The Jewish Federation of Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri and Western Kentucky is located at 3419 West Main Street, Belleville, IL 62226 and is comprised of approximately one thousand men, women and children scattered over an area in excess of 40,000 square miles in three states.
There are five functioning synagogues all of which are lay led or served by rabbis on a part-time basis. The religious schools are staffed by lay principals and lay teachers and there is no community center.
The Federation is truly, therefore, the central address for our Jewish community and provides a wide variety of Jewish services and programs for our members consistent with the logistical limitations which exist.
Fact of the Month
The Jewish Federations support JDC's Ariel Job Centers in Riga, Latvia and Tallinn, Estonia, which battle rising unemployment and poverty among Jews in the Baltics. The centers, based on a pioneering model that continues to help Argentina’s Jews recover in the wake of that country’s economic crisis, provide classes and training on job hunting, interviewing, resume-building and computer skills. Click here for details.
From the Jewish Federations of North America's "Fact of the Week" archive.
News:
Download the latest edition of the Jewish Community News. (July 2010 : 1.4 MB - PDF)
If you are looking for news about recent happenings in Israel, we recommend the following sites:
- The Jerusalem Post: http://www.jpost.com/
- Haaretz: http://www.haaretz.com
- Jewish Federations of North America: News for Israel and Overseas : http://jewishfederations.org/section.aspx?id=59
News from the General Assembly:
- Read Natan Sharansky's plenary speech and watch the video.
- Three JAFI beneficiaries spoke at the plenary as well. Their stories were quite powerful. You can view the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGiiFdVuUX4