St. Louis Teens
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
We at CAJE and JOLT (formerly the Jewish Community High School) are evolving to a new and more expansive vision of what it means to be a teen learning community, and many changes have taken place this year.
The 2009-2010 school year 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. |
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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.