{"id":56196,"date":"2017-03-15T09:51:36","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T14:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=56196"},"modified":"2017-03-27T16:58:51","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T21:58:51","slug":"snapshot-chesterfield-mo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/community\/snapshot-chesterfield-mo\/","title":{"rendered":"OU Jewish Communities Fair Snapshot: Chesterfield, MO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meet me in St. Louis\u2014or, if you\u2019re looking for a burgeoning Jewish community that taps into the resources of a major metro hub, consider Chesterfield, a western suburb of St. Louis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/fair\/\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Find out more about Norfolk at the OU Jewish Communities Fair on April 30&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:14849,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:3355443},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Georgia, \\&quot;Times New Roman\\&quot;, \\&quot;Bitstream Charter\\&quot;, Times, serif&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:12}\">Find out more about Chesterfield at the OU Jewish Communities Fair on April 30<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tpheris Israel Chevra Kadisha Congregation (known as TICK), is the shul at the heart of the community, according to Michael Treisman, a doctor who moved to Chesterfield over 20 years ago from South Africa, and serves as a community spokesperson when he is not seeing patients. \u201cTICK offers daily minyanim, chavrutah learning, and shiurim, and a kollel providing intensive Talmudic study,\u201d said Treisman. \u201cThe 80-member shul is led by Rabbi Aaron\u00a0Winter and counts Jews at all levels, but most of whom are Shomer Shabbat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The community, though small, includes a mikveh, a seven-mile eruv, and a JCC. Since it\u2019s in close proximity to the Orthodox community of University City (U City) in St. Louis, more extensive resources\u2014like a Bais Yaakov High School for girls, a co-ed Kadimah high school, and two elementary schools\u2014are only 20 minutes away.<\/p>\n<p>Chesterfield also boasts a well-regarded high school, the Missouri Torah Institute, which outgrew its base at TICK and moved to its own 100,000 square-foot campus less than 10 minutes away.\u00a0 Around 80 of the nearly 100 students in the school and Beis Medrash live in the dorms since they hail from 26 different U.S. cities.<\/p>\n<p>As for kosher food, takeout options are limited but delicious. Gokul provides kosher Indian food\u2014something even Teaneck, NJ, does not offer, it should be noted\u2014and a family-run in-home bakery supplies fresh challah, cakes, and pizza. Costco and a local deli cover the kosher meat. And if you like ice cream, you\u2019re in luck\u2014there are three kosher ice cream stores, including the famous Ted Drewes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The concept of Gadlus HaAdam, the greatness of every man, is stressed by Rabbi Winter of\u00a0Chesterfield,\u201d said Treisman. \u201cEvery family in\u00a0Chesterfield\u00a0has an opportunity to make a real difference in whatever capacity they choose or are able to. That\u2019s a powerful thing.\u00a0Chesterfield\u00a0is a small community, but it\u2019s a strong community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/fair\/fair\/fair\/communities\/\">Check out more Torah communities outside the metropolitan area at our biannual Communities Fair on\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1722515512\"><span class=\"aQJ\">April 30<\/span><\/span>!<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet me in St. Louis\u2014or, if you\u2019re looking for a burgeoning Jewish community that taps into the resources of a major metro hub, consider Chesterfield, a western suburb of St. Louis. 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