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As a kid, I loved going to Sunday School. Yes, you may find that funny, but it’s true. It seemed magical, and I loved everything about it. But, truth be told, there was one reason I looked forward to Sunday mornings above all else. Her name was Michele Cohen, and all of my childhood memories at TI include her. It’s been many years since we were in Confirmation class together, and I consider myself lucky that our friendship has stood...Read more...

For the past year or so, the presidents and presidents-elect of the reform temples in St. Louis have been meeting regularly to discuss issues of mutual interest and how we can better collaborate.  The group is called FORT (Federation of Reform Temples) has been around for a long time, but had not been meeting for a few years.  We got back together after a discussion we had while attending a regional meeting in St. Louis of the Union...Read more...

We recently got back from our Confirmation class trip, where we led our high school sophomores through New York to experience Jewish life and think about their own Jewish journeys. We showed them a little bit of the best New York has to offer-Broadway, Central Park, corned beef, not to mention all of the amazing Jewish highlights-but we walked away feeling like the best part was the stories we heard from our students.  Even at 16, these...Read more...