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

St. Louis Jewish Light
More than 70 St. Louis leaders came before them. Now it's their turn.
Why Jews keep turning back to Rabbi Jonathan Sacks after Oct. 7
Young Jewish professionals came for career advice. They got something bigger
Helen Mirren plays Golda Meir in the biopic about Israel's first female prime minister. (Jaspar Wolf)
Janet Ossie and Richard Myers
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More than 70 St. Louis leaders came before them. Now it's their turn.
More than 70 St. Louis leaders came before them. Now it’s their turn.
Why Jews keep turning back to Rabbi Jonathan Sacks after Oct. 7
Why Jews keep turning back to Rabbi Jonathan Sacks after Oct. 7
Young Jewish professionals came for career advice. They got something bigger
Young Jewish professionals came for career advice. They got something bigger
Janet Ossie and Richard Myers
At 67, she’s competing in 46 events. At 81, he’s trying something new.
World news
Helen Mirren plays Golda Meir in the biopic about Israel's first female prime minister. (Jaspar Wolf)
Helen Mirren was called an “evil Zionist.” Police say it may be a hate crime
Raz Shabtai, the founder of, Mutra, a kosher restaurant in Miami. (N.A. Photography)
For the first time, a kosher restaurant has won a Michelin star
The Dunlap Broadside, printed by John Dunlap of Philadelphia, was the first printed version of the Declaration of Independence. U.S. National Archives via Wikimedia Commons
What the Declaration of Independence actually says about God
The warning about religious freedom, James Madison left for America
The warning about religious freedom, James Madison left for America
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Former Ben & Jerry’s franchise owner turns hard-earned lessons into new book
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Birth: Ilana Jean Brassell
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Rosenthal-Cook Engagement
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