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A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light
A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light
Dennis Klopfenstein. Klopfenstein is being held on $500,000, cash only, no 10% bond.
Former St. Louisan and Trump nominee Ed Martin says he regrets praising Nazi sympathizer
A shrouded portrait of Pope Francis sits on the altar Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral. Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025, the day after Easter Sunday.
Philip Fishman and Peggy Rothman.
Donald Trump and Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun light a candle during an Oct. 7 remembrance event at the Trump National Doral Golf Club, in Doral, Florida, Oct. 7, 2024. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Dennis Klopfenstein. Klopfenstein is being held on $500,000, cash only, no 10% bond.
Jewish security network stops repeat offender charged with harassment after targeting Jewish institutions across St. Louis County
Former St. Louisan and Trump nominee Ed Martin says he regrets praising Nazi sympathizer
Former St. Louisan and Trump nominee Ed Martin says he regrets praising Nazi sympathizer
Philip Fishman and Peggy Rothman.
After loss, two Jewish seniors find love in St. Louis—and a remarkable coincidence
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New year, new Mah Jongg madness: What’s hot (and what’s a trap) on the 2025 card
Oct 18, 2023; Arlington, Texas, USA; Former Texas Rangers player Ian Kinsler is introduced to throw out the first pitch before game three of the ALCS against the Houston Astros for the 2023 MLB playoffs at Globe Life Field.
Former Mizzou star Ian Kinsler returns as Team Israel manager for 2026 WBC
Tom and Rick Pernikoff. Kevin Bowers, the group’s drummer.
Pernikoff Brothers started with Beatles covers—now they’ve recorded at Abbey Road
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A shrouded portrait of Pope Francis sits on the altar Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral. Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025, the day after Easter Sunday.
A rabbi’s appreciation of Pope Francis: ‘A man of peace’
The Zionist Congress meeting in April 2023 in Jerusalem. (Oz Schechter/WZO)
US Jewish voting surges in Zionist election, with ballots open through May 4
Stan Polovets, left, co-founder and chairman of The Genesis Prize Foundation, with Argentine President Javier Milei. (Genesis Prize Foundation)
Chairman of ‘Jewish Nobel’ Stan Polovets hails non-Jewish laureate’s extraordinary support for Israel and Jewish people
Visiting Israel on Birthright in the year and a half since Oct. 7, 2023, many trip participants said they felt safer in Israel than they did back home. (Idan Arad)
Birthright participants say visiting Israel in the post-Oct. 7 era is a transformative experience
Donald Trump and Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun light a candle during an Oct. 7 remembrance event at the Trump National Doral Golf Club, in Doral, Florida, Oct. 7, 2024. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Trump issues Yom Hashoah proclamation
Protesters at the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Michigan, May 13, 2024, in Ann Arbor. (Adam J. Dewey/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Authorities raid Michigan homes that advocates say belong to pro-Palestinian activists

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