For a handy guide to this year’s Jewish Life event dates, download the 2026–27 Do Jewish With Us at the J printable calendar (subject to change). Check out all of our current events on our Events Calendar.
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Jewish Culture Programs at the J
For Newcomers
Shalom St. Louis
Shalom St. Louis welcomes Jews new to the St. Louis area and connects them and their families to the local Jewish community.
For Families with Children
J Family Center
The J Family Center hosts Shabbat celebrations several times throughout the year. These celebrations usually include a kosher dinner, activities for children, and Shabbat services for the whole family. All people – Jewish and non-Jewish, friends fand family, neighbors and visitors – are welcome.
Early Childhood Centers at the J
The Early Childhood Centers at the J, in partnership with the Family Center, is committed to providing quality care and education that embraces the development of children’s minds, bodies and souls.
Camp Sabra
Camp Sabra is a premier Missouri Jewish sleepaway camp for boys and girls entering grades 3-10, located on the Staenberg Peninsula at the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri! We offer a variety of activities including waterfront, adventure, athletics, creative arts, performing arts, trips and more!
For Adults
Nishmah: The St. Louis Jewish Women’s Project
Nishmah: The St. Louis Jewish Women’s Project, inspires, engages, and supports Jewish women. Nishmah brings together Jewish women from different denominations who may have otherwise never met. Together, these women learn from each other, connect and form bonds through faith and friendship.
JNext
JNext focuses on adults who are recent empty nesters around the ages of 40 to 55 with children recently out of the house. The program is designed for members and non-members of the J who have kids around 18-25 years old. We are looking to be here in this next stage of life.
The Hamsa Wellness Community
The Hamsa Wellness Community is a cancer community program at the J that educates individuals regarding hereditary cancer risks, especially women and men of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, who have an increased risk of carrying a hereditary cancer gene mutation.
Cultural Arts Programs
St. Louis Jewish Film Festival
The J’s St. Louis Jewish Film Festival showcases national and international cinema that explores universal issues through traditional Jewish values, opposing viewpoints and new perspectives. Travel the world through film!
St. Louis Jewish Book Festival & Speaker Series
The St. Louis Jewish Book Festival is an annual celebration of authors, books, and ideas in November, with additional author events year-round. The range of author topics is vast: business, cooking, family, fiction, history, religion, sports, and more.
NJT (New Jewish Theatre)
NJT (New Jewish Theatre) is St. Louis’ premier small professional theatre, dedicated to the exploration of universal themes and issues and the examination of the full range of the human experience filtered through the lens of the Jewish experience.
Contact
For further information about any of our Jewish engagement programs and activities contact Chief Jewish Engagement Officer, Rabbi Brad Horwitz (bhorwitz@jccstl.org), 314-442-3271.