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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
2024 Unsung Heroes Event
Yahya Sinwar at the opening of a new mosque in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 24, 2017. (Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90)
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Hanukkah Hullabaloo returns on December 7
Demolition crews begin work on tearing down Chesterfield Mall.
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Local News
Mat DeWinters, the J’s director of sports, recreation and day camps.
Play world-famous courses like Bandon Dunes without leaving the J—try the new golf simulator!
An artist’s rendering of the 2,400-square foot building under construction at Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery.
Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery undergoes major improvements
Hanukkah Hullabaloo returns on December 7
Hanukkah Hullabaloo returns on December 7
Demolition crews begin work on tearing down Chesterfield Mall.
Remembering Chesterfield Mall where a generation of Jewish teens hung out and made memories
World news
Yahya Sinwar at the opening of a new mosque in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 24, 2017. (Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90)
Israel kills Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar
Miriam Adelson donates $100M to Trump campaign
Miriam Adelson donates $100M to Trump campaign
Israeli professor Shai Davidai outside of Columbia University, April 22, 2024. (Luke Tress)
Columbia bars Shai Davidai, outspoken Israeli and pro-Israel professor, from campus
Rabbi Yael Buechler is displaying her Amazon “tuchus” boxes in her Sukkah, October 2024. (Courtesy Buechler)
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2024 Unsung Heroes Event

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