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Hi, TI community,

I’m Sarah Z. Levinson, and I’m the manager of the St. Louis NORC at Jewish Family Services (JFS).

I moved to St. Louis for graduate school in 2009 and met my husband, Ben, at a...Read more...

Dear Temple Israel community,

As you may have seen on the news today, Israel has been facing deadly attacks from Hamas and the safety and wellbeing of its citizens still stands in jeopardy. We are absolutely heartbroken by the...Read more...

As we get ready to approach the New Year, one can’t help but think about a reset. In addition to improving our relationship with others, this is also a time to think about self-improvement, especially as it relates to self-care.

If you’ve been running...Read more...

I don’t remember when I first met Robert Burg. His was a familiar face from High Holy Days services, where he usually sat close to the front, and occasionally our paths crossed at a local restaurant that we both enjoyed, but we rarely did more than greet each other. Until that is, I...Read more...

There’s a well-worn joke that every Rabbi knows. A bunch of Rabbis are sitting around, talking about how they each have mice in their synagogues. “I called an exterminator but it didn’t do a thing,” said one. “I bought a big wheel of cheese and tried to lure them out, but it just...Read more...