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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
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St. Louisan Marc Lapp (below) collects vintage Judaica. His collection includes carved wooden lion (from the mid-1900s) and the silver Torah finials
The crew of the Polaris Dawn mission: Jared Isaacman, Anna Menon, Scott Poteet and Sarah Gillis, arrive at Kennedy Space Center, FL Monday, August 19, 2024.They are scheduled to lift off Monday, Aug 26, on a privately funded mission.
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A night for Israel at Abundant Life Church, Lee's Summit, Missouri. (courtesy)
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St. Louisan Marc Lapp (below) collects vintage Judaica. His collection includes carved wooden lion (from the mid-1900s) and the silver Torah finials
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A night for Israel at Abundant Life Church, Lee's Summit, Missouri. (courtesy)
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613 Catering offering kosher Rosh Hashanah menu for 2024
613 Catering offering kosher Rosh Hashanah menu for 2024
John Burroughs School is naming its baseball field for Andy Katzman (left), assistant coach of the Burroughs Bombers, who was also a star student athlete at the school in the 1980s.
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The crew of the Polaris Dawn mission: Jared Isaacman, Anna Menon, Scott Poteet and Sarah Gillis, arrive at Kennedy Space Center, FL Monday, August 19, 2024.They are scheduled to lift off Monday, Aug 26, on a privately funded mission.
Jewish billionaire makes spacewalking history
The bumper of Tony Zinman’s car is a billboard for who he is and what he cares about Courtesy of Tony Zinman
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Political activist Laura Loomer stands across from the Women's March 2019 in New York City on January 19, 2019. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)
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Current Vice President and 2024 Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris speaks to several thousand attendees at her presidential campaign rally at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Romulus, Michigan, Aug. 7, 2024. (Adam J. Dewey/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Republican PAC blankets Michigan with ads touting Kamala Harris’ pro-Israel credentials

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