mo. 63146

314-442-3111

email: vshuchart@jccstl.org

website: nishmah.org

Vickie Shuchart, Director

Debbi Braunstein, Sharsheret Supports

STL Program Manager

Nishmah (a program of the J) inspires, educates, engages and supports self-identifying Jewish women in the community. Nishmah programming looks at the current issues that matter most, and through a Jewish lens.

Programs include: the Ilene Joseph Salon Series; Torah Study; special programs geared toward Nerot, Nishmah’s 20s and 30s group; and a variety of collaborative programs with local partners in the community.

In addition, Nishmah has a yearly special event, such as a women’s retreat or The Journey: a Pre-Passover women’s Seder. The next signature event, a Pre-Passover Journey, will be in late March 2023.

For more information about Sharsheret Supports STL, see separate listing on page 59.

Ann Mayer Eisen serves as Nishmah’s Committee Chair.

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Professional Society

12 Millstone Campus Drive St. Louis, Mo. 63146

phone: 314-442-3732

email: ESoule@JFedSTL.org

Staff: Ellen Soule

Professional Society is a giving society made up of donors to the Jewish Federation’s Annual Campaign who work in the financial services, healthcare, legal and business and real estate fields. They convene, connect and catalyze individuals committed to the work of the Jewish Federation based on shared interests. For more information, contact Ellen Soule, Professional Society and Corporate Partnerships Officer, at 314-442-3732 or ESoule@JFedSTL.org. vvv

Project Backpack

2151 Welsch Industrial Court Maryland Heights, Mo. 63043 314-993-3033

website: backpackstl.org

Judy Pearlstone, Executive Director

Project Backpack fills a necessary niche in social services for St. Louis and surrounding areas. A nonprofit organization, Project Backpack helps local children who are taken from their homes due to domestic violence and other crisis situations. Backpacks—filled with age- (infant to 17 years old) and genderappropriate necessities and comfort items— are provided to social workers, shelters and police to distribute “on-the-scene” and at the moment of need. There is no other organiza-

tion in the St. Louis area addressing children’s immediate needs for emergency items such as sleepwear and toiletries during their first hours and days of transition. When frightened and insecure children are taken from their homes, receiving one of the filled backpacks helps alleviate some of their inner turmoil and lets them know that somebody cares. Started in 1999, Project Backpack now distributes over 250 backpacks per month throughout St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County and parts of Illinois. We work only with volunteers, and most donations come from private drives and devoted supporters.

QJews

email: QJewsStLouis@gmail.com

Q Jews is a welcoming peer-led pluralistic community for adults identifying as Jewish and LGBTQIA+. This social group creates and provides community for LGBTQIA+ Jews and aims to bring Jewish culture into queer spaces, and queer culture into Jewish spaces. Email us to find out about our next meeting.

St. Louis Chapter Hadassah

Hadassah Midwest

60 Revere Dr., Suite 800 Northbrook, Ill. 60062 847-205-1900

email: st.louis@hadassah.org

website: hadassah.org/stlouis

Hadassah is the largest Jewish women’s organization in the United States.

Since 1912, Hadassah has brought hope and healing to those in need around the world. Through our world-renowned hospitals in Jerusalem and our cutting therapies and treatments, our physicians and researchers are offering hope for those with ALS, MS, cancer, diabetes and more. At-risk children are schooled, sheltered and nourished physically, emotionally and academically at our Youth Villages in Israel, where they learn to become contributing citizens of Israel and the world. In the United States, we promote Jewish camping through Camp Young Judaea, leadership skill development, Jewish education, community-building, advocacy for women and children and much more.

St. Louis Hadassah has over 1,500 members who engage in activities that range from advocacy and Jewish learning to health care and book groups. Each member finds her place in Hadassah and can share, grow, learn and lead. We look forward to seeing you at a Hadassah event soon. vvv

St. Louis Friends of Israel

Box 32085

St. Louis, Mo. 63132

email: info.stlouisfriendsofisrael@gmail.com

website: Stlouisfriendsofisrael.com

St. Louis Friends of Israel is a pro-active, non-denominational, bipartisan, 501c3 nonprofit organization, whose mission is to edu-

cate the St. Louis community about the issues Israel faces and to advocate for Israel. Find us on Facebook under St. Louis Friends of Israel.

Traci Goldstein and Galit Lev-Harir are coPresidents.

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St. Louis Holocaust Survivors and Descendants

We are people who, in spite of our history, come together to celebrate our lives and find joy in participating in social, cultural and learning experiences.

We invite those who feel connected to your family’s Holocaust experience to join us. We meet every third Monday at the Jewish Federation, Kaplan Feldman Complex.

In an atmosphere of camaraderie and understanding, we enjoy listening to speakers and presenting other programs that connect us to our mutual history.

Our purpose is to learn, listen, commemorate, preserve and honor the memories of our families and to educate our community about this monumental event in human history.

For more information, contact Sofia at 314878-8405 or slkent@sbcglobal.net or Helene at 314-578-5875 or gottesmannhelene@ymail.com.

St. Louis Jewish Community Listserv (STLJCL)

website: https://groups.io/g/STLJCL

• To subscribe, email stljcl+subscribe@ groups.io

• To post, email stljcl@groups.io

The St. Louis Jewish Community ListServ is a free service hosted by groups.io and monitored by community moderators Barbara Ast, Jill M. Mogil, Debby Schuman, and Janet Weinberg. STLJCL’s goal is to connect those in our local community to goods, services, events, employment, etc. Once you join the ListServ, you will receive messages in an emailed daily digest, and you will be able to start posting messages as well. Advertising is available at no charge to non-profit and forprofit companies. The ListServ encourages for-profit companies to make donations to the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry or Tomchei Shabbos in lieu of ad fees.

Sharsheret Supports STL

Jewish Community Center/Nishmah

2 Millstone Campus Drive

St. Louis, Mo. 63146 314-442-3266

email: dbraunstein@jccstl.org

website: jccstl.com/programs/nishmahsharsheret/

Debbi Braunstein, Sharsheret Supports STL Program Manager

Sharsheret Supports STL is a community

CELEBRATING PURIM IN ST. LOUIS • The annual U.City Purim Reenactment Parade winds its way through the streets of University City on March 17.

partner of the National nonprofit Sharsheret organization and a program of Nishmah at the J. Our name, Sharsheret, Hebrew for “chain,” symbolizes the connections we make among women and their families facing breast or ovarian cancer so nobody faces the challenges alone. Sharsheret educates women and men in the Jewish community regarding their increased risk for developing a hereditary cancer. All Sharsheret programming is free, individualized and confidential. Sharsheret welcomes the full spectrum of diversity within our community and supports all who reach out.

Lynne Kipnis, Ph.D., is is Sharsheret Supports STL Advisory Committee Chair.

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Shaving Israel

PO Box 6991

Chesterfield, MO 63006-6991

314-579-9653

email: info@shavingisrael.org

website: shavingisrael.org

Shaving Israel raises funds in the United States to purchase toiletries, personal items, and other necessities from Israeli suppliers to help members of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who are in need or deprived of family support. We educate U.S. citizens about the IDF as well. Our organization has raised and distributed over $400,000 in recent years and assisted over 7500 IDF soldiers with needed items.

Shaving Israel is an entirely volunteer 510c3 organization with all funds raised going to the IDF. We have a Platinum seal from Candid, which rates nonprofits. This is the highest level of transparency and measures how much money goes to the intended recipients.

Shaving Israel scores over 99%.

Find our group on Facebook under Shaving Israel or visit our website.

Rachel Miller is our founder. Joel Levy is President Emeritus. Laura Goldmeier is President.

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Sparks!

314-489-2340

email: sparksservices5770@gmail.com website: sparksmatch.wixsite.com/ sparksservices

Paula Sparks, Director Sparks! is a division of Sparks Services, a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to serving unmarried Jews of all ages in St. Louis and beyond.

Sparks! hosts dynamic programs for individuals who seek a long-term relationship and a happy and fulfilling marriage. Hone skills for improving yourself and find a relationship. Discover our Jewish heritage and meet new people who share goals and values.

Taharath Israel (the St. Louis Mikvah Association)

4 Millstone Campus Drive St. Louis, Mo. 63146

314-569-2770, ext. 114 website: stlmikvah.org

Taharath Israel provides a friendly, safe and clean space for all women to participate in the mitzvah of ritual immersion in observance of Taharat Hamishpacha. We make sure to adhere to the Halachic standards so all women are comfortable using our beautiful space.

The Staenberg Family Mikvah on the

Millstone campus was renovated fully in June of 2020 for improved, modern functionality and a beautiful updated user experience. It is open by appointment every evening except Shabbat and Jewish holiday evenings. A satellite location, located at Young Israel, 8101 Delmar Blvd., is open on Sabbath and Holiday evenings.

The mikvah is under the auspices of the Vaad Hoeir and the Rabbinic oversight of Rabbi Menachem Greenblatt and Rabbi Yosef Landa.

Women’s Philanthropy

Jewish Federation of St. Louis

12 Millstone Campus Drive St. Louis, Mo. 63146

e-mail: wp@jfedstl.org

website: wp.jfedstl.org

Staff: Stacy Wagerman

Women’s Philanthropy of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis provides opportunities for women to connect with each other while learning about and supporting the needs of the Jewish community in St. Louis, Israel and around the world. Engaging women of all ages and backgrounds, Women’s Philanthropy enhances Jewish life through special events, community service projects, education, leadership opportunities and philanthropy. Signature programs include L’Chaim, the Shower our Community with Love community service program, Hanukkah Hugs, the Taste of our Jewish Community Class, national giving societies, local missions and much more.

Laura Fields is Chair of Women’s Philanthropy.

PHOTO: BILL MOTCHAN

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In Judaism, mohels perform Jewish ritual circumcision. Carried out during a ceremony known as a bris, the circumcision takes about 10-15 seconds with minor discomfort, persisting for several hours. The ceremony itself is about 20-30 minutes long. Complete healing can take up to three days. In most instances, for healthy babies, the bris is performed on the eighth day of life.

• Rabbi Michael Rovinsky

Phone: 314-727-BRIT (2748) or 1-800-85MOHEL; Website: brismilah.org

• Rabbi Moshe Shulman

Phone: 314-725-6130; Website: milah.net

Get

A Jewish divorce is known as a get. The get process, which takes about an hour, involves a qualified rabbi and a document written by a scribe and signed by two witnesses. The get parchment is then cut by the supervising rabbi.

Gets in St. Louis • The Vaad Hoeir of St. Louis can help to facilitate this process. Call 314-569-2770 for more information.

Community chaplaincy

Jewish Family Services provides chaplaincy services (see listing on page 49) to persons living in out-of-home settings who are in need of spiritual support, a connection to the Jewish community, and/or assistance in addressing end of life issues.

The program offers private individual visits, contact with family members, Shabbat and holiday celebrations, Jewish study groups and education on Jewish topics for facility staff. Assisted by a team of volunteers, chaplains provide spiritual care and comfort to those who might otherwise not find a Judaic presence in their lives.

Individuals wishing a visit from the program may phone 314913-1000 during regular business hours to ask for services; however, the family or the facility itself can also make the request.

Jewish funerals

Traditionally, burials in the Jewish community take place within 24 hours of death unless Shabbat or a Jewish holiday intervenes. Aspects of a Jewish funeral and burial can include traditional washing or bathing of the deceased, watching over the body of the deceased to honor them until burial and the tearing of the outer clothing of grieving relatives before burial. The deceased is often buried in a simple white shroud to symbolize equality before the Creator. Caskets are generally made of wood with no metal. Mourning takes place over a seven-day period known as shiva, which can include the use of a traditional candle, reminiscences of the deceased and the covering of mirrors.

• Ahavas Chesed Society

Locally, the Ahavas Chesed Society prepares the deceased for burial according to Jewish customs. Call 314-726-1021 for more information or see directory listing on page 11.

• Berger Memorial Chapel

9430 Olive Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63132. Phone: 314-361-0622.

Website: bergermemorialchapel.com.

• Rindskopf-Roth Funeral Chapel

5216 Delmar Blvd., St Louis, Mo. 63108. Phone: 314-367-0438.

Website: rindskopfroth.com

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