St. Louis Teens
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JOLT Graduation :: Yom Limmud :: Morah Maxine Goldstein Awardee
Imagine being a philanthropist starting at age 12. How cool is that? It is possible thanks to the launch of B'nai Tzedek, a new youth philanthropy program of the Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE). The innovative program is designed to engage and empower the next generation of Jewish leaders and givers in the St. Louis Jewish community.
The program is geared for teens in their bar/bat mitzvah year, usually sixth or seventh grade. Students enrolling in the program make a $250 commitment which is matched by a $250 contribution from the Kranzberg Family Foundation. The money is used to create a philanthropic fund in that student's name.
Many students already participate in a tzedakah project to prepare for their bar/bat mitzvah. The length and scope of these projects vary but most tend to be one-time events. The B'nai Tzedek program is the perfect complement to these projects and helps start these students on a lifetime of giving Jewishly .
B'nai Tzedek Youth Philanthropy of St. Louis - Read more>>
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We at CAJE and JOLT are evolving to a new and more expansive vision of what it means to be a teen learning community, and many changes have taken.
The 2010-2011 school year will continues to offer Jewish learning in an elective, classroom-based format.
Feel free to give me a call (314) 442-3757 or email me at mweil@cajestl.org.
"MORAH" Maxine |
2010 JOLT Senior Celebration
Mazel Tov to our ten seniors who have participated in JOLT!
Isaac Brodsky, Traditional Congregation (not pictured)
Tanya Feldman-Ratner, United Hebrew Congregation
Ethan Heller, B'nai Amoona Congregation
Max Horowitz, B'nai Amoona Congregation
Eitan Kantor, B'nai Amoona Congregation (not pictured)
Mitchell Kramer, B'nai Amoona Congregation
Elan Krojanker, Center Reform Congregation (not pictured)
Ellie Rosenblatt, B'nai Amoona Congregation
Joseph Weil, B'nai Amoona Congregation
Aaron Zuckerman, B'nai Amoona Congregation
View all photos from the 2010 Senior Celebration
 
Our 5th annual Yom Limmud brought teens together from all over the St. Louis area for a day of Jewish discovery.
8th-12th graders participated in a variety of workshops which included topics such as:
- Is hooking up unholy?
- Is Your Body a Condo or a Rental?
- Heroes and Villians
- What's Jewish about Vampires?
- "Goldberg's" Anatomy
- and many more
Our thanks to Solomon Schechter Day School for hosting this year's event.
We'll be in touch with information on the 6th annual Yom Limmud event coming soon!
View photos of Maxine and the Goldstein Award
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Maxine Goldman Weil, Senior Educational Program Director for the Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE), was recipient of the 2007 Fred A. Goldstein Memorial Service Award for professional excellence. She was honored at the first meeting of the newly-formed Jewish Federation Board of Trustees in the Federation Kopolow Building. The Award singles out outstanding professionals for their innovative achievements in Jewish communal service.