Greetings! On behalf of the J’s Cultural Arts Department, I am very excited to share our 2019-20 Festival lineup. You will have the opportunity to meet an array of incredible authors with BIG stories. From a mixed-race Jewish girl...
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Dear Members, This has been a wonderful summer of celebration! We started with the 10th birthday of the Staenberg Family Complex in Creve Coeur, continued with two fabulous Member Appreciation Pool Parties and now head into the fall with...
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Big changes are coming to the J! You asked for it, and now it’s happening. Strength-training equipment in both the Staenberg Family Complex and Marilyn Fox Building will be getting brand new, top-of-the-line replacements in August....
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We’ve all been there: you’re feeling motivated, you start a new diet and exercise routine, you grind through the first few weeks and never miss a workout until, one day, something comes up and you miss that first one. Life gets in the...
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Happy Fourth of July from the J! We’re open from 8am to 5pm on Thursday, July 4, so that our members can get in their workouts and enjoy the pool over this holiday. Don’t miss the annual Fourth of July Duck Slide at the...
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41st Annual St. Louis Jewish Book Festival Announces Isaac Mizrahi as Keynote Speaker Isaac Mizrahi will be the Keynote Speaker for Opening Night of the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival on Sunday, November 3 at 7pm at the J’s Staenberg...
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It’s been a cold and snowy winter, and with everything that has happened since last pool season (the Blues are going to the Stanley Cup Finals!), we thought this was a good time to revisit our Top 10 Pool Etiquette Pointers. These...
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Passover Reminds Us to Appreciate Our Freedom Year-Round “In each generation, every person is obligated to see one’s self as if he/she fled Egypt.” This quote comes from the Jewish text known as the Haggadah, the guidebook used in...
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Reflections This Purim By Rabbi Brad Horwitz Director, Jewish Engagement & Adult Programs It’s time for Purim at the J! This year on March 21, the J will celebrate the Purim holiday in many ways. Our Early Childhood students...
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Calling all Athletes (and Volunteers)! Senior Olympics Signing Up Sportsmen – and Women – 50 or Better! The St. Louis Senior Olympics – an Olympic-style sporting event for men and women age 50 and older – will soon embark on...
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