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St. Louis Jewish Light

The Hanukkah 2024 stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp in panes of 20. This Forever stamp will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce price.

The Hanukkah stamp with no candles – What’s the hidden message?

Jackie Hajdenberg, JTAPublished September 10, 2024

(JTA) — As an art director at the United States Postal Service, Antonio Alcalá has designed stamps honoring Woodstock, the Emancipation Proclamation and Ezra Jack Keats’ children’s book classic “A Snowy Day.” But this year’s USPS Hanukkah...

“Dance the Vote!” returns to Missouri History Museum on Sept 14

“Dance the Vote!” returns to Missouri History Museum on Sept 14

Published September 10, 2024

On Saturday, Sept 14 from 10 am to 3 pm, Dance the Vote STL will present Dance the Vote, a free, nonpartisan, family friendly, all-inclusive event at the Missouri History Museum to promote voter awareness in advance of the general election on Tuesday,...

I don’t belong to a synagogue. Can I be buried in a Jewish cemetery?

I don’t belong to a synagogue. Can I be buried in a Jewish cemetery?

By Beth Harpaz, The ForwardPublished September 9, 2024

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. A Bintel Brief, Yiddish for a bundle of letters, has been solving reader dilemmas since 1906. Send yours via email ([email protected]),...

Arieh Worthalter plays Pierrre Goldman in ‘The Goldman Case.’ Courtesy of Menemsha Films

Was he a revolutionary or a murderer? The truth behind the Goldman case

By Simi Horwitz, The ForwardPublished September 9, 2024

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox.   French filmmaker Cédric Kahn’s The Goldman Case explores the much politicized and sensationalized...

The last presidential debate changed history. Here’s what Jews should watch for in the next

The last presidential debate changed history. Here’s what Jews should watch for in the next

By Lauren Markoe, Jacob Kornbluh, The ForwardPublished September 9, 2024

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. As Joe Biden’s wobbly performance at his June matchup against Donald Trump proved, sometimes presidential debates really...

A first look inside UH's newly renovated Millstone Sanctuary

A first look inside UH’s newly renovated Millstone Sanctuary

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished September 9, 2024

United Hebrew Congregation unveiled its newly renovated Millstone Sanctuary to members on Friday evening, Sept. 6. The Shabbat service included a dedication of the sanctuary following completion of the rehab. It includes a redesign of the overall floor...

Sheryl Sandberg, former COO of Meta and founder of LeanIn.org, interviews multiple eyewitnesses, released hostages, first responders, medical and forensic experts, and survivors of the Hamas massacres.

Shocking doc ‘Screams Before Silence’ coming to St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished September 9, 2024

The evidence of Hamas using sexual violence as a weapon on Oct. 7 is both overwhelming and undeniable. While reading reports of these atrocities is distressing, hearing survivors and witnesses recount...

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza City on April 13, 2022. Photo by Attia Muhammed/Flash90.

Revealed: Hamas’s secret instructions to exploit hostages, manipulate public opinion

Miri Weissman, (Israel Hayom via JNS)Published September 8, 2024

Confidential documents obtained from the computer of a senior Hamas leader have unveiled the terror group’s calculated strategy to exploit hostages, manipulate public opinion and rebuild its military capabilities under the guise of ceasefire negotiations....

What to do when you promised to go to a wedding that’s scheduled for Yom Kippur? Illustration by AI/Canva/Beth Harpaz

My dear friends’ wedding is on Yom Kippur. How do I reconcile my obligations?

By Beth Harpaz, The ForwardPublished September 8, 2024

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. A Bintel Brief, Yiddish for a bundle of letters, has been solving reader dilemmas since 1906. Send yours via email, social...

What WashU’s new expert says about antisemitism in today’s world

What WashU’s new expert says about antisemitism in today’s world

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished September 8, 2024

The resurgence of antisemitism in 2024 has been deeply troubling, with incidents rising both globally and locally. From hate crimes in the streets to harassment on school campuses, many Jewish communities are feeling increasingly unsafe. This context...

Vilnius old town by Augustas Didzgalvis

St. Louis invited to virtually honor Vilna’s Jewish legacy

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished September 6, 2024

Vilna, often called the “Jerusalem of Lithuania,” was once a vibrant center of Jewish heritage, learning, and culture before being devastated by the Nazis during World War II. In 1941, when Germany invaded, Vilnius was home to 100,000 Jews, nearly...

Joel Pollak launches his book, "The Agenda," at a theme tavern at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, July 18, 2024. (Ron Kampeas)

Meet the Jewish author who has written a pithier, punchier Project 2025

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished September 5, 2024

(JTA) — MILWAUKEE — The document recommends encouraging church attendance, White House Bible study sessions, shutting out legal immigrants, restrictions on abortion and revenge on Donald Trump’s tormentors. But it’s not part of Project 2025,...

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