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

St. Louis Jewish Light
The scarab seal from Tel Azekah. Photo by Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority.
Ken Dubinsky.
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A Torah is held up overlooking alongside the shoreline of a lake in Colorado where a bar mitzvah is about to begin.
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Ken Dubinsky.
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Meet the Jewish St. Louis rock stars chasing their dreams after dark
A Torah is held up overlooking alongside the shoreline of a lake in Colorado where a bar mitzvah is about to begin.
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Outside Affton High School.
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The scarab seal from Tel Azekah. Photo by Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority.
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A can of memories: how one family’s sardine salad tells a story of survival and tradition
A can of memories: how one family’s sardine salad tells a story of survival and tradition
The "National Menorah," erected by Chabad-Lubavitch in front of the White House in Washington, Dec. 2, 2021. (Kerem Yucel/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Washington, D.C., Jewish federation will distribute $180,000 to laid-off federal workers
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Trump withdraws Stefanik nomination for UN envoy
Palestinians take part in an anti-Hamas protest, calling to end the war with Israel, in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, March 26, 2025. Credit: Flash90. | Flash90
Two-state solution talk ‘not getting anywhere,’ says Gazan protesting Hamas

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